Academic Calendar 2024-2025
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Academic calendar 2024-2025 (iCal)
Standard Calendar
First term
- Friday 20-09-2024: solemn opening of academic year 2024-2025
- Monday, 23-09-2024: start of academic year 2024-2025
- Monday 23-09-2024 to Saturday 14-12-2024: 12 weeks of educational activities 1st term
- Monday 16-12-2024 to Saturday 21-12-2024: 1 week of catch-up activities
- Christmas recess: Monday 23-12-2024 through Saturday 04-01-2025 (2 weeks)
- Monday 06-01-2025 through Saturday 01-02-2025: 4 weeks 1st term examination period (including preparation for examinations, deliberations, proclamations through Saturday 15/02/2025)
- Inter-term recess: Monday 03-02-2025 through Saturday 08-02-2025 (1 week)
Second term
- Monday 10-02-2025 through Saturday 05-04-2025: 8 weeks of teaching activities 2nd term (including feedback first term exam period through Saturday 22/02/2025)
- Easter recess: Monday 07-04-2025 to Monday 21-04-2025 (2 weeks + Easter Monday)
- Tuesday 22-04-2025 to Saturday 17-05-2025: 4 weeks of teaching activities 2nd term
- Monday 19-05-2025 to Wednesday 21-05-2025: catch-up activities
- Thursday 22-05-2025 and Friday 23-05-2025: no teaching activities or catch-up activities
- Saturday 24-05-2025 through Saturday 05-07-2025: 6 weeks second term examination period (including exam preparation, deliberations, proclamations through Thursday 03/07/2025 and feedback second term examination period)
- Summer recess: Monday 07-07-2025 to Saturday 16-08-2025 (6 weeks)
Resit examination period
- Monday 18-08-2025 through Saturday 13-09-2025: 4 weeks resit examination period (including deliberations, proclamations and feedback)
- Monday 15-09-2025 through Saturday 20-09-2025: 1 week feedback all exam periods and reorientations
- Monday, 22-09-2025: start of academic year 2025-2026
For specific course details, consult your class schedule/ time table via the faculty website.
Flexible Calendar
First term
- Friday 20-09-2024: solemn opening of academic year 2024-2025
- Monday, 23-09-2024: start of academic year 2024-2025
- Monday 23-09-2024 to Saturday 01/02/2025: First term: teaching activities, evaluation activities, feedback moments, deliberations and proclamations.
- Christmas recess: Monday 23-12-2024 through Saturday 04-01-2025
- Inter-term recess: Monday 03-02-2025 to Saturday 08-02-2025 (1 week)
Second term
- Monday 10-02-2025 to Saturday 05-07-2025: Second term: teaching activities, evaluation activities, feedback moments, deliberations and proclamations.
- Easter recess: Monday 07-04-2025 through Monday 21-04-2025
- Summer recess: Monday 07-07-2025 to Saturday 16-08-2025 (6 weeks)
Resit examination period
- Monday 18-08-2025 through Saturday 13-09-2025: 4 weeks resit examination period (including deliberations, proclamations and feedback)
- Monday 15-09-2025 through Saturday 20-09-2025: 1 week feedback all exam periods and reorientations
- Monday, 22-09-2025: start of academic year 2025-2026
For specific course details, consult your class schedule/ time table via the faculty website.
Closing Days
Educational activities and evaluations are suspended during Christmas recess, inter-term recess, Easter recess, summer recess, the week of 15/09/2025 through 20/09/2025 and also on the following closing days:
- Friday, November 1, 2024 (All Saints' Day)
- Saturday, November 2, 2024 (All Souls' Day)
- Monday, November 11, 2024 (Armistice Day)
- Friday, March 21, 2025 (Dies Natalis)
- Monday, April 21, 2025 (Easter Monday)
- Thursday, May 1, 2025 (Labor Day)
- Thursday, May 29, 2025 (Ascension Day)
- Friday, May 30, 2025 (bridge day)
- Monday, June 9, 2025 (Whit Monday)
- Friday, July 11, 2025 (Flemish Community Holiday)
- Monday, July 21, 2025 to Saturday, July 26, 2025 (National holiday and Ghent Festivities)
- Friday, August 15, 2025 (Ascension Day)
More info and exceptions
For more information and exceptions regarding catch-up activities, vacations, examination periods, deviations, ... see Education and Examination Code.