In order to plan your stay at the Uni of Opole and get the most of your time off in Poland, please, have a look at our academic calendar of the University of Opole for 2016/2017 as well as the national holidays and breaks.
- Adaptation Day: 30.09.2016 (Friday) – one day before the semester officially starts – all the incoming students are welcome at the university.
- Adaptation Week for exchange students: 3 – 7.10.2016 – a week of introduction to the university and Opole for those who came here for a short term study (Erasmus+ etc.).
- Inauguration of the Year: 04.10.2016 (Tuesday) – official ceremony at the University (held in Polish language).
- The University Day: 10.03.2017 (Friday) – another anniversary of establishing the Uni of O (typically a day off classes – you are welcome to join official celebrations, in Polish…)
Fall Term
- Regular classes: 03.10.2016 – 26.01.2017* (*25 and 26 January 2017 – (Wednesday and Thursday) classes will be held according to schedule proposed for Friday)
- 31.10.2016 Day off
- Christmas break: 24.12.2016 – 01.01.2017
- Exam session: 27.01.2017 – 09.02.2017 (Classes are over, only the exams are held. Refer to your professor or syllabus to see whether your course concludes with an exam or some in-class form of evaluation. In the latter case, your course – including the grading – will finish max. on Jan 26.)
- Winter break: 10.02.2017 – 12.02.2017
- Make-up exam session: 13.02.2017 – 24.02.2017 (For those who re-take exams failed in the session. Technically, it is the spring term already.)
Spring Term
- Regular classes: 13.02.2017 – 09.06.2017
- Easter break: 13.04.2017 – 19.04.2017
- Day off: 02.05.2017 (Refer to the list of holidays below to understand, what we call in Poland a ‘May’s weekend’.)
- Exam session: 12.06.2017 – 26.06.2017 (Classes are over, only the exams are held. Refer to your professor or syllabus to see whether your course concludes with an exam or some in-class form of evaluation. In the latter case, your course – including the grading – will finish max. on June 9.)
- Make-up exam session: 04.09.2017 – 17.09.2017 (For those who re-take exams failed in the session.)
Public holidays
- New Year’s Eve – January 1
- Epiphany – January 6
- Easter – April 16-17
- Labour Day – May 1
- Constitution Day – May 3
- Corpus Christi – June 15
- Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary – August 15
- All Saints’ Day – November 1
- Independence Day – November 11
- Christmas – December 25-26
Exhibition “Fale”
We invite you all to Contemporary Art Gallery (pl. Teatralny 12). A new exhibition “Fale” by Paulina Ptaszynska starts on 17 Jan. Paulina Ptaszyńska is a lecturer at the Faculty of Art. She is also a PhD student at the Academy of Fine Arts and Design in Wrocław...
Short-term students mobilities within FORTHEM Alliance
FORTHEM aims to open up new possibilities for students to travel and study in these different universities. Between 15th January and 15th February, students from all of the alliance universities are invited to apply for short-term mobility in 2020. Two new...
OHS training
The obligatory Occupational Health and Safety Training for all English-speaking Year 1 students will be held on 18 January 2020, at 8:15, Collegium Civitas, room 104. The training is necessary to pass the first semester, remember to put your name on the list!...
Registration for language courses and exams
Registration for foreign language courses (summer term) and for exams from language courses (winter term) will begin soon. The Foreign Language Centre asks all students to get to know the details of registrations. All students are asked to check their usos logins and...
Become a Digital Ambassador of Poland!
NAWA is looking for Digital Ambassadors of Poland! Are you a student or alumnus of a Polish university? You feel that your Polish experience is really special and you would like to share it with the world? We are looking for you! Join the efforts of NAWA's Department...
Hello Office
The Office for International Study Programme concludes its operation The end of the year 2019 marks the last day of the operation of the Office for International Study Programmes at the University of Opole. The University of Opole has evolved and has been...
Flavours of the World vol. 3
The programme is co-financed by the European Social Fund in the framework of Knowledge Education Development Operational Programme, non-competition project Increasing competencies of academic staff and institutions’ potential to receive people from abroad – Welcome...
Moszna Castle
On Saturday, Dec 14, a group of 47 UO students visited Moszna Castle. Check out some pics! A few words from Abdelrahman Elkhouly - our student, who organized this event: "I like to discover more in Poland, Moszna is one of the interesting places in opole...
Polish Christmas and Chinese Students
The meeting dedicated to the Polish Christmas traditions and organised for Chinese students studying at the University of Opole was held on December 16, 2019 at Collegium Maius. The aim of the meeting was to familiarise our guests with the most specific aspects of...
Christmas break and the end of semester
Dear Students! The end of semester and exam session are coming. You can check the details of important deadlines in our academic calendar here: http://uni.opole.pl/page/en/3081/ The most important dates and information about which you should remember: On 20th of...