Academic calendar
The academic year at KTH consists of one autumn and one spring term. Important dates for 2011/12 and 2012/13 can be found below.
The academic year is divided into two terms. The autumn term starts in late August and runs until the middle of January. The spring term begins in the middle of January and runs until the end of May/beginning of June. The Christmas break is two weeks and the Easter break one week. You can find specific dates in the list below.
Each term consists of two study periods. Each study period comprises seven weeks of scheduled tuition such as lectures, laboratory lessons, etc., followed by one week of examinations free from scheduled tuition. There are also re-examination periods; normally in January, June and August. Each period normally encompasses three or four parallell courses, including laboratory work, lectures and smaller tutorial sessions.
Academic Year 2011/2012
Autumn term: August 29, 2011 - January 14, 2012
- Study period 1: August 29 – October 14, 2011
- Examinations: October 17 – October 22, 2011
- Study period 2: October 24, 2011 – January 13, 2012
- Own work/Christmas break: December 22, 2011 – January 8, 2012
- Examinations: January 9 – January 14, 2012
- Re-examinations: January 28 – February 4, February 11 - February 18, 2012
Spring term: January 16 - June 2
- Study period 3: January 16 – March 9, 2012
- Examinations: March 12 – March 17, 2012
- Study period 4: March 19 – May 25, 2012
- Examinations: May 28 – June 2, 2012
- Re-examinations: June 7 – June 13, 2012
Academic Year 2012/2013
Autumn term: August 24, 2012 - January 4, 2013
- Study period 1: August 24 – October 12, 2012
- Examinations: October 15 – October 20, 2012
- Study period 2: October 22 – December 7, 2012
- Examinations: December 10 – December 15, 2012
- Own work/Christmas break: December 17, 2012 – January 4, 2013
- Re-examinations: January 7 – January 10, 2013
Spring term: January 7, 2013 - May 25, 2013
- Study period 3: January 11 – March 8, 2013
- Examinations: March 11 – March 16, 2013
- Study period 4: March 18 – May 15, 2013
- Examinations: May 20 – May 25, 2013
- Re-examinations: May 29 – June 5, 2013
Arrival days
For Exchange students
Spring term 2012: January 9
Autumn term 2012: August 1
Spring term 2013: January 7
For Master's students
Autumn term 2012: August 15
More information for admitted exchange students
More information for admitted master´s students
For Erasmus Mundus master's students
Please see each programme website for more information.
