Academic Year Calendar

The 2017-2018 academic year commences on September 1, 2017 and concludes on August 31, 2018

Winter semester
Starts:             September 01, 2017
Concludes:      February 11, 2018

Teaching within the winter semester takes 15 weeks and will be arranged as follows:

Christmas holidays are on from December 23, 2017 until January 1, 2018

Summer semester
Starts:             February 12, 2018
Concludes:      June 30, 2018

Teaching within the summer semester takes 15 weeks and will be arranged as follows:

The Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry UP Student Scientific Conference  May 15, 2018

Sports Day UP     May 09, 2018

Summer holidays   July 1, 2018 to August 31, 2018

Matriculation ceremony     September 20, 2017

Deadlines for electronic registration of the courses/groups:
2nd – 6th year students: (* phase 1): June 30, 2017 from 1 p.m. to September 14, 2017 until 12 a.m. (midnight)
2nd – 6th year students: (** phase 2): July 27, 2017 from 9 a.m. to September 14, 2017 until 12 a.m. (midnight)
1st year students: September 05, 2017 from 11 a.m. to September 14, 2017 until 12 a.m. (midnight)

Electronic registration of courses for outgoing students within Erasmus+ mobility programme:
June 20, 2017 from 9 a.m. to September 14, 2017 until 12 a.m. (midnight)

Additional electronic registration of courses for summer semester of academic year 2017/2018:
December 12, 2017 from 9 a.m. to February 08, 2018 until 12 a.m. (midnight)

Examination period:

The student must complete the individual course in the academic year or study unit he/she entered the course in no later than as per the below specified deadline:
for academic year 2016/2017:           September 04, 2017
for academic year 2017/2018:           September 06, 2018

Palacký University Open Day  January 20, 2018

* Only students who will have their study duties (all the obligatory “A” status courses concluded with an examination) completed by June 30, 2017, 12.30 p.m. = all results must be entered in STAG!
** Students who will not have their study duties fulfilled by June 30, 2017

Note

Any teaching not carried out must be compensated for. The manner of such compensation is entirely in the competence of individual departments.

September 28 (Thursday in 2017) – observed in honour of St. Wenceslas
October 28 (Saturday in 2017) – Proclamation of the Czechoslovak Republic
November 17 (Friday in 2017) – Fighting for Freedom and Democracy Day
December 24, 25 and 26 (Sunday - Tuesday in 2017) - Christmas
January 1 (Monday 2018) – New Year‘s Day
March 30 – Good Friday in 2018
April 02 – Easter Monday in 2018
May 1 (Tuesday in 2018) – Labour Day
May 8 (Tuesday in 2018) – Liberation Day
July 5 (Thursday in 2018) – observed in honour of the Slavonic Apostles Cyril and Methodius
July 6 (Friday in 2018) – observed in honour of Jan Hus, the Czech religious reformer 

The 2016-2017 academic year commences on September 1, 2016 and concludes on August 31, 2017

Winter semester
Starts:             September 01, 2016
Concludes:       February 12, 2017

Teaching within the winter semester takes 15 weeks
Starts:             September 19, 2016
Concludes:       January 06, 2017

Christmas holidays are on from December 24, 2016 until January 1, 2017

Summer semester
Starts:             February 13, 2017
Concludes:       June 30, 2017

Teaching within the summer semester takes 15 weeks
Starts:             February 13, 2017
Concludes:       May 26, 2017

The Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry UP Student Scientific Conference: May 16, 2017

Sports Day UP: May 10, 2017

Summer holidays: July 1, 2017 to August 31, 2017

Teaching commences:                      September 19, 2016
11th semester of General Medicine       September 12, 2016
7th semester of Dentistry                     September 12, 2016
9th semester of Dentistry                     September 12, 2016

Matriculation ceremony:                      September 21, 2016

Deadlines for electronic registration of the courses/groups:
2nd – 6th year students: (* phase 1): July 01, 2016 from 10 a.m. to September 15, 2016 until 12 a.m. (midnight)
2nd – 6th year students: (** phase 2): July 28, 2016 from 8 a.m. to September 15, 2016 until 12 a.m. (midnight)
1st year students: September 6, 2016 from 11 a.m. to September 15, 2016 until 12 a.m. (midnight)

Electronic registration of courses for outgoing students within Erasmus+ mobility programme:
June 21, 2016 from 8 a.m. to September 15, 2016 until 12 a.m. (midnight)

Additional electronic registration of courses for summer semester of academic year 2016/2017:
December 13, 2016 from 9 a.m. to February 09, 2017 until 12 a.m. (midnight)

Examination period:
in the winter semester: January 09 to February 10, 2017
in the summer semester: May 29 to June 30, 2017

The student must complete the individual course in the academic year or study unit he/she entered the course in no later than as per the below specified deadline:
for academic year 2015/2016:           September 5, 2016
for academic year 2016/2017:           September 4, 2017

Palacký University Open Day: January 21, 2017

* Only students who will have their study duties (all the obligatory “A” status courses concluded with an examination) completed by July 01, 2016, 8 a.m. = all results must be entered in STAG!
** Students who will not have their study duties fulfilled by July 01, 2016

Note
Any teaching not carried out must be compensated for. The manner of such compensation is entirely in the competence of individual departments.

September 28 (Wednesday in 2016) – observed in honour of St. Wenceslas
October 28 (Friday in 2016) – Proclamation of the Czechoslovak Republic
November 17 (Thursday in 2016) – Fighting for Freedom and Democracy Day
December 24, 25 and 26 (Saturday, Sunday and Monday in 2016) - Christmas
January 1 (Sunday 2017) – New Year‘s Day
April 14 – Good Friday in 2017
April 17 – Easter Monday in 2017
May 1 (Monday in 2017) – Labour Day
May 8 (Monday in 2017) – Liberation Day
July 5 (Wednesday in 2017) – observed in honour of the Slavonic Apostles Cyril and Methodius
July 6 (Thursday in 2017) – observed in honour of Jan Hus, the Czech religious reformer