At Bordeaux Montaigne University, the academic calendar is divided into two semesters:
- 1st semester: from September to December
- 2nd semester: from January to April
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Orientation day for exchange students |
Thursday, 3 September, 2026 |
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Start of the 1st semester classes (S1) |
Monday, 7 September, 2026 |
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Autumn break for non-professional classes |
From Saturday evening, 23 October to Monday morning, 2 November, 2026 |
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End of the 1st semester classes |
Friday, 18 December 2026 |
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Christmas Holidays |
From Friday, 18 December, 2026 at noon to Monday morning, 4 January, 2027 |
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Orientation day for exchange students |
Thursday, 7 January, 2027 |
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Start of the 2nd semester classes (S2) |
Monday, 11 January, 2027 |
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Winter break |
From Friday evening, February 19 to Monday morning, March 1, 2027 |
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Spring break |
From Friday evening, 16 April to Monday morning, 26 April 2027 |
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End of 2nd semester classes |
Friday evening, 30 April 2027 |
Exchange students are exclusively assessed during classes, based on continuous assessment. They do not need to attend examination periods at the end of the semester, except for students enrolled in double degree programmes.