Shanxi Normal University respect the national holidays and winter and summer holidays. Since semesters holidays are under the arrangement of the university, without special reasons, international students must follow the rules of the university. And during the holidays students could travel to the place where they want to visit or just go back to their homelands. International students must respect the duration of holidays and must arrive at the University according to schedule time. The holidays are arranged in the following way:
January 1st: New Year's Day-----3 Days
April 5th: Tomb-Sweeping Day-----3 Days
May 1st: International Labor Day -----3 Days
June 9th : Dragon Boat Festival-----3 Days
Summer Holidays: Two months in July/August
September 15th: Mid-Autumn Festival-----1 Days
October 1st: Independence Day ----- 7 Days
Winter Holidays and Spring Festival: About One month in February.
Division of Academic Year and Semester:
One academic year cover two semesters
For September Intake:
First semester: September – mid of January
Second semester: March – mid of July
Every end of Semester there is examination
For March intake:
First semester: March – mid of July
Second semester: September – mid of January
Every end of Semester there is examination
The final information is subject to the University If there is any discrepancy!