Academic Calendar

2023-2024 SPRING SEMESTER
Process Participating students Beginning End
SPRING SEMESTER All students 01 02 2024 31 08 2024
Publication of timetables of the spring semester’s classes All students 04 01 2024
Selection competition for the participants of the “GUIDed” career mentorship programme All students 22 01 2024 04 02 2024
Revision of the individual study plans of Doctoral students Students of the third cycle studies 23 01 2024 31 01 2024
Making of the individual study plans First year and international exchange students (starting their studies from 01 02 2024) 25 01 2024 13 02 2024
Registration to the classes of the spring semester All students 29 01 2024 18 02 2024
Welcome week First year and international exchange students (starting their studies from 01 02 2024) 29 01 2024 31 01 2024
Transfer to the vacant state-funded study places All students, except for the students of the third cycle studies 01 02 2024 29 02 2024
Classes of the spring semester and assessment of the intermediate tasks of the semester’s study modules All students1 05 02 2024 31 05 2024
Consultations of the “GUIDed” tutors All students, except for the students of the third cycle studies 01 02 2024 28 06 2024
Competition for the study plan’s alternatives (specialisations, BA+ competences, individual set of modules, extended internship) First–second year students of the first cycle studies 04 03 2024 17 03 2024
Midterm evaluation of the quality of study modules (e-survey and round table discussions) All students1, except for the students of the third cycle studies 18 03 2024  29 03 2024
Assessment of the student participation in classes for the purpose of student early warning All students1, except for the students of the third cycle studies 25 03 2024 29 03 2024
29 04 2024 05 05 2024
Spring holidays All students, except for the final year students who are completing their professional internship at that time 02 04 2024 07 04 2024
Making of the individual study plans for 2024–2025 Second and subsequent year students, except for the students of the third cycle studies 08 04 2024 21 04 2024
Evaluation of the quality of Doctoral studies (e-survey) Students of the third cycle studies 29 04 2024 31 05 2024
Selection competition for the participants of the “GUIDed” peer mentorship programme All students, except for the students of the third cycle studies 01 05 2024 31 05 2024
Submission of the applications for the early examination session (only having a valid reason) All students1 until 03 05 2024
Registration to the spring semester’s final assessments (examinations) All students1 06 05 2024 27 06 2024
Evaluation of the quality of professional internships, and the preparation and defence of the final degree projects (e-survey) Final year students, except for the students of the third cycle studies 13 05 2024 21 06 2024
Evaluation of the quality of study programmes (e-survey) Final year students, except for the students of the third cycle studies 13 05 2024 21 06 2024
Evaluation of the quality of study modules and teaching (e-survey) All students 27 05 2024 01 07 2024
Spring semester’s examination session All students1 01 06 2024 30 06 2024
Attestation of the Doctoral students for the academic year at the academic departments Students of the third cycle studies 06 06 2024 14 06 2024
Defence of the final degree projects at the qualification commissions Final year students, except for the students of the third cycle studies until 13 06 2024
Attestation of the Doctoral students for the academic year at the doctoral councils Students of the third cycle studies 17 06 2024 26 06 2024
Defence of the doctoral theses at the public defence councils Students of the third cycle studies until 21 06 2024
Celebration of the end of studies and diploma award Final year students and doctors of science (arts) 21 06 2024
Summer holidays All students 01 07 2024 31 08 2024

1 In the case of cyclic studies, the faculty indicates different dates of the process.

 

