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 2027

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.)

Classes begin 

14 September 2026, 8 am

Welcome meeting

14 September 2026, 10:15 to 12:00, at room M R170 (Unimail)

CDT/CTL registration 

until Thursday, 17 September 2026, 5 pm

Dies academicus

9 October 2026 (no classes before noon)

Course registration

 

Exam registration

 
Grade transferral CDT/CTL-Master  

Study week at UNIGE

2 November - 6 November 2026

Classes end

18 December 2026

Exam period**

18 January* - 8 February 2027

 *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.

 

SPRING SEMESTER 2027

Classes begin 

22 February 2027, 8 am

Welcome meeting

 

CDT/CTL registration 

 

Course registration IHEID 
(Graduate Institute) 

 

Course registration

 

Exam registration (period I)

 

Grade transferral CDT/CTL-Master  

Easter Holidays

26 March - 2 April 2027

Official holidays (University closed)

6 May, 17 May 2027

Classes end

28 May 2027

Exam period I

28 May* - 21 June* 2027

Exam registration (period II)

 

Exam period II**

23 August* - 13 September* 2027

 *Dates are subject to modifications.

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

 

AUTUMN SEMESTER 2027

IHEID course registration  

Classes begin 

20 September 2027, 8 am

Welcome meeting

 

CDT/CTL registration 

 

Dies academicus

 

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.