№	Activity	Calendar Dates (Duration)
I SEMESTER (FALL)
1	Orientation Week for First-Year Students. Elective Course Registration	26-29 August, 2015
2	Classes	1 September – 23 October, 2015
3	Rating 1	21-25 September, 2015
4	Rating 2	19-23 October, 2015
5	Mid-term examination week	26 October – 6 November 2015
6	Classes	9 November, 2015 – 8 January, 2016
7	Rating 3	30 November – 4 December, 2015
8	Rating 4	4 – 8 January, 2016
9	Final examination week	11-22 January, 2016
10	Winter holidays	25 January -5 February, 2016
	Public holidays:
1	День первого Президента	1 декабря 2015 г.
1	The Day of the First President	1 December, 2015 г.
2	Independence Day	16-17 December, 2015 г.
3	New Year	01-02 January, 2015 г.
4	Off day	31 December, 2015 г., 3,4 January, 2016 г.
II SEMESTER (SPRING)
1	Classes	8 February – 1 April, 2016
2	Rating 1	29 February – 4 March, 2016
3	Rating 2	26 March -1 April, 2016
4	Mid-term examination	4-15 April, 2016
5	Classes	17 April – 10 June, 2016
6	Student registration, Formation of students’ individual education plans for 2016-2017 academic year, registration for summer semester courses (Platonus).	11 – 22 April, 2016
7	Re-registration of students from small groups into bigger ones, adjustment of students’ individual education plans	25-30 April, 2016
8	Rating 3	9- 13 May, 2016
9	Rating 4	6 – 10 June, 2016
10	Final examination week	13 -24 June, 2016
11	Formation of students’ individual education plans for 2016-2017 academic year, registration for summer semester courses (Platonus).	27 June-1 June, 2016
12	Summer holidays	27 June – 31 August, 2016
13	Summer semester (on account of summer semester)	27 June-22 July, 2016
	Public holidays:
1	International Women’s Day	8 March, 2016
2	Birthday of KAZGUU University	14 March, 2016
3	Nauryz holiday	21-23 March, 2016
4	Holiday of Unity of Nations of Kazakhstan	1 May, 2016
5	Defender’s Day	7 May, 2016
6	Victory Day	9 May, 2016