Burkina Faso sets 2026-2027 university calendar
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Lefaso
Burkina Faso’s Ministry of Higher Education has set the administrative year to begin on 1 September 2026 and the academic year on 1 October. The 2026-2027 year will comprise two semesters, from 1 October to 27 February and then from 1 March to 30 June, according to the ministry’s official calendar.
Burkina Faso’s 2026-2027 academic calendar will run from 1 October 2026 to 31 July 2027, with two semesters: the first until 27 February 2027 and the second from 1 March to 30 June 2027, according to the national academic calendar.
National examinations for bachelor’s and master’s degrees and the State Higher Technician’s Certificate are scheduled for July 2027. The calendar also includes holidays and public holidays, commemorations and days of reflection, notably 11 December, 8 March, 1, 6 and 15 May, and the Mouloud, Ramadan and Tabaski festivals.
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