Academic Calendar 2018/19
ACADEMIC CALENDAR 2018–2019Including Departmental Deadlines for both MA and PhD students | |
August 2018 | |
| August 1, Wednesday | Academic Year begins |
| August 20, Monday | Hungarian National Holiday / CEU is officially closed |
| August 31, Friday | Doctoral Candidates: Progress Report submission 2nd and 3rd Year Doctoral Candidates: End-of-the-year written-work submission |
September 2018 | |
| September 3, Monday | Pre-session begins (till September 7, Friday) |
| September 10, Monday | Zero week begins (till September 14, Friday) Registration for fall term begins (till September 30, Sunday) Departmental orientation for incoming students (with Head, MA and PhD directors and coordinators) 11.00 a.m. Welcome drinks reception for new students and faculty 5.30 p.m. |
| September 14, Friday | 3.00 p.m. Opening Ceremony |
| September 17, Monday | Fall Term begins (till December 7, Friday) |
| September 21, Friday | Departmental Doctoral Committee evaluates students' progress |
| September 28, Friday | Reminder to MA students to start to prepare an application package in case they want to apply to grad school |
| September 30, Sunday | Registration for fall term ends |
October 2018 | |
| October 5, Friday | MA Travel Grant application deadline PhD Research and Travel Grants application deadline |
| October 5–6, Fri–Sat | Annual CEU In-House Graduate Philosophy Conference |
| October 22, Monday | Special day off / CEU is officially closed |
| October 23, Tuesday | Hungarian National Holiday / CEU is officially closed |
| October 24, Wednesday | 2nd and 3rd year Doctoral Candidates: Study plan submission Doctoral Committee assigns advisors to 1st year Probationary Doctoral Candidates |
| October 31, Wednesday | Erasmus+ Faculty & Staff Mobility second round deadline for AY 2018–19 |
November 2018 | |
| November 1, Thursday | All Saints’ Day / CEU is officially closed |
| November 2, Friday | Special day off / CEU is officially closed |
| November 5, Monday | Departments to submit schedule and cross-listed courses for winter term to the Students Record Office |
| November 26, Monday | Submission of MA thesis title and abstract (0.5–1 page) and list of three potential MA supervisors |
December 2018 | |
| December 3, Monday | Registration for winter term begins (till January 13, Sunday) |
| December 7, Friday | Fall Term ends |
| December 17–23 | Offices w. skeleton team Library and Labs: weekend schedule |
| December 24–26 | Christmas / CEU is officially closed |
| December 27–30 | Offices w. skeleton team Library and Labs: weekend schedule |
| December 31, Monday | New Year’s Eve / CEU is officially closed |
January 2019 | |
| January 1, Tuesday | New Year’s Day / CEU is officially closed |
| January 2, Wednesday | Deadline for submitting fall term course work/essays (midnight) |
| January 7, Monday | Winter Term begins (till March 29, Friday) |
| January 9, Wednesday | 1 grade penalty & final deadline of late course work/essay submission (midnight CET) |
| January 11, Friday | MA Travel Grant application deadline |
| January 13, Sunday | Registration for winter term ends |
| January 14, Monday | Deadline for the submission of fall term grades 1st year Probationary Doctoral Candidates: Deadline for |
| January 21, Monday | 9.00 a.m. Deadline for submitting a formal research proposal of at least 2500 words for MA students’ theses |
| January 31, Thursday | Erasmus + Faculty & Staff Mobility third round deadline for AY 2018–19 |
Februray 2019 | |
| February 8, Friday | Deadline to meet and discuss the MA research proposal with the supervisor |
| February 28, Thursday | Erasmus + Study Mobility application deadline for AY 2019–20 |
March 2019 | |
| March 4, Monday | Departments to submit schedule and cross-listed courses for spring term to Student Records Office |
| March 8, Friday | MA Travel Grant application deadline PhD Research and Travel Grants application deadline |
| March 11, Monday | Probationary Doctoral Candidates: Submission of First-Year Paper draft (cc. 2500 words) |
| March 15, Friday | Hungarian National Holiday / CEU is officially closed |
| March 19, Tuesday | Registration for spring term begins (till April 7, Sunday) |
| March 29, Friday | Winter Term ends |
April 2019 | |
| April 1, Monday | Spring Term begins (till June 14, Friday) |
| April 7, Sunday | Registration for spring term ends |
| April 19, Friday | Good Friday / CEU is officially closed |
| April 21-22 | Easter / CEU is officially closed |
| April 23, Tuesday | Deadline for submitting winter term course work/essay (midnight CET) |
| April 29, Monday | Submission of the at least 4000-word long partial draft of the MA thesis (midnight CET) |
| April 30, Tuesday | 1 grade penalty and final deadline for late course work/essay submission (midnight CET) |
May 2019 | |
| May 1, Wednesday | Labor Day / CEU is officially closed |
| May 3, Friday | Departments to submit the list of courses for the Academic Year 2019–20 to the Student Records Office Departments to start negotiations on cross-listing agreements (until May 17, Friday) |
| May 6, Monday | Deadline for submission of winter term grades 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 13, Monday | 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 17, Friday | Departments to submit the list of courses including cross-listed courses for the Academic Year 2019–20 to the SRO Deadline for start scheduling courses for fall term 2019–20 |
| May 20, Monday | 1.00 p.m. Submission of a full draft of MA theses |
| May 27, Monday | Supervisors decide whether an MA student may pass to the June defense phase |
June 2019 | |
| June 3, 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 MA Travel Grant application deadline |
| June 5–7, Wed–Fri | Two-year MA first-year exams |
| June 7, Friday | PhD Research and Travel Grants application deadline |
| June 9-10 | Pentecost / CEU is officially closed |
| June 11–14, Tue–Fri | MA defenses |
| June 12, Wednesday | Departments to submit final schedule including cross-listed courses for fall term 2019–20 to the Student Records Office, to post the schedules on departments’ website and to update the course information on the website |
| June 14, Friday | Spring Term ends |
| June 17, Monday | Probationary Doctoral Candidates’ comprehensive exam |
| June 24, Monday | Commencement ceremony (3.00 PM in MÜPA) |
| June 28, Friday | Erasmus + Faculty & Staff Mobility first round deadline for AY 2019–20 |
July 2019 | |
| July 1, Monday | Summer University begins |
| July 12, Friday | Final deadline for all course grades for academic year 2018–19 |
| July 31, Wednesday | Academic Year ends |
August 2019 | |
| August 30, Friday | Doctoral Candidates: Progress Report submission 2nd and 3rd Year Doctoral Candidates: End-of-the-year written work submission |