TalTech School of Business and Governance academic calendar for 2025/2026
Approved by Dean’s order 08.04.2025 nr 1-24/95. In accordance with TalTech academic calendar.
2025
| 20 August | first day to submit the autumn semester’s individual study plan |
| 25 August | beginning of the academic year deadline for submission of applications for additional matriculation |
| 25 – 29 August | pre-week of the autumn semester |
| 29 August | opening ceremonies |
| 1 September | beginning of the autumn semester |
| 8 September | deadline for submission of the semester’s individual study plan and an application for academic leave at one’s own request |
| 8 September | deadline for declaring the thesis/final exam in the study plan (if the thesis defence is planned for the autumn semester of the academic year 2025/26) |
| 10 September | deadline for cancellation of students’ declarations for registration to a course by the lecturer |
| 17. september | university’s anniversary, award of doctoral degrees |
| 5 December | deadline for students to submit documents to the Internship Coordinator in order to pass internship in the autumn semester |
| 15 December | deadline for submission of applications for defence |
| 17 December | deadline for submitting graduation thesis for graduates of the first level of education |
| 21 December | end of the period of classroom sessions of the autumn semester |
| 24 December – 1 January | Christmas holiday |
2026
| 2 January | deadline for submitting master´s thesis |
| 5 – 21 January | period for taking the Bachelor’s examination in the autumn semester |
| 5 January | approval of the applications for defence of theses by the supervisor |
| 13 – 21 January | defence period for graduation theses in the autumn semester |
| 19 January | first day to submit the spring semester’s individual study plan |
| 21 January | deadline for taking the autumn semester’s examinations |
| 25 January | end of the autumn semester |
| 26 January | deadline for submission of applications for additional matriculation |
| 26 January – 1 February | interim week |
| 2 February | beginning of the spring semester |
| 9 February | deadline for submission of the semester’s individual study plan and an application for academic leave at one’s own request |
| 9 February | Deadline for declaring the thesis/final exam in the study plan (if the thesis defence is planned for the spring semester of the academic year 2025/26) |
| 11 February | deadline for cancellation of students’ declarations for registration to a course by the lecturer |
| 8 May | deadline for submitting documents to the Internship Coordinator in order to pass the internship in the spring semester |
| 11 May | deadline for submission of applications for defence |
| 12 May | deadline for submitting Master’s theses |
| 14 May | deadline for submitting graduation thesis for graduates of the first level of education |
| 22 May | approval of the applications for defence of theses by the supervisor |
| 24 May | end of the period of classroom sessions of the spring semester |
| 25 May – 12 June | period for taking the Bachelor’s examination |
| 26 May – 8 June | defence period for graduation theses by graduates of Master’s studies |
| 29 May – 12 June | defence period for graduation thesis for graduates of the first level of education |
| 3 June | deadline for defence of graduation theses by graduates of the joint study programmes of Master’s studies |
| 10 June | deadline for taking the spring semester’s examinations |
| 15 June | end of the spring semester |
| 27 June | deadline for attestation of PhD students |
| 16 – 22 June | graduation ceremony period in colleges and EMERA |
| 17 – 26 June | period of graduation ceremonies |
| 29 June | end of the academic year calculation of the study load of students for the next academic year based on the study results of the previous academic year |