Student Guide

Academic calendar

On this page you can find Aalto University teaching periods and other key dates

The academic year is divided into two terms: the autumn term begins annually on 1 August and ends on 31 December of that year. The spring term begins annually on 1 January and ends on 31 July of that year.

Academic year 2023–2024

Autumn term 2023

Teaching/evaluation period	Time	Week numbers
First evaluation period and orientation	28 Aug – 3 Sep 2023	35
Period I and evaluation week	4 Sep – 22 Oct .2023	36–42
Period II and evaluation week	23 Oct – 10 Dec 2023	43–49
Seond evaluation period	11 Dec – 17 Dec 2023	50

Spring term 2024

Teaching/evaluation period	Time	Week numbers
Period III and evaluation week	8 Jan – 25 Feb 2024	2–8
Period IV and evaluation week Spring break 28 Mar – 3 Apr 2024	26 Feb – 21 Apr 2024	9–16
Period V: multimodal period in which diverse forms of teaching are implemented, for example: Teaching for 6 weeks with an evaluation of learning included Intensive studies of varying lengths Project course which starts with contact teaching and continues as summer project Summer schools	22 Apr – 9 Jun 2024	17–23

Teaching/evaluation period

Time

Week numbers

Period III and evaluation week

8 Jan – 25 Feb 2024

2–8

Period IV and evaluation week

Spring break 28 Mar – 3 Apr 2024

26 Feb – 21 Apr 2024

9–16

Period V: multimodal period in which diverse forms of teaching are implemented, for example:

Teaching for 6 weeks with an evaluation of learning included
Intensive studies of varying lengths
Project course which starts with contact teaching and continues as summer project
Summer schools

22 Apr – 9 Jun 2024

17–23

The academic calendar of the Bachelor’s Program in International Business offered at the Mikkeli campus can be found here.

Academic year 2022–2023

Autumn term 2022

Teaching and evaluation periods	Time	Week numbers
First evaluation period; orientation	29 Aug – 4 Sep 2022	35
Period I and evaluation week	5 Sep – 23 Oct 2022	36–42
Period II and evaluation week	24 Oct – 11 Dec 2022	43–49
Second evaluation period	12 – 18 Dec 2022	50

Spring term 2023

Teaching and evaluation periods	Time	Week numbers
Period III and evaluation week	9 Jan – 26 Feb 2023	2–8
Period IV and evaluation week Spring break 6 Apr – 12 Apr 2023	27 Feb – 23 Apr 2023	9–16
Period V: multimodal period in which diverse forms of teaching are implemented, for example: Six weeks of teaching, including an evaluation of learning Intensive studies of varying lengths A project course, beginning as contact teaching and continuing as a summer project Summer schools	24 Apr –11 Jun 2023	17–23

Teaching and evaluation periods

Time

Week numbers

Period III and evaluation week

9 Jan – 26 Feb 2023

2–8

Period IV and evaluation week

Spring break 6 Apr – 12 Apr 2023

27 Feb – 23 Apr 2023

9–16

Period V: multimodal period in which diverse forms of teaching are implemented, for example:

Six weeks of teaching, including an evaluation of learning
Intensive studies of varying lengths
A project course, beginning as contact teaching and continuing as a summer project
Summer schools

24 Apr –11 Jun 2023

17–23

From the beginning of the 2022-2023 academic year, the start and end dates of the periods will change slightly to make it possible to hold examination periods during the autumn and winter holiday weeks and to take account of the effect of the springtime public holidays on the number of teaching dates.

The academic calendar of the Bachelor’s Program in International Business offered at the Mikkeli campus can be found here.

See key dates related to annual enrolment here