Academic Calendar 2014/2015 August 1, Friday Academic year begins August 11, Registration period for Business School EMBA students for the Fall term opens August 20, Hungarian National Holiday, CEU is officially closed Wednesday All Legal Studies students arrive August 21, Legal Studies Module I begins Registration period for Module I begins (Legal Studies) August 23/24, All Economics students for long pre-session arrive August 25, Long pre-session for 1 st -year Economics students begins (until September 19, Friday) August 30/31, September 1, September 6/7, September 8, Medieval Studies 1 year MA,1 st -year Comparative History and 1 st -year Interdisciplinary Medieval Studies students for Long Pre-session arrive End of 2013-2014 academic year for Mundus MAPP students (2012-2014 cohort) of the Department of Public Policy Registration period for Module I ends (Legal Studies) Orientation for Business School MBA and MSc in IT students begins Registration for Business School EMBA students for the Fall term closes Long pre-session begins for: o 1 year MA Medieval Studiesstudents,1 st -year Comparative History and 1 st -year Interdisciplinary Medieval Studies students (until September 12, Friday) o Non-CEU MA graduates starting a PhD program at the Medieval Department Students of departments with short pre-session arrive: o Environmental Sciences and Policy o Gender Studies o International Relations and European Studies o History 1-year MA o Mathematics o Public Policy o Nationalism Studies o Philosophy o Political Science o Sociology and Social Anthropology o Cognitive Science o 1 st -year MPA students, School of Public Policy Short pre-session begins (until September 12, Friday) for: o Environmental Sciences and Policy o Gender Studies o International Relations and European Studies o History 1-year MA 1
September 12, Friday September 13/14, September 14, Sunday September 15, September 15-26 September 19, Friday September 22, o Mathematics o Public Policy o Nationalism Studies o Philosophy o Political Science o Sociology and Social Anthropology o Cognitive Science o 1 st -year MPA students, School of Public Policy All 2nd-year students may occupy their accommodation in the CEU Residence Center. Registration period for Module II begins (Legal Studies) Short pre-session ends Welcome afternoon for all departments 2 nd -year Comparative History and 2 nd -year Interdisciplinary Medieval Studies students arrive for Zero Week Registration period for Module II ends (Legal Studies) Zero week begins (until September 19, Friday) Zero Week: a period for students to get familiar with the academic programs, electives etc. Also, any outstanding issues resulting from settling down in Budapest are dealt with during this week. Zero week begins for Business School Full time MBA students (until September 19, Friday) Registration for Fall Term begins (until October 5, Sunday) Economics 2nd-year MA and PhD students Fall Term begins 2 nd -year Comparative History and 2 nd -year Interdisciplinary Medieval Studies students begin Fall Term for the Business School MBA and MSc in IT students begins Student Union departmental elections 15:00 Opening ceremony Zero week ends Long pre-session for Economics and Medieval Studies students ends Fall terms for Business School EMBA 2014 and EMBA 2016 students begins Legal Studies Module I ends Fall Term begins (until December 12, Friday) Business School Graduate Fall Term begins Legal Studies Module II begins October 2, First Student Union Assembly meeting October 5, Sunday Registration for Fall Term ends October 13, Registration period for Module III begins (Legal Studies) October 18/19, Board of Trustees Meeting in Budapest October 19, Sunday Registration period for Module III ends (Legal Studies) 2
October 23, Hungarian National Holiday, CEU is officially closed October 24, Friday Special day off, no offices, CEU is officially closed October 29, PhD Travel, PhD Research Grant application deadline Wednesday October 30, ACADEMIC FORUM October 31, Friday Erasmus Faculty Mobility 2014/2015- second round Erasmus Staff Mobility 2014/2015- second round Legal Studies Module II ends November 1, All Saints Day, CEU is officially closed Saturday November 3, Legal Studies Module III begins November 7, Friday Town Hall Meeting November 10, Departments to submit schedule and cross-listed courses for Winter Term November 28, Friday SENATE November 30, Sunday Internship requirement for one-year MA students of the Department of Public Policy to be completed for 2013-2014 academic year End of 2013-2014 academic year for one-year MA students of the Department of Public Policy December 1, Registration period for Module IV begins (Legal Studies) December 7, Sunday Registration period for Module IV ends (Legal Studies) December 8, Registration for Winter Term begins (until January 18, Sunday) Exam period starts for 2nd-year Economics students and PhD students December 11, Meeting with the Heads of Departments December 12, Friday Fall Term ends SENATE FALL-BACK DATE December 14, Sunday Exam period for the Environmental Sciences and Policy students (MESPOM and 1- year MS program) starts (until December 19, Friday) Registration period for Business School MBA and MSc in IT students ends December 15, Exam period starts for 1st year Economics students December 18, Legal Studies Module III ends December 19, Friday Fall Term ends at Department of Economics Fall Term ends at the Department of Environmental Sciences and 3
Policy (MESPOM and 1-year MS program) December 21, Business School Fall Term ends Sunday December 22, Offices with skeleton team Library and Labs on weekend schedule December 23, Offices with skeleton team Library and Labs on weekend schedule Tuesday December 24, Christmas Eve CEU is officially closed Wednesday December 25, Christmas CEU is officially closed December 26, Friday Christmas CEU is officially closed December 29, Offices with skeleton team Library and Labs on weekend schedule December 30, Offices with skeleton team Library and Labs on weekend schedule Tuesday December 31, New Year s Eve CEU is officially closed Wednesday 4
