THE HONG KONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Calendar Dates in the 2018-19 Academic Year

Week S M T W T F S Events General Holidays

August, 2018
1 2 3 4
5 6 7 8 9 10 11
12 13 14 15 16 17 18 13 Last day of Summer Term, 2017-18
19 20 21 22 23 24 25 23-24 Class Enrollment starts – All UG students *
26 27 28 29 30 31 23 Class Enrollment starts – All PG students *
31 Last day for submission of final thesis examination
results and thesis copies for Summer 2017-18
[* A validation period for class enrollment will be arranged
prior to these dates]
September
1
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 3 Commencement of the 2018-19 Academic Year
2 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 3 Fall Term commences
3 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 3-15 Add/Drop Period
4 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 17/9-2/10 Extended Drop Period – for PG courses only 25 The day following the Chinese
5 30 Mid-Autumn Festival

October
5 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 National Day
6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
7 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 17 Chung Yeung Festival
8 21 22 23 24 25 26 27
9 28 29 30 31

November
9 1 2 3
10 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
11 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 15-16 Congregation
12 18 19 20 21 22 23 24
13 25 26 27 28 29 30

December
1 1 Last day of Fall Term classes
2 3 4 5 6 7 8 3-7 Study Break
9 10 11 12 13 14 15 8-20 Fall Term Examinations
16 17 18 19 20 21 22 20 Last day of Fall Term
23 24 25 26 27 28 29 25 Christmas Day
30 31 31 Last day for submission of final thesis examination 26 The first weekday after
results and thesis copies for Fall Christmas Day

Public holiday First/Last day of Term classes

Examination Period/Break Boldtype Important dates for students to note

July 2018
Week S M T W T F S Events General Holidays
January, 2019
1 2 3 4 5 2 Winter Term commences 1 The first day of January
6 7 8 9 10 11 12
13 14 15 16 17 18 19 24-25 Class Enrollment starts – All UG students *
20 21 22 23 24 25 26 24 Class Enrollment starts – All PG students *
1 27 28 29 30 31 28 Last day of Winter Term
29 Last day for submission of final thesis examination
results and thesis copies for Winter
[* A validation period for class enrollment will be arranged
prior to these dates]
30 Spring Term commences
February 30/1-15/2 Add/Drop Period
1 1 2
1 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 5 Lunar New Year’s Day
2 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 16/2-1/3 Extended Drop Period – for PG courses only 6 The second day of Lunar
3 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 New Year
4 24 25 26 27 28 7 The third day of Lunar New
Year
March
4 1 2
5 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
6 10 11 12 13 14 15 16
7 17 18 19 20 21 22 23
8 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
9 31

April
9 1 2 3 4 5 6 5 Ching Ming Festival
10 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
11 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 18-23 Mid Term Break 19 Good Friday
11 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 20 The day following Good Friday
12 28 29 30 22 Easter Monday

May
12 1 2 3 4 1 Labor Day
13 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 9 Last day of Spring Term classes
12 13 14 15 16 17 18 10-16 Study Break 13 The day following the
19 20 21 22 23 24 25 17-29 Spring Term Examinations Birthday of the Buddha
26 27 28 29 30 31 29 Last day of Spring Term

June
1
2 3 4 5 6 7 8 7 Tuen Ng Festival
9 10 11 12 13 14 15 14 Last day for submission of final thesis examination
16 17 18 19 20 21 22 results and thesis copies for Spring
23 24 25 26 27 28 29 17/6-10/8 Summer Term
30

July
1 2 3 4 5 6 1 Hong Kong Special
7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Administrative Region
14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Establishment Day
21 22 23 24 25 26 27
28 29 30 31

Academic Year 2019-20 (Provisional)

Fall Term 2 September  19 December 2019 Summer Term 22 June  15 August 2020
Winter Term 2  31 January 2020 Study Breaks 2  6 December 2019 and 11  15 May 2020
Spring Term 3 February  28 May 2020 Mid-Term Break 7  13 April 2020

July 2018