2024-2025 SUIBE important dates

2024-2025 SUIBE important dates

2024-2025 key academic dates and deadlines for RMIT students at Shanghai University of International Business and Economics (SUIBE).

These dates apply to the following programs: 

  • DP020 Diploma of Commerce
  • AD029 Associate Degree in Business
  • BP255 (Logistics & Supply Chain Management)
  • BP253 Bachelor of Business (International Business)
  • BP343 Bachelor of Business

If you are a current student, please log in to Enrolment Online and select the View my calendar link to access your course-related important dates as listed below.

Date Definition
Last day to add classes The deadline to enrol in a class without college approval (calculated at 15% of the term duration).
Census date The deadline to drop a class without receiving a withdrawn grade (calculated at 20% of the term duration).
Last day to drop classes without an academic penalty The deadline to drop a course without receiving a fully graded grade (0–100) (calculated at 66% of the term duration).
Result release date The date on which course results become available to you (can be anywhere between 7 and 28 days after the last day of the term).

September 2024 Semester 1 (2448) important dates

Date Event or deadline
9 September Semester 1 classes begin (Monday)
17 September Mid-Autumn Festival public holiday (Tuesday)
25 September Last day to add classes for Semester 1 (Wednesday)
27 September AFL Grand Final public holiday (Friday)  (Australia only)*
30 September Census date for Semester 1 (Monday)
1-7 October National Day/Golden Week holiday (Tuesday to Monday)
5 November Melbourne Cup Day public holiday (Tuesday) (Australia only)* 
22 November Last day to drop classes without academic penalty for Semester 1 (Friday)
6 December Semester 1 classes end (Friday)
9 December Semester 1 assessment period starts (Monday)
20 December Semester 1 assessment period ends (Friday)
25 December - 1 January 2025 RMIT University closed
25 December Christmas Day public holiday (Wednesday) (Australia only)*
26 December Boxing Day public holiday (Thursday) (Australia only)*
1 January 2025 New Year's Day public holiday (Wednesday)
17 January Semester 1 result release date (Friday)
27 January Australia Day public holiday (Monday) (Australia only)* 
28 January - 3 February Spring Festival holiday (Tuesday - Monday)
14-21 February Semester 1 deferred and supplementary assessment period (Friday - Friday)

September 2024 Semester 1 (2448) weeks 1-14

Week Dates
Week 1 9-15 September
Week 2 16-22 September
Week 3 23-29 September
Week 4 7-13 October
Week 5 14-20 October
Week 6 21-27 October
Week 7 28 October - 3 November
Week 8 4-10 November
Week 9 11-17 November
Week 10 18-24 November
Week 11 25 November - 1 December
Week 12 2-8 December
Week 13 9-15 December
Week 14
 16-22 December

February 2025 Semester 2 (2508) important dates

Date Event or deadline
24 February Semester 2 classes start for all programs (Monday)
8 March Last day to add classes for AD029 for Semester 2 (Saturday)
10 March Labour Day public holiday (Monday) (Australia only)*
11 March Census date for AD029 for Semester 2 (Tuesday)
11 March Last day to add classes for DP020, BP253, BP255, BP343 for Semester 2 (Tuesday)
15 March Census date for DP020, BP253, BP255, BP343 for Semester 2 (Saturday)
4 April Tomb Sweeping Day (Friday)
18 April Last day to drop classes without academic penalty for AD029 for Semester 2 (Friday)
18 April Good Friday public holiday (Friday) (Australia only)*
19 April Easter Saturday public holiday (Saturday) (Australia only)*
20 April Easter Sunday public holiday (Sunday) (Australia only)*
21 April Easter Monday public holiday (Monday) (Australia only)*
22 April Easter Tuesday RMIT holiday (Tuesday) (Australia only)*
25 April ANZAC Day public holiday (Friday) (Australia only)*
1 May Labour Day national holiday (Thursday)
2 May Last day to drop classes without academic penalty for DP020, BP253, BP255, BP343 for Semester 2 (Friday)
2 May Classes end for AD029 for Semester 2 (Friday)
5-9 May Assessment period for AD029 for Semester 2 (Monday- Friday)
16 May Classes end for DP020, BP253, BP255, BP343 for Semester 2 (Friday)
19 May Assessment period starts for DP020, BP253, BP255, BP343 for Semester 2 (Monday)
23 May Result release date for AD029 for Semester 2 (friday)
30 May Assessment period ends for DP020, BP253, BP255, BP343 for Semester 2 (Friday)
31 May - 2 June Dragon Boat Festival (Saturday - Monday) (TBC)
9 June  King's Birthday public holiday (Monday) (Australia only)*
20 June Result release date for DP020, BP253, BP255, BP343 for Semester 2 (Friday)

February 2025 Semester 2 (2448) weeks 1-14

Week Dates
1 24 February - 2 March
2 3-9 March
3 10-16 March
4 17-23 March
5 24-30 March
6 31 March - 6 April
7  7-13 April
8 14-20 April
9 21-27 April
10 28 April- 4 May
11 5-11 May
12 12-18 May
13 19-25 May
14 26 May - 1 June

*Australia-based adminstrative services will not be available on Australian public holidays.

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