The academic year begins on 1 October and ends on 30 September of the following year. It is divided into two semesters: the first begins in October and the second in March.
Classes are generally held from October to January in the first semester and from March to June in the second.

Examinations are organized into sessions, which are usually scheduled according to the principle of non-overlap between lectures and exams. Each course typically offers three or four standard exam sessions:

• One takes place at the end of the teaching period during which the course is delivered,
• Another during the so-called “teaching silence” period in September.

Each session includes a variable number of exam dates (referred to as “appelli”), which are the specific days on which the exams are held. For each session, lecturers must provide at least two exam dates, spaced at least two weeks apart.

Complete information on course schedules, exam dates, and dissertation deadlines is available on the websites of the individual departments.

CLOSING DAYS OF UNIVERSITY FACILITIES

• May 2025: Friday 2, Saturday 3
• July 2025: Wednesday 2
• August 2025: Monday 11, Tuesday 12, Wednesday 13, Thursday 14, Saturday 16
• December 2025:

Monday 1 (Patron Saint’s Day, exceptionally agreed with trade unions)

Wednesday 24, Wednesday 31

• January 2026: Friday 2, Saturday 3, Monday 5

NATIONAL AND LOCAL HOLIDAYS - year 2025

• 1 January New Year's Day
• 6 January Epiphany
• 20 April Easter
• 21 April Easter Monday
• 25 April Liberation Day
• 1 May Labour Day
• 2 June Feast of the Republic
• 15 August Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary
• 16 August Palio of the Assumption
• 1 November All Saints' Day
• 1 December (Patron Saint's Day, exceptionally fixed in agreement with the trade unions)
• 8 December Immaculate Conception
• 25 December Christmas
• 26 December Boxing Day