Academic calendar

Please find here below the Academic calendar and the important dates of the year 2025-2026

FALL TERM (T1)

August 26: Orientation for the exchange and double degree students attending the FTS + French Oral Test

August 26 - September 18:  French Training Session (FTS)

September 18: French language course quiz

September 10:  Orientation for the full-time ESSEC and double degree students (academic meeting will follow)

September 19: Orientation for the exchange students arriving for the intensive week

September 22- 26: Intensive week or holiday week

September 26: Orientation session for the exchange students arriving for the start of the term

September 29: Start of the Fall term

October 01: Consulting & Finance Fair courses cancelled

November 11: Bank holidays - no courses 

December 19: End of Fall term

December 19 - January 5: Christmas break

WINTER TERM (T2)

January 02: 1st orientation session for the exchange students attending a course during the Intensive Week

January 05-09: Intensive week or holiday week

January 09: 2nd orientation session for the exchange/DD students arriving for the start of the term

January 12: Start of Winter term

January 22 (afternoon): Preparation of ESSEC Night courses cancelled

January 23 (all day): ESSEC Night (Nuit de l'ESSEC) - courses cancelled

January 27 & 28: Talent Days Fair - courses cancelled

February 23- 27: Intensive week or Winter break

April 03: End of Winter term

SPRING TERM (T3)                       

April 03: orientation session for the exchange students attending the Spring term

April 06: Easter Monday - no courses

April 07: Start of Spring term 

April 24: orientation session for the exchange students attending the Intensive Week only

April 27-30: Intensive week or holiday week

May 01 & 08 & 14: Bank holidays - no courses

June 26: End of Spring term