ORGANISATION OF THE ACADEMIC YEAR


a) SEMESTERS

The University's academic year is divided into two semesters. Lessons and exams are held from Monday to Friday (in Imperia these are also held on Saturday mornings).

b) LESSONS
• of courses with 6 ECTS credits (48 hours and 36 hours for the Bachelor’s in Management Tourism Sciences of Imperia) are delivered on a 4 hours per week basis for all courses for a total of 12 weeks;
• of courses with 9 ECTS credits (72 hours and 54 hours for the Bachelor’s in Management Tourism Sciences of Imperia) are delivered on a 6 hours per week basis for all courses for a total of 12 weeks.

c) EXAMS:
for all courses:
• 3 exam sessions during the exam period at the end of the semester in which lessons for the course were held;
• 3 exam sessions during the exam period at the end of the semester in which lessons for the course were not held;
• 1 exam session during the autumn exam period.

ACADEMIC CALENDAR

1° SEMESTER

• 16 September 2019 - Lessons begin for all courses
• 13 December 2019 - Lessons end for all courses
• 16 December 2019 – 14 February 2020 - Winter exam period
• 23 December 2019 – 6 January 2020 - Winter break

2° SEMESTER

• 17 February 2020 - Lessons begin for all courses
• 9 Aprile 2020 - 15 April 2020 - Easter break
• 22 May 2020 - Lessons end for all courses
• 1 June – 25 July 2020 - Summer exam period
• 1 – 11 September 2020 - Autumn exam period (1 session)