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• June 5th 2025 Thesis Day + graduation ceremony

Academic year 2024/2025

No activities should be scheduled on the following dates:

• 2 September 2024, at 8-12 (Roll-call, autumn semester starts) for courses in English or in year 1 for programs
• 1 November 2024, at 13-17 (day before All Saints' Day)
• 23 December – 31 December 2024 (Christmas weekend and days in between)
• 20 January 2025, at 8-12 (spring semester starts) for courses in English
• April 17, 2025 (Maundy Thursday)

Re-examination dates

• 21 August 2024
• 16 October 2024 (for courses in period 4 and summer courses in 2024)
• 11 December 2024 (for summer courses 2024 and courses in period 1)
• 26 February 2025 (for courses in periods 1 and 2)
• 7 May 2025 (for courses in periods 2 and 3)

The course leader/examiner must, as far as possible, use installation and promotion lectures as well as lectures in connection with business days in their scheduling. Thesis Day on Campus Alnarp takes place on 5th June 2025.

For courses on programmes for which PN-LT (the programme board for education in landscape and horticulture) is responsible on campus Alnarp, Wednesday afternoons must not be scheduled

• The purpose is to enable teachers and students to participate in education-related meetings and events that are not directly connected to the teaching of the course.
• Scheduling means all compulsory and non-compulsory teaching regardless of whether a lecture room is booked or not.
• Wednesday afternoons are covered by full-time studies, corresponding to 40 hours of work/week for the student. However, tasks that require work specifically on Wednesday afternoons should be avoided.
• Dispensation can be applied for by the course leader incl. justification and possibly alternative solutions with the chairman of the programme board, see link below. Please note that the application also goes to the Student union for an opinion before a decision on exemption is made.
• General exemption applies to evening courses, summer courses and commissioned training.

You can find the form to apply for exemption on the Swedish website, För lärare i Alnarp.

Note! For institutions/courses related to the Faculty of Forest Science, see the "Umeå" tab for more information

Page updated 2024-10-21 by Desiree M

Academic year 2024/2025

No activities should be scheduled on the following dates:

• 2 September 2024 (applies to year 1 on all programmes. All other years should be free from compulsory activities)
• 1 November 2024 (day before All Saints´ Day)
• 23–31 December 2024
• 30 May 2025 (day after Ascension Day)

Inaugural, honorary doctors’ and docent lectures, career fairs, educational information and the SLU Thesis day should, as far as possible, be included in the course schedules.

Wednesday afternoons, 13.00 – 17.00, should normally be free from scheduled teaching, to enable e.g. board meetings, student information, teachers’ meetings and student union commission. Exceptions may be granted by the programme board in question. See also the Education planning and administration handbook, chapter 2.4.

Academic year 2021/2022

HT = Fall semester, VT = Spring semester

SMP 21/24:
HT 2021-08-30 - 2022-01-16
VT 2022-01-17 - 2022-06-12

SMP 20/23:
HT 2021-08-23 - 2022-01-16
VT 2022-01-17 - 2022-06-05

SMP 19/22:
HT 2021-08-23 - 2022-01-16
VT 2022-01-17 - 2022-06-05

Academic year 2024/2025

No activities should be scheduled on the following dates:

• 2 September 2024 (applies to year 1 on all programmes. All other years should be free from compulsory activities)
• 1 November 2024 (day before All Saints´ Day)
• 23–31 December 2024
• 30 April 2025 (Walpurgis Night)
• 30 May 2025 (day after Ascension Day)

Inaugural, honorary doctors’ and docent lectures, career fairs, educational information and the SLU Thesis day should, as far as possible, be included in the course schedules.

Wednesday afternoons, 13.00 – 17.00, should normally be free from scheduled teaching, to enable e.g. board meetings, student information, teachers’ meetings and student union commission. Exceptions may be granted by the programme board in question. See also the Education planning and administration handbook, chapter 2.4.

Academic year 2024/2025

As a rule, no classes should be scheduled for Wednesday afternoons in order to facilitate the planning of joint activities. A special permission from the programme director of studies is required. No classes during bank holidays.

No lectures should be scheduled on the following dates on Campus Umeå

Autumn terms first day between 08:00 – 12:00 ((applies to year 1 on all programmes and courses that are held in English. )

No lectures should be scheduled on the following dates

• 1 November 2024 (day before All Saints' Day)
• 17 October (afternoon) - 18 October (Forest Student Summit, a joint day in Skinnskatteberg
• 23- 31 December 2024
• 30 April 2025 (Walpurgis Night)
• 30 May 2024 (day after Ascension Day)

Dates reserved for re-examination (courses within the Faculty of Forest Sciences):

• 16 October 2024 (re-exam for courses in period 4)
• 11 December 2024 (re-exam for courses in period 1)
• 4 January 2025 (general re-exam for courses without an active course instance)
• 26 February 2025 (re-exam for courses in period 1 and 2
• 7 May 2025 (re-exam for courses in period 2 and 3
• 14 June 2025 (re-exam for courses in period 3, 4a and for courses without an active course instance)
• 30 August 2025 re-exam for courses in period 4b)

Dates reserved for presentation of independent projects (degree projects) within the Faculty of Forest Sciences. Each department decides specific date for presentation:

• Friday 25 October 2024
• Monday 28 October 2024
• Tuesday 29 October 2024
• Thursday 31 October 2024
• Monday 13 January 2025
• Tuesday 14 January 2025
• Thursday 16 January 2025
• Friday 17 January 2025
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• Tuesday 18 Mars 2025
• Thursday 20 Mars 2025
• Fridat 21 Mars 2025
• Monday 24 Mars 2025
  
  
• Friday 30 May 2025
• Monday 2 June 2025
• Tuesday 3 June 2025
• Thursday 5 June 2025
  
  
• Monday 25 August 2025
• Tuesday 26 August 2025
• Thursday 28 August 2025
• Friday 29 August 2025

Academic year 2024/2025

No activities should be scheduled on the following dates:

• 2 September 2024 (applies to year 1 on all programmes. All other years should be free from compulsory activities)
• 1 November 2024 (day before All Saints´ Day)
• 23–31 December 2024
• 30 April 2025 (Walpurgis Night)
• 30 May 2025 (day after Ascension Day)

Inaugural, honorary doctors’ and docent lectures, career fairs, educational information and the SLU Thesis day should, as far as possible, be included in the course schedules. Thesis Day on Campus Ultuna takes place on 28 May 2025.

Wednesday afternoons, 13.00 – 17.00, should normally be free from scheduled teaching, to enable e.g. board meetings, student information, teachers’ meetings and student union commission. Exceptions may be granted by the programme board in question. See also the Education planning and administration handbook, chapter 2.4.

Note! For institutions/courses related to the Faculty of Forest Sciences, see the "Umeå" tab for more information.

Academic year 2024/2025

No activities should be scheduled on the following dates:

• 2 September 2024 (applies to year 1 on all programmes. All other years should be free from compulsory activities)
• 1 November 2024 (day before All Saints´ Day)
• 23–31 December 2024
• 30 April 2025 (Walpurgis Night)
• 30 May 2025 (day after Ascension Day)

Inaugural, honorary doctors’ and docent lectures, career fairs, educational information and the SLU Thesis day should, as far as possible, be included in the course schedules.

Wednesday afternoons, 13.00 – 17.00, should normally be free from scheduled teaching, to enable e.g. board meetings, student information, teachers’ meetings and student union commission. Exceptions may be granted by the programme board in question. See also the Education planning and administration handbook, chapter 2.4.