Academic calendar
EM Normandie offers a differentiated pedagogy, revolutionised by digital technology and focused on the learning experience of our students. With a strong focus on international openness and professional and personal development, all learning is conducted to promote creativity, experimentation and sharing.
The aim is to enable you to cultivate the hard and soft skills you need to build your future career and position yourself as a global changemaker.
Fall 2023 (September 2023- December 2023)
| Start date | End date | Event |
|---|---|---|
| Thursday, 31st August, 2023 | Friday, 1st September, 2023 | Orientation and Induction |
| Monday 4th September, 2023 | Monday 4th September, 2023 | Teaching Commences |
| Monday 25th September, 2023 | Monday 25th September, 2023 | Last Day to enroll/withdraw |
| Wednesday 27th September, 2023 | Wednesday 27th September, 2023 | Prophet’s Birthday* |
| Monday 23rd October, 2023 | Friday 27th October, 2023 | Midterm exams |
| Thursday 30th November, 2023 | Saturday 2nd December, 2023 | Commemoration Day and National day* |
| Monday 18th December 2023 | Wednesday 20th December, 2023 | Final Exams |
| Thursday 21st December, 2023 | Thursday 21st December, 2023 | Semester Ends |
| Saturday 23rd December, 2023 | Saturday 23rd December, 2023 | Release of exams |
Spring 2024 (January 2024- April 2024)
| Start date | End date | Event |
|---|---|---|
| Monday 1st January, 2024 | Monday 1st January, 2024 | New Year’s Day |
| Monday 8th January, 2024 | Monday 8th January, 2024 | Teaching Commences |
| Monday 26th February, 2024 | Friday 1st March,2024 | Midterm exams |
| Monday 11th March, 2024 | Monday 8th April, 2024 | Holy Month of Ramadan* |
| Monday 1st April, 2024 | Friday 5th April, 2024 | Easter Break |
| Monday 8th April, 2024 | Friday 12th April, 2024 | Eid and Easter Break |
| Monday 22nd April, 2024 | Friday 26th April, 2024 | Final Exams |
| Saturday 27th April, 2024 | Saturday 27th April, 2024 | Semester Ends |
| Friday 3rd May, 2024 | Friday 3rd May, 2024 | Release of exams |
Summer 2024 (May 2024- June 2024)
| Start date | End date | Event |
|---|---|---|
| Monday 6th May,2024 | Monday 6th May,2024 | Teaching Commences |
| Thursday 30th May,2024 | Friday 31st May, 2024 | Midterm exams |
| Monday 17th June,2024 | Tuesday 18th June, 2024 | Eid Al Adha holidays* |
| Thursday 27th June,2024 | Friday 28th June, 2024 | Final Exams |
| Saturday 29th June,2024 | Saturday 29th June,2024 | Semester Ends |
| Friday 4th July,2024 | Friday 4th July,2024 | Release of exams |
*Subject to change based on public announcement of holidays
The 2022-2024 academic year at EM NORMANDIE IN THE UAE starts on August 31st 2023 and ends on June 29th 2024. It comprises 33 weeks for classes, 2 weeks for examination, 7 weeks of breaks and 9 weeks of summer vacation.
The calendar follows the French system of studies organisation. National and religious Holidays such as the UAE National Day, the end of the Holy Month of Ramadan, Eïd Al Adha and other religious celebrations will be fixed according to the decisions made the Ministry of Higher Education in UAE.
The details of the academic calendar are listed in the document below:
Census date
EM NORMANDIE IN THE UAE applies the French learning system where courses of a given semester or a given year must be all taken and validated to validate a whole semester or a year. As such, a census date does not apply and does not appear on the calendar