The organisation of the academic year 2024/2025 in Italy is as follows:
| Beginning of the academic year | Institutional autonomy, October |
| Period(s) when there are teaching activities | Institutional autonomy, usually during the semesters |
| Period(s) of examination | Institutional autonomy, at the end of the semesters |
| End of the academic year | Institutional autonomy, September |
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Breaks between the teaching activities excluding the examination period, if significant* |
Institutional autonomy, main national festivities: Christmas, Easter |
- A break is considered significant if longer than a week
The definition of the beginning and end of the academic year, the organization of learning activities in semesters and the calendar of examinations are left to the autonomous decision of the HEIs. The information included in the table on these three issues should be considered indicative of the national trend.