SPRING 2010 ¹	AUTUMN 2010 ¹	SPRING 2011 ¹
Orientation		Thursday 7 January - Friday 8 January	Monday 16 August - Sunday 22 August	Thursday 6 January - Friday 7 January
Matriculation Ceremony ²			Tuesday 17 August
Teaching begins		Monday 11 January	Monday 23 August	Monday 10 January
Teaching ends		Wednesday 28 April	Friday 26 November	Friday 6 May
Exams begin		Friday 22 May	Wednesday 1 December	Friday 20 May
Exams end		Saturday 12 June	Tuesday 21 December	Friday 10 June
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HOLIDAYS ³
Winter/Spring break		Monday 29 March - Monday 5 April	Thursday 23 December - Sunday 9 January	Monday 18 April - Monday 25 April
Labour Day		1 May		1 May
Constitution Day		17 May		17 May
Ascension Day		13 May		2 June
Whit Monday		24 May		13 June

1. All academic dates are tentative until approved by NTNU’s Board.
2. In Norway it is traditional for all new degree-seeking students to celebrate the fact that they are beginning at the university. The matriculation ceremony is quite formal and may be compared to the graduation ceremony which is often held in other countries.
3. The end dates given are up to and including.