Academic calendar

SPRING SEMESTER 2025/2026

DATE	DAY	CALENDAR OF TEACHING ACTIVITIES
07 February – 21 February	Saturday Saturday	Semester Enrollment – beginning (2 weeks) (period for completing the semester registration form, semester certification, payment, and enrollment in the Summer Semester 2026)
16 February – 27 March	Monday Friday	First cycle of lectures (6 weeks)
10 March – 15 March	Tuesday Sunday	Registration of exams for the March Examination Session (1 week) (exams from the winter and summer semesters may be registered)
16 March – 28 March	Monday Saturday	March Examination Session (2 weeks) (exams from the winter and summer semesters may be taken)
30 March – 04 April	Monday Saturday	First Midterm Exam (1 week)
06 April – 11 April	Monday Saturday	Registration of exams for the April Examination Session (1 week) (exams from the winter and summer semesters may be registered)
14 April – 27 April	Tuesday Monday	April Examination Session (2 weeks) (exams from the winter and summer semesters may be taken)
06 April – 16 May	Monday Saturday	Second cycle of lectures (6 weeks)
18 May – 30 May	Monday Saturday	Second Midterm Exam (1 week)
01 June – 13 June	Monday Saturday	Semester Certification and Registration of Exams for the June Examination Session (1 week) (period for payment and certification of the Summer Semester 2026 and registration of exams for the June Examination Session)
15 June – 27 June	Monday Saturday	June Examination Session (2 weeks) (exams from the summer and winter semesters may be taken)
06 July	Monday	Final deadline for the publication of results and entry of grades into students’ records
13 July	Monday	Beginning of the Summer Break 2026

HOLIDAYS AND OBSERVANCES IN 2026

Holidays observed by all citizens of the Republic of North Macedonia

1 January (Thursday), New Year,
7 January (Wednesday), Christmas, the first day of Christmas according to the Orthodox calendar,
20 March (Friday), Ramadan Bayram, the first day of Ramadan Bayram,
13 April (Monday), Easter, the second day of Easter according to the Orthodox calendar,
1 May (Friday), Labour Day,
24 May (Sunday), “St. Cyril and Methodius” – Day of the All-Slavic Enlighteners, i.e. 25 May (Monday) is a non-working day,
2 August (Sunday), Republic Day, i.e. 3 August (Monday) is a non-working day,
8 September (Tuesday), Independence Day,
11 October (Sunday), Day of the National Uprising, i.e. 12 October (Monday) is a non-working day,
23 October (Friday), Day of the Macedonian Revolutionary Struggle,

Orthodox Religious Holidays

6 January (Tuesday), Christmas Eve, the day before Christmas,
19 January (Monday), Epiphany (Vodici),
10 April (Friday), Good Friday, Friday before Easter,
29 May (Friday), Pentecost, Friday before Pentecost,
28 August (Friday), Dormition of the Most Holy Theotokos (Great Assumption).

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).