Academic Calendar 2020/2021
Please note: the academic calendar for the next 2021/2022 academic year is also attached in .pdf format at the bottom of this page.
Students should consult their department/school/program academic calendar for special dates and exam periods.
2020 Fall Term
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Academic Year begins |
Saturday, August 1, 2020 |
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Assumption Day, Vienna Campus is officially closed |
Saturday, August 15, 2020 |
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Hungarian National Holiday, Budapest Campus is officially closed |
Thursday, August 20, 2020 |
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Special Day Off, CEU Budapest is officially closed |
Friday, August 21, 2020 |
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First-year master’s and doctoral students arrive |
Saturday, Sept 5 & Sunday, Sept 6, 2020 |
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Online orientaions for first-year master’s and doctoral students |
Monday, Sept 7 – Friday, Sept 18, 2020 |
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Bachelor’s students arrive |
Thursday, Sept 17 & Friday, Sept 18, 2020 |
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Continuing master’s students arrive |
Saturday, Sept 19 & Sunday, Sept 20, 2020 |
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- Orientation week for bachelor’s student
- Zero week for master’s and doctoral students
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Monday, Sept 21 – Friday, Sept 25, 2020 |
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Opening ceremony |
3 pm, Friday, September 25, 2020 |
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- Registration for Fall Term begins
- Fall term begins
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Monday, September 28, 2020 |
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Student Union elections in departments and schools |
Monday, Sept 28 – Tuesday, Oct 6, 2020 |
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Department / School Heads meeting |
Tuesday, September 29, 2020 |
| ACADEMIC FORUM |
Thursday, October 1, 2020 |
| Research and Travel Grants application deadline (students) | Thursday, October 8, 2020 |
| Registration for Fall Term ends | Sunday, October 11, 2020 |
| First Student Union Assembly meeting | Wednesday, October 14, 2020 |
| SENATE MEETING | Thursday, October 22, 2020 |
| Hungarian National Holiday, Budapest Campus is officially closed | Friday, October 23, 2020 |
| Austrian National Holiday, Vienna Campus is officially closed | Monday, October 26, 2020 |
| Department / School Heads meeting | Tuesday, October 27, 2020 |
| All Saints’ Day, Vienna and Budapest campuses are officially closed | Sunday, November 1, 2020 |
| ACADEMIC FORUM | Thursday, November 5, 2020 |
| Department / School Heads meeting | Tuesday, November 17, 2020 |
| BOARD OF TRUSTEES MEETING | Saturday, Nov 21 & Sunday, Nov 22, 2020 |
| Immaculate Conception Day, Vienna Campus is officially closed | Tuesday, December 8, 2020 |
| SENATE MEETING | Thursday, December 10, 2020 |
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Registration for Winter Term begins |
Monday, December 14, 2020 |
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Department / School Heads meeting |
Tuesday, December 15, 2020 |
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Fall Term ends |
Friday, December 18, 2020 |
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Christmas Eve, Vienna and Budapest campuses are officially closed |
Thursday, December 24, 2020 |
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Christmas, Vienna and Budapest campuses are officially closed |
Friday, December 25, 2020 |
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Christmas, Vienna and Budapest campuses are officially closed |
Saturday, December 26, 2020 |
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New Year’s Eve, Vienna and Budapest campuses are officially closed |
Thursday, December 31, 2020 |
2021 Winter Term
| New Year’s Day, Vienna and Budapest campuses are officially closed | Friday, January 1, 2021 |
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Epiphany Day, Vienna Campus is officially closed |
Wednesday, January 6, 2021 |
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Research and Travel Grants application deadline (students)
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Thursday, January 7, 2021 |
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- Registration for Winter Term ends*
- Winter Term begins
- Deadline for submission of Fall Term grades |
Monday, January 11, 2021 |
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ACADEMIC FORUM
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Thusday, January 21, 2021 |
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TOWN HALL MEETING
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Wednesday, January 27, 2021 |
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SENATE MEETING
