The academic year starts on September 1 every year and ends on August 31 of the following year. The educational work of every academic year is organized in two semesters. Each semester includes at least the 13th full weeks of classes.
| Academic Activities | Dates for the academic year 2015-2016 |
| Records first year students | According to the ministerial decision
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| Records first year students special categories (e.g. serious diseases 5%, athletes, children of Greeks abroad) | According to the ministerial decision
ü Serious diseases 5% ü Athletes ü Children of Greeks abroad |
| Reception–update first year students of Faculty of Engineering | First fifteen days of October |
| Reception first year students of Faculty of Education | 2nd week of the start of the fall semester courses |
| Fall semester | |
| Fall semester (At least 13 weeks courses) |
28.09.2015-22.01.2016 |
| Statements courses | Faculty of Engineering: First fifteen days of October Faculty of Education: first 2 weeks of the start of the fall semester (28.09.2015-09.10.2015) |
| Faculty of Fine Arts
Statements courses |
First week after the end of September examination 28.09.2015-02.10.2015 |
| Exam period | 25.01.2016-12.02.2016 |
| Spring semester | |
| Spring semester
(At least 13 weeks courses) |
15.02.2016-03.06.2016 |
| Statements courses | Faculty of Engineering: 2nd fortnight of February Faculty of Education: First 2 weeks of the start of the spring semester (15.02.2016-26.02.2016) |
| Faculty of Fine Arts
Statements courses |
1st week of the start of the spring semester 15.02.2016-19.02.2016 |
| Exam period | 06.06.2016-24.06.2016 |
| Exam period of September | First 4 weeks of September |
| Diplomatic tasks | |
| Examination – presentation dissertations – Faculty of Engineering | Indicative dates: • 1st10-day November• 1st 10-day March • 1st 10-dayJuly |
| Delivery of dissertations by students to teachers -Departments of Elementary and Nursery Education | Department of Elementary Education: Filed 8th semester until May 20
Department of Nursery Education: Filed late May |
| Examination – presentation dissertations of Faculty of Fine Arts
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During the selection of fall and spring semester takes place the presentation of diplomatic. The presentation of dissertations of the selection of September takes place the first ten days of October. |
| First-year Students at the Department of Applied and Visual Arts | |
| Procedure for first year students at the Department of Applied and Visual Arts | • Candidate applications first year students: 1-10 September 2015 • Tickets exam for first year students: 21-23 September 2015 • The first year students courses declarations made 1 week after the end of the records |
| Swearing students | Faculty of Engineering • 3rd week of November • 3rd week of March • 3rd week of JulyFaculty of Education and Fine Arts • November • April • June |
| Reforming the undergraduate curriculum by Departments
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April, May
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| Qualifying examinations | |
| Procedure for qualifying examinations | • Definition test subjects matter: until 30.04 the previous academic year (2015)
• Submission of applications-documentation: from 01.11-15.11.2015 |
| Transfers | |
| Transfer process | According to the ministerial decision |
| Student accommodation | |
| Procedure for student accommodation in Florina | • Electronic submission of applications of years old students: June • Electronic submission first year students applications: the period of enrollment • Electronic submission of special categories of first year students applications e.g. 5%, the period of enrollment as the Decree stipulates • Electronic submission first year students of Department of Applied and Visual Arts applications: the period of enrollment |
| Students feeding | |
| Feeding students process in Kozani and Florina | • Electronic submission of applications years old students: June, July, August, September • Electronic submission freshmen applications: the period of enrollment • Electronic submission of special categories of first year students applications e.g. 5%, the period of enrollment as the Decree stipulates • Electronic submission of first year students of Department of Applied and Visual Arts applications: the period of enrollment |
| Student Housing Benefit | Electronic filing, filing documents by 01.01.2016 and throughout the year |
| Postgraduate Studies | |
| Procedure for postgraduate courses in Faculty of Education | Postgraduate Programmes of Studies of Department of Elementary Education • Records first year students: After completing the evaluation of candidates up to the start of the fall semester • Start-end of fall semester courses: October 1, 2015 to February 29, 2016 • Start-end spring semester courses: March 1 to June 30, 2016Postgraduate Programmes of Studies of Department of Nursery Education • Records first year students: 1-18 September 2015 Postgraduate Programmes of Studies of Creative Writing • Records first year students: 12-25 October |
| Doctoral Theses | |
| Notice dissertations | January, September |
| MODIP | |
| Electronic evaluation teaching of undergraduate students for the fall semester | 8 weeks to 10 weeks fall semester |
| Electronic evaluation teaching of undergraduate students for the spring semester | 8 weeks to 10 weeks spring semester |
| Electronic evaluation of administrative services and student welfare infrastructure by undergraduate and graduate students, teaching and administrative staff of the Department | Start-end academic year 2015-2016 |
| Electronic evaluation central administration of graduate students, doctoral students, academic and administrative staff of the University | Start-end academic year 2015-2016 |
| Completion of census bulletins courses and staff courses | • Start-end fall semester 2015-2016 academic year • Start-end spring semester 2015-2016 academic year |
Student Holidays
National Celebration: October 28
Students’ uprising in the National Technical University of Athens against the junta in 1973: November 17
Christmas Holidays: December 24 2015 to January 7 2016
Three Patron Saints of Education Day: January 30
Carnival Holidays: March 11-14 March 2016
National Celebration: March 25
Easter Holidays: April 25 to May 8 2016
Holy Spirit Day: June 20
Local Feast: Kozani (11-10-2015, 6-12-2015), Florina (8-11-2015)
Day conducting student elections
Erasmus University Charter:
221947-EPP-1-2014-1-GR-EPPKA3-ECHE
Erasmus ID Code:
G KOZANI02
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