For the academic year 2023-24, the MA calendar is as follows:

1. Resubmission of September assignments: September 10, 2023.
2. Winter semester courses 2023-2024: October 1 – November 15.
3. Research & Preparation of assignments: November 16 – December 10, 2023.
4. Submission of 1st semester assignments: January 10-30, 2024.
5. Spring semester courses 2023-2024: March 1 – April 15.
6. Research & Preparation of assignments: April 16 – June 7, 2024.
7. Submission of 2nd semester assignments: June 10-25, 2024.
8. MA Defenses : A. Early February 2024, B. Early July 2024, C. September 2024.

HOLIDAYS 2023-2024

1. Saint Demetrius: October 26, 2023.
2. October 28th: October 28, 2023.
3. November 17th: November 17, 2023.
4. Christmas: December 24, 2023 – January 7, 2024.
5. Three Holy Hierarchs: January 30, 2024.
6. Carnival: March 14-19, 2024.
7. March 25th: March 25, 2024.
8. Easter: April 27 – May 12, 2024.
9. May 1st: May 1, 2024.
10. Pentecost: June 24, 2024.

University academic calendar (undergraduate studies)

The academic year begins on September 1st and ends on August 31st of the following calendar year. Each academic year is divided into two semesters, the winter and the spring, each consisting of 13 weeks of classes and two or three weeks of exams.

The winter semester starts in the first week of October and concludes in early January. The first examination period of the winter semester follows.

The spring semester starts in mid-February and concludes in late May. The first examination period of the spring semester follows.

The exact dates are determined by the University Senate. In exceptional cases, the Minister of Education, based on the university senate’s proposal, may adjust the start and end dates of the two semesters, outside the normal schedule, to ensure the necessary number of teaching weeks.

Each semester has two examination periods:

1. Winter semester courses are examined in January-February and, repetitively, in September.
2. Spring semester courses are examined in June and, repetitively, in September.

The examination periods in January-February and September last for three weeks, while the June period, according to the law, lasts for two weeks, but usually extends over a longer period.

Before the start of each examination period, students have the right and obligation to evaluate the courses and instructors to improve the quality of their studies. More information is available on the Quality Assurance Unit’s website (MODIP-AUTH http://qa.auth.gr) and on the website of their School/Department.

BREAK DAYS

During July and August, no classes or exams are held, as they are the summer vacation months. Also, the following are considered vacation periods:

1. Christmas Break: From December 24th to January 7th.
2. Carnival Break: From Fat Thursday to the day after Clean Monday (Mobile religious holiday).
3. Easter Break: From Holy Monday to Thomas Sunday.

HOLIDAYS AND CELEBRATION DAYS

1. October 26th: Celebration of the patron saint of Thessaloniki, Saint Demetrius. Liberation of Thessaloniki (National holiday).
2. October 28th: Anniversary of the “NO” against Italian fascism (National holiday).
3. November 17th: Anniversary of the Polytechnic uprising.
4. January 30th: Feast of the Three Holy Hierarchs (Religious holiday).
5. March 25th: Anniversary of the 1821 revolution against Ottoman rule (National holiday).
6. May 1st: Labor Day – Workers’ Solidarity Day (Labor holiday – strike).
7. Pentecost: (Mobile religious holiday).