Academic Calendar
| First Semester 2020/2021 | ||||
| Month | Date | Week | Day | Statement |
| September 2020 | 19 | Saturday | Placement tests period begins (Arabic, English, and IT skills) for new students | |
| 26 | Saturday | Beginning of the academic year 2020/2021 | ||
| October 2020 | 17 | 1 | Saturday | First day of classes for the first semester 2020/2021 and the beginning of the add/drop week First day for deducting fines from students with outstanding tuition fees |
| 22 | Thursday | Final day of the add/drop week Final day of placement tests for new students | ||
| 24 | 2 | Saturday | First day for dropping from one or more of first semester courses, where students will lose 50% of tuition fees and without it showing in their academic record | |
| 28 | Wednesday | Last day for make-up exams (second and summer semesters 2019/2020) Last day for final exam review (second and summer semesters 2019/2020) | ||
| 29 | Thursday | Mawlid Anniversary * | ||
| November 2020 | 11 | 4 | Wednesday | Last day for dropping from one or more of first semester courses, where students will lose 50% of tuition fees without it showing in their academic record |
| 14 | 5 | Saturday | First day for dropping from one or more of first semester courses, where students will lose 100% of tuition fees and it will show in their academic record (Withrdrawn) | |
| December 2020 | 05 | 8 | Saturday | First day of half-semester exams for bachelor’s and master’s students |
| 07 | 8 | Monday | Comprehensive Exam date | |
| 16 | 9 | Wednesday | Last day of half-semester exams for bachelor’s and master’s students | |
| 22 | 10 | Tuesday | Last day for submitting the results for half-semester exams | |
| 25 | Friday | Christmas Day | ||
| January 2021 | 01 | 11 | Friday | New Year’s Day |
| 02 | 12 | Saturday | First day for registration in the second semester 2020/2021 | |
| 09 | 13 | Saturday | Last day for submitting dissertations for defence/last day for submitting dissertation plans | |
| 20 | 14 | Wednesday | Last day for dropping from one or more of first semester courses, where students will lose 100% of tuition fees and it will show in their academic record (Withrdrawn) Last day for submitting prohibition lists for faculties First day for final exams for practical courses | |
| 25 | 15 | Monday | Last day for dropping all the courses of the first semester 2020/2021 Last day of classes for the first semester 2020/2021 Last day of final exams for practical courses | |
| 26 | Tuesday | First day of final theoritical exams | ||
| February 2021 | 03 | 16 | Wednesday | Last day of final theoritical exams |
| 06 | Saturday | First day of vaccations (between the first and the second semesters 2020/2021) Last day for delivering the results for the first semester 2020/2021 to the Admission and Registration Department | ||
| 07 | Sunday | Announcement of the results of the first semester 2020/2021 | ||
| 09 | Tuesday | Last day for delivering dissertation results to the Deans’ Council Last day of placement for faculty boards by granting certificates and academic degrees to the Deans’ Council | ||
| 13 | Saturday | Deans’ Council’s decision to grant certificates and academic degrees | ||
| 18 | Thursday | Last day of vaccations (between the first and the second semesters 2020/2021) | ||
| Second Semester 2020/2021 | ||||
| Month | Date | Week | Day | Statement |
| February 2021 | 06 | Saturday | Placement tests period begins (Arabic, English, and IT skills) for new students | |
| 27 | 1 | Saturday | First day of classes for the second semester 2020/2021 and the beginning of the add/drop week First day of deducting fines from students with outstanding tuition fees | |
| March 2021 | 04 | Thursday | Final day of the add/drop week Final day of placement tests for new students | |
| 06 | 2 | Saturday | First day for dropping from one or more of second semester courses, where students will lose 50% of tuition fees and without it showing in their academic record | |
| 10 | 2 | Wednesday | Last day for make-up exams (first semester 2020/2021) Last day for final exam review (first semester 2020/2021) | |
| 24 | 4 | Wednesday | Last day for dropping from one or more of second semester courses, where students will lose 50% of tuition fees without it showing in their academic record | |
