Academic Calendar
Semester dates for our Malaysia campus are listed below, and you can find dates for enrolment, teaching, holidays, examination and graduation.
Please note the campus holidays or 'buildings closed' days for our campus.
Semester dates
Session dates for our academic year vary according to the programme you are taking. For detailed information see the academic calendars for your programme :
Foundation programmes
April 2024 intake
| Dates | Activity |
|---|---|
| 29 April – 3 May 2024 | Welcome Week |
| 6 May – 2 August 2024 | Semester 1 teaching |
| 17 – 21 June 2024 | Reading Week |
| 5 – 9 August 2024 | Semester 1 Exams |
| 12 – 30 August 2024 | Semester 1 break |
| 2 September – 29 November 2024 | Semester 2 teaching |
| 7 – 11 October 2024 | Reading Week |
| 2 – 6 December 2024 | Semester 2 Exams |
| 9 December 2024– 3 January 2025 | Semester 2 Break |
| 6 January – 18 April 2025 | Semester 3 teaching |
| 27 – 31 January 2025 | Break 1 |
| 24 – 28 February 2025 | Reading week |
| 31 March – 4 April 2025 | Break 2 |
| 21 – 25 April 2025 | Semester 3 Exams |
| 28 April – 29 August 2025 | Semester 3 Break |
| 23 – 27 June 2025 | Resits |
| 1 – 5 September 2025 | Undergraduate Welcome Week |
The dates are subject to change
July 2024 intake
| Dates | Activity |
|---|---|
| 15 – 19 July 2024 | Welcome Week |
| 22 July – 18 October 2024 | Semester 1 teaching |
| 26 – 30 August 2024 | Reading Week |
| 21 – 25 October 2024 | Semester 1 Exams |
| 28 October – 29 November 2024 | Semester 1 break |
| 2 December 2024 – 14 March 2025 | Semester 2 teaching |
| 23 – 27 December 2024 | Break 1 |
| 30 December 2024 – 3 January 2025 | Reading Week |
| 27 – 31 January 2025 | Break 2 |
| 17 – 21 March 2025 | Semester 2 Exams |
| 24 March – 4 April 2025 | Semester 2 Break |
| 7 April – 4 July 2025 | Semester 3 teaching |
| 12 – 16 May 2025 | Reading week |
| 7 – 11 July 2025 | Semester 3 Exams |
| 14 July – 29 August 2025 | Semester 3 Break |
| 18 – 22 August 2025 | Resits |
| 1 – 5 September 2025 | Undergraduate Welcome Week |
The dates are subject to change
September 2024 intake
| Dates | Activity |
|---|---|
| 26 – 30 August 2024 | Welcome Week |
| 2 September – 22 November 2024 | Semester 1 teaching |
| 28 October – 1 November 2024 | Break |
| 25 – 29 November 2024 | Semester 1 Exams |
| 2 December 2024 – 14 March 2024 | Semester 2 teaching |
| 23 – 27 December 2024 | Semester 2 (break 1) |
| 30 December – 3 January 2025 | Reading Week |
| 27 – 31 January 2025 | Semester 2 (break 2) |
| 17 – 21 March 2025 | Semester 2 Exam |
| 24 March – 4 April 2025 | Break |
| 7 April – 4 July 2025 | Semester 3 teaching |
| 12 – 16 May 2025 | Reading Week |
| 7 – 11 July 2025 | Semester 3 Exam |
| 14 July – 29 August 2025 | Break |
| 18 – 22 August 2025 | Resits |
| 1 – 5 September 2025 | Undergraduate Welcome Week |
The dates are subject to change
January 2025 intake
| Dates | Activity |
|---|---|
| 6 – 10 January 2025 | Welcome Week |
| 13 January – 4 April 2025 | Semester 1 teaching |
| 27 – 31 January 2025 | Reading Week |
| 7 – 11 April 2025 | Semester 1 Exam |
| 14 – 18 April 2025 | Break |
| 21 April – 18 July 2025 | Semester 2 teaching |
| 9 – 13 Jun 2025 | Reading Week |
| 21 – 25 July 2025 | Semester 2 Exam |
| 28 July – 1 August 2025 | Semester 2 Break |
| 4 August – 31 October 2025 | Semester 3 teaching |
| 8 – 12 September 2025 | Reading Week |
| 3 – 7 November 2025 | Semester 3 Exam |
| 10 November 2025 – 2 January 2026 | Break |
| 8 – 12 December 2025 | Resits |
| 5 – 9 January 2026 | Undergraduate Welcome Week |
* Subject to change
April 2025 intake
| Dates | Activity |
|---|---|
| 28 April – 2 May 2025 | Welcome Week |
| 5 May – 1 August 2025 | Semester 1 teaching |
| 9 – 13 June 2025 | Reading week |
| 4 – 8 August 2025 | Semester 1 exams |
| 11 – 29 August 2025 | Semester 1 break |
| 1 September – 28 November 2025 | Semester 2 teaching |
| 20 – 24 October 2025 | Reading week |
| 1 – 5 December 2025 | Semester 2 exams |
| 8 December 2025 – 2 January 2026 | Semester 2 break |
