Dates and deadlines
Summer semester 2021
WU academic calendar
Semester dates: March 1, 2021 – June 26, 2021
Easter break: March 27, 2021 – April 6, 2021
Pentecost break: May 23, 2021 – May 24, 2021
Start of the summer break: June 26, 2021
Dates & deadlines
for exchange students| Events | Date & Deadline |
| Nomination deadline for partner universities | November 1, 2020 |
Application deadline for:
| November 15, 2020 |
| Preliminary course list goes online | December 21, 2020 |
Application deadline for:
| January 15, 2021 |
| Course schedules for the summer semester go online | January 26, 2021 |
| Registration for summer semester courses expected to begin | January 28, 2021 |
| Latest date of arrival | For incoming students who plan to spend their exchange semester physically at WU Vienna: The latest date of arrival depends on the date of enrollment which you have to be registered for. When traveling to Austria, please make sure that your date of arrival and the prescribed quarantine does not conflict with your date of enrollment! |
| Welcome Days (mandatory attendance) | Welcome Days for students registered for pre-semester German language courses:
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| Pre-semester programs (optional) | Orientation & Cultural Program
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| Start of semester | March 1, 2021 |
| End of semester | June 26, 2021 |
Winter semester 2021/22
WU academic calender
Semester dates: October 1, 2021 – January 29, 2022
Christmas break: December 24, 2021 – January 9, 2022
Start of semester break: January 31, 2022 – February 27, 2022
Dates & deadlines
for exchange students| Events | Dates & Deadlines |
| Nomination deadline for partner universities | May 1, 2021 |
Application deadline for:
| May 15, 2021 |
| Course catalog for the winter semester will be published | July 2021 |
| Webinar on course registration | tba |
| Registration for winter semester courses | tba |
| Latest arrival date (for participants of the pre-semester German language course) | September 9, 2021 |
| Welcome Days (mandatory attendance) |
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| Pre-semester programs (optional) | Orientation and Cultural Program:
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| Latest arrival date for all students | September 28, 2021 |
| Start of semester | October 1, 2021 |
| End of semester | January 29, 2022 |
Summer semester 2022
WU academic calender
Semester dates: February 28, 2022 – June 25, 2022
Easter break: April 9, 2022 – April 19, 2022
Pentecost break: June 5, 2022 – June 6, 2022
Start of the summer break: June 27, 2022
Dates & dealines
for exchange students| Events | Date & Deadline |
| Nomination deadline for partner universities | November 1, 2021 |
Application deadline for:
| November 15, 2021 |
| Preliminary course list goes online | tba |
| Course schedules for the summer semester go online | Course list for the summer semester is published in late December or January |
| Registration for summer semester courses expected to begin | tba; Course registration for incoming exchange students starts on one specific day for all courses, about 6 weeks before the semester starts. |
| Latest arrival date (for participants of the Orientation and Cultural Program and/or pre-semester German language course) | February 2, 2022 |
| Welcome Days (mandatory attendance) | Welcome Days for students registered for any pre-semester program(s):
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| Pre-semester programs (optional) | Orientation and Cultural Program:
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| Latest arrival dates for all students | February 22, 2022 |
| Start of semester | February 28, 2022 |
| End of semester | June 25, 2022 |
Last update: March 2021. We reserve the right to make changes.