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Academic calendar

The academic year is divided into 2 semesters, which are each divided into 2 teaching blocks. Each teaching block consists of 7 or 8 lecture weeks, immediately followed by 3 weeks of exams. The examination period at the end of teaching block 4 will have 4 exam weeks.

For each course there are two exam possibilities per academic year; the exam and the resit. The exam dates are scheduled at the beginning of the academic year. Once they are set, the exam dates cannot be changed.

We advise exchange students to arrive well before the start of the semester, so that they have the opportunity to attend the Faculty Introduction, arrange the necessary formalities and get acquainted with the town and the university. Students arriving late are not guaranteed admission to classes.

Please see below for the academic calendar 2025-2026.

Academic calendar 2025-2026

Date
Event
27 August 2025
Faculty of Law Introduction for incoming law students (mandatory) and registration for non-EU (visa etc.)
28 August 2025
University introduction programme for all incoming international students
28 and 29 August 2025
Faculty of Law exchange (mandatory) Induction sessions

February 2026

University introduction programme (mandatory) for all incoming international students (Spring semester)
February 2026
Faculty of Law introduction for incoming exchange students 2nd semester (Spring semester)
Block 1
1 September 2025– 17 October 2025
lecture period
20 October 2025 – 7 November 2025
exam period Block 1
Block 2
10 November 2025 – 9 January 2026
lecture period
22 December 2025 – 2 January 2026
Christmas holiday
5 – 9 January 2026
last lecture week Block 2
12 – 30 January 2026
exam period Block 2 & resit exams Block 1
Block 3
2 February 2026 – 20 March 2026
lecture period
23 March 2026 – 10 April 2026
exam period Block 3 & resit exams Block 2
Block 4
13 April 2026 – 5 June 2026
lecture period
8 – 19 June 2026
exam period Block 4
22 June 2026 – 3 July 2026
resit exams Block 3 & 4

No lectures will be held on:

3 (Good Friday) and 6 April 2026 (Easter Monday)

27 April 2026(King's Day)
5 May 2026 (Liberation Day)

14 (Ascension Day) and 15 May 2026
25 May 2026 (Whit Monday)

Last modified:24 June 2025 2.06 p.m.