Academic year and important dates
Find dates for study and exam periods, registration dates for courses and exams as well as other important dates to keep in mind.
On this page you will find the current academic year and other important dates 2023–2024.
Upcoming academic year 2024–2025
Previous academic year 2022–2023 (KTH Intranet)
Autumn semester 2023: 28 August 2023–15 January 2024
Date | Activity |
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24 August–4 September | Course registration study period 1 , for programme courses |
28 August–13 October | Study period 1 |
19 September–3 October | Register for exam period 1 |
16–25 October | Course registration study period 2 , for freestanding courses |
19–27 October | Exam period 1 |
30 October–15 December | Study period 2 |
26 October–6 November | Course registration study period 2 , for programme courses |
1–15 November | Application for programme courses spring 2024 |
16–30 November | Register for re-exam period 1 |
30 November–14 December | Register for exam period 2 |
18–21 December | Re-exam period 1 |
2–10 January | Course registration study period 3 , for freestanding courses |
8–15 January | Exam period 2 |
Spring semester 2024: 16 January 2024–3 June 2024
Date | Activity |
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11–22 January | Course registration study period 3 , for programme courses |
16 January–4 March | Study period 3 |
7–21 February | Register for exam period 3 |
29 February–14 March | Register for re-exam period 2 |
4–13 March | Course registration study period 4 , for freestanding courses |
8–15 March | Exam period 3 |
14–25 March | Course registration study period 4 , for programme courses |
18 March–21 May | Study period 4 |
1–15 April | Application for KTH One-Year Scholarship |
2–5 April | Re-exam period 2 |
23 April–7 May | Register for exam period 4 |
1–15 May | Application for programme courses autumn semester 2024 |
2–16 May | Register for re-exam period 3 |
27 May–3 June | Exam period 4 |
4–7 June | Re-exam period 3 |
27 June–25 July | Register for re-exam period 4 |
12–24 August | Re-exam period 4 |
Before the start of the autumn semester 2024
Date | Activity |
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12–24 August | Introductory weeks for newly admitted students |
24 August | Welcome ceremony in Stockholm City Hall (year 1 students) Register for the event |
How the academic year is divided
The academic year is divided into two semesters of twenty weeks each. The autumn semester begins in August and ends in January. The spring semester begins in January and ends in June. Each semester is divided into two study periods of approximately seven weeks, followed by individual work. Exams are held at the end of each study period. There is an exam preparation time at the end of each study period for self-study and also for taking re-exams.