Life in the Faculty

The academic year begins on 1 September and ends on 31 August of the following calendar year and is structured in two semesters, the winter and the spring semesters, each of which includes 13 weeks of teaching and two or three weeks of examinations.

Each semester has two examination periods:

  • Winter semester courses are examined in the January-February period and retaken in the September period.
  • Spring semester courses are examined during the June term and repeated during the September term.