Academics for exchange students: Academic Calendar 2026/27
The 2025-26 Academic Calendar is available at this link.
ACADEMIC YEAR 2026/27
| APPLICATION | ||
|---|---|---|
| FALL 2026 | SPRING 2027 | |
| Exchange Program online application (Housing NOT included) |
April 9 - May 20, 2026 | September 30 - October 22, 2026 (TBC) |
| Italian Language Crash and Follow-up Course registration | April 9 - May 20, 2026 | September 30 - October 22, 2026 (TBC) |
| Italian Language Crash Course cancellation deadline | July 29, 2026 | TBC |
| Italian Language Follow-up Course cancellation deadline | August 26, 2026 | TBC |
| Course Selection | August 24 - 26, 2026 | January 12 - 15, 2027 (TBC) |
| Course Selection add/drop period | September 7 - 15, 2026 |
February 10 - 17, 2027 (TBC) |
| WELCOME ACTIVITIES | ||
|---|---|---|
| FALL 2026 | SPRING 2027 | |
| Bocconi Residence Halls check-in (recommended date) |
August 22, 2026 | January 23, 2027 (TBC) |
| Welcome check-in days (mandatory) | August 25 - 28, 2026 | January 25 - 29, 2027 (TBC) |
| Italian Language Crash Course | August 25 - September 5, 2026 | January 25 - February 6, 2027 (TBC) |
| Welcome Orientation | August 28, 2026 (TBC) | TBC |
| SEMESTER DATES | ||
|---|---|---|
| FALL 2026 | SPRING 2027 | |
| Beginning of Bocconi Courses (Official beginning of the semester) |
September 2, 2026 | February 3, 2027 |
| Italian Language Follow-up Course | September 21 - November 23, 2026 | TBC |
| Mid-term exam session | October 19 - 28, 2026 (Undergraduate courses) (TBC) October 19 - 27, 2026 (Graduate & Law courses) (TBC) |
March 18 - April 3, 2027 (Undergraduate & Graduate courses) (TBC) March 18 - April 7, 2027 (Law courses) (TBC) |
| End of Bocconi courses | December 5, 2026 (TBC) | May 15, 2027** (TBC) |
| Early exam session for Exchange students | December 9 - 22, 2026 (TBC) | N/A |
| First exam session | January 7 - 19, 2027 (TBC) | May 17 - 31, 2027 (TBC) |
| Second exam session | January 20 - February 2, 2027 (TBC) | June 3 - July 10, 2027 (TBC) |
| "Earliest departure date" * | December 23, 2026 | June 1, 2027 |
| Bocconi Residence Hall check-out | December 24, 2026 | June 1, 2027 |
| Official end of the semester | February 2, 2027 | July 10, 2027 |
* The earliest date by which one official exam date for each course is scheduled. Students may take exams at Bocconi only during the official examination sessions. We strongly recommend that departures are not planned before this date.
**Some LAW courses will end on May 22, 2027
| PUBLIC HOLIDAYS | ||
|---|---|---|
| FALL 2026 | SPRING 2027 | |
| Public Holiday | October 4, 2026 | N/A |
| Public Holiday | November 1, 2026 | N/A |
| Public Holiday | December 7 - 8, 2026 | N/A |
| Christmas Break | December 24, 2026 - January 6, 2027 | N/A |
| Public Holiday | January 6, 2027 | N/A |
| Easter Break | N/A | March 27 - 30, 2027 |
| Public Holiday | N/A | April 25, 2027 |
| Public Holiday | N/A | May 1, 2027 |
| Public Holiday | N/A | June 2, 2027 |