Denmark 2026/27 - academic year

Beginning of the academic year

Teaching activity and holidays of the academic year

Teaching activity:

University of Copenhagen: autumn semester 1 September 2026 – 31 January 2027; spring semester 1 February – 30 June 2027. The Faculties of Science and of Health and Medical Sciences use four nine-week blocks (blocks 1–2 in autumn, 3–4 in spring). Classes typically end in December and in May/early June.

Autumn holiday:

12–18 October 2026.

Christmas holidays:

24 December 2026 – 1 January 2027.

Easter holiday:

25–29 March 2027 (also Ascension 6 May and Whit 16–17 May 2027).

Examinations of the academic year

End of the academic year