Semester dates

Academic year 2015/16

Semester dates for the 2015/16 academic year.

Semester 1

21 September - 21 December, 2015
Date Event
14-20 September 2015 Welcome Week
21 September 2015 Semester 1 starts / Teaching block 1 starts
23 October 2015 Teaching block 1 ends
26 October 2015

Teaching block 2 starts

23-27 November 2015 Graduations
4 December 2015 Teaching block 2 ends
7-9 December 2015 Revision
10-21 December 2015 Examinations
21 December 2015 Semester 1 ends
22 December 2015 Winter teaching vacation starts
24 December 2015 - 4 January 2016 University closed
8 January 2016 Winter teaching vacation ends

Semester 2

11 January - 20 May, 2016
Date Event
7-10 January 2016                                    January Welcome
11 January 2016 Semester 2 starts / Teaching block 3 starts
12 February 2016 Teaching block 3 ends
15-19 February 2016 Innovative Learning Week
22 February 2016 Teaching block 4 starts
1 April 2016 Teaching block 4 ends
4-15 April 2016 Spring teaching vacation
18-22 April 2016 Revision
25 April - 20 May 2016 Examinations
20 May 2016 Semester 2 ends
23 May 2016 Summer teaching vacation starts
24 June - 2 July 2016 Graduations 
8-20 August 2016 Resit examinations