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Academic Year 2025-2026

Easter Monday: 06/04

Possible withdrawal from 1 exam (June Session): closing date 17/04

Courses interruption: from 20/04 to 01/05 inclusive

Public Holiday (Fête du travail): 01/05

End of the courses: 15/05

Ascension Day (Thursday): 14/05

Whit Monday: 25/05

June session : from 01/06 to 27/06
PAY ATTENTION: the session can be anticipated (one week)

Thesis submission: 01/06 (15/06 for QEM students ONLY)

Thesis defense June session :
UNamur defenses : 22/06 (consult UNamur website)
UCLouvain Defenses : 23/06
DD defenses : 24/06

QEM defenses before 01/07

June Deliberation:  Friday 26/06 at 14:00

On-line result consultation: 29/06 from 9:00

Academic Holidays from 15/07 to 15/08

Online exam registration (September session): from 30/6 to 01/07 inclusive ONLY possible during this period!

August/September session : from 17/08 to 04/09 inclusive

PAY ATTENTION: the session can be anticipated (one week)

Thesis Submission: 17/08

Thesis defense : 

UNamur defenses : 31/08 (consult UNamur website)

 

Thesis defenses September session:
UNamur defenses : 31/08 (consult UNamur website)
UCL Defenses : 01/09
DD defenses : 02/09

Deliberations : 04/09 at 14:00

Online result consultation: 07/09 from 9:00

Start of the Academic year: 13/09/2027

Academic Year 2026-2027

Information sessions for 2026-2027: 14/09

Course suspended on 14/09 for the welcome days and info sessions

Start of the courses: 15/09

Bootcamp info session (mandatory): 25/09 at 12:45

For ECON2MA only: application for exchange semester: 25/09

Deadline for course registration: 30/09

Bootcamp: From 29/09 au 7/11

Programs approval: From 5/10 to 23/10

Deadlines for request for late UCLouvain Admission to the Master: 15/10

Smart Week: 26/10 au 30/10

Thesis Academic info session on How to write a Master Thesis Part I: Monday 02/11 

Thesis Forum (Presentation of the thesis research fields of each professor): from November 3rd to November 13th (Online activity)

Online exam validation (January session): from 12/11 to 13/11 inclusive
ONLY possible during those 2 dates!

Info sessions Internship / International Exchanges: Tuesday 17/11

Submission of thesis topic and supervisor (see program):

1-year programs - from November 23rd to December 11th
2-year programs - from November 23rd to March 26th

End of the 1st semester: 18/12

Course interruption (2 weeks): from 23/12 to 04/01

January Session: From 04/01 to 23/01 inclusive

PAY ATTENTION: the session can be anticipated (few exceptions)

Thesis Submission: 04/01

Thesis defenses: 25, 26 and 27/01 or any other date decided with the thesis director and reader

January Deliberation: Friday 29/01 at 14:00 

Online results consultation: 01/02 from 9:00 

Start of the courses of the second semester: 01/02

Internship CV Workshop Info session: 5/02 (12h45-13h30)

Application file Submission for Outgoing Exchange & DD Students: 8/02

Deadline for program modification (2nd semester): 15/02

Info session on How to Write a Master Thesis Part II: 9/03 12:00

Online exam validation (June session): from Thursday 18/03 to Friday 19/03 inclusive   -   ONLY possible during those 2 dates!

Easter Monday: 29/03

Courses interruption: from 19/04 to 30/04 inclusive

Public Holiday (fête du Travail): 01/05

Ascension Day (Thursday): 6/05

End of the courses: 15/05

Whit Monday : 17/05

June session: from 31/05 to 26/06 - PAY ATTENTION: the session can be anticipated (one week)

Thesis submission: 31/05 (15/06 for QEM students ONLY)

Thesis defense June session:
UNamur defenses: 21/06 (consult UNamur website)
UCLouvain Defenses: 22/06
DD defenses: until 23/06 (preferably)
QEM defenses before 01/07

June Deliberation: Friday 25/06 at 14:00

Online result consultation: 28/06 from 9:00

Online exam validation (September session): from Thursday 01/07 to Friday 02/07 inclusive - ONLY possible during this period!

Academic Holidays from 15/07 to 15/08

August/September session: from 13/08 to 31/08 inclusive

PAY ATTENTION: the session can be anticipated (one week)

Thesis submission: 13/08

Thesis defenses August/September session:
UNamur defenses : 30/08 (consult UNamur website)

UCL Defenses: 31/08

Thesis defenses August/September session:
UNamur defenses: 30/08 (consult UNamur website)
UCL Defenses: 31/08
DD defenses: until 01/09 (preferably)

Deliberations: 03/09 at 14:00

Online result consultation: 06/09 from 9:00

Start of the Academic year: 13/09/2027