| 5 January – 10 April 2026 | Semester 3 teaching |
| 16 – 20 February 2026 | Reading week |
| 23 – 27 March 2026 | Break |
| 13 – 17 April 2026 | Semester 3 exams |
| 20 April – 4 September 2026 | Semester 3 Break |
| 22 – 26 June 2026 | Resits |
| 7 – 11 September 2026 | Undergraduate Welcome Week |
* Subject to change
July 2025 intake
| Dates | Activity |
|---|---|
| 14 – 18 July 2025 | Welcome Week |
| 21 July 2025 – 17 October 2025 | Semester 1 teaching |
| 25 – 29 August 2025 | Reading week |
| 20 – 24 October 2025 | Break |
| 27 – 31 October 2025 | Semester 1 Exam |
| 3 – 28 November 2025 | Semester 1 break |
| 1 December 2025 – 13 March 2026 | Semester 2 teaching |
| 22 – 26 December 2025 | Break 1 |
| 29 December 2025 – 2 January 2026 | Reading Week |
| 16 – 20 February 2026 | Break 2 |
| 16 – 20 March 2026 | Semester 2 Exam |
| 23 March – 3 April 2026 | Semester 2 Break |
| 6 April – 3 July 2026 | Semester 3 teaching |
| 11 – 15 May 2026 | Reading Week |
| 6 – 10 July 2026 | Semester 3 Exam |
| 13 July – 4 September 2026 | Semester 3 Break |
| 17 – 21 August 2026 | Resits |
| 7 September 2026 | Undergraduate Welcome Week |
* Subject to change
September 2025 intake
| Dates | Activity |
|---|---|
| 25 – 29 August 2025 | Welcome Week |
| 1 September – 21 November 2025 | Semester 1 teaching |
| 20 – 24 October 2025 | Break |
| 24 – 28 November 2025 | Semester 1 exams |
| 1 December 2025 – 13 March 2026 | Semester 2 teaching |
| 22 – 26 December 2025 | Break 1 |
| 29 December 2025 – 2 January 2026 | Reading Week |
| 16 – 20 February 2026 | Break 2 |
| 16 – 20 March 2026 | Semester 2 Exam |
| 23 March – 3 April 2026 | Semester 2 Break |
| 6 April – 3 July 2026 | Semester 3 teaching |
| 11 – 15 May 2026 | Reading Week |
| 6 – 10 July 2026 | Semester 3 Exam |
| 13 July – 4 September 2026 | Semester 3 Break |
| 17 – 21 August 2026 | Resits |
| 7 September 2026 | Undergraduate Welcome Week |
* Subject to change
Undergraduate programmes
September 2024 intake
| Dates | Activity |
|---|---|
| 2 – 6 September 2024 | September Semester Welcome Week |
| 9 September – 29 November 2024 | September Semester teaching |
| 14 – 18 October 2024 | September Semester Consolidation Week |
| 2 – 13 December 2024 | December Examination & Assessment Diet |
| 16 December 2024 – 10 January 2025 | December Break |
| 13 January – 4 April 2025 | January Semester teaching |
| 17 – 21 February 2025 | January Semester Consolidation Week |
| 7 – 18 April 2025 | April Break |
| 22 April – 5 May 2025 | April Examination & Assessment Diet |
| 6 May – 29 August 2025 | January Semester break |
| 28 July – 8 August 2025 | Resits* |
| 5 - 6 July 2025 (TBC) | Summer Graduation (Malaysia) |
* Subject to change
January 2025 intake
| Dates | Activity |
|---|---|
| 6 – 10 January 2025 | January Semester Welcome Week |
| 13 January – 4 April 2025 | January Semester teaching |
| 17 – 21 February 2025 | Consolidation week |
| 7 – 18 April 2025 | Break |
| 22 April – 2 May 2025 | January Semester exams* |
| 5 May – 25 July 2025 | May Semester teaching |
| 9 – 13 June 2025 | Consolidation week |
| 28 July – 1 August 2025 | May Semester exams |
| 4 – 30 August 2025 | May Semester break |
| 18 – 22 August 2025 | Resits* |
* Note: The dates stated above are tentative and subject to change.
September 2025 intake
| Dates | Activity |
|---|---|
| 1 – 5 September 2025 | September Semester Welcome Week |
| 8 September – 28 November 2025 | September Semester teaching |
| 13 – 17 October 2025 | September Semester Consolidation Week |
| 1 – 16 December 2025 | December Examination & Assessment Diet |
| 17 December 2025 – 9 January 2026 | December Break |
| 12 January – 3 April 2026 | January Semester teaching |
| 16 – 20 February 2026 | January Semester Consolidation Week |
| 6 – 17 April 2026 | April Break |
| 20 – 30 April 2026 | April Examination & Assessment Diet |
| 4 May – 4 September 2026 | January Semester break |
| 27 July – 7 August 2026 | Resit |
| 5 July 2026 | Summer Graduation* |
* Note: The dates stated above are tentative and subject to change.
