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

January 2024 intake
Academic Calendar for Foundation Programme
Dates Activity
3 – 5 January 2024 Welcome Week
8 January – 29 March 2024 Semester 1 teaching
12 – 16 February 2024 Reading Week
1 – 5 April 2024 Semester 1 Exam
8 – 12 April 2024 Break
15 April – 12 July 2024 Semester 2 teaching
20 – 24 May 2024 Reading Week
15 – 19 July 2024 Semester 2 Exam
22 – 26 July 2024 Semester 2 Break
29 July – 25 October 2024 Semester 3 teaching
2 – 6 September 2024 Reading Week
28 October – 2 November 2024 Semester 3 Exam
4 November 2024 – 3 January 2025 Break
9 – 13 December 2024 Resits
6 – 10 January 2025 Undergraduate Welcome Week
April 2024 intake
Academic Calendar for Foundation Programme
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
Academic Calendar for Foundation Programme
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
Academic Calendar for Foundation Programme
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
Academic Calendar for Foundation Programmes
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
Academic Calendar for Foundation Programmes
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

Undergraduate programmes

September 2024 intake
Undergraduate - September 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 – 1 August 2025 Resits*
5 - 6 July 2025 (TBC) Summer Graduation (Malaysia)

* Subject to change

January 2025 intake
Undergraduate - January 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.

Postgraduate programmes

September 2024 intake
Postgraduate - September 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 – 1 August 2025 Resit*  

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

January 2025 intake
Postgraduate - January 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.

Future intakes

Malaysia Campus Academic Year 2025/26
Malaysia Campus Academic Year 2025/26
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:​

2024/25 Malaysia Holidays
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
17 March 2025* Nuzul Al-Quran
31 March - 1 April 2025* Hari Raya Aidil Fitri
1 May 2025 Labour Day
13 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

 

Campus holidays up to 2031

Malaysia Campus Holidays Up to 2031