Peking University HSBC Business School Calendar for Fall Semester 2020 - 2021 (Tentative) Date Day Activities Aug. 21 - 24 Fri. - Mon. MBA 9th APAC Desert Challenge Aug. 22 - 23 Sat. - Sun. 2020 Conference and JEDC Special Issue on Markets and Economies with Information Frictions Aug. 22 - 23 Sat. - Sun. MBA 2nd Round Interview for 2021 Aug. 24 Mon. Faculty Return to School & New Faculty and New Students Registration Aug. 25 - 30 Tue. - Sun. MA New Students Boot Camp Aug. 25 - 27 Tue. - Thur MA Exam-exemption Admission Interview in SZ(REQUIRED) Aug. 28 Fri. Strategy Meeting (REQUIRED) Aug. 31 - Sept. 6 Mon. - Sun. New Students Orientation Week Sept. 2 Wed. MA New Students Math Exam Sept. 3 - 4 Thur. - Fri. New Semester's Opening Ceremony and Opening Camp (PKUSZ) Sept. 7 Mon. Current Students Registration Sept. 7 Mon. First Module Class Begins Sept. 9 Wed. PHBS New Academic Year Opening Ceremony and 2nd Year MA Students Class Meeting (REQUIRED) Sept. 10 Thur. Teachers' Day Sept. 15 - 16 Tue. - Wed. EPAS Peer Review Visit Sept. 14 Mon. New Students Registration in UK Campus Sept. 19 - 20 Sat. - Sun MA Exam-exemption Admission Interview in BJ Sept. 19 - 20 Sat. - Sun MBA 3nd Round Interview for 2021 Sept. 21 Mon. First Module in UK Campus Begins Sept. 23 Wed. MA Students Autumn Outing Sept. 28 - Oct. 2 Mon. - Fri. MBA Overseas Study (TBD) Sept. 28 - Oct. 8 Mon. - Thur. EMBA Overseas Study (TBD) Sept. 29 - Oct. 4 Tue. - Sun. EMBA 15th Gobi Challenge Sept. 30 Wed. Faculty Meeting (REQUIRED) Oct. 1 - Oct. 8 Thur. - Thur. National Day Holiday Oct. 2 Fri. PHBS New Academic Year Opening Ceremony in UK Campus Oct. 24 Sat. Alumni Homecoming Day Oct. 24 Sat. the 10th Anniversary Celebration Event of EMBA Oct. 28 Wed. Faculty Meeting (REQUIRED) Nov. 13 Fri. First Module Class Ends Nov. 13 - 15 Fri. - Sun. The 20th China Economics Annual Confernce (Fuzhou) Nov. 16 - 17 Mon. - Tue. First Module Examination Nov. 16 - 18 Mon. - Wed. First Module Examination in UK Campus Nov. 23 Mon. Second Module in UK Campus Begins Nov. 19 Thur. Second Module Class Begins Nov. 21 Sat. PHBS Family Day (TBD) Nov. 25 Wed. Faculty Meeting (REQUIRED) Nov. 25 Wed. PKUSZ Field Day Nov. 26 Thur. EMBA Graduate Thesis Defense (Winter Defense) Dec. 2 Wed. First Module Examination Board Meeting in UK Campus Dec. 8 Tue. MBA Graduate Thesis Defense (Winter Defense) Dec. 9 Wed. MA & PhD Graduate Thesis Defense (REQUIRED) (Winter Defense) Dec. 12 Sat. MBA New Year’s Party Dec. 13 - 15 Sun. - Tue. PHBS Workshop in Macroeconomics and Finance Dec. 19 Sat. EDP New Year's Party Dec. 21 - Jan. 1 Mon. - Fri. Christmas Holiday in UK campus Dec. 21 Mon. MA-PhD New Year’s Party (REQUIRED) Dec. 25 Fri. Mirror Lake Night Party & New Year Carnival (PKUSZ) Dec. 26 Sat. EMBA New Year's Party Dec. 30 Wed. Faculty Meeting (REQUIRED) Jan. 1 Fri New Year’s Day Holiday Jan. 13 Wed. Last MA Student Class Meeting Jan. 19 Tue. Second Module Class Ends Jan. 21- 22 Thur. - Fri. Second Module Examination Jan. 22 Fri. Faculty Meeting (REQUIRED) Jan. 22 Fri. Faculty & Staff Spring Festival's Party (PKUSZ, REQUIRED) Jan. 25 - Feb. 21 Mon. - Sun. Faculty & Students Winter Break Feb. 1 - 3 Mon. - Wed. Second Module Examination in UK Campus Feb. 8 - 19 Mon. - Fri. Spring Festival Holiday in UK Campus #Classes originally scheduled on official holidays, please adjust them to Wednesday. Peking University HSBC Business School Calendar for Spring Semester 2020 - 2021 (Tentative) Date Day Activity Feb. 22 Mon Faculty & Students Return to School Feb. 22 Mon. Third Module in UK Campus Begins Feb. 22 - 23 Mon. - Tue. Students Registration and Third Module Classes Begin Feb. 24 Wed. Second Module Examination Board Meeting in UK Campus Feb. 24 Wed. Faculty Meeting (REQUIRED) Mar. 24 Wed. Faculty Meeting (REQUIRED) Mar. 24 Wed. MA Students Spring Outing Late March Faculty Performance Evaluation and Preparing for Contract Renewal Apr. 5 Mon. Ancestors Memorial Holiday Apr. 5 - 9 Mon. - Fri. Easter Holiday in UK Campus Mid April 2020 MA Students Entrance Admission Interviews, 2020 PhD Admission Interviews Apr. 17 Sat. PHBS Games (TBD) Apr. 19 Mon. MA Students Graduate Thesis Seminar Starts Apr. 21 Wed. Faculty Meeting (REQUIRED) Apr. 23 Fri. Third Module Class Ends Apr. 26 Mon. 3rd Year Students Submit Graduate Thesis Apr. 26 - 27 Mon. - Tue. Final Exams for the Third Module Apr. 26 - 28 Mon. - Wed. Third Module Examination in UK Campus Apr. 29 Thur. Fourth Module Classes Begins Apr. 28 - May 6 Wed. - Thur. EMBA 16th Gobi Challenge Late April TBD EDP 7th Desert Challenge Late April TBD MBA 10th APAC Desert Challenge May. 3 Mon. Forth Module in UK Campus Begins May 1 - 7 Sat. - Fri. International Labor Holiday May 12 Wed. Third Module Examination Board Meeting in UK Campus May 13- 14 Thur. - Fri. MBA Graduate Thesis Defense May 19 Wed. Faculty Meeting (REQUIRED) May TBD EMBA Graduate Thesis Defense May TBD the 5th PKU-NUS Conference on Quantitative Finance and Economics in Singapore May TBD EMBA New Class Opening Ceremony May TBD MBA New Class Opening Ceremony May 29 - 31 Sat. - Mon. MA & PhD Graduate Thesis Defense Jun. 4 Fri. MA Class Meeting and Graduation Farewell Party Jun. 5 Sat. PHBS Commencement (REQUIRED) Jun. 14 Mon Dragon Boat Festival Holiday Jun. 16 Wed. UK Campus Academic Board Meeting 5th Jun. 16 Wed. Faculty Meeting (REQUIRED) Jun. 21 Mon Deadline for 2nd-year Students Submitting Thesis Proposal To Advisor Jun. 26 - 27 Sat. - Sun. MBA 1st Round Interview for 2022 Jun. 28 - 30 Mon. - Wed. Forth Module Examination in UK Campus June TBD MBA/EMBA Graduation Farewell Party June TBD EMBA Students Overseas Study Jun. 5 - Jul. 8 Sat. - Thur. Graduate Check-out Procedures at Shenzhen Jul. 3 Sat. PKU Shenzhen Graduate School Commencement (PKUSZ, REQUIRED) Jul. 5 - 9 Mon. - Fri. Summer Project or preparion of Dissertation Project in UK Campus Jul. 6 Tue. Fourth Module Class Ends Jul. 6 - 7 Tue. - Wed. Peking University Commencement (Beijing) Jul. 8 - 9 Thur. - Fri. Fourth Module Examinations Jul. 9 Fri. Faculty Meeting (REQUIRED) Jul. 12 Mon. Summer Vacation for Students Begins July TBD Summary Report Meeting for 2020-2021 Academic Year (PKUSZ, REQUIRED) Jul. 9 - 12 (TBD) Fri. - Mon. Economics & Finance Student Forum (REQUIRED) Jul. 14 Wed. Forth Module Examination Board Meeting in UK Campus Jul. 14 Wed. Summer Vacation for Faculty Begins # Classes originally scheduled on official holidays, please adjust them to Wednesday.