Semester Dates
Fall Semester 2025
| Semester | 1 August 2025 to 31 January 2026 |
| Lecture period | 15 September 2025 (Week 38) to 20 December 2025 (Week 51) |
Spring Semester 2026
| Semester | 1 February 2026 to 31 July 2026 |
| Lecture period | 16 February 2026 (Week 8) to 30 May 2026 (Week 22) |
| Spring break | 2 April 2026 from 4:00pm to 12 April 2026 |
| University holidays (no lectures): | |
| “Sechseläuten” | 20 April 2026 from 12:00 noon |
| Labor Day | 1 May 2026 |
| Ascension Day | 13 May 2026 from 4:00pm and 14 May 2026 |
| Whit Monday | 25 May 2026 |
Fall Semester 2026
| Semester | 1 August 2026 to 31 January 2027 |
| Lecture period | 14 September 2026 (Week 38) to 19 December 2026 (Week 51) |
Spring Semester 2027
| Semester | 1 February 2027 to 31 July 2027 |
| Lecture period | 22 February 2027 (Week 8) to 4 June 2027 (Week 22) |
| Spring break | 25 March 2027 from 4:00pm to 4 April 2027 |
| University holidays (no lectures): | |
| “Sechseläuten” | 19 April 2026 from 12:00 noon |
| Labor Day | 1 May 2027 |
| Ascension Day | 5 May 2027 from 4:00pm and 6 May 2027 |
| Whit Monday | 17 May 2027 |
Fall Semester 2027
| Semester | 1 August 2027 to 31 January 2028 |
| Lecture period | 20 September 2027 (Week 38) to 23 December 2027 (Week 51) |