STRUCTURE OF THE 2020 – 2021 ACADEMIC YEAR
1st cycle – Undergraduate studies, 2nd cycle – Master studies
Monday 28 September | - | Tuesday 22 December | 12 ½ | weeks of didactic activity |
Wednesday 23 December | - | Tuesday 05 January | 2 | weeks winter vacation |
Wednesday 06 January | - | Friday 15 January | 1 ½ | weeks of didactic activity |
Saturday 16 January | - | Sunday 07 February | 3 | weeks of exam session |
Monday 08 February | - | Sunday 14 February | 1 | week vacation |
Monday 15 February | - | Thursday 29 April | 11 | weeks of didactic activity |
Friday 30 April | - | Sunday 09 May | 1 | week vacation |
Monday 10 May | - | Friday 28 May | 4 | weeks of didactic activity |
Saturday 29 May | - | Sunday 20 June | 3 | weeks of exam session |
Tuesday 22 June | - | Friday 09 July | 3 | weeks of practice |
Saturday 10 July | - | Friday 23 July | 2 | weeks of exam re-takes |
Saturday 10 July | - | Sunday 26 September | 11 | weeks summer vacation |
The structure specific for each faculty for the final years of studies will be submitted by the faculties to the Secretary General Directorate in order to be approved by the Administration Council.
The activity and vacation periods for the teaching staff during the 2020 – 2021 academic year according to the basic norm are:
28 September | - | 22 December | 12 ½ | weeks of didactic activity | |
23 December | - | 05 January | vacation | 8 days | |
06 January | - | 15 January | 1 ½ | weeks of didactic activity | |
16 January | - | 07 February | 3 | weeks of winter exam session | |
08 February | - | 14 February | vacation | 5 days | |
15 February | - | 29 April | 11 | weeks of didactic activity | |
30 April | - | 09 May | vacation | 4 days | |
10 May | - | 28 May | 3 | weeks of didactic activity | |
29 May | - | 20 June | 3 | weeks of summer exam session | |
22 June | - | 23 July | 5 | weeks (practice + re-takes + finishing studies) | |
27 July | - | 31 August | vacation | 27 days | |
01 September | - | 30 September | 4 | weeks of didactic activity |
According to the Order of the Minister of Education, Research, Youth and Sports no. 5559/07.10.2011 regarding the approval of the Methodological norm on the provision of recreational leave for teaching staff in education article 1, paragraph 3: “University teaching staff shall be entitled to paid holiday leave during university vacations of at least 40 working days.”
Legal public holidays provided by the legislation in force are:
- 30th November 2020;
- 1st December 2020, 25th December 2020 and 26th December 2020;
- 1st January 2021, 2nd January 2021 and 24th January 2021;
- 30th April 2021;
- 1st May 2021, 2nd May 2021 and 3rd May 2021;
- 1st June 2021, 20th June 2021 and 21st June 2021;
- 15th August 2021.
Approved by the Council of Administration’s Decision no. 16 of 17th of March 2020.