According to the decision of the TEI of Crete Assembly (Act 158/22.06.2017), holidays and examination periods for the academic year 2017-2018 shall begin and end on the following dates:
- Duration of the 2nd examination period, winter/spring semester 2016-17: 1-22 September 2017.
Winter semester 2017-2018:
- Enrolments – Choice of Courses: 25 September 2017 - 29 September 2017
- Beginning of winter semester courses: 02 October 2017
- Christmas break: 22/12/2017 - 07/01/2018
- End of winter semester courses: 12 January 2018
- Additional week for winter semester: 15-19 January 2018
- Duration of the 1st examination period: 22/01/2018 - 09/02/2018
Spring semester 2017-2018:
- Enrolments – Choice of courses: 12-16 February 2018
- Beginning of spring semester courses: 20 February 2018
- Easter break: 02/4/2018 – 15/4/2018
- End of spring semester courses: 01 June 2018
- Additional week for spring semester: 04-08 June 2018
- Duration of the 1st examination period: 11-29 June 2018
- Duration of the 2nd examination period winter/spring semester 2017-2018: 03-21 September 2018
Official holidays:
- 28/10/2017 (National holiday)
- 11/11/2017 (St. Minas Day, patron saint of the city of Heraklion)
- 17/11/2017 (Remembrance day of the Athens Polytechnic Uprising)
- 19/2/2018 (Clean Monday)
- 25/03/2018 (National holiday)
- 1/5/2018 (Labour Day)
- 28/5/2018 (Whit Monday)
