Academic Calendar

updated: 28.05.2026

The academic calendar may change depending on developments and the evolving situation.

The National Memorial Day commemorating October 7, 2023, will be observed on Thursday, 16 October 2025 (24 Tishrei 5786).

Orientation days for first-year undergraduate students are scheduled to take place from 21-23 October 2025 (tentative).

First Day of 1st Semester	October 26, 2025
Student Union Event for the Opening of the Academic Year	TBD
Rabin Memorial Assembly	November 3, 2025
Hanukkah Break (students)	December 21, 2025
Last Day of the 1st Semester	January 25, 2026
Exam Preparation Days	January 26-27, 2026
Exam Period, 1st Semester	January 28 – March 13, 2026
Open Day	TBD
Fast of Esther: All academic activities will conclude by 18:00	March 2, 2026
Purim Vacation – University Closed	March 3, 2026

The Faculty of Medicine may have a different start date.
The Faculty of Management postgraduate programs may have variations in the academic calendar. Check the faculty websites for updates.
Psychometric Exam (December):
Friday, December 19, and Sunday, December 21, 2025.

First Day of 2nd Semester	April 12, 2026
Yom HaShoah Eve (Holocaust Remembrance) - Campus closes at 7PM	April 13, 2026
Yom HaShoah Day (Holocaust Remembrance) - Break in Studies Between 12-1PM	April 14, 2026
Yom HaZikaron Memorial Ceremony (Fallen Soldiers Memorial Day) - Ceremony and break in studies beween 12-1PM. No classes after 6PM.	April 20, 2026
Memorial Day for Israel's Fallen Soldiers - No Classes - University Closed	April 21, 2026
Israel's Independence Day - University Closed	April 22, 2026
One-week break from classes for exams – the Faculties of Engineering, Exact Sciences, and Life Sciences.	April 26-30, 2026
Shavuot Vacation - University Closed	May 21-22, 2026
Two-day break from classes for exams – all faculties and departments.	May 24-25, 2026
Student Day (classes suspended from 4:00 PM)	June 4, 2026
Last day of 2nd Semester – for all faculties and departments except the Faculties of Engineering, Exact Sciences, and Life Sciences.	July 10, 2026
Beginning of the 2nd Semester exam period – for all faculties and departments except the Faculties of Engineering, Exact Sciences, and Life Sciences.	July 12, 2026
Last day of 2nd Semester – the Faculties of Engineering, Exact Sciences, and Life Sciences.	July 17, 2026
Beginning of the 2nd Semester exam period – the Faculties of Engineering, Exact Sciences, and Life Sciences.	July 19, 2026
Tisha B'Av (University Closed)	July 23, 2026

First Day of Summer Semester	July 26, 2026
University-wide Summer Vacation (university closed)	August 23-31, 2026
Last Day of Summer Semester	September 18, 2026