Academic Calendar 2017/18
ACADEMIC CALENDAR 2017–2018Including Departmental Deadlines for both MA and PhD students
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August 2017 |
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| August 1, Tuesday | Academic Year begins |
| August 20, Sunday | Hungarian National Holiday / CEU is officially closed |
| August 31, Thursday | Doctoral Candidates: Progress Report submission 2nd and 3rd Year Doctoral Candidates: End-of-the-year written-work submission |
September 2017 |
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| September 4, Monday | Short pre-session begins (till September 8, Friday) |
| September 8, Friday | Welcome afternoon for all departments |
| September 11, Monday | Zero week begins (till September 15, Friday) Zero Week: a period for 1st year students to get familiar with the academic programs, electives etc. This is also when any outstanding issues related to settling down in Budapest are handled. Departmental orientation for incoming students (with Head, MA and PhD directors and coordinators) 9.00 a.m. Nádor 13/301 Registration for fall term begins (till October 1, Sunday) |
| September 15, Friday | 3.00 p.m. Opening Ceremony |
| September 18, Monday | Fall Term begins (till December 8, Friday) |
| September 22, Friday | Departmental Doctoral Committee evaluates students' progress |
| September 29, Friday | Reminder to MA students to start to prepare an application package in case they want to apply to grad school |
October 2017 |
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| October 1, Sunday | Registration for fall term ends |
| October 6, Friday | MA Travel Grant application deadline PhD Research and Travel Grants application deadline |
| October 13–14, Fri–Sat | Annual CEU In-House Graduate Philosophy Conference |
| October 23, Monday | Hungarian National Holiday / CEU is officially closed |
| October 24, Tuesday | 2nd and 3rd year Doctoral Candidates: Study plan submission Doctoral Committee assigns advisors to 1st year Probationary Doctoral Candidates |
| October 28, Friday | Erasmus+ Faculty & Staff Mobility second round deadline for AY 2017–18 |
November 2017 |
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| November 1, Wednesday | All Saints’ Day / CEU is officially closed |
| November 2, Thursday | Departmental Town Hall meeting from 17:30 in room N13 219 |
| November 6, Monday | Departments to submit schedule and cross-listed courses for winter term to the Students Record Office |
| November 9, Thursday | Academic Forum |
| November 20, Monday | Submission of MA thesis title and abstract (0.5–1 page) and list of three potential MA supervisors |
December 2017 |
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| December 4, Monday | Registration for winter term begins (till January 14, Sunday) |
| December 8, Friday | Fall Term ends |
| December 18–22 | Offices w. skeleton team Library and Labs: weekend schedule |
| December 24–26, Sun–Tue | Christmas / CEU is officially closed |
| December 27–30 | Offices w. skeleton team, Library and Labs: weekend schedule |
| December 31, Sunday | New Year’s Eve / CEU is officially closed |
January 2018 |
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| January 1, Monday | New Year’s Day / CEU is officially closed |
| January 2, Tuesday | Deadline for submitting fall term course work/essays (midnight) |
| January 8, Monday | Winter Term begins (till March 30, Friday) 1 grade penalty & final deadline of late course work/essay submission (midnight) |
| January 14, Sunday | Registration for winter term ends Deadline for the submission of fall term grades |
| January 15, Monday | 1st year Probationary Doctoral Candidates: Deadline for submitting the title and topic of First-Year Paper |
| January 22, Monday | 9.00 a.m. Deadline for submitting a formal research proposal of at least 2500 words for MA students’ theses |
| January 31, Wednesday | Erasmus+ Faculty & Staff Mobility third round deadline for AY 2017–18 |
Februray 2018 |
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| February 9, Friday | Deadline to meet and discuss the MA research proposal with the supervisor |
| February 15, Thursday | Provost open house meeting with CEU masters and non-degree students |
| February 16, Friday | Provost open house meeting with CEU doctoral students |
| February 22, Thursday | Academic Forum |
| February 28, Wednesday | Erasmus+ Study Mobility application deadline for AY 2018–19 |
March 2018 |
