Academic Calendar 2025-2026
In your agenda
Academic calendar 2025-2026 (iCal)
Standard Calendar
First term
- Friday 19-09-2025: solemn opening of academic year 2025-2026
- Monday, 22-09-2025: start of academic year 2025-2026
- Monday 22-09-2025 through Saturday 13-12-2025: 12 weeks of educational activities 1st term
- Monday 15-12-2025 through Saturday 20-12-2025: 1 week of catch-up activities
- Christmas recess: Monday 22-12-2025 through Saturday 03-01-2026 (2 weeks)
- Monday 05-01-2026 through Saturday 31-01-2026: 4 weeks 1st term examination period (including preparation for examinations, deliberations, proclamations through Saturday 14/02/2026)
- Inter-term recess: Monday 02-02-2026 through Saturday 07-02-2026 (1 week)
Second term
- Monday 09-02-2026 through Saturday 04-04-2026: 8 weeks of teaching activities 2nd term (including feedback first term exam period through Saturday 21/02/2026)
- Easter recess: Monday 06-04-2026 through Saturday 18-04-2026 (2 weeks)
- Monday 20-04-2026 through Saturday 16-05-2026: 4 weeks of teaching activities 2nd term
- Monday 18-05-2026 through Wednesday 20-05-2026: catch-up activities
- Thursday 21-05-2026 through Saturday 23-05-2026: no teaching activities or catch-up activities
- Tuesday 26-05-2026 through Saturday 04-07-2026: 6 weeks second term examination period (including exam preparation, deliberations, proclamations through Thursday 02/07/2026 and feedback second term examination period)
- Summer recess: Monday 06-07-2026 through Saturday 15-08-2026 (6 weeks)
Resit examination period
- Monday 17-08-2026 through Saturday 12-09-2026: 4 weeks resit examination period (including deliberations, proclamations and feedback)
- Monday 14-09-2026 through Saturday 19-09-2026: 1 week feedback all exam periods and reorientations
- Monday, 21-09-2026: start of academic year 2026-2027
Course details
For specific course details, consult your class schedule/ time table via the faculty website.
Flexible Calendar
First term
- Friday 19-09-2025: solemn opening of academic year 2025-2026
- Monday, 22-09-2025: start of academic year 2025-2026
- Monday 22-09-2025 through Saturday 31/01/2026: First term: teaching activities, evaluation activities, feedback moments, deliberations and proclamations.
- Christmas recess: Monday 22-12-2025 through Saturday 03-01-2026
- Inter-term recess: Monday 02-02-2026 through Saturday 07-02-2026 (1 week)
Second term
- Monday 09-02-2026 through Saturday 04-07-2026: Second term: teaching activities, evaluation activities, feedback moments, deliberations and proclamations.
- Easter recess: Monday 06-04-2026 through Saturday 18-04-2026
- Summer recess: Monday 06-07-2026 through Saturday 15-08-2026 (6 weeks)
Resit examination period
- Monday 17-08-2026 through Saturday 12-09-2026: 4 weeks resit examination period (including deliberations, proclamations and feedback)
- Monday 14-09-2026 through Saturday 19-09-2026: 1 week feedback all exam periods and reorientations
- Monday, 21-09-2026: start of academic year 2026-2027
Course details
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 14/09/2026 through 19/09/2026 and also on the following closing days:
- Saturday, November 1, 2025 (All Saints' Day)
- Tuesday, November 11, 2025 (Armistice Day)
- Friday, March 20, 2026 (Dies Natalis)
- Monday, April 6, 2026 (Easter Monday)
- Friday, May 1, 2026 (Labor Day)
- Thursday, May 14, 2026 (Ascension Day)
- Friday, May 15, 2026 (bridge day)
- Monday, May 25, 2026 (Whit Monday)
- Saturday, July 11, 2026 (Flemish Community Holiday)
- Monday, July 20, 2026 through Saturday, July 25, 2026 (National holiday and Ghent Festivities)
- Friday, August 15, 2026 (Assumption Day)
(possible additional closing days in 2026, to be approved by the POC)
More info and exceptions
For more information and exceptions regarding catch-up activities, vacations, examination periods, deviations, ... see Education and Examination Code.