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.
Faculty Academic Calendar
Faculty Academic Year 2021-2022
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 9 September 2021 - Friday 22 October 2021
Block 2: Monday 1 November 2021 - Friday 17 December 2021
Semester II
Block 1: Monday 7 February 2022 - Friday 18 March 2022
Block 2: Monday 28 March 2022 - Friday 20 May 2022
Exams
Semester I
Monday 25 October 2021 - Friday 29 October 2021
Monday 20 December 2021 - Friday 24 December 2021, 16.00 hours
Monday 3 January 2022 - Friday 28 January 2022
Semester II
Monday 21 March 2022 - Friday 25 March 2022
Monday 23 May 2022 - Friday 1 July 2022
Public Holidays/compulsory closing days
| Date | Occasion |
|---|---|
| 4 October 2021 | Leiden's Relief |
| 26 November 2021 | No lectures between 15.00-18.00h due to the Cleveringa lecture |
| 25 December 2021 - 2 January 2022 | Christmas and New Year's |
| 8 February 2022 | No lectures between 13.00-17.00h due to the Dies |
| 13 April 2022 | No lectures after 13.00h due to the Humanities Career Event and Campus The Hague Career Event |
| 17 and 18 April 2022 | Good Friday and Easter |
| 27 April 2022 | King's Day |
| 5 May 2022 | Liberation Day |
| 26 and 27 May 2022 | Ascension Day |
| 5 and 6 June 2022 | Whit Sunday |
* In agreement with the Commissie Overlap.