Projected use of the FEM Testing Center for the winter semester 2025/26

🧾Current opening hours

The PEF testing center will be open from October 20, 2025, to February 6, 2026, during the upcoming winter semester 2025/26.
According to current projections, a total of over 50,000 tests are expected to be administered. From the beginning of November, the center will operate in a two-room mode, and from mid-November, it will also be expanded to include weekend shifts.

🧮 Limits for expanding operations

Based on the long-term model, the following limits remain in effect:

from 1,500 tests per week → both rooms open (second teacher supervision required),
from 2,900 tests per week → open on weekends too.

Exceptions:

Week of December 15–19, 2025 – closed on weekends (Christmas holidays begin on December 20).
Week of February 2–8, 2026 – closed on weekends (February 6 is the end of the exam period).

📊 Workload development during the semester

Week	Number of tests	Operating mode
20.10.–26.10.	1 070	1 room
27.10.–02.11.	1 580	1 room
03.11.–09.11.	1 790	2 rooms
10.11.–16.11.	2 475	2 rooms
17.11.–23.11.	3 025	2 rooms + weekend
24.11.–30.11.	3 170	2 rooms + weekend
01.12.–07.12.	5 030	2 rooms + weekend
08.12.–14.12.	4 800	2 rooms + weekend
15.12.–19.12.	4 650	2 rooms + (without weekend)
15.12.–19.12.	Christmas holidays	Christmas holidays
05.01.–11.01.	4 280	2 rooms + weekend
12.01.–18.01.	4 100	2 rooms + weekend
19.01.–25.01.	4 800	2 rooms + weekend
26.01.–01.02.	5 290	2 rooms + weekend
02.02.–06.02.	4 620	2 rooms + (without weekend)

🕐 Summary of the period

One room: October 20–31, 2025
Both rooms (2 teaching supervisors): November 3, 2025 to February 6, 2026
Weekend operation: November 17, 2025 to February 6, 2026
(except for the holiday weekends December 20, 2025 to January 4, 2025, when the center will be closed)

📈 Usage projection chart

Image: Projected use of the FEM Testing Center for the winter semester 2025/26
(weeks when both rooms are in operation are marked in orange, weeks with weekend operation are marked in green)

🧩 Conclusion

The prediction confirms the continuing trend of high utilization of the FEM Testing Center, especially in December and during the January–February exam period. During these weeks, it will be necessary to provide double teaching supervision and weekend shifts to ensure the smooth running of all tests.

The estimated total number of tests processed in the 2025/26 academic year is over 50,000, which represents one of the busiest periods in the center’s history.