University Calendar

2025 - 2026 Calendar [PDF]








Official Holidays and Breaks of the 2025 – 2026 Academic Year

Thursday, August 15, 2025 Assumption Day
Thursday, September 4, 2025 Prophet’s Birthday(*)
Saturday, November 1, 2025 All Saints’ Day
Saturday, November 22, 2025 Independence Day
Thursday, December 25, 2025 Christmas
Thursday, January 1, 2026 New Year
Tuesday, January 6, 2026 Armenian Christmas
Monday, February 9, 2026 St. Maron Feast Day
Thursday, March 19, 2026 St. Joseph Feast Day
Friday, March 20 and Saturday, March 21, 2026 Al Fitr*
Wednesday, March 25 2026 Annunciation Day
Sunday, April 5, 2026 Catholic Easter
Sunday, April 12, 2026 Orthodox Easter
Friday, May 1, 2026 Labor Day
Monday, May 25, 2026 Resist. & Liberat. Day
Monday, May 26 and Tuesday, May 27, 2026 Adha(*)
Wednesday, June 17, 2026 Hijra New Year(*)
Friday, June 26, 2026 Achoura(*)
Saturday, August 15, 2026 Assumption
Wednesday, August 26, 2026 Prophet’s Birthday(*)

University Holidays (**)

Christmas and New Year vacation: from Wednesday, December 24, 2025 to Friday, January 2, 2024 inclusive. Business shall resume on Monday, January 5, 2026.
Western and Eastern Easter vacation: from Thursday, April 2, 2026 to Monday, April 13, 2026 inclusive. Business shall resume on Tuesday, April 14, 2026.

(*) Tentative date to be confirmed later. It is however recommended to avoid any academic activity or important cultural event immediately before or after the indicated dates.
(**) Subject to office hours set by each institution.