College of Engineering - University of Kirkuk 
Arabic 
English University Academic Calendar for the 2025/2026 academic year and important decisions of the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research:
First: The new academic year for university students starts on 2025/9/21
Second: First semester exams for university students start on 2026/1/4
Third: The summer break for university students starts on 2026/1/18 to 2026/1/31
Fourth: The second semester starts for university students on 2026/2/1
Fifth: Final exams for university students start on 2026/5/17
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Academic Year Schedule Details |
Day |
Date |
Duration |
First-Year Academic Schedule Details Only |
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Start and end of first semester |
Tuesday |
21/9/2025 - 31/12/2025 |
15 weeks |
Start & End Dates |
Notes |
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Starts Sunday 4/1/2026 |
- |
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| Compensatory Week | |||||
| Start and end dates: - Midterm exams for annual system colleges and institutes - Final exams for first semester (semester & course system) |
Sunday | 4/1/2026 - 17/01/2026 | Two weeks | ||
| Spring break start and end dates | Sunday | 18/01/2026 - 31/01/2026 | Two weeks | ||
| Second semester start and end dates | Sunday | 1/2/2026 - 14/5/2026 | 15 weeks | ||
| Final exams start (second semester) | Sunday | 17/5/2026 | Two weeks | ||
| Second round exams | Tuesday | 1/9/2026 | Two weeks (flexible start depending on secondary school exams) | ||
| Summer vacation period | Wednesday | 1/07/2026 - 31/8/2026 | Two months | ||
| Summer training period for students | Wednesday | 1/07/2026 - 31/8/2026 | |||
| Optional summer semester (credit system universities) | Wednesday | 1/7/2026 | 8 weeks | ||
