Academic Calendar 2012-2013

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Academic Calendar 2012-2013

Academic Year

The academic year comprises 2 semesters, each of two blocks

Semester I

• Block 1: 3 September 2012 up to and including 26 October 2012

• Block 2: 29 October 2012 up to and including 1 February 2013
  

Semester II

• Block 3: 4 February 2013 up to and including 22 March 2013

• Block 4: 1 April 2013 up to and including 28 June 2013

Examinations

Examinations and re-sits may take place in the lecture-free period, which occur in the middle (the interim test week) and at the end of each semester. If necessary, examinations and re-sits will be held before and after the interim test week to ensure that exams are sufficiently spread out.

In July and August re-sits may take place, except for the EL CID introduction week (12-16 August 2013); during that week only re-sits for first-year subjects (propaedeuse subjects) may take place.

Public holidays/compulsory vacation days

• 3 September 2012: no lectures, opening academic year

• 7 September 2012: no lectures after 13.00 hrs, because of the inaugurations at the student associations*

• 14 September 2012: no lectures after 17.00 hrs, because of the introduction weekends of the study associations*

• Relief of Leiden: 3 October 2012

• Cleveringalecture: 26 November 2012, no lectures between 16.00-17.00 hrs

• Christmas and New Year: 24 December 2012 up to and including 1 January 2013

• Dies: 8 February 2013, no lectures between 13-17 hrs

• Good Friday: 29 March 2013

• Easter: 31 March and 1 April 2013

• Queen's Birthday: 30 April 2013

• Liberation Day: 5 May 2013

• Ascension Day: 9 and 10 May 2013

• Whitsun: 19 and 20 May 2013

* The Faculty of Humanities allows lectures to be held. However, students participating in the student association's activities should be given the opportunity to do so.