Contact and opening hours

Central Student Administration: Sint-Pietersnieuwstraat 33, Ufo-building, 9000 Ghent

studentadministration@UGent.be

Every weekday 13-17h (tickets available until 16.45pm).

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Academic calendar 2011-2012

The academic year 2011-2012 starts on Monday 26 September 2011 and ends on 22 September 2012. The first semester ends on 4 February 2011. The second semester starts on 13 February 2011. The academic year 2012-2013 will start on 24 September 2012.

For specific course details, consult your class schedule/ time table via the faculty website.

There are several holiday(s/ periods):

  • Winter break/ Christmass recess: 26/12/2011 - 07/1/2012
  • Inter-semestral recess: 06/2/2012 - 11/2/2012
  • Spring break: 20/2/2012 - 21/2/2012
  • Easter recess: 02/4/2012 - 14/4/2012
  • Summer vacation: 09/7/2012 - 18/8/2012
  • Fall break: 17/9/2012 - 22/9/2012

and/or days on which the university is closed and lessons suspended:

  • Monday 31 October 2011
  • All Saints' Day: 01/11/2011
  • All Souls’ Day: 02/11/2011
  • Monday 14/11/2011
  • Tuesday 15/11/2011
  • Dies Natalis: 23/03/2012
  • Easter Monday: 09/04/2012
  • Ascension: 17/05/2012 - 18/05/2012
  • Whit Monday: 28/05/2012

The university services are closed during the Ghent Festival ('Gentse Feesten' - from between 16/07/2012 and 23/07/2012). Also, many UGent staff take their yearly holiday during the months of July and August.