The updated university calendar for levels above the first for the academic year (2025-2026)
The specified period
Date
Day
Details of academic year dates
15 weeks
21/9/2025-31/12/2025
Sunday
The start and end dates of the first semester
4/1/2026
Sunday
Start and end dates:
-Semi-annual exams for colleges and institutes that provide 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.
Two weeks
18/1/2026-31/1/2026
Sunday
Spring break start and end dates
15 weeks
1/2/2026-14/5/2026
Sunday
Start and end dates for the second semester
17/5/2026
Sunday
Start and end dates:
-Semi-annual exams for colleges and institutes that provide 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
Flexibility is left to the universities if it overlaps with the exams of middle school students
1/9/2026
Tuesday
The start date for the second-round exams
Two months
1/7/2026-31/8/2026
Wednesday
Summer vacation start and end dates
1/7/2026-31/8/2026
Wednesday
Summer training dates for students of the colleges and institutes included in it, according to the period approved in the instructions for summer training
8 Weeks
1/7/2026
Wednesday
The start and end dates of the summer semester (optional) for universities and colleges that follow the course system
College of Basic Education – University of Kirkuk 