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| March 5, Monday | Departments to submit schedule and cross-listed courses for spring term to Student Records Office |
| March 12, Monday | Probationary Doctoral Candidates: Submission of First-Year Paper draft (cc. 2500 words) |
| March 14, Wednesday | MA Travel Grant application deadline PhD Research and Travel Grants application deadline |
| March 15, Thursday | Hungarian National Holiday / CEU is officially closed |
| March 16, Friday | Special day off / CEU is officially closed |
| March 19, Monday | Registration for spring term begins (till April 8, Sunday) |
| March 30, Friday | Winter Term ends |
April 2018 |
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| April 1, Sunday | Easter Sunday / CEU is officially closed |
| April 2, Monday | Easter Monday / CEU is officially closed |
| April 3, Tuesday | Spring Term begins (till June 15, Friday) |
| April 5, Thursday | University Town Hall meeting |
| April 8, Sunday | Registration for spring term ends |
| April 23, Monday | Deadline for submitting winter term course work/essay (midnight) |
| April 30, Monday | Special day off / CEU is officially closed |
May 2018 |
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| May 1, Tuesday | Labor Day / CEU is officially closed |
| May 2, Wednesday | Submission of the at least 4000-word long partial draft of the MA thesis (midnight) 1 grade penalty and final deadline for late course work/essay submission (midnight) |
| May 3, Thursday | Academic Forum |
| May 4, Friday | Departments to submit the list of courses for the Academic Year 2018–19 to the Student Records Office Departments to start negotiations on cross-listing agreements (until May 18, Friday) |
| May 6, Sunday | Deadline for submission of winter term grades |
| May 7, Monday | Evaluation of the at least 4000-word long MA thesis draft as either "all right" or "problematic". The result is communicated to the MA director and the student. (No one will be disqualified from passing to the defense phase at this point, neither will the evaluation of the first draft affect the final grade.) |
| May 14, Monday | 1.00 p.m. Submission of a full draft of MA theses 1.00 p.m. Submission of a full draft of PhD First-Year Paper (ca.10.000 words) and Thesis Plan (2-3 pp.) due only to coordinator and advisors |
| May 18, Friday | Departments to submit the list of courses including cross-listed courses for the Academic Year 2018–19 to the SRO Deadline for start scheduling courses for fall term 2018–19 |
| May 20, Sunday | Pentecost Sunday / CEU is officially closed |
| May 21 Monday | Pentecost Monday / CEU is officially closed |
| May 22, Tuesday | Supervisors decide whether an MA student may pass to the June defense phase |
| May 25, Friday | Departments and schools to submit schedule of mandatory courses for fall term 2018–19 |
June 2018 |
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| June 1, Friday | Deadline for submission of all grades of graduating students |
| June 4, Monday | 1.00 p.m. Final version of First-Year Paper and Thesis Plan (due to coordinator and advisors and to be sent out to readers) 1.00 p.m. Final MA theses submission |
| June 5, Tuesday | PhD Research and Travel Grants application deadline MA Travel Grant application deadline |
| June 6–8, Wed–Fri | Two-year MA first-year exams |
| June 11–15, Mon–Fri | MA defenses |
| June 13, Wednesday | Departments to submit final schedule including cross-listed courses for fall term 2017–18 to the Student Records Office, to post the schedules on departments’ website and to update the course information on the website |
| June 14, Thursday | Grade for First-Year Paper due from 1st and 2nd readers. (Only students whose GPA is 3.00 (i.e. B) or higher go to the Comprehensive Exam, and the GPA is calculated from the grades received for the coursework (2/3) and the First-Year Paper (1/3). |
| June 15, Friday | Spring Term ends |
| June 18, Monday | Probationary Doctoral Candidates’ comprehensive exam |
| June 22, Friday | Graduation Ceremony |
| June 29, Friday | Erasmus+ Faculty & Staff Mobility first round deadline for AY 2018–19 |
July 2018 |
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| July 2, Monday | Summer University begins |
| July 13, Friday | Final deadline for all course grades for academic year 2017–18 |
| July 31, Monday | Academic Year ends |
August 2018 |
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| August 31, Friday | Doctoral Candidates: Progress Report submission 2nd and 3rd Year Doctoral Candidates: End-of-the-year written work submission |
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