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Thusday, February 4, 2021 |
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Department/School Heads meeting
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Tuesday, February 9, 2021 |
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TOWN HALL MEETING
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Wednesday, February 24, 2021 |
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ACADEMIC FORUM
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Thursday, February 25, 2021 |
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Research and Travel Grants application deadline (students)
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Thursday, March 4, 2021 |
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SENATE MEETING
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Thursday, March 11, 2021 |
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- Registration for Spring Term begins
- Hungarian National Holiday, Budapest Campus is officially closed
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Monday, March 15, 2021 |
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Department/School Heads meeting
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Tuesday, March 16, 2021 |
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BOARD OF TRUSTEES MEETING
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Saturday, March 27 & Sunday, March 28, 2021 |
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TOWN HALL MEETING
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Wednesday, March 31, 2021 |
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- Winter Term ends
- Good Friday, Budapest Campus is officially closed
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Friday, April 2, 2021 |
2021 Spring Term
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Easter Sunday, Vienna and Budapest campuses are officially closed |
Sunday, April 4, 2021 |
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Easter Monday, Vienna and Budapest campuses are officially closed |
Monday, April 5, 2021 |
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Spring Term begins |
Tuesday, April 6, 2021 |
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Registration for Spring Term ends |
Sunday, April 11, 2021 |
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- Start of BA Spring classes - Departments/schools submit the final list of courses including cross-listed courses for the AY 2021-22 to the Student Records Office and upload on the Course Hub |
Monday, April 12, 2021 |
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Department/School Heads meeting |
Tuesday, April 13, 2021 |
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ACADEMIC FORUM |
Thursday, April 15, 2021 |
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TOWN HALL MEETING |
Wednesday, April 28, 2021 |
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Labor Day, Vienna and Budapest campuses are officially closed |
Saturday, May 1, 2021 |
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SENATE MEETING |
Thursday, May 6, 2021 |
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Deadline for submission of the Winter Term grades |
Monday, May 10, 2021 |
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Department/School Heads meeting |
Tuesday, May 11, 2021 |
| Ascension Day, Vienna Campus is officially closed | Thursday, May 13, 2021 |
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End of BA Spring classes |
Friday, May 21, 2021 |
| Pentecost Sunday, Vienna and Budapest campuses are officially closed | Sunday, May 23, 2021 |
| Pentecost Monday, Vienna and Budapest campuses are officially closed | Monday, May 24, 2021 |
| TOWN HALL MEETING | Wednesday, May 26, 2021 |
| Research and Travel Grants application deadline (students) | Tuesday, June 1, 2021 |
| SENATE MEETING | Wednesday, June 2, 2021 |
| Corpus Christi Day, CEU Vienna is officially closed | Thursday, June 3, 2021 |
| Department/School Heads meeting | Tuesday, June 8, 2021 |
| Deadline for submission of the Spring Term grades of graduating students | Friday, June 11, 2021 |
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- Spring Term ends - COMMENCEMENT CEREMONY |
Friday, June 18, 2021 |
| BOARD OF TRUSTEES MEETING | Saturday, June 19 & Sunday, June 20, 2021 |
| Summer University in Budapest begins | Monday, June 21, 2021 |
| Final deadline for all course grades for AY 2020-21 | Friday, July 9, 2021 |
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Summer University in Budapest ends |
Friday, July 23, 2021 |
| Academic Year ends | Saturday, July 31, 2021 |
*During week 1, students may add/drop courses with the permission of the Head of Department (until 18 January).
Most important dates 2021-22
- September 17, Friday. Opening ceremony
- September 20, Monday. Fall Term begins
- December 10, Friday. Fall Term ends
- January 10, Monday. Winter Term begins
- April 1, Friday. Winter Term ends
- April 4, Monday. Spring Term begins
- June 17, Friday. Spring Term ends
- June 24, Friday. Commencement ceremony
