When will the student be granted academic leave?

Anytime. Yes, a student can take academic leave, whether in the middle or at the end of their studies. This is the student's right established by law.

In accordance with the Regulation on the Provision of Academic Leave, students have the right to take academic leave at their discretion, regardless of the form of education in which they study.

Required documents:

To take academic leave, the student writes an application addressed to the rector (director) of the university. The application is reviewed within a week, and the granting of leave is formalized by order of the rector (director) of the HEI. It indicates the start and end dates of the academic leave.

Academic leave may be granted in the following cases:

• - for military service;
• - to restore health;
• - for pregnancy and childbirth;
• - for childcare;
• - to care for a sick family member (father, mother or persons replacing them, spouse, child).

How long will it be issued:

• - for military service - for the period of military service established by law;
• - for pregnancy and childbirth, as well as childcare - for the duration of maternity leave, as well as childcare leave, established by law;
• - to restore health and care for a sick family member - until the beginning of the incomplete semester of the following year (for the period until the beginning of the next semester, if, in accordance with paragraph 11 of these Regulations, the student is transferred to correspondence or distance or external forms of education for the duration of academic leave).

  In this case, one of the specified periods is determined by the rector (director) of the higher educational institution in accordance with the student's application.

  The application must be accompanied by a document substantiating the circumstances that served as the reason for taking academic leave (conscription for military service or a conclusion from a medical institution where the student is under constant medical supervision, or a conclusion from a medical institution where a sick family member is under constant medical supervision).

  Granting an academic leave to a student is not considered expulsion from a higher educational institution. Also, scholarships are not paid to students during the academic leave period.

  Students returning from academic leave within the established timeframe are not obligated to retake previously mastered subjects.

  Dear student! The procedure for obtaining academic leave is established on the basis of the Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers dated 03.06.2021 No. 344. If you need additional information in this regard, this document will be useful to you.