ACADEMIC CALENDAR FOR 2011/12

 

August 1, Monday: Start of the Academic Year

August 20, Saturday: Hungarian National Holiday, CEU is officially closed

September 3-4, Sat-Sun: Students arrive for short pre-session

September 5, Monday: Short pre-session begins (till September 9, Friday)

September 6, Tuesday: MA1 orientation (10 a.m.) and MA2 orientation (12 p.m.)

September 8, Thursday: MA welcome reception at 3 p.m.

September 9, Friday: Short pre-sessions ends

September 12, Monday: Zero Week and registration for Fall Semester begins (till October 2, Sunday)

September 13, Tuesday: PhD orientation and welcome reception at 4 p.m.

September 16, Friday: Opening Ceremony (3 p.m.); Zero week ends

September 19, Monday: Fall Semester begins (till December 9, Friday)

September 29, Thursday: Erasmus faculty mobility applications for 2011/2012, 1st cycle; Erasmus staff training application for 2011/2012, 1st cycle

September 30, Friday: Submission of study plans for PhD students

October 1, Saturday: Departmental Field Trip

October 2, Sunday: Registration for Fall Semester ends

October 6, Thursday: ACADEMIC FORUM

October 6, Thursday: Departmental meeting

October 21, Friday: SENATE

October 21, Friday: PhD Research and Travel Grant application deadline (1st round)

October 23, Sunday: Hungarian National Holiday, CEU is officially closed

October 28, Sunday: CEU Research Support Scheme, Type 2 - First deadline

October 31, Monday: Special day off, CEU is officially closed

November 1, Tuesday: Hungarian National Holiday, CEU is officially closed

November 2, Wednesday: Feedback on mentoring

November 2, Wednesday: Deadline for signing up for "szakirányú továbbképzés" (further specialization) exam in political science

November 2, Wednesday: Deadline for submitting an 8000-word-long draft of MA2/2 thesis

November 3, Thursday: Departmental meeting

November 5-6, Sat-Sun: Board of Trustees

November 7, Monday: Departments to submit schedule and cross-listed courses for Winter Semester

November 10, Thursday: First presentations of probationary PhD candidates (group 1)

November 11, Friday :Town Hall Meeting

November 14, Monday: Winter course syllabi due

November 17, Thursday: First presentations of probationary PhD candidates (group 2)

November 25, Friday: Each MA2/2 draft is evaluated, either as 'all right' or as 'problematic'

December 1, Thursday: ACADEMIC FORUM

December 5, Monday: Registration for Winter Semester begins (till January 15, Sunday)

December 8, Thursday: Departmental meeting

December 9, Friday: Winter course reader master copies due

December 9, Friday: Fall Semester ends

December 9, Friday: SENATE

Winter break

December 24, Saturday: Christmas Eve / CEU is officially closed

December 25, Sunday: Christmas / CEU is officially closed

December 26, Monday: Christmas / CEU is officially closed

December 31, Saturday: New Year's Eve / CEU is officially closed

2012

January 1, Sunday: New Year's Day / CEU is officially closed

January 9, Monday: Winter Semester begins (till March 30, Friday)

January 13, Friday: Deadline for the submission of Fall Semester grades (for PolSci)

January 15, Sunday: Registration for Winter Semester ends

January 27, Firday: Deadline for the submission of Fall Semester grades (for CEU)

January 30, Monday: CEU Research Support Scheme, Type 2 - Second deadline

January 30, Monday: Deadline for the submission of MA Thesis Questionnaire Form for MA and MA2/1 students; deadline for choosing thesis topic and supervisor; preliminary decision on supervision

February 1, Wednesday: Erasmus study grant applications for Fall, Spring 2012/2013, 1st cycle; Erasmus internship applications 2011/2012

February 2, Thursday: Departmental meeting

February 6, Monday: Deadline for submitting a 12000-word-long draft for MA2/2 student

February 9, Thursday: ACADEMIC FORUM

February 10, Friday: PhD Research and Travel Grants application deadline (second round); MA Travel Grant application deadline (first round)

