Key Dates
Information on this page is specific to exchange and study abroad students coming to Monash Malaysia. Orientation dates and on-campus accommodation availability may differ at other Monash campuses.
| Semester 1, 2019 | |
| Availability of on-campus accommodation | Monday 11 February |
| Students to arrive by | Sunday 24 February |
| University Orientation (compulsory) | Monday 25 February – Friday 1 March |
| Classes begin | Monday 4 March |
| Mid-semester break | Friday 19 April – Friday 26 April |
| Classes end | Friday 31 May |
| Swot Vac (Study without Teaching Vacation) | Monday 3 June – Friday 7 June |
| Exams period | Monday 10 June – Friday 28 June |
| To vacate on-campus accommodation | Wednesday 10 July |
| Semester 2, 2019 | |
| Availability of on-campus accommodation | Wednesday 17 July |
| Students to arrive by | Sunday 21 July |
| University Orientation (compulsory) | Monday 22 July – Friday 26 July |
| Classes begin | Monday 29 July |
| Mid-semester break | Monday 30 September – Friday 4 October |
| Classes end | Friday 25 October |
| Swot Vac (Study without Teaching Vacation) | Monday 28 October – Friday 1 November |
| Exams period | Monday 4 November – Friday 22 November |
| To vacate on-campus accommodation | Monday 16 December |
| Semester 1, 2020 | |
| Availability of on-campus accommodation | Friday 7 February |
| Students to arrive by | Sunday 23 February |
| University Orientation (compulsory) | Monday 24 February – Friday 28 February |
| Classes begin | Monday 2 March |
| Mid-semester break | Friday 13 April – Friday 17 April |
| Classes end | Friday 29 May |
| Swot Vac (Study without Teaching Vacation) | Monday 1 June – Friday 5 June |
| Exams period | Monday 8 June – Friday 26 June |
| To vacate on-campus accommodation | Wednesday 6 July |
| Semester 2, 2020 | |
| Availability of on-campus accommodation | Wednesday 13 July |
| Students to arrive by | Sunday 19 July |
| University Orientation (compulsory) | Monday 20 July – Friday 24 July |
| Classes begin | Monday 27 July |
| Mid-semester break | Monday 28 September – Friday 2 October |
| Classes end | Friday 23 October |
| Swot Vac (Study without Teaching Vacation) | Monday 26 October – Friday 30 October |
| Exams period | Monday 2 November – Friday 20 November |
| To vacate on-campus accommodation | Saturday 12 December |
For more semester dates, please Semester dates summary.