Autumn and Winter Semesters
- Registration for 2012 undergraduate freshmen (Aug 20)
- Beginning of university education for 2012 undergraduate freshmen (Aug 21 - Sep 8)
- Postgraduate freshmen registration (Sep 6)
- Beginning of university education for 2012 Postgraduate freshmen (Sep 6 - 29)
- Registration for senior students (Sep 7 )
- Courses beginning for autumn semester for senior students (Sep 10)
- Graduate education and lefting university for graduate students autumn 2012 (Sep 24- 29)
- National Day vacation (Sep 30- Oct 7)
- Athletic meeting of Zhejiang University (Oct 26 - 28)
- Final examinations for autumn semester (Nov 12 - 16)
- Winter courses begin (Nov 19)
- Graduate education and left from university for graduate students winter 2011 (Dec 24 - 29)
- New Year's Day vacation (Jan 1)
- Final examinations for winter semester (Jan 15 - 24)
- Winter vacation begins (Jan 25)
Spring and Summer Semesters
- Registration for senior students and 2013 PhD freshmen (Feb 26-27)
- Spring courses begin (Feb 28)
- Graduate education and left from university for graduate students (Mar 25 – 31)
- Tomb-sweeping Day vacation (April 4)
- Final examinations for spring semester (April 26 - 30)
- Labor Day vacation(Apr 29 - May 1)
- Courses beginning for summer semester (May 6)
- Dragon Boat Festival vacation (Jun 12)
- Graduate education and left from university (Jun 24 – 30)
- Final examinations for summer semester (Jun 28 – Jul 7)
- Summer vacation begins (Jun 8).
The first course begins at 8:30am.
The working hours for all the offices and departments are 8:30-12:00am and 13:00pm-17:00pm, five days a week.