2015 January 1, New Year CEU is officially closed January 2, Friday Deadline for submission of Fall term grades for Business School MBA students January 5, Winter Term for Business School Full time MBA 2015 students begins January 9, Friday Winter term for Business School EMBA 2015 students begins January 12, Winter Term begins (until April 4, Friday) Legal Studies Module IV begins January 18, Sunday Registration for Winter Term ends Deadline for the submission of Fall Term grades January 30, Friday Erasmus Faculty Mobility 2014/2015- third round February 13, Friday Erasmus internship applications for 2014/15 MA Travel Grant application deadline PhD Research and Travel Grants application deadline February 16, Registration period for Module V begins (Legal Studies) February 17/18, Career Days & Career Fair at CEU Tue/Wed February 19, ACADEMIC FORUM February 22, Sunday Registration period for Module V ends (Legal Studies) February 26, Orientation for Business School EMBA 2016 students begins (until March 1, Sunday) Meeting with the Heads of Departments February 27, Friday Erasmus study grant applications for Fall, Spring 2015/16 February 28, Legal Studies Module IV ends Saturday March 1, Sunday Legal Studies research period begins March 6, Friday Business School EMBA 2016 classes begin March 8, Sunday Board of Trustees Meeting in NY March 9, Departments to submit schedule and cross-listed courses for Spring Term to the Student Records Office Registration period for Business School MBA students begins March 15, Sunday Hungarian National Holiday, CEU is officially closed March 16, Business School EMBA 2016 classes begin March 20, Friday SENATE MEETING March 22, Sunday Legal Studies research period ends March 23, Registration for Spring Term begins (until April 12, Sunday) Legal Studies Module V begins March 27, Friday Town Hall Meeting March 29, Sunday Registration for Business School Summer Term courses ends 5
April 3, Friday SENATE FALL-BACK DATE Winter Term ends Business School Winter Term ends April 3 April 26 Medieval Studies research break April 4, Saturday Registration for Business School Summer Term courses ends April 5, Sunday Easter Sunday, CEU is officially closed April 6, Easter, CEU is officially closed April 7, Tuesday Spring Term begins Exam period for Environmental Sciences and Policy students (MESPOM and 1-year MS program) begins (until April 12, Sunday) Exam period starts for 2nd year/phd Economics students Summer term for Business School Full time MBA students begins April 12, Sunday Registration for Spring Session ends April 13, Spring Term starts for MESPOM students Environmental Sciences and Policy MS Thesis Module begins Exam period starts for 1st year Economics students Deadline for submission of Winter term grades for Business School MBA students April 16, ACADEMIC FORUM April 20, Registration period for Module VI begins (Legal Studies) April 26, Sunday Registration period for Module VI ends (Legal Studies) April 27, Spring Term at Department of Economics begins May 1, Friday Labour day, CEU is officially closed May 8, Friday Departments to submit the list of their own courses for the Academic Year 2015-2016 to the Student Records Office Departments to start negotiations on cross listing agreements (until May, 22 Friday) May 9, Saturday Legal Studies Module V ends May 10, Sunday Deadline for submission for the Winter Term grades May 11, PhD Research and Travel Grants application deadline MA Travel Grant application deadline Legal Studies Module VI begins May 15, Friday SENATE MEETING May 17, Sunday Business School New York City Module for MBA students starts May 22, Friday Departments to submit the final list of courses including cross-listed courses for the Academic Year 2015-2016 to the Student Records Office Deadline for start scheduling courses for Fall Term 2015-2016 May 24, Sunday Pentecost Sunday, CEU is officially closed May 25, Pentecost, CEU is officially closed May 26-30 Field Trip for Medieval Studies students 6
May 29, Friday SENATE FALL-BACK DATE Departments to submit schedule of mandatory courses for Fall Term 2015-2016 June 1, Summer University begins Intensive Spring Term for Medieval Studies students begins (until June 12, Friday) June 5, Friday Deadline for submission for the Spring Term grades of graduating students June 9, Tuesday Exam period for Economics students begins June 11, Deadline for submission for the Spring Term grades of non-graduating students June 14, Sunday Business School New York City Module ends June 17, Wednesday End of Spring Term Departments to submit final schedule including cross-listed courses for Fall Term 2015-2016 to the Student Records Office and to post the schedules on departmental web sites. June 19/20, Fri/Sat Board of Trustees in Budapest June 21, Sunday GRADUATION June 27, Saturday Legal Studies Module VI ends Business School MSc in IT Program ends June 30, Tuesday Erasmus Faculty Mobility 2015/2016- first round Erasmus Staff Mobility 2015/2016- first round July 3, Friday MESPOM 1st year ends July 17, Friday Absolute deadline for all courses grades for academic year 2014-2015 July 23, Deadline to submit Summer Term grades for Business School Full time MBA students July 24, Friday Summer University ends July 31, Friday Academic year ends Environmental Sciences and Policy MS Thesis Module ends Summer Term for Business School Full time MBA students ends August 3 Registration period for returning Business School EMBA students begins August 31, End of 2014-2015 academic year for Mundus MAPP students (2013-2015 cohort) of the Department of Public Policy November 30, Internship requirements for 2014-2015 one-year MA students of the Department of Public Policy must be completed End of 2014-2015 academic year for one-year MA students of the Department of Public Policy 7
The most important dates for the academic year 2015-2016 September 18, Friday Opening ceremony September 21, Fall Term begins October 17/18 Board of Trustees in Budapest December 11, Friday Fall Term ends January 11, Winter Term begins March 20, Sunday Board of Trustees in NY April 1, Friday Winter Term ends April 4, Spring Term begins June 15, Wednesday End of Academic Year June 16, GRADUATION (TBC) June 17-18, Fri/Sat Board of Trustees in Budapest (TBC) 8