Academic year 2026-2027

Disclaimer: The dates on his page are subject to change. Please consult the schedule through your respective University's system for the most recent schedule.

All activities, including exams, take place on campus, unless otherwise specified by the local IMBRSea coordination. Therefore, students should not organize any travel prior to the end of the academic semester and without consulting with the corresponding IMBRSea coordination first.

Semester 3:

• Ghent University (UGent): https://www.ugent.be/student/en/class-exam-exchange-intern/class-exam/academiccalendar/academic-calendar-2026-2027.htm
  • Start of the classes: 21/09/2026
  • End of the classes: 19/12/2026
  • Winter break: 21/12/2026 - 02/01/2027
  • Exams: 04/01/2027 - 30/01/2027

• Atlantic Technological University (ATU): (former GMIT)
  • Start of classes: 07/09/2026 (to be confirmed)
  • End of classes: 04/12/2026 (continuous assessment, no exams)

• Gothenburg University (GU):
  • Start and end dates by course including exams 
    • Sea and Society:
      31/08/2026 - 18/11/2026
    • Blue economy and sustainable use of marine resources:
      04/11/2026 - 31/01/2027

• Sorbonne University (SU):
  • Start and end dates by course including exams 
    • Marine ecosystem functioning and Changes: from fundamentals to experiments and monitoring (Banyuls-sur-Mer)
      07/09/2026
    • Measuring, analyzing and modelling marine ecosystems (Villefranche-sur-Mer)
      28/09/2026
    • Impact assessment and mitigation (Roscoff/Banyuls-sur-Mer)
      28/09/2026

• University of Western Brittany (UBO):
  • Start of the classes: 01/09/2026
  • End of the classes: TBA

• University Cote d'Azur (UCA):
  • Start of the classes: 14/09/2026 (to be confirmed)
  • End of the classes: 12/12/2026 including exams

• University of Oviedo (UniOvi):
  • Start of the classes: 07/09/2026
  • End of the classes: TBA

• Polytechnic University of Marche (Univpm): all activities will take place on site, including exams.
  • Start of the classes: 21/09/2026
  • End of the classes including exams: 18/12/2026

Semester 1: 

• Ghent University (UGent): https://www.ugent.be/student/en/class-exam-exchange-intern/class-exam/academiccalendar/academic-calendar-2026-2027.htm
  • Start of the classes: 21/09/2026
  • End of the classes: 19/12/2026
  • Winter break: 21/12/2026 - 02/01/2027
  • Exams: 04/01/2027 - 30/01/2027

• University of Oviedo (UniOvi):
  • Start of the classes: 07/09/2026
  • End of the classes: TBA

• University of Western Brittany (UBO):
  • Start of the classes: 01/09/2026
  • End of the classes including exams: 

• University of the Algarve (UAlg):
  • Start of the classes: 
  • End of the classes including exams: 

• Polytechnic University of Marche (Univpm):
  • Start of the classes: 21/09/2026
  • End of the classes including exams: 18/12/2026

Semester 2:

• Ghent University (UGent):
  • Start of the classes: 09/02/2026
  • End of the classes: 02/04/2026
     
• Sorbonne University (SU):
  • Start of the classes: 16/02/2026 (09:00 AM)
  • End of the classes: 17/04/2026 (01:00 PM)
     
• University of Algarve (UAlg):
  • Start of the classes: 02/02/2026
  • End of the classes: 27/03/2026
     
• University of Oviedo (UniOvi):
  • Start of the classes: 19/01/2026
  • End of the classes: 20/03/2026 
     
• Polytechnic University of Marche (Univpm):
  • Start of the classes: 09/02/2026
  • End of the classes: 01/04/2026
     
• University of the Basque Country (EHU):
  • Start of the classes: 09/02/2026
  • End of the classes: 30/04/2026