Organization of the academic year

	The academic year is divided into 3 quadrimesters (four-month periods). (See specific terms for each subject area in each Apparitorat (student affairs office)) One year of university is primarily made up of periods of: teaching, training and learning activities revision sessions, tests or exams free time and holidays

You will need to be organized, and manage and use your time efficiently in order to make progress in your work while remaining motivated and well-balanced : health, leisure, well-being.

Academic schedule 2011-2012 - [Print version]
Academic schedule 2012-2013 - [Print version]

Academic schedule 2011-2012

QUADRIMESTERS

• 1^st quadrimester :

  • teaching activities : from Thursday 15th September to Saturday 24th December 2011
  • holidays : from Monday 26th December 2011 to Saturday 7th January 2012
  • session : from Monday 9th January to Saturday 28th January 2012
  • leave : from Monday 30th January to Saturday 4th February 2012
    
    
• 2^nd quadrimester :
  
  
  • teaching activities : from Monday 6th February to Saturday 31st March 2012
    and from Monday 16th April to Saturday 19 May 2012
  • holidays : from Monday 2nd April to Saturday 14th April 2012
  • session : from Monday 21st May to Saturday 30th June 2012
    
    
• 3^rd quadrimester :
  
  
  • holidays : from Monday 2nd July to Wednesday 15th August 2012
  • session : from Thursday 16th August to Friday 14th September 2012

LEAVE

University activities are suspended:

• on Sundays
• on Tuesday 27th September 2011 (French Community Day)
• on Monday 31st October, Tuesday 1st and Wednesday 2nd November 2011 (previous day, All Saints' Day and following day)
• on Friday 11th November 2011 (Armistice Day)
• on Monday 20th and on Tuesday 21st February 2012 (Shrove Monday and Tuesday), in accordance with tradition
• on 9th April 2012 (Easter Monday)
• on Tuesday 1st May 2012 (Labour Day)
• on Thursday 17th and Friday 18th May 2012 (Ascension Day and following day)
• on 28th May 2012 (Whit Monday)
• on Saturday 21st July 2012 (National Holiday)
• on Wednesday 15th August 2012 (Assumption Day)

Academic schedule 2012-2013

QUADRIMESTERS

• 1^st quadrimester :

  • teaching activities : from Monday 17th September to Saturday 22nd December 2012
  • holidays : from Monday 24th December 2012 to Saturday 5th January 2013
  • session : from Monday 7th January to Saturday 26th January 2013
  • leave : from Monday 28th January to Saturday 2nd February 2013
    
    
• 2^nd quadrimester :
  
  
  • teaching activities : from Monday 4th February to Saturday 18th May 2013
  • holidays : from Monday 1st April to Saturday 13th April 2013
  • session : from Monday 20tht May to Saturday 29th June 2013
    
    
• 3^rd quadrimester :
  
  
  • holidays : from Monday 1st July to Thursday 15th August 2013
  • session : from Friday 16th August to Saturday 14th September 2013

LEAVE

University activities are suspended:

• on Sundays
• on Thursday 27th September 2012 (French Community Day)
• on Thursday 1st and Friday 2nd November 2012 (previous day, All Saints' Day and following day)
• on Monday 11th and on Tuesday 12st February 2013 (Shrove Monday and Tuesday), in accordance with tradition
• on Monday 1st April 2013 (Easter Monday)
• on Wednesday 1st May 2013 (Labour Day)
• on Thursday 9 mai 2013 (Ascension Day and following day)
• on Monday 20th May 2013 (Whit Monday)
• on Thursday 15th August 2013 (Assumption Day)