International students who study at East China Jiaotong University can enjoy different kinds of holidays according to the arrangement of the Ministry of Education, such as winter and summer holidays. Students can make reasonable arrangement of their holidays according to the length of each holiday and their own situation. It is of great importance for international students to remember to come back to the university when the holidays end.
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 (Chinese lunar calendar): Dragon Boat Festival-----3 Days
Summer Holidays: Two months in July/August.
August 15th (Chinese lunar calendar): 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!