Academic calendar

Autumn/winter semester 2025/2026

	Semester duration	Notes
Charles University	1 October 2025 - 15 February 2026	Classes typically end in December/early January.
Heidelberg University	1 October 2025 - 31 March 2026	Lecture period: 13 October 2025 - 7 February 2026
Sorbonne University	Faculty of Science and Engineering Faculty of Arts and Humanities Faculty of Medicine
University of Copenhagen	1 September 2025 - 31 January 2026	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	15 September 2025 - 19 December 2025	Exam period: 19 January 2026 - 6 February 2026
University of Milan	September/October 2025 - January 2026	The duration of the semester depends on the field of study. Classes typically end in December/ January. Exams start in January/February. Some programmes are divided into trimesters, quarters or semesters and have special calendars. 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 2025 - 15 February 2026	Exam period: 26 January 2026 - 8 February 2026

Spring/summer semester

	Semester duration	Notes
Charles University	16 February 2026 - 30 September 2026	Classes typically end in May/early June.
Heidelberg University	1 April 2026 - 30 September 2026	Lecture period: 13 April 2026 - 26 July 2026
Sorbonne University	Faculty of Science and Engineering Faculty of Arts and Humanities Faculty of Medicine
University of Copenhagen	1 February 2026 - 30 June 2026	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	16 February 2026 - 29 May 2026	Exam period: 8 June 2026 - 26 June 2026 24 August 2026 - 4 September 2026
University of Milan	3 March 2026 - 30 June 2026	The duration of the semester depends on the field of study. Some programmes are divided into trimesters, quarters or semesters and have special calendars. Classes typically end in May/June. Exams start in June/July.
University of Warsaw	16 February 2026 - 30 September 2026	Summer holidays start on 26 June 2026. Exam period: 8 June 2026 - 28 June 2026 - summer examination session for summer semester 31 August 2026 - 13 September 2026 - resit examination session for summer semester

Public holidays and breaks