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Academic Calendar

The academic year officially commences on 1 September and ends on 31 August. On collective closing days the university is closed and no lectures take place. The academic calendar applies to the whole university and to all study programmes with the exception of medicine.

Academic Calendar

Download the Academic Calendar 2023-2024.

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Note: Faculties can choose to divert from this Academic Calender. Always check the calender of your own faculty to be certain of any possible changes.

 

Faculty Academic Year 2023-2024

The academic year comprises 2 semesters, each of 20 weeks (public holidays and compulsory vacation days not included) in which lectures, examinations, completion of assignments etc. take place.

Semester I 
Block 1: Monday 11 September 2023 - Friday 27 October 2023
Block 2: Monday 6 November 2023 - Friday 15 December 2023

Semester II
Block 1: Monday 5 February 2024 - Friday 22 March 2024
Block 2: Thursday 4 April 2024 - Friday 17 May 2024; reserved Tuesday 21 May 2024 - Friday 24 May 2024

Exams

Semester I
Monday 30 October 2023 - Friday 3 November 2023
Monday 18 December 2023 - Friday 22 December 2023
Wednesday 3 January 2024 - Friday 26 January 2024

Semester II
Monday 25 March 2024 - Wednesday 3 April 2024
Monday 27 May 2024 - Friday 5 Juli 2024

Public Holidays/compulsory closing days

Date Occasion
2 and 3 October 2023 Leiden's Relief
27 November 2023 No lectures between 15.00-18.00h due to the Cleveringa lecture
25 December 2023 - 1 January 2024 Christmas and New Year's
8 February 2024 No lectures between 13.00-17.00h due to the Dies
19 March 2024 Minor Market after 15.30h; education continues
10 April 2024 No lectures after 13.00h due to the Humanities Career Event and Campus The Hague Career Event
29 March 2024 Good Friday
31 March and 1 April 2024 Easter
27 April 2024 King's Day
5 May 2024 Liberation Day
9 and 10 May 2024 Ascension Day
19 and 20 May 2024 Whit Sunday

Faculty Academic Year 2024-2025

The academic year comprises 2 semesters, each of 20 weeks (public holidays and compulsory vacation days not included) in which lectures, examinations, completion of assignments etc. take place.

Semester I 
Block 1: Thursday 5 September 2024 - Friday 25 October 2024
Block 2: Monday 4 November 2024 - Friday 13 December 2024

Semester II
Block 1: Monday 3 February 2025 - Friday 21 March 2025
Block 2: Monday 31 March 2025 - Monday 19 May 2025; reserved Tuesday 20 May 2025- Friday 23 May 2025

Exams

Semester I
Monday 28 October 2024 - Friday 1 November 2024
Monday 16 December 2024 - Friday 20 December 2024
Friday 3 January 2025 - Friday 31 January 2025

Semester II
Monday 24 March 2025 - Friday 28 March 2025
Monday 26 May 2025 - Friday 4 July 2025

Public Holidays/compulsory closing days

Date Occasion
3 and 4 October 2024 Leiden's Relief
26 November 2024 No lectures between 15.00-18.00h due to the Cleveringa lecture
25 December 2024 - 1 January 2025 Christmas and New Year's
7 February 2025 No lectures between 13.00-17.00h due to the Dies
TBA Minor Market after 15.30h; education continues
TBA No lectures after 13.00h due to the Humanities Career Event and Campus The Hague Career Event
18 April 2025 Good Friday
20 and 21 April 2025 Easter
26 April 2025 King's Day
5 May 2025 Liberation Day
29 and 30 May 2025 Ascension Day
8 and 9 June 2025 Whit Sunday

Previous faculty academic calendars

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