For both undergraduate and postgraduate courses the academic year at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens begins on September 1st and ends on August 31st. It is divided into:
Each semester comprises at least thirteen (13) weeks for courses. Semester exams take place in February (for all courses of the fall semester) and June (for all courses of the spring semester). A third exam period (re-sit) is offered in early September for the students who have failed or not participated in the previous exams periods of the academic year.
OFFICIAL HOLIDAYS (2021-2022)
October 28th, 2021 | (National Holiday) |
November 17th 2021 | (Holiday for Educational Institutions) |
Dec 24th, 2021 - Jan 7th, 2022 | (Christmas holidays) |
January 30th, 2022 | (Three Hierarchs Day, religious-educational Holiday) |
March 15th, 2022 | (Shrove Monday, movable Holiday) |
March 25th, 2022 | (National Holiday) |
April 18th - May 1st, 2022 | (Easter Holidays, movable Holidays) |
May 1st , 2022 | (Labor Day) |
June 13th, 2022 | (Holy Spirit Day, movable Holiday) |