Public holidays: Approximately 3 weeks around Christmas, Several days around Easter including Good Friday (25 March 2016) and Easter Monday (28 March 2016), and around Ascension Day (6 May 2016), National Day (6 June 2016)
Beginning of the academic year
Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) are autonomous. Generally between end of August – beginning of SeptemberTeaching activity and holidays of the academic year
Fixed by each faculty.
Examinations of the academic year
Fixed by the teachers.
End of the academic year
Generally ends at the end of May or beginning of June. During June-September, most HEIs offer single subject courses of 7.5-10 ECTS credits.