Calendar

AMU academic year is divided into two 15-week semesters of classes.
Do come to Poznan at least a week before classes start. You will need about 7 days to learn your new whereabouts.
International exchange students have 2 first weeks in each semester to decide what courses they will take. That means that on the first week of classes you go to as many classes as possible. And in the next week you go to the classes you definitely what to take and you can go to other classes to make sure your choice is the best. Then you make your final decisions.

Winter semester (1 October – mid-February).
The Winter semester usually starts on the first working day of October (i.e. not on a Saturday or Sunday) and closes in mid-February. The Winter Break is about 10 days long (around Christmas and New Year's Eve).

Spring semester (mid-February - end of June)
The Spring semester starts in mid-February and lasts till mid-June. The spring exam session starts right after the classes end and lasts till the end of June. Those who fail can re-take the exams in September. The Spring Break (around Easter) is about a week long.

2011-2012

SPRING semester

13 February 2012: classes start
6 - 10 April 2012: Spring Break
     1 May: national holiday - Labour Day
     2 May: no classes
     3 May: national holiday - Constitution Day
     4 May: no classes
     9 May: no classes - AMU Sports Day (but check with the School of the Polish language and Culture as there classes may be taugt as usual!)
9 June 2012: classes end
11 - 30 June 2012: examinations

National holidays (moveable): Pentecost (Sunday), Corpus Christi (Thursday)  

2012-2013

WINTER semester

2 October, 2012: classes start
   31 October, 2011: no classes
   1 November: national holiday - All Saints' Day
   2 November: no classes
   11 November: national holiday - Independence Day
21 December 2012 - 1 January 2013: Winter Break. 25 & 26 December and 1 January: national holidays
   6 January: national holiday - Epiphany
27 January, 2013: classes end
28 January 2013 - 17 February 2013: examinations

SPRING semester

18 February 2013: classes start
   29 March - 2 April 2013: Spring Break
   1 May: national holiday - Labour Day
   2 May: no classes
   3 May: national holiday - Constitution Day
   8 May: no classes - AMU Sports Day (but check with the School of the Polish language and Culture as there classes may be taugt as usual!)
16 June 2013: classes end
17 - 30 June 2013: examinations

National holidays (moveable): Pentecost (Sunday), Corpus Christi (Thursday)