| 27 | 5 | Saturday | First day for dropping from one or more of second semester courses, where students will lose 100% of tuition fees and it will show in their academic record (Withrdrawn) | |
| April 2021 | 17 | 8 | Saturday | First day of half-semester exams for bachelor’s and master’s students |
| 19 | 8 | Monday | Comprehensive Exam date | |
| 28 | 9 | Wednesday | Last day of half-semester exams for bachelor’s and master’s students | |
| May 2021 | 01 | Saturday | Labor Day | |
| 04 | 10 | Tuesday | Last day for submitting the results for half-semester exams | |
| 16-13 | Thursday – Sunday | Fitr Eid * | ||
| 17 | 12 | Monday | First day for registration in the summer semester 2020/2021 | |
| 24 | 13 | Monday | Last day for submitting dissertations for defence/last day for submitting dissertation plans | |
| 25 | Tuesday | Independence Day | ||
| June 2021 | 02 | 14 | Wednesday | Last day for dropping from one or more of second semester courses, where students will lose 100% of tuition fees and it will show in their academic record (Withrdrawn) Last day for submitting prohibition lists for faculties First day for final exams for practical courses |
| 07 | 15 | Monday | Last day for dropping all the courses of the second semester 2020/2021 Last day of classes for the second semester 2020/2021 Last day of final exams for practical courses | |
| 08 | 16 | Tuesday | First day of final theoritical exams | |
| 16 | Wednesday | Last day of final theoritical exams | ||
| 19 | Saturday | First day of vaccations (between the second and the summer semesters 2020/2021) Last day for delivering the results for the second semester 2020/2021 to the Admission and Registration Department | ||
| 20 | Sunday | Announcement of the results of the second semester 2020/2021 | ||
| 22 | Tuesday | Last day for delivering dissertation results to the Deans’ Council Last day of placement for faculty boards by granting certificates and academic degrees to the Deans’ Council | ||
| 26 | Saturday | Deans’ Council’s decision to grant certificates and academic degrees | ||
| July 2021 | 01 | Thursday | Last day of vaccations (between the second and the summer semesters 2020/2021) | |
| Summer Semester 2020/2021 | ||||
| Month | Date | Week | Day | Statement |
| June 2021 | 26 | Saturday | Placement tests period begins (Arabic, English, and IT skills) for new students | |
| July 2021 | 04 | 1 | Sunday | First day of classes for the summer semester 2020/2021 and the beginning of the add/drop week |
| 06 | Tuesday | Final day of the add/drop week Final day of placement tests for new students | ||
| 07 | Wednesday | First day for dropping from one or more of summer semester courses, where students will lose 50% of tuition fees and without it showing in their academic record | ||
| 14 | 2 | Wednesday | Last day for dropping from one or more of summer semester courses, where students will lose 50% of tuition fees without it showing in their academic record | |
| 18 | 3 | Sunday | First day for dropping from one or more of second semester courses, where students will lose 100% of tuition fees and it will show in their academic record (Withrdrawn) | |
| 24-20 | Tuesday – Saturday | Adha Eid * | ||
| August 2021 | 04-01 | 5 | Sunday – Wednesday | First day of half-semester exams for bachelor’s and master’s students |
| 10 | 6 | Tuesday | First day of Hijri Year | |
| 11 | Wednesday | Last day for submitting the results for half-semester exams | ||
| 14 | 7 | Saturday | First day for registration in the first semester 2021/2022 | |
| 18 | Wednesday | Last day for dropping from one or more of summer semester courses, where students will lose 100% of tuition fees and it will show in their academic record (Withrdrawn) Last day for submitting prohibition lists for faculties | ||
| 25 | 8 | Wednesday | Last day for dropping all the courses of the summer semester 2020/2021 Last day of classes for the summer semester 2020/2021 | |
| 28 | 9 | Saturday | First day of final theoritical exams | |
| September 2021 | 01 | 9 | Wednesday | Last day of final theoritical exams |
| 04 | 10 | Saturday | Last day for delivering the results for the summer semester 2020/2021 to the Admission and Registration Department | |
| 05 | Sunday | Announcement of the results of the summer semester 2020/2021 | ||
