Academic Calendar 2026-2027
| ACADEMIC CALENDAR ELMEPA (HMU) 2026-2027 | ||
| Start-End of the academic year | 01-09-2026 | 31-08-2027 |
| Resit examination period of the academic year 2025-2026 | 01-09-2026 | 18-09-2026 |
| Start-End of educational activities of the winter semester | 28-09-2026 | 15-01-2027 |
| Christmas Holidays | 24-12-2026 | 07-01-2027 |
| Winter semester examination period | 18-01-2027 | 05-02-2027 |
| Start-End of educational activities of the spring semester | 15-02-2027 | 04-06-2027 |
| Easter Holidays | 26-04-2027 | 07-05-2027 |
| Spring semester examination period | 07-06-2027 | 28-06-2027 |
| National Holidays/Greek Christian Orthodox Holidays | ||
| October 28th | 28-10-2026 | |
| Anniversary of the Polytechnic uprising | 17-11-2026 | |
| Day of the Three Hierarchs | 30-01-2027 | |
| Clean Monday | 15-03-2027 | |
| March 25th | 25-03-2027 | |
| Labour Day | 01-05-2027 | |
| Holy Spirit Day | 21-06-2027 | |
| Local Holidays | ||
| Heraklion, St.Minas’Day | 11-11-2026 | |
| Chania, Presentation of the Virgin Mary | 21-11-2026 | |
| Rethymno, Holocaust of the Arcadi Holy Monastery | 08-11-2026 | |
| Agios Nicholaos, St. Nicholaos’ Day | 06-12-2026 | |
| Sitia, St. Aikaterini’s Day | 25-11-2026 | |
The resit exam for the academic year 2026-2027 will take place from 01-09-2027 to 17-09-2027.