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Academic calendar 2025/26
Based on subsection 3 (1) of the Academic Policies of Tallinn University of Technology, I hereby approve the academic calendar for 2025/2026 as follows:
| 2025 |
| 20 August | the first day to submit the autumn semester’s individual study plan |
| 25 August | beginning of the academic year deadline for submission of applications for additional enrolment |
| 25 – 29 August | pre-week of the autumn semester |
| 29 August | opening ceremonies |
| 1 September | beginning of the autumn semester |
| 8 September | deadline for submission of the semester’s individual study plan deadline for submission of an application for academic leave at one’s own request |
| 10 September | deadline for cancellation of students’ declarations for registration to a course by the lecturer |
| 17 September | university’s anniversary, award of doctoral degrees |
| 15 December | deadline for submission of applications for defence |
| 20 December | end of the period of classroom sessions of the autumn semester |
| 24 December – 1 January | Christmas holiday |
| 2026 | |
| 5 January | approval of the applications for defence by the supervisor |
| 19 January [entry into force 03.06.2024] | the first day to submit the spring semester’s individual study plan |
| 21 January | deadline for taking the autumn semester’s examinations |
| 25 January | end of the autumn semester |
| 26 January | deadline for submission of applications for additional enrolment |
| 26 January – 1 February | interim week |
| 2 February | beginning of the spring semester |
| 9 February | deadline for submission of the spring semester’s individual study plan deadline for submission of an application for academic leave at one’s own request |
| 11 February | deadline for cancellation of students’ declarations for registration to a course by the lecturer |
| 11 May | deadline for submission of applications for defence |
| 22 May | approval of the applications for defence by the supervisor |
| 24 May | end of the period of classroom sessions of the spring semester |
| 3 June | deadline for defence of graduation theses by graduates of joint master’s study programmes |
| 8 June | deadline for defence of a graduation thesis/taking the final examination by graduates of master’s studies |
| 10 June | deadline for taking the spring semester’s examinations |
| 12 June | deadline for defence of graduation thesis for graduates of the first level of education and deadline for taking the bachelor’s examination |
| 15 June | end of the spring semester |
| 27 June | deadline for attestation of PhD students |
| 16. – 22 June | period of graduation ceremonies in the Colleges and the Estonian Maritime Academy |
| 18 – 26 June | period of graduation ceremonies in the main building |
| 29 June | end of the academic year calculation of the study load of students for the next academic year based on the study results of the previous academic year |
Academic calendar 2026/27
Based on subsection 3 (1) of the Academic Policies of Tallinn University of Technology, I hereby approve the academic calendar for the academic year 2026/2027 as follows:
| 2026 | |
| 20 August | the first day to submit the individual study plan for the autumn semester |
| 24 August | beginning of the academic year deadline for submission of applications for additional enrolment |
| 24 – 28 August | pre-week of the autumn semester |
| 28 August | opening ceremonies |
| 31 August | beginning of the autumn semester |
| 7 September | deadline for submission of the individual study plan for the semester deadline for submission of an application for academic leave at one’s own request |
| 9 September | deadline for cancellation of students’ declarations for registration to a course by the lecturer |
| 17 September | university’s anniversary, award of doctoral degrees |
| 14 December | deadline for submission of applications for defence |
| 21 December | end of the period of classroom sessions of the autumn semester |
| 24 December – 1 January | Christmas holiday |
| 2027 | |
| 5 January | approval of the applications for defence by the supervisor |
| 20 January | deadline for taking the autumn semester examinations |
| 20 January | the first day to submit the individual study plan for the spring semester |
| 24 January | end of the autumn semester |
| 25 January | deadline for submission of applications for additional enrolment |
| 25 – 31 January | interim week |
| 1 February | beginning of the spring semester |
| 8 February | deadline for submission of the individual study plan for the spring semester deadline for submission of an application for academic leave at one’s own request |
| 10 February | deadline for cancellation of students’ declarations for registration to a course by the lecturer |
| 10 May | deadline for submission of applications for defence |
| 21 May | approval of the applications for defence by the supervisor |
| 23 May | end of the period of classroom sessions of the autumn semester |
| 3 June | deadline for defence of graduation theses by graduates of joint Master’s study programmes |
| 7 June | deadline for defence of graduation theses/taking the final examination by graduates of Master’s studies |
| 9 June | deadline for taking the spring semester examinations |
| 11 June | deadline for defence of graduation theses for graduates of the first level of education and deadline for taking the Bachelor’s examination |
| 14 June | end of the spring semester |
| 26 June | deadline for attestation of PhD students |
| 15 – 23 June | period of graduation ceremonies in the Colleges and the Estonian Maritime Academy |
| 16 – 28 June | period of graduation ceremonies in the main building |
| 29 June | end of the academic year calculation of students’ study load for the next academic year based on the study results of the previous academic year |