Academic calendar
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.
- Academic calendar 2022-2023
- Academic calendar 2023-2024
- Academic calendar 2024-2025
- Academic calendar 2025-2026
Public holidays
The university is closed on the following public holidays.
- Good Friday
- Easter Sunday and Monday
- King's Day (the day upon which King's Day is celebrated nationally)
- Liberation Day: 5 May
- Ascension Day
- Whit Sunday and Monday
- 3 October (Relief of Leiden)
- Christmas Day and Boxing Day
Compulsory closures
The university is also closed on the 'compulsory closure' dates listed below.
Year | Days |
---|---|
2024 | Friday 10 May Friday 4 October Friday 27 December Monday 30 December Tuesday 31 December |
2025 | Friday 30 May Wednesday 24 December Monday 29 December Tuesday 30 December Wednesday 31 December |
2026 |
Friday 2 January |
Academic Calendar
The LUC The Hague academic year consists of two semesters, each divided into two blocks. A block spans an eight week period: seven weeks of intensive teaching followed by a reading week in which there are typically no contact hours. The reading week can, for example, be used to hand in essays, take-home exams or prepare for the next block.
It is important to keep in mind that the LUC The Hague academic year differs slightly from the annual calender of Leiden University.
Structure of the Academic Year
The LUC curriculum is taken over a period of three years, consisting of two semesters of two eight week blocks each. In the first year some courses are offered at semester length because of didactical principles allowing you to acquire new skills more gradually.
Each course meets twice per week (two times two hours). Exceptions to this rule are language courses, which meet three times per week. Classes are scheduled in such a way that overlap is minimal and maximal choices are offered to our students.
Calendar 2024-2025
From | Until | |
Move-In Days | 17 August 2024 | 18 August 2024 |
LUC Introduction Week | 19 August 2024 | 23 August 2024 |
Semester 1 | ||
Block 1 | 26 August 2024 | 18 October 2024 |
Reading Week | 14 October 2024 | 18 October 2024 |
Autumn break | 21 October 2024 | 25 October 2024 |
Block 2 | 28 October 2024 | 20 December 2024 |
Reading Week | 16 December 2024 | 20 December 2024 |
Winter break | 23 December 2024 | 31 January 2025 |
Semester 2 | ||
Block 3 | 3 February 2025 | 28 March 2025 |
Reading Week | 24 March 2025 | 29 March 2025 |
Spring break | 31 March 2025 | 4 April 2025 |
Block 4 | 7 April 2025 | 3 June 2025 |
Reading Week | 26 May 2025 | 3 June 2025 |
Summer break | 4 June 2025 |
17-18 August 2024 | Move-In Days |
19-23 August 2024 | Introduction Week |
26 August 2024 | Classes Start at LUC |
1 September 2024 | Opening Academic Year Leiden University |
16 September 2024 | Prince's Day (State Opening of Parliament) |
29 September 2024 | Dies Natalis LUC The Hague |
3-4 October 2024 | (Day Before) Relief of Leiden |
21-25 October 2024 | Autumn Break |
26 November 2024 | Cleveringa Lecture (no classes between 15:00-18:00) |
25 December 2024- 1 January 2025 | Christmas Break - Academic Floors are closed |
23 December 2024- 31 January 2025 | Winter Break |
3 February 2025 | Start of Second Semester |
8 February 2025 | Dies Natalis Leiden University (no classes between 13:00-17:00) |
18 April 2025 |
Good Friday - Academic Floors are closed |
21 April 2025 | Easter Monday - Academic Floors are closed |
31 March 2025 - 4 April 2025 | Spring Break |
27 April 2025 | King's Day - Academic Floors are closed |
4 May 2025 | Remembrance Day |
5 May 2025 | Liberation Day |
29-30 May 2025 | Ascension Weekend - Academic Floors are closed |
4 June 2025 | Start summer break |
Calendar 2023-2024
From | Until | |
Move-In Days | 16 August 2023 | 17 August 2023 |
Orientation Day | 18 August 2023 | |
LUC Introduction Week | 21 August 2023 | 25 August 2023 |
Semester 1 | ||
Block 1 | 28 August 2023 | 20 October 2023 |
Reading Week | 16 October 2023 | 20 October 2023 |
Autumn break | 23 October 2023 | 27 October 2023 |
Block 2 | 30 October 2023 | 22 December 2023 |
Reading Week | 18 December 2023 | 22 December 2023 |
Winter break | 25 December 2023 | 2 February 2024 |
Semester 2 | ||
Block 3 | 5 February 2024 | 29 March 2024 |
Reading Week | 25 March 2024 | 29 March 2024 |
Spring break | 1 April 2024 | 5 April 2024 |
Block 4 | 8 April 2024 | 5 June 2024 |
Reading Week | 30 May 2024 | 5 June 2024 |
Summer break | 6 June 2024 |