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Approved by Rector’s directive No. 302 of 25 November 2015

Amended by Rector’s directive No. 85 of 31 May 2016

Academic calendar for 2016/2017

2016
29 August beginning of the academic year
deadline for submission of applications for vacant student places
29 August – pre-week of the autumn semester
4 September
2 September opening ceremonies
5 September beginning of the autumn semester
9 September beginning of studies for students enrolled in distance study
14 September deadline for submission of a referral form for visiting students coming
at 5 pm to TUT
15 September deadline for submission of the semester’s individual study plan for
at 5 pm students of the School of Economics and Business Administration, the
Faculty of Information Technology and the Faculty of Power
Engineering
16 September deadline for submission of the semester’s individual study plan for
at 5 pm students of the educational institutions, the Faculty of Civil
Engineering, the Faculty of Social Sciences, the Faculty of Chemical
and Materials Technology, the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, the
Faculty of Science
19 September university’s anniversary, award of doctoral degrees
19 September end of academic movements in the semester
19 September deadline for the registration to courses for students of the Open
at 5 pm University
deadline for cancellation of students’ declarations for registration to a
20 September
course by the lecturer
29 October end of the study period (quarter)
31 October – examination session of the quarter in the School of Economics and
5 November Business Administration
2 December the schedule of examinations available to students in the Study
Information System ÕIS
19 December deadline for submission of a declaration of the topic of the graduation
thesis for graduates of the Bachelor’s study and professional higher
education
19 December deadline for submission of applications for defence of Master’s theses
23 December end of the period of contact learning of the autumn semester
24 December – Christmas holiday
1 January

2017
2 – 21 January main examination session
9 January approval of the applications for defence of Master’s theses by the
supervisor
20 January deadline for submission of applications for vacant student places
23 January deadline for the defence of graduation theses in the autumn semester
23 – 28 January additional examination session
28 January end of the autumn semester
30 January beginning of the spring semester
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1 – 3 February period of graduation ceremonies
8 February deadline for submission of a referral form for visiting students coming
at 5 pm to TUT
9 February deadline for submission of the semester’s individual study plan for
at 5 pm students of the School of Economics and Business Administration, the
Faculty of Information Technology and the Faculty of Power
Engineering
10 February beginning of studies for students enrolled in distance study
10 February deadline for submission of the semester’s individual study plan for
at 5 pm students of the educational institutions, the Faculty of Civil
Engineering, the Faculty of Social Sciences, the Faculty of Chemical
and Materials Technology, the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, the
Faculty of Science
13 February end of academic movements in the semester
13 February deadline for registration to courses for students of the Open University
at 5 pm
deadline for cancellation of students’ declarations for registration to a
14 February
course by the lecturer
25 March end of the study period (quarter)
27 March –1 April examination session of the quarter in the School of Economics and
Business Administration
22 April the schedule of examinations available to students in the Study
Information System ÕIS
15 May deadline for submission of a declaration of the topic of the graduation
thesis for graduates of the Bachelor’s study and professional higher
education
15 May deadline for submission of applications for defence of Master’s theses
20 May end of the period of contact learning of the spring semester
22 May – 10 June main examination session
29 May approval of the applications for defence of Master’s theses by the
supervisor
6 June deadline for defence of graduation theses for graduates of joint study
programmes
9 June deadline for defence of graduation theses by graduates of Master’s
study
12 June deadline for defence of graduation thesis for graduates of the first level
of education and deadline for taking the Bachelor’s examination
12 – 17 June additional examination session
17 June end of the spring semester
27 June deadline for attestation of doctoral students
19 – 28 June period of graduation ceremonies
30 June end of the academic year
calculation of the study load of students for the next academic year
based on the study results of the previous academic year
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