TalTech School of Business and Governance academic calendar for 2026/2027
Approved by Dean’s order 21.04.2026 nr 1-24/89. In accordance with TalTech academic calendar.
2026
| 20 August | first day to submit the autumn semester’s individual study plan |
| 24 August | beginning of the academic year deadline for submission of applications for additional matriculation |
| 24 August – 28 August | pre-week of the autumn semester |
| 28 August | opening ceremonies |
| 31 August | beginning of the autumn semester |
| 7 September | deadline for submission of the semester’s individual study plan and an application for academic leave at one’s own request |
| 7 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 2026/27) |
| 9 September | deadline for cancellation of students’ declarations for registration to a course by the lecturer |
| 17 September | university’s anniversary, award of doctoral degrees |
| 4 December | deadline for students to submit documents to the Internship Coordinator in order to pass internship in the autumn semester |
| 14 December | deadline for submission of applications for defence |
| 16 December | deadline for submitting graduation thesis for graduates of the first level of education |
| 19 December (entry into force 04.12.2025) | end of the period of classroom sessions of the autumn semester |
| 24 December – 1 January | Christmas holiday |
2027
| 4 January | deadline for submitting master´s thesis |
| 4 January – 20 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 |
| 12 January – 20 January | defence period for graduation theses in the autumn semester/ period for taking the Master´s examination in the autumn semester |
| 20 January | first day to submit the spring semester’s individual study plan |
| 20 January | deadline for taking the autumn semester’s examinations |
| 24 January | end of the autumn semester |
| 25 January | deadline for submission of applications for additional matriculation |
| 25 January – 31 January | interim week |
| 1 February | beginning of the spring semester |
| 8 February | deadline for submission of the semester’s individual study plan and an application for academic leave at one’s own request |
| 8 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 2026/27) |
| 10 February | deadline for cancellation of students’ declarations for registration to a course by the lecturer |
| 7 May | deadline for submitting documents to the Internship Coordinator in order to pass the internship in the spring semester |
| 10 May | deadline for submission of applications for defence |
| 11 May | deadline for submitting Master’s theses |
| 13 May | deadline for submitting graduation thesis for graduates of the first level of education |
| 21 May | approval of the applications for defence of theses by the supervisor |
| 23 May | end of the period of classroom sessions of the spring semester |
| 24 May – 11 June | period for taking the Bachelor’s examination |
| 28 May –11 June | defence period for graduation theses by graduates of Master’s studies |
| 30 May – 13 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 |
| 9 June | deadline for taking the spring semester’s examinations |
| 13 June (entry into force 04.12.2025) | end of the spring semester |
| 26 June | deadline for attestation of PhD students |
| 15 – 23 June | graduation ceremony period in colleges and EMERA |
| 16 – 28 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 |