Academic Calendar 2025–2026
Academic Calendar for the Academic Year 2025–2026 (First Semester)
Fall Semester
- Monday, 1/9/2025
Registration of new students.
Importing regulations and instructions and announcing the start of the fall semester.
Academic Calendar for Undergraduate Studies (Bolonya)
Fall Semester
- Sunday, 7/9/2025 – Thursday, 23/1/2026
Period of fall semester studies. - Sunday, 25/1/2026 – Thursday, 29/1/2026
Final exams for the fall semester. - Sunday, 1/2/2026 – Thursday, 5/2/2026
Mark submission by teachers. - Sunday, 8/2/2026
Announcement of results of the fall semester. - Sunday, 22/2/2026
End of the fall semester.
Spring Semester
- Sunday, 1/3/2026 – Thursday, 17/6/2026
Period of spring semester studies. - Sunday, 21/6/2026 – Thursday, 25/6/2026
Final exams for the spring semester. - Sunday, 28/6/2026 – Thursday, 2/7/2026
Mark submission by teachers. - Sunday, 5/7/2026
Announcement of spring semester results. - Sunday, 12/7/2026
End of spring semester. - Monday, 13/7/2026 – Thursday, 23/7/2026
Summer vacation (including Eid al-Adha holiday). - Sunday, 26/7/2026 – Thursday, 30/7/2026
Supplementary and make-up exams for the spring and fall semesters. - Sunday, 2/8/2026 – Thursday, 6/8/2026
Submission of grades for supplementary and make-up exams. - Sunday, 9/8/2026
Announcement of results of supplementary and make-up exams. - Monday, 31/8/2026
End of the academic year 2025–2026.
Fall Semester
Monday, Sept 1, 2025 – Start of faculty members’ duties.
Sunday, Sept 7, 2025 – Registration of new students & start of lectures.
Jan 24–28, 2026 – Fall semester final exams.
Sunday, Feb 1, 2026 – End of Fall Semester.
Spring Semester
Wednesday, Feb 4, 2026 – Announcement of Fall semester final exam results.
Wednesday, Feb 11, 2026 – Start of Spring Semester.
Apr 12–28, 2026 – Nawroz & Easter holiday.
Wednesday, Apr 29, 2026 – Resumption of lectures after holiday.
May 31 – June 13, 2026 – Spring semester final exams.
June 14, 2026 – End of Spring Semester.
June 21 – July 2, 2026 – Second attempt (Resit) exams.
July 12–23, 2026 – Announcement of final results (second attempt).
Sept 1, 2026 – Beginning of new academic year (2026–2027).
Annual Academic Calendar
First Semester
Monday, Sept 1, 2025 – Start of faculty members’ duties.
Sunday, Sept 7, 2025 – Start of lectures.
Dec 23, 2025 – Christmas & New Year holiday begins.
Sunday, Jan 4, 2026 – Resumption of lectures.
Jan 11–28, 2026 – First semester final exams.
Jan 29, 2026 – End of First Semester.
Second Semester
Sunday, Feb 1, 2026 – Start of Second Semester.
Mar 22 – Apr 2, 2026 – Nawroz Holiday.
May 13 – June 2, 2026 – Second semester final exams.
June 3, 2026 – End of Academic Year.
June 21 – July 2, 2026 – Second attempt (Resit) exams.
July 12–23, 2026 – Announcement of resit results.
Sept 1, 2026 – Start of the new academic year (2026–2027).
Official Holidays in Kurdistan Region (2025–2026)
Mon, Oct 6, 2025 – Prophet Muhammad’s Birthday.
Thu, Dec 25, 2025 – Christmas Day.
Thu, Jan 1, 2026 – New Year’s Day.
Tue, Jan 6, 2026 – Epiphany Feast.
Sun, Mar 1, 2026 – Anniversary of the 1991 Uprising.
Sun, Mar 8, 2026 – International Women’s Day.
Sat, Mar 21, 2026 – Nawroz Festival.
Thu, Apr 9, 2026 – Fall of Ba’ath Regime in Iraq.
Tue, Apr 14, 2026 – Anfal Genocide Remembrance Day.
Thu, Apr 16, 2026 – Kurdish Students’ Day.
Fri, May 1, 2026 – International Workers’ Day.
Tue, July 14, 2026 – 14th of July Revolution.
Mon, Aug 3, 2026 – Ezidi Genocide Anniversary.
Thu, Aug 20, 2026 – Martyrs & Anfal Victims’ Day.
