2024/2025 Academic Calendar
|| 2020/2021 || 2021/2022 || 2022/2023 || 2023/2024 || 2024/2025 || Forthcoming academic year 2025/2026
| Solemn Opening of the Academic Year: 2nd October 2024 | Commemoration of the University's Day: 1st March 2025 |
| The classes and assessment periods concerning the 2024/2025 academic year approved by the Rector's Order no. 37/2024, of 15th March are the following: |
NOTE: Adjustments and changes in this calendar may occur. As a result it is important to check regularly this information and be attentive to the notifications from InforEstudante. |
| 1st Semester | Beginning | End |
| Classes [1] | 09.09.2024 [1] | 14.12.2024 |
| Exams (Extraordinary Examination Period - October) [2] | October 2024 | |
| Suspension of classes | (student festivity Latada [3] | 02.10.2024 | 06.10.2024 |
| Christmas Holidays | 16.12.2024 | 02.01.2025 |
| Exams (normal and supplementary periods) | 03.01.2025 | 31.01.2025 |
| Public defences of Internship Reports ; Master's Degree Dissertations/Projects ; and PhD Project/Thesis or similar defences | 03.01.2025 | 28.02.2025 |
| Exams (special examination period only for cycles of studies with an odd number of semesters) | March 2025 | |
| 2nd Semester | Beginning | End |
| Classes | 03.02.2025 | 22.05.2025 |
| Exams ((Extraordinary Examination Period - March) [2] | March 2025 | |
| Easter Holidays | 14.04.2025 | 21.04.2025 |
| Suspension of classes (student festivity Queima das Fitas 2024/2025) | 23.05.2025 | 30.05.2025 |
| Exams (normal, supplementary and special examination periods) [4] | 06.06.2025 | 25.07.2025 |
| Public defences of Internship Reports ; Master's Degree Dissertations/Projects ; and PhD Project/Thesis or similar defences | 02.06.2025 | 31.07.2025 |
| Summer Holidays | 01.08.2025 | 31.08.2025 |
| Public defences of Internship Reports ; Master's Degree Dissertations/Projects ; and PhD Project/Thesis or similar defences[5] | 01.09.2025 | 30.09.2025 |
| PhD and Tenure Exams [6] | 02.09.2024 | 31.07.2025 |
[1] The period from 9th to 13th September is aimed to cross cutting training, and integration and welcoming activities for students, in accordance with article no. 99 of the Academic Regulation (RAUC).
[2] The Extraordinary Examination Periods, that take place in October and March in the academic year, are aimed at the assessment of students who benefit from the Statuses provided for in the academic regulation (RAUC) applicable to this examination periods.
[3] The suspension of classes and assessments due to the "Latada" applies only to the Bachelor's and Integrated Master's Degree Courses, and each Organisational Unit (OU) must establish the best way to reset the classes scheduled for this period.
[4] The special examination period of the Faculty of Law takes place in September (no. 7 of article no. 99 of the Academic Regulation (RAUC).
[5] The Organisational Units that think they do not meet the conditions to undertake all the defences in this period, may extend the period until the end of October. Therefore, they must communicate this information to the Academic Management Services (SGA) at the beginning of each academic year (no. 8 of article no. 99 of the Academic Regulation (RAUC).
[6] The Tenure Exams held outside this period may be authorised by the Rector, by means of an adequate justification.
