Academic Calendar 2023/2024
Details	Day	Date	Period	Notes
First Semester	Tuesday	12/9/2023-21/12/2023	15 Weeks
		Compensatory Week
Midterm examinations for the colleges and institutes that follow the annual system & final exams for the first semester of colleges and institutes that follow the semester system and courses	Sunday	31/12/2023-11/1/2024	2 Weeks
Spring break	Sunday	28/1/2024-9/5/2024	15 Weeks
		Compensatory Week
Final exams of the first phase for the colleges and institutes that follow the annual system & final exams of the second phase for the colleges and institutes that follow the semester system and courses	Sunday	19/5/2024	—	With considering no interfering with the exams of the secondary school students
Second Phase Exams	Sunday	16/6/2024	2 weeks	The universities have the right to decide the start of final examinations in case they overlap with the exams of the secondary school’ students with considering that the results are to be announced before the start of the new academic year
Summer Vacation	Sunday	1/7/2024-29/8/2024	2 months
Summer training for the students of colleges and institutes involved according to the periods approved	Sunday	1/7/2024-29/8/2024	—	—
– As for the students of the first stage, the deficiency in the first semester is compensated by taking advantage of the spring break (for one week) and working on Saturdays if the need arises.
– The holidays of Eid al-Fitr and Eid al-Adha are taken into account if they coincide with the days of exams, and during working hours on Saturdays if it is needed.