Dalian University of Foreign Languages respects the national holidays, international students can always enjoy their long winter and summer holidays. Within semesters holidays are arranged by university. During the holidays students are may go to the place that they want or plan to visit their home countries. International students must respect the duration of holidays and must be at the University at the beginning of a semester.
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-----3 Days
October 1st: Independence Day ----- 7 Days
Winter Holidays and Spring Festival: 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!