The structure of the 2019/2020 academic year

1st semester:

• September 30, 2019 - February 9, 2020
• Winter holiday: December 23, 2019 - January 5, 2020
• Exam session: January 20, 2020 - February 9, 2020
• Inter-semestrial holiday: February 10, 2020 - February 16, 2020

2nd semester for first and second year Bachelor’s students and first year Master’s students

• February 17, 2020 - July 5, 2020
• Spring holiday: April 13, 2020 - April 16, 2020
• Exam session: June 1, 2020 - June 21, 2020
• Re-examination session: June 29, 2020 - July 5, 2020
• Summer holiday: July 6, 2020 - September 30, 2020

2nd semester for third year Bachelor’s students

• February 17, 2020 - July 5, 2020
• Spring holiday: April 13, 2020 - April 16, 2020
• Exam session: June 1, 2020 - June 14, 2020
• Re-examination session: June 29, 2020 - July 5, 2020
• Registration for Bachelor’s exam: July 6-8, 2020
• Summer holiday: July 17, 2020 - September 30, 2020

2nd semester for second year Master’s students

• February 17, 2020 - July 5, 2020
• Spring holiday: April 13, 2020 - April 16, 2020
• Exam session: June 1, 2020 - June 17, 2020
• Re-examination session: June 22-24, 2020
• Registration for defense of Master’s thesis: June 25-26, 2020
• Summer holiday: July 4, 2020 - September 30, 2020

University-observed holidays:

• Saint Andrew's Day - November 30, 2019
• National Day - December 1, 2019
• Little Union Day - January 24, 2020
• Good Friday – April 17, 2020
• Second and Third Days of Easter – April 20-21, 2020
• International Labor Day - May 1, 2020
• International Children’s Day - June 1, 2020
• Pentecost - June 8, 2020

Graduation exams

• Bachelor’s studies - the graduation exam takes place at the beginning of July every year. For the 2019-2020 academic year, students take the exam to obtain their Bachelor's degree between July 13-16, 2020.
  

  Bachelor’s students participating in international mobility programs or enrolled in double degree programs take the exam to obtain their Bachelor's degree on September 3, 2020.

• Master’s studies - the graduation exam (defending a Master's thesis) takes place in late June or early July, every year. For the 2019-2020 academic year, the exam is scheduled to take place between July 1-3, 2020.
  

  Master’s students participating in international mobility programs or enrolled in double degree programs defend their Master’s theses on September 3, 2020.

Admission calendar

• EU citizens  follow the same admission procedures as Romanian candidates; the entrance examination takes places in the second half of July every year for all the three cycles of studies (Bachelor’s studies, Master’s studies, Doctoral studies).
• Non-EU citizens  follow special admission procedures which start in April each year.
  
  For details on admission calendar and procedures, please contact the University’s International Relations Office at international@ase.ro.