2025-26 Academic Calendar

The LL.M. starts during the winter semester of each academic year. The courses are organized in academic study semesters, each of which includes 13 weeks of teaching. All courses are re-examined during the September term.

Academic Year Start: September 1, 2025
Academic Year End: August 31, 2026

Winter Semester
Teaching Period: 13 weeks of classes
Examination Period: up to 3 weeks Start of winter semester classes: Monday, September 29, 2025 End of winter semester classes: Friday, January 16, 2026 Start of winter semester examination period: Monday, January 19, 2026 End of winter semester examination period: Friday, February 6, 2026

Special Note: For the Department of Medicine, classes may start as early as Monday, August 18, 2025.

Local holidays
Saturday, October 4, 2025 (Liberation of the city of Xanthi) Thursday, December 4, 2025 (Feast of Saint Barbara, patron saint of Drama) Sunday, January 18, 2026 (Feast of Saint Athanasius, patron saint of Didymoteicho)

Public Holidays Tuesday, October 28, 2025 (National Anniversary) Monday, November 17, 2025 (Polytechnic Uprising Anniversary) Tuesday, January 6, 2026 (Epiphany)

Christmas and New Year’s Holidays
From Wednesday, December 24, 2025, to Tuesday, January 6, 2026

Spring Semester
Teaching Period: 13 weeks of classes
Examination Period: up to 3 weeks Start of spring semester classes: Monday, February 9, 2026 End of spring semester classes: Friday, May 29, 2026 Start of spring semester examination period: Monday, June 1, 2026 End of spring semester examination period: Friday, June 19, 2026

Local holidays
Thursday, May 14, 2026 (Liberation of the cities of Komotini and Alexandroupoli) Saturday, February 28, 2026 (Feast of Saints Theodore, patron saints of Orestiada) Monday, June 29, 2026 (Feast of Saints Peter and Paul, patron saints of Kavala)

Public Holidays Clean Monday: February 23, 2026 Wednesday, March 25, 2026 (National Anniversary) Friday, May 1, 2026 (May Day) Monday, June 1, 2026 (Feast of the Holy Spirit)

Easter Holidays
From Holy Monday, April 6, 2026, to Friday, April 17, 2026

September Resit Examination Period
Maximum duration: 3 weeks From Tuesday, September 1, 2026, to Monday, September 21, 2026