Teaching activity and holidays

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Country	Teaching activity and holidays
Austria 2014/15 - teaching activity and holidays	Type of programme: Universities The  academic  year  consists  of  the  winter semester, the summer semester and the periods during which no courses are held. (The so-called ‘lecture-free’  time  is  comparable  to  the  summer holidays of schools.) Christmas  (2 weeks),  Semester  holidays (February),  Easter  (2 weeks);  summer  holidays (July to September); no more detailed information available.  All  holiday  periods  are  set  by  the university’s senate. Type  of  programme:  Fachhochschulen  (Universities  of  applied  science): All periods of teaching activity and holidays are fixed  by  the  institutions.  Usually  teaching activities last 15-20 weeks (mostly 15 weeks for full-time  programmes,  18-20 weeks  mainly  for part-time programmes). Usually  there  are:  Christmas  holidays  (around 2 weeks),  Easter  holidays  (1-2 weeks)  and  the periods between the semesters.
Austria 2015/16 - teaching activity and holidays	Type of programme: Universities The academic year consists of the winter semester, the summer semester and the periods during which no courses are held. (The so-called 'lecture-free' time is comparable to the summer holidays of schools.) Christmas (2 weeks), semester holidays (February), Easter (2 weeks); summer holidays (July to September); no more detailed information available. All holiday periods are set by the university's senate. Type of programme: Fachhochschulen (Universities of applied science): All periods of teaching activity and holidays are fixed by the institutions. Usually teaching activities last 15-20 weeks (mostly 15 weeks for full-time programmes, 18-20 weeks mainly for part-time programmes). Usually there are: Christmas holidays (around 2 weeks), Easter holidays (1-2 weeks) and the periods between the semesters.
Austria 2016/17 - teaching activity and holidays	Type of programme: Universities The academic year consists of the winter semester, the summer semester and the periods during which no courses are held. Christmas (2 weeks), semester holidays (February), Easter (2 weeks); summer holidays (July to September); no more detailed information available. All holiday periods are set by the university’s senate. Type of programme: Fachhochschulen (Universities of applied science): All periods of teaching activity and holidays are fixed by the institutions. Usually teaching activities last 15-20 weeks (usually 15 weeks for full-time programmes, 18-20 weeks for degree-programmes especially designed for working professionals). Usually there are: Christmas holidays (around 2 weeks), Easter holidays (1-2 weeks) and the periods between the semesters.
Austria 2017/18 - teaching activity and holidays	Type of programme: Universities The academic year consists of the winter semester, the summer semester and the periods during which no courses are held. Christmas (2 weeks), semester holidays (February), Easter (2 weeks); summer holidays (July to September); no more detailed information available. All holiday periods are set by the university’s senate. Type of programme: Fachhochschulen (Universities of applied science): All periods of teaching activity and holidays are fixed by the institutions. Usually teaching activities last 15-20 weeks (usually 15 weeks for full-time programmes, 18-20 weeks for degree-programmes especially designed for working professionals). Usually there are: Christmas holidays (around 2 weeks), Easter holidays (1-2 weeks) and the periods between the semesters.

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