Public holidays: Holidays which are not included in the Summer (~3 months) / Christmas (~2 weeks) / Easter Holidays (~1 week) are: 1 December 2016, 20 April 2017, 25 May 2017, 5 June 2017
Beginning of the academic year
Institutions are autonomous. The beginning of the academic year is generally round mid-August.
Teaching activity and holidays of the academic year
Teaching activity: Institutions are autonomous. Teaching activity generally starts between 15 August and 5 September and ends on 30 November. Some institutions have summer sessions that last from May to August.
Holidays: 21 December 2016 – 2-6 January 2017, 10-17 April 2017
Teaching activity: Institutions are autonomous. Teaching activity generally starts around 7 January and ends between 25 March – 3 April 2017
Examinations of the academic year
Institutions are autonomous.
Examinations generally take place between 2 and 20 December.
Examinations generally take place between 30 April and 31 May.
End of the academic year
No precise date. The academic year ends de facto after the last examination.