2023 NAIST Academic Calendar

SemesterDateActivities
Spring
Semester
April 3rd (Mon.) Orientation for new master's course students
April 4th (Tue.)

Introduction of laboratories


Basic experimental information

April 5th (Wed.)

Entrance ceremony


Visits of laboratories
(Information Science, Materials Science)


Basic Academic Achivement Test
(Biological Science)


Orientation for new doctoral course students

April 6th (Thu.) - April 17th (Mon.) Visits of laboratories
(Information Science, Biological Science,
Materials Science)
April 6th (Thu.) Introduction of Program
(Data Science Program)
April 7th (Fri.) Introduction of Program
(Digital Green-innovation Program)
April 6th (Thu.) - June 30th (Fri.) First quarter
May 24th (Wed.) - May 26th (Fri.) Health examination (No lectures)
June 26th (Mon.) Graduation ceremony
July 3rd (Mon.) - September 29th (Fri.) Second quarter
July 3rd (Mon.) - July 8th (Sat.) 1st entrance exam for master's course
(No lectures)
August 9th (Wed.) - September 30th (Sat.) Summer vacation
September 25th (Mon.) Graduation ceremony
Fall
Semester
October 1st (Sun.) NAIST Foundation Day
October 2nd (Mon.) Entrance ceremony (Fall enrollment)

Orientation for new students

October 3rd (Tue.) - December 28th (Thu.) Third quarter
October 24th (Tue.) - October 26th (Thu.) 2nd entrance exam for master's course
(No lectures)
December 22nd (Fri.) Graduation ceremony
December 29th (Fri.) - January 3rd (Wed.) Winter vacation
January 4th (Thu.) - March 8th (Fri.) Fourth quarter
March 22nd (Fri.) Graduation ceremony
March 23rd (Sat.) - March 31st (Sun.) Spring vacation

Lecture Time
 1st period  9:20 - 10:50 (90 minutes)
 2nd period  11:00 - 12:30
 3rd period  13:30 - 15:00
 4th period  15:10 - 16:40
 5th period  16:50 - 18:20
 6th period  18:30 - 20:00