{"id":1554,"date":"2023-09-05T00:39:35","date_gmt":"2023-09-04T21:39:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost\/wp4\/?page_id=1554"},"modified":"2026-10-06T09:46:21","modified_gmt":"2026-10-06T06:46:21","slug":"2023-2024-academic-year-calendar","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/phyed.duth.gr\/?page_id=1554&lang=en","title":{"rendered":"Academic Year Calendar"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"l-section wpb_row height_auto\"><div class=\"l-section-h i-cf\"><div class=\"g-cols vc_row via_grid cols_2 laptops-cols_inherit tablets-cols_inherit mobiles-cols_1 valign_top type_default stacking_default\" style=\"--columns-gap:1.5rem;\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container us_custom_257341a7 us_animate_this has_bg_color\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_text_column\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><h4>Academic Year 2026\u20132027<\/h4>\n<p>Beginning of the academic year: 1 September 2026<br \/>\nEnd of the academic year: 31 August 2027<\/p>\n<hr class=\"hr2\" \/>\n<h4>Winter Semester<\/h4>\n<p><em>Teaching period (14 full weeks)<br \/>\nExamination period (maximum duration: 3 weeks)<br \/>\n<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Beginning of winter semester classes*: Monday, 28-09-2026<br \/>\nEnd of winter semester classes: Friday, 15-01-2027<br \/>\nBeginning of the winter semester examination period: Monday, 18-01-2027<br \/>\nEnd of the winter semester examination period: Friday, 05-02-2027<\/p>\n<p>*For the School of Medicine only, classes may begin as early as Monday, 17-08-2026.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Local Holidays<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>Sunday, 04-10-2026 (Liberation of the city of Xanthi)<br \/>\nFriday, 04-12-2026 (Feast of Saint Barbara, Patron Saint of Drama)<br \/>\nMonday, 18-01-2027 (Feast of Saint Athanasius, Patron Saint of Didymoteicho)<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Public Holidays<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>Wednesday, 28-10-2026 (National Holiday)<br \/>\nTuesday, 17-11-2026 (Polytechnic Uprising Anniversary)<br \/>\nWednesday, 06-01-2027 (Epiphany)<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Christmas and New Year Holidays<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>From Thursday, 24-12-2026 to Wednesday, 06-01-2027<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container us_custom_00de5d2c us_animate_this has_bg_color\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_text_column\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><h4>Spring Semester<\/h4>\n<p><em>Teaching period (14 full weeks)<br \/>\nExamination period (maximum duration: 3 weeks)<br \/>\n<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Beginning of spring semester classes: Monday, 08-02-2027<br \/>\nEnd of spring semester classes: Friday, 28-05-2027<br \/>\nBeginning of the spring semester examination period: Monday, 31-05-2027<br \/>\nEnd of the spring semester examination period: Friday, 18-06-2027<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Local Holidays<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>Friday, 14-05-2027 (Liberation of the cities of Komotini and Alexandroupoli)<br \/>\nSaturday, 20-03-2027 (Feast of Saints Theodore, Patron Saints of Nea Orestiada)<br \/>\nTuesday, 29-06-2027 (Feast of Saints Peter and Paul, Patron Saints of Kavala)<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Public Holidays<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>Clean Monday, 15-03-2027<br \/>\nThursday, 25-03-2027 (National Holiday)<br \/>\nSaturday, 01-05-2027 (Labour Day)<br \/>\nMonday, 21-06-2027 (Holy Spirit Day)<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Easter Holidays<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>From Holy Monday, 26-04-2027 to Friday, 07-05-2027<\/p>\n<hr class=\"hr2\" \/>\n<h4>September Resit Examination Period (maximum duration: 3 weeks)<\/h4>\n<p>From Wednesday, 01-09-2027 to Tuesday, 21-09-2027<\/p>\n<hr class=\"hr2\" \/>\n<h4>Suspension of Educational Activities<\/h4>\n<p>From Thursday, 01-07-2027 to Tuesday, 31-08-2027<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Note:<\/strong><\/em> The above dates apply exclusively to Undergraduate Study Programmes. The academic schedule of Postgraduate Study Programmes (MSc), Doctoral Study Programmes (PhD), and the programmes of the Centre for Lifelong Learning (KEDIVIM) is determined by decisions of their respective governing bodies, in accordance with the applicable institutional framework.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Academic Year 2026\u20132027 Beginning of the academic year: 1 September 2026 End of the academic year: 31 August 2027 Winter Semester Teaching period (14 full weeks) Examination period (maximum duration: 3 weeks) Beginning of winter semester classes*: Monday, 28-09-2026 End of winter semester classes: Friday, 15-01-2027 Beginning of the winter semester examination period: Monday, 18-01-2027...","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":319,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1554","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"lang":"en","translations":{"en":1554,"el":1358},"pll_sync_post":{},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/phyed.duth.gr\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1554","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/phyed.duth.gr\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/phyed.duth.gr\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/phyed.duth.gr\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/phyed.duth.gr\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1554"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/phyed.duth.gr\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1554\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8410,"href":"https:\/\/phyed.duth.gr\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1554\/revisions\/8410"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/phyed.duth.gr\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/319"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/phyed.duth.gr\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1554"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}