Academic Calendar for 2025-2026

*The attached Academic Calendar is based on the calendar of General Program

  of Graduate School of Economics which starts from April.

Our programme starts from October.

※In order to avoid congestion in the cafeteria during the lunch break,

     lunch hour will be 75 minutes (same as in the 2021 academic year).

■Autumn Semester 2025
October 1	Academic Year Starts :Autumn Semester Starts, First Day of Autumn Semester Classes (Classes: Oct 1- Jan 26)
October 1	Entrance Ceremony for East Asia Programme
Early October /  Late October	Course Registration for Autumn Semester and for Courses of Other Graduate Schools /  Submission of Doctoral Research Plan (D1-D3)
Early November	Medical Check-up for new students
Late November	Kyoto University November Festival ＊No Classes
December 27	Winter Vacation Starts
January 4	Winter Vacation Ends
January 26	Last Day of Autumn Semester Classes Semester Examination Period
March 23	Commencement Ceremony for General Program Students
March 31	Autumn Semester Ends
■Spring Semester 2026
April 1	Spring Semester Starts
April 7	Entrance Ceremony for General Program Students
Mid-April	Spring Semester Classes Starts (Class Period: April – July)
June 18	Kyoto University Foundation Day ＊No Classes ＊Office Closed
July 22	Last day of Spring Semester Classes Semester Examination Period
August 6	Summer Vacation Starts
September 24	Commencement Ceremony for Masterʼs and Doctoral Programme(M2/ D3)
September 30	Summer Vacation and Spring Semester Ends