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Schedule of the 2025/2026 Academic Year and Bank Holidays
A Quick guide to semester dates, breaks and public holidays

It’s easy to lose track of important dates during the academic year – semester starts, breaks, exams and days when the university is closed. Some of these closures are linked to Hungarian public holidays you might not know about if you’re new here.
This short guide will help you plan ahead for your studies, free time, and even trips or personal events.
The list below covers the most important dates. You can find the full schedule of the academic year on the university website under „Students” or by clicking here.
Semester start and end dates
- Autumn semester: 1 September 2025 – 1 February 2026
- Spring semester: 9 February 2026 – 28 June 2026
Autumn semester
- Semester activation: 1 September 2025 – 12 September 2025
- Course Registration: 1 September 2025 – 7 September 2025
- Intensive week: 8 September 2025 – 12 September 2025
- Autumn break: 27 October 2025 – 31 October 2025
- Exam period: 15 December 2025 – 24 January 2026
- Winter break: 21 December 2025 – 4 January 2026
Spring semester
- Semester activation: 9 February 2026 – 20 February 2026
- Course registration: 9 February 2026 – 15 February 2026
- Intensive week: 30 March 2026 – 2 April 2026
- Spring break: 7 April 2026 – 11 April 2026
- Exam period: 26 May 2026 – 20 June 2026
Public holidays and closures
On these dates there are no classes and the university is closed:
- 23 October 2025 – 26 October 2025 – National Holiday (1956 Revolution)
- 1 November 2025 – 2 November 2025 – All Saints’ Day
- 21 December 2025 – 4 January 2026 – Winter break (Christmas and New Year)
- 15 March 2026 – National Holiday – (1848 Revolution)
- 3 April 2026 – 6 April 2026 – Easter (Good Friday and Easter Monday)
- 1 May 2026 – 3 May 2026 – Labour Day
- 24 May 2026 – 25 May 2026 – Pentecost
See you soon.