Timetable and academic calendar

The scheduled holidays for the 2026/2027 academic year are:

• 4 October 2026 – Feast of St Francis 
• 1 November 2026 – All Saints’ Day
• 7 and 8 December 2026 – Feast of the Immaculate Conception 
• from 23 December 2026 to 6 January 2027 inclusive – Christmas holidays
• from 25 to 30 March 2027 inclusive – Easter holidays
• 25 April 2027 – Liberation Day
• 1 May 2027 – Labour Day
• 2 June 2027 – Republic Day
• 24 June 2027 – Feast of St John, Patron Saint of Genoa

• First-semester lectures: 

  Introductory sessions: 7 September 2026 – 18 September 2026 

  Lectures: 21/09/2026 – 22/01/2027

• Second-semester lectures: 22/02/2027 - 4 June 2027
• Break: 25 March 2027 - 2 April 2027

International curriculum

• First-semester lectures: 14/09/2026 - 22/01/2027
• Second-semester lectures: 22/02/2027 – 04/06/2027
• Break: 25 March 2027 – 2 April 2027

Exams may be scheduled on any non-public holiday on which no lectures are scheduled for the student’s chosen programme.
       
Closures: the closure periods set out in the national and regional calendars shall be observed.