{"id":41958,"date":"2026-05-21T06:27:23","date_gmt":"2026-05-21T06:27:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/iku.atu.edu.iq\/?page_id=41958"},"modified":"2026-05-21T06:28:32","modified_gmt":"2026-05-21T06:28:32","slug":"41958-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/iku.atu.edu.iq\/?page_id=41958&lang=en","title":{"rendered":"University Academic Calendar"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n\n \n \n University Academic Calendar 2025\/2026<\/title>\n <style>\n :root {\n --bg-silver: #e5e7eb; \n --navy-dark: #0a1d37; \n --gold-gradient: linear-gradient(45deg, #bf953f, #fcf6ba, #b38728, #fbf5b7, #aa771c);\n --gold-solid: #d4af37;\n --white: #ffffff;\n --transition: all 0.4s ease-in-out;\n }\n\n body {\n font-family: 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;\n background-color: var(--bg-silver);\n background-image: radial-gradient(#d1d5db 1px, transparent 1px);\n background-size: 20px 20px;\n margin: 0;\n padding: 40px 20px;\n color: var(--navy-dark);\n }\n\n .container { 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