"semesterisation" meaning in English

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          "ref": "1988 August 29, Eilis Ward, “Changing times in the West”, in The Irish Times, Dublin, page 17 (Lifestyles Supplement: Going to College):",
          "text": "Extra-curricular activities in Galway have also taken a body blow with the recent introduction of a semesterisation system into the Arts faculty. This American-inspired structure means second and third year students sit exams shortly after Christmas and in May/June.",
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          "ref": "1997 March 18, John Connolly, “Colleges still trying to do things by halves”, in The Irish Times, Dublin, page 4 (Education & Living):",
          "text": "Semesterisation, for those unfamiliar with such matters, is the division of the academic year into two equal periods, called semesters. Semesterisation's \"fellow-traveller\" is modularisation, the division of a subject into components or modules. A certain number of modules are taken each semester and are examined at the end of the semester.",
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          "text": "The move to semesterisation has the potential to allow faster degree routes for students. Three semesters can be fitted into one academic year and thereby facilitate two-year degree programmes.",
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          "ref": "2014 June 13, “Semesterisation sees early start for UCC students”, in UCC News Archive^(https://www.ucc.ie/en/news/archive/2014andbeyond/2014-(jan-june)/semesterisation-sees-early-start-for-ucc-students.html), University College Cork:",
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        "(Ireland, UK, education) The division of the academic year into (typically two) semesters with exams after each, as opposed to (typically three) terms with exams only after the final term of the year"
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