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Academic Calendar

Library on Heriot-Watt Malaysia campus

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

Academic Calendar for Foundation Programmes
DatesActivity
28 April – 2 May 2025Welcome Week
5 May – 1 August 2025Semester 1 teaching
9 – 13 June 2025Reading week
4 – 8 August 2025Semester 1 exams
11 – 29 August 2025Semester 1 break
1 September – 28 November 2025Semester 2 teaching
20 – 24 October 2025Reading week
1 – 5 December 2025Semester 2 exams
8 December 2025 – 2 January 2026Semester 2 break
5 January – 10 April 2026Semester 3 teaching
16 – 20 February 2026Reading week
23 – 27 March 2026Break
13 – 17 April 2026Semester 3 exams
20 April – 4 September 2026Semester 3 Break
22 – 26 June 2026Resits
7 – 11 September 2026Undergraduate Welcome Week

* Subject to change

Undergraduate programmes

Undergraduate - September intake
DatesActivity
1 – 5 September 2025September Semester Welcome Week
8 September – 28 November 2025September Semester teaching
13 – 17 October 2025September Semester Consolidation Week
1 – 16 December 2025December Examination & Assessment Diet
17 December 2025 – 9 January 2026December Break
12 January – 3 April 2026January Semester teaching
16 – 20 February 2026January Semester Consolidation Week
6 – 17 April 2026April Break
20 – 30 April 2026April Examination & Assessment Diet
4 May – 4 September 2026January Semester break
27 July – 7 August 2026Resit
5 July 2026Summer Graduation*

* Note: The dates stated above are tentative and subject to change.

Postgraduate programmes

Postgraduate - September intake
DatesActivity
1 – 5 September 2025September Semester Welcome Week
8 September – 28 November 2025September Semester teaching
13 – 17 October 2025September Semester Consolidation Week
1 – 16 December 2025December Examination & Assessment Diet
17 December 2025 – 9 January 2026December Break
5 – 9 January 2026January Semester Welcome Week
12 January – 3 April 2026January Semester Teaching
16 – 20 February 2026January Semester Consolidation Week
6 – 17 April 2026April Break
20 – 30 April 2026April Exam and Assessment Diet
4 May – 4 September 2026Break
27July – 7 August 2026Resit*

*Note: The dates stated above are tentative and subject to change.

Future intakes

Campus holidays for 2025/26

The University buildings will be closed for the following official Malaysia holidays in 2025/26:​

2025/26 Malaysia Holidays
DatesActivity
31 August 2025#Independence Day
5 September 2025*Prophet Muhammad’s Birthday
16 September 2025Malaysia Day
20 October 2025*Deepavali
25 December 2025Christmas
1 January 2026New Year's Day
1 February 2026#Federal Territory Day
1 February 2026*#Thaipusam
17 – 18 February 2026Chinese New Year
7 March 2026*Nuzul Al-Quran
21 – 22 March 2026*Hari Raya Aidil Fitri
1 May 2026Labour Day
27 May 2026*Hari Raya Aidil Adha
31 May 2026*#Wesak Day
1 June 2026King's Birthday
16 June 2026*Awal Muharram
25 August 2026*Prophet Muhammad’s Birthday
31 August 2026Independence 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

Campus holidays up to 2031

Malaysia Campus Holidays Up to 2031

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