Public holidays: 28 October 2017 (National holiday, however  Saturday this year), 17 November 2017, 30 January 2018, 19 February 2018 (Religious holiday), 25 March 2018 (National holiday, however Sunday  this year), 1 May 2018 (Labour Day), 28 May 2018 (Religious holiday)
Beginning of the academic year
1 September 2017Teaching activity and holidays of the academic year
  Teaching activity (1 or winter semester): From  the  beginning  of  the  winter  semester  in September  -  approximately  within  the  second fortnight of September - until 22 December 2017
  
  
  Holiday: 25  December  2017  -  5  January  2018  (Christmas holidays)
  
  
  Teaching activity (1 or winter semester): 8  January  2018  until  the  beginning  of  the  winter semester  exams  set  approximately  in  mid-January 2018.
  
  
  Teaching activity (2nd or spring semester): Spring semester begins after the end of the  winter semester  exams,  approximately  in  mid-February 2018.
  
  
  Holidays: 2-13 April 2018 (Easter holidays)
  
  
  Teaching activity (2nd or spring semester): The period after Easter holidays until the beginning of spring semester exams, approximately beginning of June 2018.
  
Examinations of the academic year
Winter semester exams begin approximately in mid-
January  2018  and  last  for  three  weeks  until  the 
beginning of February 2018. 
Spring  semester  exams  take  place  in  June 2018 
and last for three weeks. 
End of the academic year
31 August 2018