Iceland - ISCED 6A

Country: Iceland
Type of programme: Universities
Beginning of the academic year: Institutions are autonomous. The beginning of the academic year is generally round mid- August.
Teaching activities and holiday periods:
Teaching activity
Institutions are autonomous. Teaching activity generally starts between 15. August and 5. September and ends at 30. November. Some institutions have summer sessions that last from May to August.
Institutions are autonomous. Teaching activity generally starts around 7 January and ends between 25 March - 3 April 2014

Holidays
19 December 2013 - 4 January 2014
16 - 21 April 2014
Examinations: Institutions are autonomous. Examinations generally take place between 2 and 20 December, Institutions are autonomous. Examinations generally take place between 30 April and 31 May.
End of the academic year: No precise date. The academic year ends de facto after the last examination.

Holidays which are not included in the Summer (~3 months)/Christmas (~2 weeks) / Easter Holidays (~1 week) are:
1 December 2013
24 April 2014
1 May 2014
29 May 2014

last modification: 2013-10-31 12:49:12
Source: Eurydice Facts and Figures
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