Romania 2014/15 - academic year

Beginning of the academic year

29 September is considered the official start of the academic year.

Teaching activity and holidays of the academic year

The academic year consists of two semesters (winter and summer semesters). Higher education institutions (HEI) are autonomous. They fix all periods of teaching activity and holidays. The length of the teaching activity (lectures and practice trainings) differs from one HEI to another. Examinations dates and holidays (other than the officially announced public and religious holidays) are determined at institutional level.

A standard academic year includes:

First Semester (exact dates are fixed by HEIs)

Teaching: end of September - around 20-21 December Holiday: 22 December - 1st week of January (generally, 2 weeks)

Teaching: second week of January - mid of January (about 2 weeks)

Holiday: mid-February (generally, 1 week)

Second Semester (exact dates are fixed by HEIs)

Teaching: last week of February - end of May (with 1 week - Easter Holiday)

Work internship (for some students during summer holidays): beginning of July - mid-July (generally minimum 2 weeks - maximum 12 weeks)

Summer holiday: after work internship period until the end of

Examinations of the academic year

The examination dates are determined at institutional level. Teachers and students are free to fix the dates for examinations within the examination sessions established by institutions. Examination sessions are generally organised as follows:

mid-January - mid-February beginning of June - end of June beginning of September - mid-September (for those students who failed in previous sessions)

End of the academic year

Institutions are autonomous. Generally at the end of September.