Organisation of the academic year

At the Medical University of Gdańsk, the 2026/2027 academic year begins on the 1st of October 2026 and runs until the 30th of September 2027.
 

Please note

• WThe Rector’s office hours are scheduled for the day of the academic year opening ceremony.
• *Academic classes in the summer semester for the following fields of study: Polish-language Medicine and English Division Medicine, Pharmaceutical and Cosmetics Industry, Nursing and Midwifery may continue until 30 June 2027
• The orientation and organisational course for first-year students on English-taught studies and Erasmus+ exchange students runs from 24 September 2026 to 30 September 2026
• The orientation and organisational course for students of the fields of Sustainable Drug Discovery and Erasmus+ exchange students runs from 15 February 2027 to 19 February 2027
• The examination session dates do not apply to students studying under the block system, who are subject to a continuous examination session (exams take place immediately after classes for a given subject), nor to students of the fields of Pharmaceutical and Cosmetic Industry, Sustainable Drug Discovery, or doctoral students
• During the academic year, work placements in accordance with the study programme are mandatory
• During the term-free period, summer work placements in accordance with the study programme are mandatory
• The dates of summer holidays and public holiday breaks do not apply to doctoral students

The students in their final year of study, which concludes with a final examination and the defence of their dissertation, are subject to the following structure of the academic year

• *The fifth year of the field of Health Psychology the standard academic calendar applies
• **At the Faculty of Pharmacy, the final examination and thesis defences take place in the winter and summer semesters, in accordance with the timetable published on the Extranet
• The dates for the examination period, summer holidays and public holiday breaks do not apply to sixth-year students of the field of Pharmacy in the Polish-language and English Division programmes

The following structure of the academic year applies to students on part-time studies