Provisional Student Calendar for 2024-26 (Class of 2026)

Semester Location   Dates (subject to change)
Semester 1

Universidade de Lisboa & ISCTE - University Institute of Lisbon - Lisbon, Portugal

MAGMa Induction & Orientation Week: 18-20 September 2024

Teaching Period: 23 September-22 December 2024

Winter Break

 

23 December 2023-4 January 2025

Semester 1 Assessment Period

Universidade de Lisboa & ISCTE - University Institute of Lisbon - Lisbon, Portugal

6-31 January 2025

Semester 2

IESA Arts and Culture Paris - Paris, France

Orientation: 3 February 2025

Teaching and Assessment Period: 4 February-23 June 2025

Optional Summer School

The Hunterian, University of Glasgow & Smithsonian Cultural Rescue Initiative, Glasgow

30 June-11 July 2025

*TBC* (may not run if minimum numbers are not met - check before booking travel))

Summer Break 

  mid-July-late-August 2025
Semester 3

Erasmus University Rotterdam - Rotterdam, Netherlands 

Orientation Week: late-August 2025 (TBC)

Teaching and Assessment Period: September 2025-late January 2026 (TBC)

Winter Break   Mid-December 2025-early January 2026

Optional Winter School

Tata Institute of Social Sciences Summer School - Mumbai, India

Early January 2026

*TBC* (may not run if minimum numbers are not met - check before booking travel)

Semester 4

Dissertation at either UofG, ISCTE/FLUL, IESA, or EUR

Research Period: January-June 2026
Graduation

University of Glasgow - Glasgow, Scotland

November 2026 

Provisional Student Calendar for 2023-25 (Class of 2025)

Semester Location   Dates (subject to change)
Semester 1

Universidade de Lisboa & University Institute of Lisbon - Lisbon, Portugal

MAGMa Induction & Orientation Week: 20-22 September 2023

Teaching Period: 25 September-mid-December 2023

Winter Break  

Winter Break: around 23 December 2023. The end of the winter break depends on the location of the 2nd mobility.

Semester 2

IESA Arts and Culture Paris - Paris, France

IESA Orientation: 22 January 2024

MAGMa-specific Orientation: 25-26 January 2024

Teaching begins: 29 January 2024
Trip to TEFAF: 11-12 March 2024
Spring Break: 25 March-2 April 2024
Reading Week: 10-15 June 2024
Exams: 17-23 June 2024

IESA Diploma Defense (online): late July-early September 2024

Optional Summer School

Track 1: The Hunterian at University of Glasgow - Scotland

Track 2: SCRI at University of Glasgow - Scotland

1-12 July 2024 *TBC* (may not run if minimum numbers are not met - check before booking travel)

Summer Break 

  13 July-25 August 2024
Semester 3

Erasmus University Rotterdam

- Rotterdam, Netherlands 

Orientation Week: 26-30 August 2024 

Teaching Period: 2 September-24 January 2025

Winter Break   Winter Break: 16 December 2024-6 January 2025

Optional Winter School

Tata Institute of Social Sciences Summer School - Mumbai, India

Early January 2025 *TBC* (may not run if minimum numbers are not met - check before booking travel)
Semester 4 Dissertation at chosen partner institution Research Period: January-June 2025
Graduation

University of Glasgow - Glasgow, Scotland

Winter Graduation: End of November/early December 2025