ACADEMIC CALENDAR

FALL SEMESTER 2023/2024


DATE DAY CALENDAR OF TEACHING ACTIVITIES

 

13 November

18 November

Monday

Saturday

First midterm exam

 

20 November

30 December

Monday

Saturday

Second cycle lectures

(6 weeks)

9 January

15 January

Monday

Saturday

Second midterm exam

(1 week)

15 January

20 January

Tuesday

Wednesday

Registration of exams  

(period of registration of exams

22 January

3 February

Monday

Saturday

January exam session (2 weeks)

(spring and fall semester exams can be taken as well as the final exams for the full-time students)

5 February

10 February

Monday-

Saturday

Semester enrollment start (1 week)

(period for payment and enrollment registration for the spring semester of 2023)

12 February

23 March

Monday-

Friday

First cycle lectures

(6 weeks)

25 March

1 April

Monday

Friday

First midterm exam

(1 week)

1 April

18 May

Monday

Saturday

Second cycle studies

( 6 weeks)

20 May

25 May

Monday

Friday

Second midterm exam

(1 week)

3 June

7 June

Monday

Friday

Semester enrollment

 

10 June

22 June

 

Monday

Saturday

June exam session

(2 weeks)

(spring and fall semester exams can be taken)

July Monday The last deadline for publishing results and entering the grades in the student file
08 July Monday Summer break 2024

HOLIDAYS AND OBSERVANCES IN 2023
Holidays observed by all citizens of the Republic of North Macedonia
  • 01 January (Monday), Day off for New’s Day,
  • 7 January (Sunday), Orthodox Christmas Day,
  • 8 January (Monday)- Day off
  • 1 May (Wednesday), Labor Day, 02 May (Thursday) day off,
  • 3 May (Friday), Good Friday (Orthodox)
  • 6 May (Monday), Easter Monday (Orthodox) – day off,
  • 24 May (Friday) Saints Cyril and Methodius’ Day – day off,
  • 2 August (Friday), Saints Cyril and Methodius’ Day – day off,
  • 8 September (Sunday), Independence Day, i.e., 9 September (Monday)-  day off
  • 11 October (Friday), Day of People’s Uprising,
  • 23 October (Wednesday), Дay of Macedonian Revolutionary Struggle,
  • 8 December (Sunday), Saint Clement of Ohrid Day, i.e., 9 December (Monday) –  day off
Orthodox Religious Holidays
  • 6 January (Saturday), Orthodox Christmas Eve,
  • 19 January (Friday), Epiphany (Orthodox),
  • 3 May (Friday), Good Friday (Orthodox),
  • 21 June (Friday), Friday before Pentecost,
  • 28 August (Wednesday), Feast of the Assumption of Mary (Orthodox).
 

 Holidays observed by other religious groups / national communities

Catholic Religious Holidays

  • 1 April (Monday), Easter, Easter Monday,
  • 1 November (Friday), All Saints’ Day,
  • 25 December (Wednesday), Christmas Day.

Muslim Religious Holidays

  • 17 June (Saturday), Eid al-Adha (Feast of Sacrifice) (Tentative Date),

Holiday observed by the Albanian community in the Republic of North Macedonia

  • 22 November (Friday), Albanian Alphabet Day,

Holidays observed by the Serbian community of the Republic of North Macedonia  

  • 27 January (Tuesday), St. Sava’s Day,

Holidays observed by the Romani community of the Republic of North Macedonia

  • 8 April (Monday), International Romani Day,

Holidays observed by the Vlach community of the Republic of North Macedonia

  • 23 May (Thursday), Vlach’s National Day,

Holidays observed by the Jewish community of the Republic of North Macedonia  

  • 5 October (Saturday), First Day of Yom Kippur,

Holidays observed by the Bosniak community of the Republic of North Macedonia

  • 28 September (Saturday), International Bosniak’s Day,

Holidays observed by the Turkish community of the Republic of North Macedonia

  • 21 December (Saturday),  Turkish Language Day.

Note: If the classes or other academic activities scheduled by the fall academic calendar fall on non-working days according to the Law on Holidays of the Republic of North Macedonia, they will be held in another term regarding which students will be additionally notified by information on the bulletin board and on the official website of the University msu.edu.mk. (Attachment: Holidays and observances in 2024).