Academic Calendar

Academic calendar for AY 2025-2026

The information below is for Erasmus and other exchange students studying for one year or one semester.

Teaching in the winter semester runs from the beginning of October to the middle of January, with a two-week break for Christmas.

Teaching in the summer semester runs from mid-February to the beginning of June, with a two-week break for Easter.

An Orientation Fortnight, including an introductory course in the Czech language, is usually held in the last two weeks of September immediately before the start of the winter semester. A shorter orientation programme is held immediately before the start of the summer semester.

Please note that these dates may sometimes differ by a week or two from the academic calendar at other faculties of Charles University.

Dates and deadlines


	Academic year:	October 1, 2025 – September 30, 2026 (classes begin on September 29, 2025 – see below)
	Matriculation ceremony:	October 2, 2025, at 3:00 p.m. in the Great Hall of Karolinum
	Open day	January 26, 2026
	Rector’s Day:	May 13, 2026
	Dean’s Day	to be specified later
	Common worship services:	During the teaching period, services are held in the chapel of the Protestant Theological Faculty every Wednesday starting at 11:45 a.m. The first service will take place on October 1, 2025.


	Winter semester:	Summer semester:
Teaching:	September 29, 2025 – January 17, 2026	February 16 – May 30, 2026
For foreign mobility students, possible enrolment in foreign language courses	until October 10, 2025 - Note: Late enrolment does not excuse previous absences.	until February 28, 2026 - Note: Late enrolment does not excuse previous absences.
Electronic course registration in SIS for students from other faculties	September 22–30, 2025	February 9–15, 2026
Christmas Holidays:	December 22, 2025 – January 4, 2026
Easter Holidays:		March 30 – April 12, 2026
Exam periods:	January 12 – February 13, 2026	May 25 – June 30, 2026

Last change: November 5, 2025 17:24

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