Schedule of the academic year 2023/2024 ****************************************************************************************** * ACADEMIC CALENDAR ****************************************************************************************** The academic year is divided into two semesters: • winter semester • Preparation week 02. 10. 2023 – 06. 10. 2023 • Christmas holidays: 23. 12. 2023 – 01. 01. 2024 • The exam period: 08. 01. 2024 – 09. 02. 2024 • End of the Semester: 09. 02. 2024 • Courses start on 09. 10. 2023 • summer semester • Preparation week 12. 02. 2024 – 16. 02. 2024 • Dean´s Day: 28. 03. 2024 • Rector´s Day: 14. 05. 2024 • The exam period: 13. 05. 2024 – 30. 06. 2024 • End of the Semester: 30. 06. 2024 • Courses start on 19. 02. 2024 *========================================================================================= * *========================================================================================= ****************************************************************************************** * Bank holidays in the Czech Republic ****************************************************************************************** • 1 January - New Year's Day • 29 March - Good Friday (for 2024) • 1 April - Easter (for 2024) • 1 May - May Day • 8 May - Liberation from Fascism • 5 July - Cyril and Methodius • 6 July - Burning at Stake of Jan Hus • 28 September - Czech Statehood Day • 28 October - Establishment of the Czechoslovak Republic • 17 November - Freedom and Democracy Day • 24 December - Christmas Eve • 25 December - Christmas Day • 26 December - Christmas Day