Academic Calendar

SPRING SEMESTER 2026

Classes begin 

16 February 2026, 8 am

Welcome meeting

 16 February 2026, 12:15 to 14:00 pm, at room M R170 (Unimail)

CDT/CTL registration 

until Thursday, 19 February 2026, 5 pm

Course registration IHEID 
(Graduate Institute) 

until Thursday, 19 February 2026, 5 pm

Course registration

2 March - 9 March 2026 before 8 pm at https://portail.unige.ch (This is not Moodle!)

Exam registration (period I)

16 March - 23 March 2026 before 8 pm at https://portail.unige.ch 

Grade transferral CDT/CTL-Master 2 March - 23 March 2026 (see here)

Easter Holidays

3 April - 12 April 2026

Official holidays (University closed)

14 May, 25 May, 4 June 2026

Classes end

22 May 2026

Exam period I

22 May* - 15 June* 2026

Exam registration (period II)

6 July - 13 July 2026 before 8 pm at https://portail.unige.ch 

Exam period II**

17 August* - 7 September* 2026

 *Dates are subject to modifications.

 **Can be used as a second session to repeat exams or to divide exams in two sessions.

 

AUTUMN SEMESTER 2026/27

Classes begin 

14 September 2026, 8 am

Welcome meeting

 

CDT/CTL registration 

until Thursday, 17 September 2026, 5 pm

IHEID course registration

until Friday, 11 September 2026, 5 pm (Note: the deadline to register for classes at the Graduate Institute takes place before the start of the UNIGE semester. Please consult the course page for more information.)

Dies academicus

9 October 2026 (no classes before noon)

Course registration

 

Exam registration

 
Grade transferral CDT/CTL-Master  

Study week at UNIGE

 

Classes end

 

Exam period**

 

 *Dates are subject to modifications.

**In cases of scheduling conflicts with the students’ home universities, exams can also be taken prior to these dates with the professor's approval.