Postgraduate programmes
September 2024 intake
| Dates | Activity | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 – 6 September 2024 | September Semester Welcome Week | ||
| 9 September – 29 November 2024 | September Semester teaching | ||
| 14 – 18 October 2024 | September Semester Consolidation week | ||
| 2 – 13 December 2024 | December Exam and Assessment Diet | ||
| 16 December 2024 – 10 January 2025 | December Break | ||
| 13 January – 4 April 2025 | January Semester Teaching | ||
| 17 – 21 February 2025 | January Semester Consolidation week | ||
| 7 – 18 April 2025 | April Break | ||
| 22 April – 5 May 2025 | April Exam and Assessment Diet | ||
| 6 May – 29 August 2025 | Break | ||
| 28 July – 8 August 2025 | Resit* |
* Note: The dates stated above are tentative and subject to change.
January 2025 intake
| Dates | Activity | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 6 – 10 January 2025 | January Semester Welcome Week | ||
| 13 January – 4 April 2025 | January Semester Teaching | ||
| 17 – 21 February 2025 | January Semester Consolidation week | ||
| 7 – 18 April 2025 | April Break | ||
| 22 April – 2 May 2025 | April Exam and Assessment Diet* | ||
| 5 May – 29 August 2025 | Break | ||
| 28 July – 1 August 2025 | Resit* |
* Note: The dates stated above are tentative and subject to change.
September 2025 intake
| Dates | Activity |
|---|---|
| 1 – 5 September 2025 | September Semester Welcome Week |
| 8 September – 28 November 2025 | September Semester teaching |
| 13 – 17 October 2025 | September Semester Consolidation Week |
| 1 – 16 December 2025 | December Examination & Assessment Diet |
| 17 December 2025 – 9 January 2026 | December Break |
| 5 – 9 January 2026 | January Semester Welcome Week |
| 12 January – 3 April 2026 | January Semester Teaching |
| 16 – 20 February 2026 | January Semester Consolidation Week |
| 6 – 17 April 2026 | April Break |
| 20 – 30 April 2026 | April Exam and Assessment Diet |
| 4 May – 4 September 2026 | Break |
| 27July – 7 August 2026 | Resit* |
* Note: The dates stated above are tentative and subject to change.
Future intakes
Malaysia Campus Academic Year 2026/27 - 2030/2031
| Dates | Activity |
|---|---|
| 1 September – 5 September 2025 | September Semester Welcome Week |
| 8 September – 28 November 2025 | September Semester Teaching |
| 13 October – 17 October 2025 | September Semester Consolidation Week |
| 1 December – 12 December 2025 | December Exam and Assessment Diet |
| 15 December 2025 – 9 January 2026 | December Break |
| 5 January – 9 January 2026 | January Semester Welcome Week |
| 12 January – 3 April 2026 | January Semester Teaching |
| 16 February – 20 February 2026 | January Semester Consolidation Week |
| 6 April – 17 April 2026 | April Break |
| 20 April – 30 April 2026 | April Exam and Assessment Diet |
| 4 May – 4 September 2026 | May Break |
| July 2026 (TBC) | Summer Graduations |
| 27 July – 31 July 2026 | August Exam and Assessment Diet |
| November 2026 (TBC) | Winter Graduations |
Campus holidays for 2024/25
Malaysia Campus holidays for 2024/25
Click here for the digital copy: Malaysia Campus Holidays 2024/25
The University buildings will be closed for the following official Malaysia holidays in 2024/25:​
| Dates | Activity |
|---|---|
| 7 July 2024# | Awal Muharram |
| 31 August 2024 | Independence Day |
| 16 September 2024 | Prophet Muhammad's Birthday |
| 16 September 2024# | Malaysia Day |
| 31 October 2024 | Deepavali |
| 25 December 2024 | Christmas Day |
| 1 January 2025 | New Year's Day |
| 29 - 30 January 2025 | Chinese New Year |
| 1 February 2025 | Federal Territory Day |
| 11 February 2025 | Thaipusam |
| 18 March 2025 | Nuzul Al-Quran |
| 31 March - 1 April 2025* | Hari Raya Aidil Fitri |
| 1 May 2025 | Labour Day |
| 12 May 2025 | Wesak Day |
| 2 June 2025 | King's Birthday |
| 7 June 2025* | Hari Raya Aidil Adha |
| 27 June 2025* | Awal Muharram |
| 31 August 2025# | Independence Day |
# As the public holiday falls on a Sunday or another public holiday, the next working day will be the public holiday in lieu.
*Subject to change