Academic calendar 2024 – 2025

If you are a university student in Catalonia or you are taking higher education courses such as masters, postgraduate or doctorate, in this blog we explain all the dates that you have to know and take into account during the academic calendar 2024 – 2025.

The 2024 – 2025 academic year has started this September. While higher studies such as masters, postgraduate or doctoral studies start next October. The first semester starts in September until January (Christmas and New Year holidays) and the second semester starts in February (after Christmas) until June/July (summer holidays). During the academic year we will find different holidays, such as the Barcelona festivities, independent of the annual holidays such as Christmas, Easter and summer holidays.

The beginning of the academic year and the return to routine are fundamental elements for organising our agenda and our calendar, which is why at Unihabit we are giving you a summary of the most important holidays during the 24-25 academic year.

Regarding holidays and long weekends, there are several dates that you as a student will have to take into account for this academic year, regardless of your university.

• 11 September: the first holiday of the school year, the Fiesta de Cataluña.
• 24 September: local holiday in the city of Barcelona, La Mercè festival.
• 12 October: bank holidays, Hispanidad day.
• 27 October – 5 November: Sant Narcís festival in Girona.
• 1 November: All Saints’ Day
• 6 December: the 6th is the day of the Spanish Constitution.
• 25 and 26 December: Christmas and Saint Stephen’s Day.
• 1 January: New Year’s Day
• 6 January: Three Wise Men.
• 21 February: local holiday, ‘La Llum’ in Manresa.
• 3 March: local holiday, ‘Sant Medir’ in Sant Cugat del Vallès.
• 14 – 21 April: Easter Week (Monday 21, Easter Day).
• 23 April: Saint George’s Day (Book Day), a school day.
• 1 May: Labour Day
• 9 June: Second Easter in the city of Barcelona, ‘Pascua Granada’.
• 24 June: Saint John’s Day

As for other holidays, such as local or university holidays, they depend on each centre, and it is the centre that will inform the students of the corresponding dates.

During the 2024 – 2025 academic calendar, you will find the Christmas holidays which divide the first from the second semester. The Easter holidays, which take place in the middle of the second semester. And once the academic year is over, the summer holidays lead to the start of the next academic year. In the case of Pompeu Fabra University, which divides the academic year into terms, the Easter holidays divide the second from the third term.

In the 2024 – 2025 academic calendar, the Christmas holidays begin on 21 December and end on 7 January, bringing the first semester of the academic year to an end. From Wednesday 8th January, the second semester of the academic year officially begins. In the middle of the second semester (or end of term in the case of Pompeu Fabra University) we have the Easter holidays, which start on the 14th and end on the 21st of April. At the end of the academic year, then, we find ourselves with the summer holidays, a period in which one academic year ends and we start preparing for the next one.

The dates for exams, assessments and make-ups depend on each university, as there are no pre-established dates. Generally, first semester exams take place either before the Christmas holidays or after, in which case the second semester will start once the assessments have been completed. Assessments and make-up exams are usually held in mid and late January. With regard to the evaluation of the second semester, the exams are usually at the end of May while the evaluation is at the beginning/middle of June, thus ending the course.

In the case of Pompeu Fabra University, the course is divided into terms, so there are 3 evaluations during the course: December, March and June.

If you are in your last academic year of the university degree and you have to present the TFG (Final Degree Project), the dates established for the presentations are at the end of the second semester (June/July) before the final evaluations depending on the calendar of each university. Also, as for university graduations, they take place during the months of June and July, once the academic year has ended and the students have passed all the credits and the TFG.

In any case, you don’t have to worry because it will be your teachers who will mark and tell you which days the exams of each semester, the evaluations and the make-up exams, if necessary, will take place. As well as the submission and presentation of the TFG.

During the month of March, the Saló de l’Ensenyament takes place in Barcelona, an event aimed at all students who have doubts or want to find out about their future studies. At the Saló de l’Ensenyament you will find different stands belonging to schools, universities, etc. where you can find out about the higher education courses currently available in your field of study and also which courses you can choose to specialise in what you want. The Saló de l’Ensenyament will also help you to make countless interesting contacts in your sector. This event is a unique opportunity for any student who is finishing their studies and wants to continue to broaden their knowledge or specialise in an area.

Another date to keep in mind if you are doing a university academic year and want to go to another school or university to do your master’s or postgraduate degree is the open day. Generally, open days are held in March, April and May. During these months you can schedule a day for a personalised, guided visit to the centre, where a member of staff will give you information about the course you want to do or information about the university or centre in question.

In the following links you will find the necessary information about the 2024 – 2025 academic calendar of each university. As a student you have to take into account that each centre and each university celebrates its local holidays in the city where it is located, and also if the university itself celebrates a holiday or other long weekend different from the general calendar of the academic year. On the other hand, you will also find in the calendars the dates of exams, evaluations, non-teaching days, etc.

• Autonomous University of Barcelona
• University of Barcelona
• Pompeu Fabra University
• Ramon Llull University
• University of Girona
• Polytechnic University of Catalonia