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Faculty Academic Calendar

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 20 October 2025 - Friday 24 October 2025 (ONLY for BA International Studies, BA Urban Studies, Minor Disinformation and Minor Ecology, Migration and Tolerance)

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

Overview Faculty Academic Year 2026-2027

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: 7 September 2026 - 16 October 2026
Block 2: 26 October 2026 - 11 December 2026

Semester II
Block 3: 1 February 2027 - 18 March 2027
Block 4: 30 March 2027 - 21 May 2027

Examination periods

Semester I
Monday 19 October 2026 - Friday 23 October 2026
Monday 14 December 2026 - Wednesday 23 December 2026 (where 21 till 23 December only if necessary)
Monday 4 January 2027 - Friday 29 January 2027

Semester II
Monday 22 March 2027 - Tuesday 30 March 2027 (where 30 March only if necessary)
Monday 24 May 2027 - Friday 2 July 2027

Public Holidays/compulsory closing days 2026-2027

Date	Occasion
24 December 2026 - 1 January 2027	Christmas and New Year's
26 March 2027	Good Friday
28 and 29 March 2027	Easter
27 April 2027	King's Day
5 May 2027	Liberation Day
6 and 7 May 2027	Ascension Day
16 and 18 May 2027	Whit Sunday

Previous faculty academic calendars

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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