Where can I find Tsinghua University’s academic calendar and how is it organized?

Tsinghua University’s official academic calendar is typically posted on the university website through the Academic Affairs Office, often called the Office of Academic Affairs or Undergraduate Academic Affairs. You can usually find it in the teaching affairs or academic affairs section, and some versions are also mirrored on school, department, or international student pages. The calendar is generally organized by semester, with clear blocks for teaching weeks, exam weeks, vacations, and registration.

Tsinghua usually runs on a two-semester system: a fall semester and a spring semester. The calendar often shows the start and end dates for each term, student registration periods, class start dates, and final examination periods. It also commonly marks major holidays and breaks, including National Day in the fall, Winter Break around January or February, and summer vacation after the spring term ends.

In many years, you will also see makeup class days listed because Chinese universities sometimes adjust schedules around national holidays. That means a holiday week may be balanced by holding Monday classes on a weekend, for example. The calendar may also note important academic deadlines such as course selection, add-drop windows, graduation-related dates, and dates for new student orientation.

If you are comparing schools, the most useful Tsinghua details to look for are the number of teaching weeks per semester, the timing of finals, and how long the winter and summer breaks are. For the official source, start with Tsinghua’s Academic Affairs Office page on the main university website, then check whether your program level, undergraduate or graduate, has its own calendar version.