The academic year in Hungary starts in September and is built up of two semesters: autumn and spring semesters. Both semesters start with a registration period which is followed by the study period and an examination period afterwards.
The general structure of the year:
Semester 1 (Autumn)
Registration period: early September
Study period: early September – mid-December
Examination period: mid-December – end of January/early February
Semester 2 (Spring)
Registration period: early February
Study period: early February – mid-May
Examination period: mid-May – early July
In semester 1 (Autumn) usually there is a one-week Autumn break in October or November.
In semester 2 (Spring) usually there is a one-week Spring break around Easter (in March or April).
Summer vacation lasts from the end of semester 2 (Spring) until the beginning of semester 1 (Autumn).
To view the full schedule of the Academic Year, please click on the relevant title below.
Academic year 2026/2027
I. (autumn) semester | |
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| Registration period | 31 August – 6 September, 2026 (Monday-Sunday) |
| Orientation Week | 31 August – 4 September, 2026 (Monday-Frinday) |
| International Opening Ceremony | 3 September 2026 (Thursday, expected) |
| Opening ceremony (for Hungarian students, in Hungarian) | 4 September 2026 (Friday) |
| Study period | |
| First day of the academic year | 7 September 2026 (Monday) |
| Autumn break | 26–31 October 2026 (Monday-Saturday)* National holiday: 23 October 2026 (Friday) |
Last day of the study period 12 December 2026 is a workday | 12 December 2026 (Saturday) |
| Examination period | |
| First day of the exam period | 14 December 2026 (Monday) |
| Last day of the exam period | 30 January 2027 (Saturday)* |
II. (spring) semester | |
| Registration period | until 7 February 2027 (Sunday) |
| Orientation Week (for international students, in English | during registration period |
| Study period | |
| First day of the spring semester | 8 February 2027 (Monday) |
| Spring Break | 30 March – 3 April 2027 (Tuesday – Saturday) No classes are held on: Good Friday: 26 March 2027 (Friday) |
| Labour Day | 1 May 2027 (Saturday) |
| Pázmány-day (no classes) | 7 May 2027 (Friday) |
| Last day of the spring semester | 15 May 2027 (Saturday)* |
| Exam-period | |
| First day of the exam period | 17 May 2027 (Monday) No exams take place on: Pentecost: 16-17 May 2027 (Sunday-Monday) |
| Last day of the exam period | 3 July 2027 (Saturday)* |
Academic year 2025/2026
I. (autumn) semester | |
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| Registration period | 1-7 September, 2025 (Monday-Sunday) |
| Opening ceremony (for Hungarian students, in Hungarian) | 5 September 2025 (Friday) |
| Study period | |
| First day of the academic year | 8 September 2025 (Monday) |
| Autumn break | 27 October – 1 November 2025 (Saturday)*
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Last day of the study period 13 December 2025 is a workday | 13 December 2025 (Saturday) |
| Examination period | |
| First day of the exam period | 15 December 2025 (Monday) |
| Last day of the exam period | 31 January 2026 (Saturday)* |
| Final exam period | 8-16 January 2026 |
II. (spring) semester | |
| Registration period | until 8 February 2026 (Sunday) |
| Orientation Week (for international students, in English | during registration period |
| Study period | |
| First day of the spring semester | 9 February 2026 (Monday) |
| Spring Break | 1 – 7 April 2026 (Wednesday - Tuesday) |
| Labour Day | 1 May 2026 (Friday) |
| Pázmány-day (no classes) | 8 May 2026 (Friday) |
| Last day of the spring semester | 16 May 2026 (Saturday)* |
| Exam-period | |
| First day of the exam period | 18 May 2026 (Monday) |
| Last day of the exam period | 4 July 2026 (Saturday)* |
| Final exam period | 9 – 23 June 2026 |
| Graduation ceremony (for all BA/MA programs) | Hungarian‑language programmes: 3 July 2026, 10:30 a.m. English‑language programmes: 3 July 2026, 3:00 p.m. |
*Saturday only concerns correspondence training and evening training.
Academic year 2024/2025
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I. (AUTUMN) SEMESTER |
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Registration period |
2–8 September, 2024 (Monday-Sunday) |
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Opening ceremony (for Hungarian students, in Hungarian) |
6 September 2024 (Friday) |
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Study period |
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First day of the autumn semester |
9 September 2024 (Monday) |
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Autumn break |
28 October – 2 November 2024 (Saturday)* |
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Last day of the autumn semester |
16 December 2024 (Saturday)* |
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Exam period |
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First day of the exam period |
16 December 2024 (Monday) |
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Last day of the exam period |
1 February 2025 (Saturday)* |
| Final Exam period | 9 January – 16 January 2025 |
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II. (SPRING) SEMESTER |
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Registration week |
until 9 February 2025 (Sunday) |
| Day of Educational Excellence | 6 February 2025 (Thursday) |
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Study period |
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First day of the spring semester |
10 February 2025 (Monday) |
| Final exam application via Neptun (deadline) | 15 March 2025 (Saturday), 11:59 p.m. |
| Thesis upload via Neptun (deadline) | 15 April 2025 (Tuesday), 11:59 p.m. |
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Spring Break |
16–22 April 2025 (Wednesday–Tuesday) |
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Pázmány-day (no classes) |
9 May 2025 (Friday) |
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Last day of the spring semester |
17 May 2025 (Saturday)* |
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Exam-period |
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First day of the exam period |
19 May 2025 (Monday) |
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Last day of the exam period |
5 July 2025 (Saturday)* |
| Final Exam period | 12–26 June 2025 |
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Graduation ceremony
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expected to start at 11:00 a.m., 4 July 2025 (for programmes in English) |
| expected to start at 11:00 a.m.,11 July 2025 (for programmes in Hungarian) | |
*Saturday only concerns correspondence training and evening training.
Academic year 2023/2024
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I. (AUTUMN) SEMESTER |
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Registration period |
4-10 September, 2023 (Monday-Sunday) |
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Opening ceremony (for Hungarian students, in Hungarian) |
8 September 2023 (Friday) |
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Study period |
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First day of the autumn semester |
11 September 2023 (Monday) |
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Autumn break |
30 October – 3 November 2023 |
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Last day of the autumn semester |
16 December 2023 (Saturday)* |
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Exam period |
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First day of the exam period |
18 December 2023 (Monday) |
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Last day of the exam period |
3 February 2024 (Saturday)* |
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II. (SPRING) SEMESTER) |
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Registration week |
until 11 February 2024 |
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Study period |
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First day of the spring semester |
12 February 2024 (Monday) |
| Final exam application (deadline) | 15 March 2024 (Friday) |
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Spring Break |
27 March – 2 April 2024 |
| Thesis upload (deadline) | 15 April 2024 (Monday) |
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Pázmány-day (no classes) |
10 May 2024 (Friday) |
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Last day of the spring semester |
18 May 2024 (Saturday)* |
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Exam-period |
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First day of the exam period |
21 May 2024 (Tuesday) |
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Last day of the exam period |
6 July 2024 (Saturday)* |
| Final exam period | 12-25 June 2024 |
| Graduation ceremony |
5 July 2024 (for programmes in English) 12 July 2024 (for programmes in Hungarian) |
*Saturday only concerns correspondence training and evening training.