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
On 5th of December we wake up early. Summer semester variable course registration
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Holodomor Remembrance Day in Ukraine
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Open extracurricular language courses
Dear students, In response to your needs, we are opening an extracurricular English course. Anyone who would like to review the grammar and structures of English is invited. We are going to go through all the tenses of English, try to increase our vocabulary, and...
Invitation to Kulturalia
Dear students, Recently we have received a message from the organizers of Kulturalia event, which is held annually at our University. "From 28th November till 2nd December our University is organizing another KULTURALIA EVENT, which will be held in form of workshops....
Winter is coming!
Dear students, This message is written mostly to those who came from far away countries with climates different from the one here. As you might have seen, winter is coming! It can be snowy, freezing and slippery as well (though not necessarily). Real winter can be...
Independence Day in Poland
Dear students, You all know that tomorrow Poland celebrates its Independence Day. We do not want to go into any deep historical background here – if you are really interested, you may find any information on the Internet. Nevertheless, there used to be times when...
All Saints’ Day
Dear students, We hope you are enjoying your long weekend. As you are probably already well aware, it’s going to last until Wednesday 12 AM, after which – depending on your schedule – you may or may not have classes. Although we’re sure you’re already taking advantage...
Congratulations to Magdalena Kurowska/Gratulacje dla Magdaleny Kurowskiej/Вітання Магдалені Куровській
Dear students, We are pleased to announce, that our student – Magdalena Kurowska – has recently become one of the European Union Careers Ambassadors. Magdalena has graduated from Journalism and Social Communication at the Opole University and is currently our MA...
Media for the Youth / ЗМІ для молоді / Media dla młodych
Drogie studentki, drodzy studenci, 20 października o 11 w auli Collegium Civitas odbędzie się debata „Media dla młodych” organizowana przez studentów z Koła Socjologów Uniwersytetu Opolskiego w ramach „Forum mediów polonijnych dla Opola”. Serdecznie zapraszamy na...
Inauguration of the Academic Year / Урочисте відкриття Академічного року / Inauguracja roku akademickiego
Dear students, On Tuesday, October 4th, at 11 am you are invited to witness the Inauguration of the Academic Year at the Auditorium of the Faculty of Theology in Drzymały Street. It will be the 67th time our Institution opens a new academic year and important persons...