Key Dates of Academic Year 2025/26
Semesters
- Autumn Semester: Monday 15 September 2025 - Saturday 17 January 2026
- Spring Semester: Tuesday 24 February - Friday 12 June 2026
Registration
- Year 1 Students & Direct Entry Year2/3/4, New Entry Masters: Saturday 13 September 2025
- Returning Students (Autumn Semester): Friday 19 September 2025
- Returning Students (Spring Semester): Tuesday 24 February 2026
- PGR Students: Saturday 13 September 2025; Tuesday 24 February 2026
Examination
- Autumn Semester: Monday 29 December 2025 - Saturday 17 January 2026
- Spring Semester: Monday 18 May - Saturday 6 June 2026
- Late summer resits:
- Year 1 Students: Monday 24 - Saturday 29 August 2026
- Year 2/3/4/Master: Monday 24 August - Saturday 5 September 2026
Graduation Ceremonies
- UG: Saturday 18 - Sunday 19 July 2026
- PG: Saturday 15 November 2025
Holidays
- Mid Autumn Festival: Monday 6 October 2025
- National Day Holiday: Wednesday 1 October to Friday 3 October 2025
- Christmas & Boxing Day: Thursday 25 December and Friday 26 December 2025
- New Year's Day: Thursday 1 January 2026
- Chinese Lunar New Year: Monday 16 February - Thursday 19 February 2026
- Qing Ming: Sunday 5 April 2026, Monday 6 April as Weekend Compensation for Sunday 5 April 2026
- Labor Day: Friday 1 May 2026, Saturday 2 May 2026, Monday 4 May 2026 as Weekend Compensation for Saturday 2 May 2026
- Dragon Boat Festival: Friday 19 June 2026
Key Dates of Academic Year 2026/27
Semesters
- Autumn Semester: Monday 21 September 2026 - Saturday 23 January 2027
- Spring Semester: Monday 15 February - Friday 4 June 2027
Registration
- Year 1 Students & Direct Entry Year2/3/4, New Entry Masters: Saturday 19 September 2026
- Returning Students (Autumn Semester): Monday 28 September 2026
- Returning Students (Spring Semester): Monday 15 February 2027
- PGR Students: Saturday 19 September 2026; Monday 15 February 2027
Examination
- Autumn Semester: Monday 4 - Saturday 23 January 2027
- Spring Semester: Monday 10 - Saturday 29 May 2027
- Late summer resits:
- Year 1 Students: Monday 16 - Saturday 21 August 2027
- Year 2/3/4/Master: Monday 16 - Saturday 28 August 2027
Graduation Ceremonies
- UG: Saturday 10 - Sunday 11 July 2027
- PG: Saturday 14 November 2026
Holidays
- Mid Autumn Festival: Friday 25 September 2026
- National Day Holiday: Thursday 1 October to Saturday 3 October 2026, Wednesday 30 September 2026 as Weekend Compensation for Saturday 3 October 2026
- Christmas & Boxing Day: Friday 25 December and Saturday 26 December 2026, Thursday 24 December as Weekend Compensation for Saturday 26 December 2026
- New Year's Day: Friday 1 January 2027
- Chinese Lunar New Year: Friday 5 - Monday 8 February 2027, Tuesday 9 February - Wednesday 10 February 2027 as Weekend Compensation for Saturday 6 February - Sunday 7 February 2027
- Qing Ming: Monday 5 April 2027
- Labor Day: Saturday 1 and Sunday 2 May 2027, Monday 3 May and Tuesday 4 May as Weekend Compensation for Saturday 1 May and Sunday 2 May 2027
- Dragon Boat Festival: Wednesday 9 June 2027
Last updated on 2 Sept 2025