Normally, the autumn term starts in the end of August and the spring term in the end of January. Information about rollcall, intro meetings, schedules and more can be found on liu.se/en/education/admitted or via email that is sent out ahead of time by the different institutions that holds the programmes.
Times for the terms
Current term times
Term times for the different faculties at LiU
The Faculty of Arts and Sciences
The Faculty of Arts and Sciences have programmes and courses within humanities, social sciences, behavioural sciences, economy, computer science and thematic science.
Spring term 2026
The term is ongoing through 2026-01-19 (week 04) - 2026-06-07 (week 23)
Autumn term 2026
The term is ongoing through 2026-08-17 (week 34) - 2027-01-24 (week 03)
Spring term 2027
The term is ongoing through 2027-01-25 (week 04) - 2027-06-13 (week 23)
The Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences
Autumn Term 2025 and Spring Term 2026
The Autumn term 2025 is ongoing through 2025-08-25 (week 35) to 2026-01-11 (week 2)
The Spring term 2026 is ongoing through 2026-01-19 (week 4) - 2026-06-07 (week 23)
Exceptions:
Master's Program in Experimental and Medical Biosciences follows the semester periods of the Faculty of Science and Engineering:
Study period for autumn semester 2025: week 36 - week 3 (1 September 2025 – 18 January 2026), except for semester 1 of the program which starts 29 August 2025 (week 35).
Study period for spring semester 2026: week 4 – week 23 (January 19 2026 – June 7 2026).
BSc Experimental and Industrial Biomedicine follows the semester periods of the Faculty of Science and Engineering:
Study period for autumn semester 2025: week 36 - week 03 (September 1 2025 - January 18 2026), except for semester 1 of the program which starts August 22 2025 (week 34).
Study period for spring semester 2026: week 4 – week 23 (January 19 2026 – June 7 2026).
The Medical program semesters 6 - 11:
Study period for autumn semester 2025: week 34 - week 02 (August 18 2025 - January 11 2026) with break week 52.
Study period for spring semester 2026: week 4 - week 23 (January 19 2026 - June 7 2026).
Complementary program for Biomedical Laboratory Scientists with a foreign degree:
Program semester 1 starts week 45, November 3 2025.
Program semester 4 ends week 13, March 29 2026.
Autumn semester 2026 - Spring semester 2027
The Autumn term 2026 is ongoing through 2026-08-24 (week 35) - 2027-01-17 (week 2)
The Spring term 2027 is ongoing through 2027-01-25 (week 4) - 2027-06-13 (week 23)
The Spring term 2027 is ongoing through 2027-01-25 (week 4) - 2027-06-13 (week 23)
Exeptions:
Master's Program in Experimental ad Medical Biosciences follow the semester periods of the Faculty of Science and Engineering:
Study period autumn semester 2026: Monday August 31 - Sunday January 17, 2027 (week 35 - week 02). Semester 1 of the program starts Friday August 28.
Study period spring semester 2027: Monday January 18 - Sunday June 6.
BSc Experimental and Industrial Biomedicine follow the semester periods of the Faculty of Science and Engineering:
Study period autumn semester 2026: Monday 31st of August - Sunday January 17, 2027 (week 35 - week 02). Semester 1 of the program starts Friday August 21.
Study period spring semester 2027: Monday January 18 - Sunday June 6.
The Medical program semesters 6 - 11:
Study period for autumn semester 2026: week 34 - week 02 (August 17, 2026 - January 10, 2027) with break week 53.
Study period for spring semester 2027: week 4 - week 23 (January 25, 2027 - June 13, 2027).
Complementary program for Biomedical Laboratory Scientists with a foreign degree:
Program semester 1 starts week 46, November 2, 2026.
Program semester 4 ends week 13, April 4, 2027.
Midwifery programme:
Study period for autumn semester 2026: week 36 - week 03
Monday August 31 2026 - Sunday January 24 2027.
Study period for spring semester 2027: w 4 - w 23
Monday January 25, 2027 - Sunday June 13, 2027.
Autumn semester 2027 - Spring semester 2028
The Autumn term 2027 is ongoing through 2027-08-30 (week 35) - 2028-01-16 (week 2)
The Spring term 2028 is ongoing through 2028-01-24 (week 4) - 2028-06-11 (week 23)
Exeptions:
Master's Program in Experimental ad Medical Biosciences follow the semester periods of the Faculty of Science and Engineering:
Study period autumn semester 2027: Monday August 30 - Sunday January 16, 2028 (week 35 - week 02). Semester 1 of the program starts Friday August 27.
Study period autumn semester 2027: Monday August 30 - Sunday January 16, 2028 (week 35 - week 02). Semester 1 of the program starts Friday August 27.
Study period spring semester 2028: Monday January 17 - Sunday June 4, 2028.
BSc Experimental and Industrial Biomedicine follow the semester periods of the Faculty of Science and Engineering:
Study period autumn semester 2027: Monday August 30 - Sunday January 16, 2027 (week 35 - week 02). Semester 1 of the program starts Friday August 20.
Study period spring semester 2028: Monday January 17 - Sunday June 4.
The Medical program semesters 6 - 11:
Study period for autumn semester 2027: week 34 - week 02 (August 23, 2027 - January 16, 2027) with break week 52.
Study period for spring semester 2028: week 4 - week 23 (January 24, 2028 - June 11, 2028).
Complementary program for Biomedical Laboratory Scientists with a foreign degree:
Program semester 1 starts week 45, November 8, 2027.
Program semester 4 ends week 13, April 2, 2028.
Midwifery programme:
Study period for autumn semester 2027: week 36 - week 03
Monday September 6 2027 - Sunday January 23 2028.
Study period for spring semester 2028: week 4 - week 23
Monday January 25, 2028 - Sunday June 11, 2028.
The Faculty of Science and Engineering
The Faculty of Engineering educates engineers, physicists, chemists, biologists, mathematicians, computer scientists, logistician and furniture designers.
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The Faculty of Educational Sciences
The Faculty of Educational Sciences have teacher programmes and courses within pedagogy and teaching.
Spring Term 2026
The term is ongoing through 2026-01-19 (week 4) - 2026-06-07 (week 23)
Autum Term 2026
The term is ongoing through 2026-08-17 (week 34) - 2027-01-24 (week 3)
What faculty do I belong to?
Find your programme through the selector at liu.se/en/education or through the search function. Go to the syllabus and curriculum plan, or the course syllabus if you are taking stand-alone courses, to find information about the correct faculty.
Introductory session and study periods
Information about study periods can be found through the course and program website. Time and place for the introductory sessions can be found on the website closer to term start. Information about the introductory sessions can also be found on the “admitted” page for the program students, .
The course and programme sites can be found through the select tool at liu.se/en/education or through the search function.
Check your schedule
The can be searched by writing your course code. In the manual there are more instructions for how to adapt it for printing or downloading. There is the option to add the schedule to the calendar in the phone.