The updated university calendar for the academic year 2023/2024 and for all academic levels
Details of academic year dates
the day
the date
The specified period
Details of academic year dates for the first stage only
The start and end dates of the first semester
Sunday
17/9/2023-21/12/2023
15 weeks
Start and end date
Notes
Starts on Sunday 11/12/2023
It ends on Thursday 2/15/2024
14 weeks, including exams, and the remaining period is compensated for by taking Saturdays off
Make-up week
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 exhaust the semester system and courses
Sunday
13/12/2023-25/1/2023
Two weeks
Spring break start and end dates
Sunday
14/1/2024-25/1/2024
Two weeks
It begins on Saturday 2/17/2024 and ends on Saturday 2/24/2024
One week
Start and end dates for the second semester
Sunday
28/1/2024-9/5/2024
15 weeks
Starts on Sunday 2/25/2024 and ends on Thursday 5/30/2024
14 weeks, including exams, and the remaining period is compensated for by taking Saturdays off
Make-up week
Start and end dates:
-Final exams for colleges and institutes that follow the annual system
-Final exams for the second semester for colleges and institutes that follow the semester system and courses
Sunday
19/5/2024
Two weeks
Exams, second round
Sunday
16/6/2024
Two weeks, leaving flexibility for universities to start if it overlaps with exams for preparatory students
It starts on Sunday
16/6/2024
Summer vacation start and end dates
Monday
1/7/2024-31/8/2024
Two months
1/7/2024-31/8/2024
Two months
Summer training dates for students of the colleges and institutes included in it, according to the period approved in the instructions for summer training
Monday
1/7/2024-31/8/2024
1/7/2024-31/8/2024
The start and end dates of the summer semester (optional) for universities and colleges that follow the course system
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