Academic Calendar
Academic Calendar for the internaional students >
First Semester
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 |
Notes:
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The Faculty of Medicine may have a different start date.
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The Faculty of Management postgraduate programs may have variations in the academic calendar. Check the faculty websites for updates.
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Psychometric Exam (December):
Friday, December 19, and Sunday, December 21, 2025.
Second Semester
| First Day of 2nd Semester | March 15, 2026 | |
| Student Union Event for the Opening of the Semester | TBD | |
| Passover Vacation (No Classes, University Closed April 1-9,2026) | March 29 – April 10, 2026 | |
| First Day of Classes After Passover Break | 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 | |
| Shavuot Vacation - University Closed | May 21-22, 2026 | |
| Last Day of 2nd Semester | July 3, 2026 | |
| Exam Period, 2nd Semester | July 5, 2026 | |
| Tisha B'Av (University Closed) | July 23, 2026 |
Summer Semester
| 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 |
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