2022–2023 WEEKLY ACADEMIC CALENDAR
Week No. Odd week Week No. Even week
1 5-11 February 2 12-18 February (16 February – public holiday)
3 19-25 February 4 26 February – 3 March
5 4-10 March 6 11-17 March (11 March – public holiday)
7 18-24 March 8 25-31 March
1-7 April – spring holidays
9 8-14 April 10 15-21 April
11 22-28 April 12 29 April – 5 May (1 May – public holiday)
13 6-12 May 14 13-19 May
15 20-26 May 16 27-31 May
17–20 1-30 June – spring semester’s examination session (24 June – public holiday)
2024-2025 AUTUMN SEMESTER
Process Participating students Beginning End
AUTUMN SEMESTER All students 01 09 2024 31 01 2025
Submission of the thematic areas (topics) of final degree projects Penultimate semester students of the first cycle and integrated studies, first semester students of the second cycle studies (starting their studies from 01 09 2024) 01 06 2024 until the date specified by the faculty but until 31 01 2025 at the latest
Publication of timetables of the autumn semester’s classes All students, except for the students of the third cycle studies 05 08 2024
Transfer to the vacant state-funded study places All students, except for the students of the first-year (starting their studies from 01 09 2024) and third cycle studies 16 08 2024 31 08 2024
Selection competition for the “GIFTed” talent development programme First-year students of the first cycle and integrated studies (starting their studies from 01 09 2024) 19 08 2024 16 09 2024
Selection competition for the “SKILLed AI” specialised talent development programme Second year students of the first cycle and integrated studies (starting their studies from 01 09 2023) 19 08 2024 16 09 2024
Selection competition for the “GIFTed Masters” programme First-year students of the second cycle studies 19 08 2024 26 09 2024
Making of the individual study plans First-year and international exchange students (starting their studies from 01 09 2024) 23 08 2024 13 09 2024
Revision of the individual study plans of Doctoral students Second–fourth year students of the third cycle studies 26 08 2024 30 08 2024
Welcome week First-year and international exchange students (starting their studies from 01 09 2024) 26 08 2024 31 08 2024
Competition of the MA+ Master’s competences First-year students of the second cycle studies (starting their studies from 01 09 2024) 26 08 2024 08 09 2024
Defence of the doctoral theses at the public defence councils Students of the third cycle studies from 26 08 2024
Registration to the classes of the autumn semester First-year students of the first cycle and integrated studies (starting their studies form 01 09 2024 28 08 2024 15 09 2024
Second and subsequent-year students, except for the students of the third cycle studies 29 08 2024 15 09 2024
Celebration of the beginning of academic year First year and international exchange students 02 09 2024
Making of the individual study plans of the Doctoral students First year students of the third cycle 01 09 2024 06 09 2024
Student testing of the core subjects of studies First year students of the first cycle and integrated studies 03 09 2024 04 09 2024
Classes of the autumn semester and assessment of the intermediate tasks of the semester’s study modules All students1 03 09 2024 23 12 2024
Introductory day for the first year Doctoral students First year students of the third cycle studies 05 09 2024
Making of study and research plans of the Doctoral students First year students of the third cycle 09 09 2024 27 09 2024
Publication of timetables for the autumn semester’s classes Students of the first cycle studies 09 09 2024 27 09 2024
Bridging courses of the core subjects of studies First year students of the first cycle and integrated studies 09 09 2024 20 12 2024
Transfer to the vacant state-funded study places (after the rotation) Students of the first cycle and integrated studies, except for the first-year students 11 09 2024 30 09 2024
Selection competition for the parallel pedagogic studies First-year students of the second cycle studies until 15 09 2024
Selection competition for the “GUIDed” career mentorship programme All students 16 09 2024 02 10 2024
Consultations of the “GUIDed” tutors All students, except for the students of the third cycle studies 23 09 2024 31 01 2025
Midterm evaluation of the quality of study modules (e-survey and round table discussions) All students1, except for the students of the third cycle studies 14 10 2024 31 10 2024
KTU “WANTed” Career Days All students 23 10 2024
Assessment of the student participation in classes for the purpose of student early warning All students1, except for the students of the third cycle studies 21 10 2024 27 10 2024
18 11 2024 24 11 2024
Submission of the applications for the early examination session (only having a valid reason) All students1 until 05 12 2024
Registration to the autumn semester’s final assessments (examinations) All students1 06 12 2024 30 01 2025
Evaluation of the quality of study modules and teaching (e-survey) All students 18 12 2024 31 01 2025
Evaluation of the quality of MA+ Master’s and BA+ Bachelor’s interdisciplinary competences (e-survey) Students of the first and second cycle studies 18 12 2024 31 01 2025
Winter holidays All students, except for the students of the third cycle studies 24 12 2024 01 01 2025
Selection competition for the participants of the “GIFTed” talent development programme First-year students of the first cycle and integrated studies 02 01 2025 24 01 2025
Selection competition for the “SKILLed AI” specialised talent development programme First-year students of the first cycle and integrated studies 02 01 2025 24 01 2025
Autumn semester’s examination session All students1 02 01 2025 31 01 2025
Evaluation of the quality of professional internships, and the preparation and defence of the final degree projects (e-survey) Final-year students, except for the students of the third cycle studies 03 01 2025 31 01 2025
Competition for the thematic areas of the product development projects Second–third-year students of the first cycle studies 06 01 2025 10 01 2025
Attestation of the Doctoral students for the autumn semester at the academic departments Students of the third cycle studies 08 01 2025 17 01 2025
Attestation of the Doctoral students for the autumn semester at the doctoral councils Students of the third cycle studies 20 01 2025 29 01 2025
Defence of the final degree projects at the qualification commissions Final-year students, except for the students of the third cycle studies until 22 01 2025
Celebration of the end of studies and diploma award Final-year students and doctors of science (arts) 31 01 2025
Selection of the thematic areas (topics) of final degree projects Penultimate semester students of the first cycle and integrated studies, first semester students of the second cycle studies until the date specified by the faculty but until 31 01 2025 at the latest

 

1 In the case of cyclic studies, the faculty indicates different dates of the process.

2024-2025 WEEKLY ACADEMIC CALENDAR
Week No. Odd week Week No. Even week
1 3–10 September 2 9–15 September
3 16–22 September 4 23–29 September
5 30 September –6 October 6 7–13 October
7 14–20 October 8 21–27 October
9 28 October – 3 November 10 4–10 November
                                     1–2 November – public holidays
11 11–17 November 12 18–24 November
13 25 November – 1 December 14 2–8 December
15 9–15 December 16 16–22 December
17 23 December
24 December – 1 January – winter holidays
18–21 2–31 January – autumn semester’s examination session