University Academic Calendar for the First Term of the 2025–2026 Academic Year
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Details of the Academic Year Schedule for First-Year Students
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Start and End Dates
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Specific period
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Commencement of the First Semester, First Semester Examinations, and Mid-Year Examinations
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It begins on Sunday, 9/11/2025, and ends on Thursday, 26/2/2026
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16 weeks, including examinations (the remaining period shall be compensated by Saturday classes or additional lectures if necessary).
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Spring holidays
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It begins on Sunday, 1/3/2026, and ends on Saturday, 7/3/2026
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One week
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Start of the Second Semester, Second Semester Examinations, and Final Examinations
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It begins on Sunday, 8/3/2026, and ends on Thursday, 25/6/2026
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16 weeks, including examinations (the remaining period shall be compensated by Saturday classes or additional lectures if necessary).
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Second-Round Examinations
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uesday, 1/9/2026
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Two weeks
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The Academic Calendar for Postgraduate Studies for the Academic Year 2025–2026
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Details of the academic year dates
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Date & day
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Specific period
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Notes
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The start and end dates of the first semester
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Sunday 21/9/2025 - 31/12/2025
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15 weeks
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Date of starting examination
Semi-annual exams for colleges and institutes that follow the annual system.
Final exams for the first semester for colleges and institutes that follow the semester system, the course system, and the Bologna Process.
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Sunday 4/1/2026
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Date of start and end of spring holidays
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Sunday 18/1/2026 - 31/1/2026
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2 weeks
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Start and end dates for the second semester
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Sunday 1/2/2026 - 14/5/2026
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15 weeks
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Start and end dates
Final exams for the first round for colleges and institutes that follow the annual system.
Final exams for the second semester for colleges and institutes that follow the semester system, the course system, and the Bologna Process
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Sunday 17/5/2026
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Start date for the second round exams
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Tuesday 1/9/2026
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Flexibility is left to the universities if it overlaps with the exams of middle school students
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Date of start and end of summer holidays
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Wednesday 1/7/2026 - 31/8/2026
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2 months
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Summer training dates for students of the colleges and institutes included in it, according to the periods approved in the instructions for summer training
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Wednesday 1/7/2026 - 31/8/2026
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The start and end dates of the summer semester (optional) for universities and colleges that follow the course system
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Wednesday 1/7/2026
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8 weeks
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Notes: -
* The Council of Scientific Departments recommends submitting and delaying exam dates, wherever they may be, for a period of one week, with the approval of the College/Institute Council.
* Eid al-Fitr and Eid al-Adha, holidays, and other official occasions are taken into account if they fall on exam days.
Students must register for courses within a period of ten working days before the start of the semester for the course system.
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