Academic Year
Key dates of the academic year
| WINTER / FIRST SEMESTER 2024/2025 |
| 1. 9. 2024 | the beginning of the academic year 2024/2025 |
| 16. 9. – 13. 12. 2024 | 13 weeks of teaching part of the Winter Semester |
| 9. 12. – 13. 12. 2024 | the last week of courses, the first week of exams, credits |
| 18. 12. – 20. 12. 2024 | Studio Practice exams – i.e. public presentation of the final semester project |
| 23. 12. 2024 – 1. 1. 2025 | Christmas Holiday |
| 27. 1. – 14. 2. 2025 | examination period (excluding Studio Practice) |
| SUMMER / SECOND SEMESTER 2024/2025 |
| 17. 2. – 16. 5. 2025 | 13 weeks of teaching part of the Summer Semester |
| 12. 5. – 16. 5. 2025 | the last week of courses, the first week of exams, credits |
| 19. 5. – 30. 5. 2025 | 2 weeks to prepare for the Studio Practice exam |
| 2. 6. – 6. 6. 2025 | Studio Practice exams – i.e. public presentation of the final semester project |
| 7. 6. – 8. 6. 2025 | public presentation of the final projects – Enter FFA (Enter FaVU) |
| 9. 6. – 30. 6. 2025 | examination period (excluding Studio Practice) |
| 1. 7. —–31. 8. 2025 | summer holiday |
| 31. 8. 2025 | the end of the academic year 2024/2025 |
National holidays of the Czech Republic
| 28. 9. 2023 | Saturday | Czech Statehood Day |
| 28. 10. 2023 | Monday | Establishment of the Czechoslovak Republic |
| 17. 11. 2023 | Sunday | Freedom and Democracy Day |
| 24. 12. 2023 | Tuesday | Christmas Eve |
| 25. 12. 2023 | Wednesday | First Christmas Day |
| 26. 12. 2023 | Thursday | Second Christmas Day |
| 1. 1. 2025 | Wednesday | New Year's Day |
| 18. 4. 2025 | Friday | Good Friday |
| 21. 4. 2025 | Monday | Easter Monday |
| 1. 5. 2025 | Thursday | May Day |
| 8. 5. 2025 | Thursday | Liberation from Fascism |
| 5. 7. 2025 | Saturday | Cyril and Methodius |
| 6. 7. 2025 | Sunday | Burning at Stake of Jan Hus |
Key dates for the FAAD programme in the 2024/2025 academic year
Dates related to enrolment, course registrations, teaching weeks, and exam periods
| 4. 9. – 8. 9. 2024 | controls of studies (electronic indexes) for the academic year 2023/2024 and electronic confirmation of enrolment |
| 9. 9. – 13. 9. 2024 | enrolment of new students |
| 9. 9. – 10. 9. 2024 | enrolment of current students into the next year (carried out by the Student Affairs Office without the personal participation of the students) |
| 4. 9. 2024 | |
| 11. 9. 2024 (8:00–22:00) | |
| 11. 9. – 26. 9. 2024 | elective courses (for both winter and summer semesters) and the possibility of changes in registrations |
| 18. 9. 2024 | information meeting for first-year students (FFA New Season) |
| 16. 9. – 13. 12. 2024 | teaching part of the Winter Semester |
| 27. 1. – 14. 2. 2025 | examination period WS: three weeks allocated for course assignments and exams (excluding Studio Practice) for the first- and second-year students |
| 29. 1. 2025 | publication of the offer of "free" courses for the Summer Semester |
| 5. 2. 2025 | registration of "free" courses for the Summer Semester |
| 17. 2. – 23. 2. 2025 | additional (re-)registration of elective courses for the Summer Semester |
| 17. 2. – 16. 5. 2025 | teaching part of the Summer Semester |
| 9. 6. – 30. 6. 2025 | examination period SS: three weeks allocated for course assignments and exams (excluding Studio Practice) for first-year students |
| 31. 8. 2025 | final day of the academic year 2024/2025; deadline for completing study obligations for the academic year 2024/2025; deadline for teachers to enter course evaluations into the BUT IS |
Dates related to Studio Practice
| 16. 9. – 30. 9. 2024 | communication with FFA studio tutors – selection of a studio for the Winter Semester |
| 20. 11. 2024 | FFA Open Day |
| 13. 11. 2024 | id-Term Crits for Winter Semester |
| 18. 12. – 20. 12. 2024 | Studio Practice exams week for Winter Semester (exact schedule of specific studio exam dates to be announced in advance) |
| TBA | public presentation of students' semestral works (Enter FFA) |
| 3. 2. – 17. 2. 2025 | communication with the tutors of FFA studios – selection of a studio for the Summer Semester |
| 9. 4. 2025 | id-Term Crits for Summer Semester |
| 19. 5. – 30. 5. 2025 | 2 weeks to prepare for the Studio Practice 2 course exam |
| 2. 6. – 6. 6. 2025 | Studio Practice exams week for Summer Semester (exact schedule of specific studio exam dates to be announced in advance) |
| 7. 6. – 8. 6. 2025 | public presentation of students' semestral works (Enter FFA) |
Dates related to Research Paper and Diploma Project
| 23. 9. – 3. 11. 2024 | consultations and selection of Research Paper and Diploma Project supervisors |
| 6. 11. – 24. 11. 2024 | submission of the Diploma Project assignment by the supervisor |
| 27. 11. 2024 | submission deadline for the Application for the Final State Examination by the student
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| 3. 3. 2025 | submission of the Research Paper |
| 19. 3. 2025 | students receive the Research Paper review (opponent and supervisor) |
| 26. 3. 2025 | Research Paper defence |
| 7. 5. 2025 | submission of the Diploma Project documentation into the BUT IS |
| 2. 6. 2025 | students receive the Diploma Project review (opponent and supervisor) |
| 4. 6. 2025 | closure of the electronic index (in-person meeting at the International Office) |
| 9. 6. 2025 – 13. 6. 2025 | Diploma Project defence (exact schedule announced in advance) |
| 25. 6. 2025 | Master’s graduation ceremony and graduate exhibition |
Timetables
Responsibility: Hana Křížová