The academic year officially commences on 1 September and ends on 31 August. On national holidays and compulsory closure dates, the university is closed and no lectures take place.
Academic calendar
The academic calendar applies to the whole university with the exception of LUMC and LUC.
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
The academic year comprises 2 semesters (public holidays and compulsory vacation days not included) during which all educational activities take place.
Semester I
Block 1: Monday 8 September 2025 - Friday 24 October 2025
Block 2: Monday 3 November 2025 - Friday 12 December 2025
Semester II
Block 3: Monday 2 February 2026 - Friday 20 March 2026
Block 4: Monday 30 March 2026 - Monday 18 May 2026; reserved Tuesday 19 May 2026- Friday 22 May 2026
Examination periods
Semester I
Monday 27 October 2025 - Friday 31 October 2025
Monday 15 December 2025 - Tuesday 23 December 2025 (where 22 and 23 December only if necessary)
Friday 5 January 2026 - Friday 30 January 2026
Semester II
Monday 23 March 2026 - Friday 27 March 2026
Tuesday 26 May 2026 - Friday 3 July 2026
The calendar includes religious holidays and important dates related to diversity and inclusion. It serves as a tool to create awareness about these dates and their potential impact on work and study. The calendar can be useful for planning meetings, events, and other communications. A colour-coded distinction is made between religious holidays and other D&I dates. For religious holidays, the description of the agenda item includes information about possible dietary restrictions and restrictions on work.
The calendar does not give staff members or students the right to demand that certain activities do not take place on religious holidays, with the exception of official public holidays in the Netherlands.
The calendar can be downloaded as an iCalendar file by those who want to add these dates to their own Outlook, Google or Apple calendar.
