2026-2027 academic year

1^st semester (Winter): 

Architecture | Communication Sciences | Business Sciences | Political Science and International Relations | Criminology | Computer Systems Engineering | Psychology
Orientation week: 7 September 2026 – 11 September 2026
Classes: 14 September 2026 – 29 January 2027

Nutrition Sciences | Pharmaceutical Sciences | Dentistry
Orientation week: 7 September 2026 – 11 September 2026
Classes: 14 September 2026 – 29 January 2027

Physiotherapy | Speech Therapy
Orientation week: 7 September 2026 – 11 September 2026
Classes: 14 September 2026 – 02 February 2027

Christmas holidays:
21 December 2026 – 1 January 2027

Public holidays:
5 October 2026: Day of the Implantation of the Portuguese Republic
1 November 2026: All Saints’ Day
1 December 2026: Independence Restoration Day
8 December 2026: Immaculate Conception Day
25 December 2026: Christmas Day

2^nd semester (Spring):

Architecture | Communication Sciences | Business Sciences | Political Science and International Relations | Criminology | Computer Systems Engineering | Psychology
Orientation week: 1 February 2027 – 5 February 2027
Classes: 10 February 2027 – 25 June 2027

Nutrition Sciences | Pharmaceutical Sciences | Dentistry
Orientation week: 1 February 2027 – 5 February 2027
Classes: 22 February 2027 – 9 July 2027

Physiotherapy | Speech Therapy
Orientation week: 1 February 2027 – 5 February 2027
Classes: 1 February 2027 – 25 June 2027

Carnival holidays:
8 February 2027 – 9 February 2027

Easter holidays:
22 March 2027 – 29 March 2027

Break (Queima das Fitas):
3 May 2027 – 7 May 2027

Public holidays:
1 January 2027: New Year’s Day
26 March 2027: Good Friday
28 March 2027: Easter Day
25 April 2027: Freedom Day
1 May 2027: Labor Day
27 May 2027: Corpus Christi Day
10 June 2027: Day of Portugal, Camões and the Portuguese Communities
24 June 2027: St. John’s Day