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 and to all study programmes, with the exception of medicine.
- Academic calendar 2019-2020
- Academic calendar 2020-2021
- Academic calendar 2021-2022
- Academic calendar 2022-2023
- Academic calender 2023-2024
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 |
|---|---|
| 2022 | Friday 27 May Tuesday 27 December Wednesday 28 December Thursday 29 December Friday 30 December |
| 2023 | Friday 19 May Wednesday 27 December Thursday 28 December Friday 29 December |
Faculty Academic Calendar
Faculty Academic Year 2022-2023
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 8 September 2022 - Friday 22 October 2022
Block 2: Monday 31 October 2022 - Friday 16 December 2022
Semester II
Block 1: Monday 6 February 2023 - Friday 24 March 2023
Block 2: Monday 3 April 2023 - Friday 19 May 2023; reserved Monday 22 May 2023 - Friday 26 May 2023
Exams
Semester I
Monday 24 October 2022 - Friday 28 October 2022
Monday 19 December 2022 - Friday 23 December 2022
Monday 2 January 2023 - Friday 27 January 2023
Semester II
Monday 21 March 2023 - Friday 25 March 2023
Monday 30 May 2023 - Friday 30 June 2023
Public Holidays/compulsory closing days
| Date | Occasion |
|---|---|
| 3 October 2022 | Leiden's Relief |
| 24 November 2022 | No lectures between 15.00-18.00h due to the Cleveringa lecture |
| 25 December 2022 - 1 January 2023 | Christmas and New Year's |
| 8 February 2023 | No lectures between 13.00-17.00h due to the Dies |
| 21 March 2023 | Minor Market after 15.30h; education continues |
| 5 April 2023 | No lectures after 13.00h due to the Humanities Career Event and Campus The Hague Career Event |
| 7 April 2023 | Good Friday |
| 9 and 10 April 2023 | Easter |
| 27 April 2023 | King's Day |
| 5 May 2023 | Liberation Day |
| 18 and 19 May 2023 | Ascension Day |
| 5 and 6 June 2023 | Whit Sunday |
* In agreement with the Commissie Overlap.
Previous faculty academic calendars
- Faculty Academic Calendar 2021-2022
- Faculty Academic Calendar 2020-2021
- Faculty Academic Calendar 2019-2020
- Faculty Academic Calendar 2018-2019
- Faculty Academic Calendar 2017-2018
D&I Calendar
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.
D&I CalendarFor questions about the calendar and/or suggestions for adjustments, please feel free to Aurelie van 't Slot.