| 7 | Tuesday | Last day of placement for faculty boards by granting certificates and academic degrees to the Deans’ Council | ||
| 11 | Saturday | Deans’ Council’s decision to grant certificates and academic degrees | ||
| 25 | Saturday | Beginning of the academic year 2021/2022 | ||
| October 2021 | 16 | Saturday | First day of classes for the first semester 2021/2022 | |
| * All dates and official holidays are subject to moon sighting and the confirmation of the presidency of MEU | ||||
- 2020/2021
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First Semester 2020/2021 Month Date Week Day Statement September
202019 Saturday Placement tests period begins (Arabic, English, and IT skills) for new students 26 Saturday Beginning of the academic year 2020/2021 October
202017 1 Saturday First day of classes for the first semester 2020/2021 and the beginning of the add/drop week
First day for deducting fines from students with outstanding tuition fees22 Thursday Final day of the add/drop week
Final day of placement tests for new students24 2 Saturday First day for dropping from one or more of first semester courses, where students will lose 50% of tuition fees and without it showing in their academic record 28 Wednesday Last day for make-up exams (second and summer semesters 2019/2020)
Last day for final exam review (second and summer semesters 2019/2020)29 Thursday Mawlid Anniversary * November
202011 4 Wednesday Last day for dropping from one or more of first semester courses, where students will lose 50% of tuition fees without it showing in their academic record 14 5 Saturday First day for dropping from one or more of first semester courses, where students will lose 100% of tuition fees and it will show in their academic record (Withrdrawn) December
202005 8 Saturday First day of half-semester exams for bachelor’s and master’s students 07 8 Monday Comprehensive Exam date 16 9 Wednesday Last day of half-semester exams for bachelor’s and master’s students 22 10 Tuesday Last day for submitting the results for half-semester exams 25 Friday Christmas Day January
202101 11 Friday New Year’s Day 02 12 Saturday First day for registration in the second semester 2020/2021 09 13 Saturday Last day for submitting dissertations for defence/last day for submitting dissertation plans 20 14 Wednesday Last day for dropping from one or more of first semester courses, where students will lose 100% of tuition fees and it will show in their academic record (Withrdrawn)
Last day for submitting prohibition lists for faculties
First day for final exams for practical courses25 15 Monday Last day for dropping all the courses of the first semester 2020/2021
Last day of classes for the first semester 2020/2021
Last day of final exams for practical courses26 Tuesday First day of final theoritical exams February
202103 16 Wednesday Last day of final theoritical exams 06 Saturday First day of vaccations (between the first and the second semesters 2020/2021)
Last day for delivering the results for the first semester 2020/2021 to the Admission and Registration Department07 Sunday Announcement of the results of the first semester 2020/2021 09 Tuesday Last day for delivering dissertation results to the Deans’ Council
Last day of placement for faculty boards by granting certificates and academic degrees to the Deans’ Council13 Saturday Deans’ Council’s decision to grant certificates and academic degrees 18 Thursday Last day of vaccations (between the first and the second semesters 2020/2021) Second Semester 2020/2021 Month Date Week Day Statement February
202106 Saturday Placement tests period begins (Arabic, English, and IT skills) for new students 27 1 Saturday First day of classes for the second semester 2020/2021 and the beginning of the add/drop week
First day of deducting fines from students with outstanding tuition feesMarch
202104 Thursday Final day of the add/drop week
Final day of placement tests for new students06 2 Saturday First day for dropping from one or more of second semester courses, where students will lose 50% of tuition fees and without it showing in their academic record 10 2 Wednesday Last day for make-up exams (first semester 2020/2021)
