ACADEMIC YEAR
Academic Calendar starts at the end of September or beginning of October - it varies each year. The first week of the semester is very important for students, so please, arrive before it starts. Each semester ends with an exam period:
-winter semester: February
-summer semester: June (September only for those who do not pass in June).

ACADEMIC CALENDAR 2019/2020

WINTER 2018/2019

PUBLIC HOLIDAYS
-2019 1 Nov, All Saints' Day
-2019 11 Nov, Independence Day
-2020 1 Jan, New Year's Day
-2020 6 Jan, Three Kings' Day
-2020 1 May, Labour Day
-2020 3 May, National Day
-2020 4 Jun, Corpus Christi

RECTOR’S DAY A.Y. 2018/2019
- 2020, 2 May.
- 2020, May [the day will be announced for student's festival Juwenalia in Krakow]

GENERAL INFORMATION
Foreign students are advised to arrive in the last few days of September. This allows students sufficient time to take care of administrative matters such as bank accounts, health insurance, and accommodation. Every department publishes offers before each semester (can be accessed on the internet on the homepages of the various departments). They contain detailed descriptions of the courses and indicate the amount of credits students may receive. It is also extremely useful as a source of information about courses for which students wish to receive credit after returning home. There are three main kinds of courses offered at the academy: Wykłady (Lectures), Seminary (Seminars or Tutorials) and Ćwiczenia (Classes or Tutorials). While lectures have primarily lectured courses, Seminaria requires students to participate in discussions and sometimes prepare oral presentations. Proseminars are basic-level classes. In all departments, you must sign up for lectures at the start of the semester. Lastly, Ćwiczenia allows students to develop specific types of skills.