Semester Dates and Deadlines Semester Dates

Academic year

The academic year lasts from August 1 to July 31 of the following year. It is divided into two semesters.

  • Fall semester: August 1 through January 31
  • Spring semester: February 1 through July 31

Lecture times for all degree programs (apart from Medicine and Dental Medicine)

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Fall semester
Spring semester 
  Calendar week 38 to 51
Calendar week 8 to 22
Academic year 2023/2024 18.09.2023 - 22.12.2023 19.02.2024 - 31.05.2024
Spring vacation:
29.03.2024 - 07.04.2024
Academic year 2024/2025 16.09.2024 - 20.12.2024 17.02.2025 - 30.05.2025
Spring vacation:
18.04.2025 - 27.04.2025
Academic year 2025/26 15.09.2025 - 19.12.2025 16.02.2026 - 29.05.2026
Spring vacation:
03.04.2026 - 12.04.2026

Medical study programs

Different semester dates

Medical students at the University of Bern can find the lecture times for the degree programs Human Medicine and Dentistry (1st/2nd year) on the ILIAS page of the Faculty of Medicine. The information is available in German only.