Academic Calendar
The academic year at Institut Seni Indonesia Padangpanjang is divided into an Odd/First Semester (from August until December) and Even/Second Semester (from February until June ). Each semester consists of around 16 meetings including midterm and final examination periods. The academic calendar always announced by the university before the academic year’s activities starts by Rector Decree and accessible for all students. In some days, lectures will be replaced on another day if it coincides with a National holiday.
- New Year
- Chinese New Year
- Isra Mi’raj
- Saka New Year
- The Good Friday
- International Labour Day
- Eid Al-Fitr
- The Vesak Day
- Ascension Day
- Pancasila Day
- Eid Al-Adha
- Islam New Year
- Independence Day
- Mawlid
- Christmas Day
Academic Orientation
The Centre of International Affairs will organize the special orientation program for all international students who come to study at Institut Seni Indonesia Padangpanjang. The program serves as an introduction for international students to academic and non-academic affairs at Institut Seni Indonesia Padangpanjang. Orientation is usually conducted within the first week of students’ arrival including the course.
Credit System
Institut Seni Indonesia Padangpanjang uses credits Semester as the standard measurement of the courses. The unit of student learning load is determined in the amount of semester credit units, abbreviated as credits. One credit is equivalent to 170 (one hundred and seventy) minutes of learning activities per week per semester and each course has a weight of at least 1 (one) credit. 1 (one) credit in the form of lectures, responses and tutorials, including: face-to-face learning activities 50 (fifty) minutes per week per semester; learning activities with structured assign-ments of 60 (sixty) minutes per week per semester; and self-study activities 60 (sixty) minutes per week per semester.
