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Faculty Academic Calendar
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 |
Overview Faculty Academic Year 2025-2026
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
Public Holidays/compulsory closing days 2025-2026
| Date | Occasion |
|---|---|
| 3 October 2025 | Leiden's Relief |
| 24 December 2025 - 2 January 2026 | Christmas and New Year's |
| 3 April 2026 | Good Friday |
| 5 and 6 April 2026 | Easter |
| 27 April 2026 | King's Day |
| 5 May 2026 | Liberation Day |
| 14 and 15 May 2026 | Ascension Day |
| 24 and 25 May 2026 | Whit Sunday |
Previous faculty academic calendars
- Faculty Academic Calendar 2023-2024
- Faculty Academic Calendar 2021-2022
- Faculty Academic Calendar 2020-2021
Frequently asked questions
- First year bachelor’s and master’s students: What will the first semester of your first year be like?
- All other students: Frequently asked questions - Leiden University
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