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The Organisation of the Academic Year in Higher Education, 2015/16

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The Organisation of the Academic Year in Higher Education, 2015/16

19 February 2018

 

The Organisation of the Academic Year in Higher Education, 2015/16

Date of publication:  1 September  2015

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Description:

The Academic Calendar contains national data on how the academic year is structured (beginning of the year, term times, holidays and examination periods). Differences between university and non-university study programmes are also highlighted. The information is available for 37 countries.

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