Academic calendar

Autumn/winter semester 2024/2025

	Semester duration	Notes
Charles University	1 October 2024 - 17 February 2025	Classes typically end in December/early January.
Heidelberg University	1 October 2024 - 31 March 2025	Lecture period: 14 October 2024 - 8 February 2025
Sorbonne University	Faculty of Science and Engineering Faculty of Arts and Humanities Faculty of Medicine
University of Copenhagen	1 September 2024 - 31 January 2025	Faculty of Humanities, Law Faculty, Faculty of Theology and Faculty of social Sciences: classes typically end in mid/late November and exams starts in mid-January and ends in the beginning of February. Faculty of Science and Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences: block courses and not semesters for the most parts (2 blocks equals 1 semester), so there are usually exams in mid- November and again in mid-January.
University of Geneva	16 September 2024- 20 December 2024	Exam period: 13 January 2024 - 1 February 2025
University of Milan	14 September 2023 - 31 January 2024	Classes typically end in December/ January. Exams start in January/February. The Faculty of Political, Economic and Social Sciences has three terms. First term exams start in December, second term exams start in late March.
University of Warsaw	1 October 2024 - 16 February 2025	Exam period: 27 January 2024 - 9 February 2025

Spring/summer semester

	Semester duration	Notes
Charles University	17 February 2025 - 30 September 2025	Classes typically end in May/early June.
Heidelberg University	1 April 2025 - 30 September 2025	Lecture period: 14 April 2025 - 26 July 2025
Sorbonne University	Faculty of Science and Engineering Faculty of Arts and Humanities Faculty of Medicine
University of Copenhagen	1 February 2025 - 30 June 2025	Faculty of Humanities, Law Faculty, Faculty of Theology and Faculty of social Sciences: classes typically end in mid/late November and exams starts in mid-January and ends in the beginning of February. Faculty of Science and Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences: block courses and not semesters for the most parts (2 blocks equals 1 semester), so there are usually exams in start/mid- April and again in mid-June/start of July.
University of Geneva	17 February 2024 - 20 June 2025	Exams:
University of Milan	1 March 2024 - 30 June 2024	Classes typically end in May/June. Exams start in June/July.
University of Warsaw	17 February 2025 - 30 September 2025	Summer holidays start on 30 June 2025. Exam period: 9 June 2025 - 29 June 2025 - summer examination session for summer semester 1 September 2025 - 14 September 2025 - resit examination session for summer semester

Public holidays and breaks