Last day for final exam review (first semester 2020/2021)24 4 Wednesday Last day for dropping from one or more of second semester courses, where students will lose 50% of tuition fees without it showing in their academic record 27 5 Saturday First day for dropping from one or more of second semester courses, where students will lose 100% of tuition fees and it will show in their academic record (Withrdrawn) April
202117 8 Saturday First day of half-semester exams for bachelor’s and master’s students 19 8 Monday Comprehensive Exam date 28 9 Wednesday Last day of half-semester exams for bachelor’s and master’s students May
202101 Saturday Labor Day 04 10 Tuesday Last day for submitting the results for half-semester exams 16-13 Thursday – Sunday Fitr Eid * 17 12 Monday First day for registration in the summer semester 2020/2021 24 13 Monday Last day for submitting dissertations for defence/last day for submitting dissertation plans 25 Tuesday Independence Day June
202102 14 Wednesday Last day for dropping from one or more of second semester courses, where students will lose 100% of tuition fees and it will show in their academic record (Withrdrawn)
Last day for submitting prohibition lists for faculties
First day for final exams for practical courses07 15 Monday Last day for dropping all the courses of the second semester 2020/2021
Last day of classes for the second semester 2020/2021
Last day of final exams for practical courses08 16 Tuesday First day of final theoritical exams 16 Wednesday Last day of final theoritical exams 19 Saturday First day of vaccations (between the second and the summer semesters 2020/2021)
Last day for delivering the results for the second semester 2020/2021 to the Admission and Registration Department20 Sunday Announcement of the results of the second semester 2020/2021 22 Tuesday Last day for delivering dissertation results to the Deans’ Council
Last day of placement for faculty boards by granting certificates and academic degrees to the Deans’ Council26 Saturday Deans’ Council’s decision to grant certificates and academic degrees July
202101 Thursday Last day of vaccations (between the second and the summer semesters 2020/2021) Summer Semester 2020/2021 Month Date Week Day Statement June
202126 Saturday Placement tests period begins (Arabic, English, and IT skills) for new students July
202104 1 Sunday First day of classes for the summer semester 2020/2021 and the beginning of the add/drop week 06 Tuesday Final day of the add/drop week
Final day of placement tests for new students07 Wednesday First day for dropping from one or more of summer semester courses, where students will lose 50% of tuition fees and without it showing in their academic record 14 2 Wednesday Last day for dropping from one or more of summer semester courses, where students will lose 50% of tuition fees without it showing in their academic record 18 3 Sunday First day for dropping from one or more of second semester courses, where students will lose 100% of tuition fees and it will show in their academic record (Withrdrawn) 24-20 Tuesday – Saturday Adha Eid * August
202104-01 5 Sunday – Wednesday First day of half-semester exams for bachelor’s and master’s students 10 6 Tuesday First day of Hijri Year 11 Wednesday Last day for submitting the results for half-semester exams 14 7 Saturday First day for registration in the first semester 2021/2022 18 Wednesday Last day for dropping from one or more of summer semester courses, where students will lose 100% of tuition fees and it will show in their academic record (Withrdrawn)
Last day for submitting prohibition lists for faculties25 8 Wednesday Last day for dropping all the courses of the summer semester 2020/2021
Last day of classes for the summer semester 2020/202128 9 Saturday First day of final theoritical exams September
202101 9 Wednesday Last day of final theoritical exams 04 10 Saturday Last day for delivering the results for the summer semester 2020/2021 to the Admission and Registration Department 05 Sunday Announcement of the results of the summer semester 2020/2021 7 Tuesday Last day of placement for faculty boards by granting certificates and academic degrees to the Deans’ Council 11 Saturday Deans’ Council’s decision to grant certificates and academic degrees 25 Saturday Beginning of the academic year 2021/2022 October
202116 Saturday First day of classes for the first semester 2021/2022 * All dates and official holidays are subject to moon sighting and the confirmation of the presidency of MEU