February 15, Wednesday: Erasmus faculty mobility applications for 2011/2012, Erasmus staff training applications for 2011/2012, 2nd cycle

February 24, Friday: Deadline for choosing a permanent PhD supervisor and submitting the title of the prospectus

March 1, Thursday: Departmental meeting

March 2, Friday: SENATE

March 5, Monday: Departments to submit schedule and cross-listed courses for Spring Session

March 12, Monday: Deadline for submitting a formal research proposal of at least 2500 words for MA students' thesis

March 12, Monday: Deadline for submitting the final thesis topic for MA2/1 students

March 14, Wednesday: MA students receive feedback from the supervisors

March 15, Thursday: Hungarian National Holiday, CEU is officially closed

March 16, Friday: Special day-off /no offices, CEU is officially closed

March 19, Monday: Registration for Spring Session begins (till April 8, Sunday)

March 24-25, Sat-Sun: Board of Trustees

March 30, Friday: Winter Semester ends

March 31, Saturday: CEU Research Support Scheme, Type 1 - Final deadline

April 2, Monday: Spring Session begins

April 2-6, Mon-Fri: Thesis Writing Workshops; MA students present the revised version of their 2500 words; MA2/1 students prepare a 1000-word draft for the workshop

April 6, Friday :Town Hall Meeting

April 8, Sunday: Easter Holiday, CEU is officially closed

April 9, Monday: Easter Holiday, CEU is officially closed

April 9, Monday: Registraion for Spring Session ends

April 16-20, Mon-Fri: PhD Comprehensive Examination

April 18, Wednesday: Deadline for the submission of Winter Semester grades (for PolSci)

April 19, Thursday: ACADEMIC FORUM

April 23, Monday: Deadline for submitting a 5000-word-long first draft of MA thesis

April 23, Monday: Deadline for submitting a 2500-word-long draft for MA2/1

April 26-27, Thu-Fri: Seventh Annual Doctoral Conference

April 30, Monday: Each MA first draft is evaluated, either as 'all right' or as 'problematic'

April 30, Monday: CEU Research Support Scheme, Type 2 - Final deadline

April 30, Monday: Special day off / no offices, CEU is officially closed

May 1, Tuesday: Hungarian National Holiday, CEU is officially closed

May 2, Wednesday: Deadline for submitting a 15000-word-long draft of MA2/2 thesis

May 4, Friday: Deadline for the submission of Winter Semester grades (for CEU)

May 4, Friday: SENATE

May 4, Friday: PhD Research and Travel Grants application deadline; MA Travel Grant application deadline

May 7, Monday: Supervisors decide whether an MA2/2 may pass to the June defense phase

May 16, Wednesday: Erasmus study grant applications for spring 2012/13, 2nd cycle

May 25, Friday: Deadline for submitting the full draft of MA theses (15000 words) and MA2/2 theses (18000 words)

May 27, Sunday: Pentecost, CEU is officially closed

May 28, Monday: Pentecost, CEU is officially closed

May 29, Tuesday: Supervisors decide whether an MA student may pass to the June defense phase

May 29, Tuesday: Final MA and MA2/2 thesis submission

June 2, Saturday: Departmental trip

June 4-8, Mon-Fri: MA defenses, MA2/2 defenses + oral exams

June 11, Monday: Departmental meeting

June 13, Wednesday: End-of-year reception

June 14, Thursday: GRADUATION

June 15, Friday: Prospectus submission for PhD students

June 15, Friday: Deadline for submitting a 5000-word-long first draft of MA2/1 theses

June 18, Monday: Each MA2/1 draft is evaluated, either as 'all right' or as 'problematic'

June 25-29, Mon-Wed: PhD Prospectus Defense

July 2, Monday: Summer University begins

July 14-15, Sat-Sun: Board of Trustees

July 26, Thursday: Absolute deadline for all course grades for academic year

July 27, Friday: Summer University ends

July 31, Tuesday: End of the Academic Year