Skip to main content

Administrative Calendar

esl | Louvain-la-Neuve

Academic Year 2025-2026

Possible withdrawal from 1 exam (January Session) : closing date: 01/12

Submission of thesis topic and supervisor (see programme):

1-year programmes - from November 24rd to December 12th
2-year programmes - from November 24rd to March 27th

End of the 1st quadrimestre : 19/12

Course interruption (2 weeks): from 22/12 to 03/01

January Session : From 05/01 to 24/01 inclusive

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

Thesis Submission: 05/01

Thesis defenses: 26, 27 and 28/01 or any other date decided with the thesis director and reader

January Deliberation:
Friday 30/01 at 14:00 on UCLouvain site

Online results consultation: 03/02 from 9:00 

Beginning of the semester: 02/02

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

Internship CV Workshop Session: 6/02 (12.45-13.30)

Deadline for program modification (2nd semester): 16/02

Application file Submission for Outgoing Exchange & DD Students: February 6th, 2026

Info session on How to write a Master Thesis Part II: 10/03 12:00 SOCR11

Online exam validation for the June session: From Thursday 19/03 to Friday 20/03 inclusive   -   ONLY possible during those 2 dates!

To be determined: Exam schedules available

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
JD 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!

Possible withdrawal from 1 exam session (September session) : closing date: 08/07

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

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

Thesis submission : 31/08; 01/09, 02/09

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

Deliberations : 04/09 at 14:00

Online result consultation: 07/09 from 9:00

Start of the Academic year: 14/09/2027