Academic Calendar
The academic year at the University of Applied Sciences Upper Austria consists of two semesters: winter and summer semester. Lectures are held from Monday until Saturday, with Saturdays being mostly reserved for part-time students and project works.
| Winter Semester | Summer Semester | |
| Orientation | mid-September | mid-February |
| Lectures | 1 October - 31 January, in some degree programmes (part-time) mid-September - mid-February | 1 March - 30 June, in some degree programmes (part-time) mid-February - mid-July |
| Exams | during semester - mid-February | during semester - mid-July |
| Holidays | Christmas break: 24 December - 6 January | Easter Break: week before Easter including Easter Monday |
| Public Holidays | 26 October - Public Holiday, 1 November - All Saint's Day, 8 December - Immaculate Conception, 1 January - New Year's Day, 6 January - Epiphany | 1 May - National Holiday, Ascension Day (May/June), Pentecost (May/June), Corpus Christi (May/Juni),15 August - Assumption of the Virgin Mary |
Lecture dates, exam periods and application deadlines may differ across full- and part-time study programmes and across our campuses, please double-check on the homepage of the according degree program.
The International Offices organize Welcome and Orientation Weeks/Days for international students. You will find the dates at the webpage of the International Office at Hagenberg, Linz, Steyr and Wels Campus.
Other public holidays can be found here.