Switzerland - ISCED 5A, ISCED 6

Country: Switzerland
Type of programme: Universities
Beginning of the academic year: 1 August 2013
Teaching activities and holiday periods: The academic year consists of an autumn semester, a spring semester and periods during which no courses are held.

Teaching activity autumn semester
16 September - 20 December 2013
Teaching activity spring semester
17 February - 30 May 2014
Examinations: Universities and universities of teacher education fix the periods of examinations autonomously. Usually, they take place within 1 to 3 weeks before or after the end of a semester.
At the Universities of applied sciences, the examinations usually take place - as an integrated part - at the end of the teaching period. For that reason, their teaching activity period usually lasts about two weeks longer than indicated above.
End of the academic year: 31 July 2014

Public holidays:

Winter holiday: 21 December 2013 - 16 February 2014
Easter holiday: 18 - 25 April 2014
Summer holiday: 31 May - 14 September 2014 Depending on the canton of location, each university has some additional single holidays, e.g. Ascension, Whit Monday.

published: 2013-11-04
Source: Eurydice Facts and Figures
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