The academic year is divided into two semesters with thirteen weeks of classes followed by an exam period. Check the academic calendar to find out when there are activities, public holidays, exam periods, graduation ceremonies and breaks.
Academic year 2025-2026
Check the academic calendar for the current academic year.
Enrolment (July-September 2025)
July
- 23 June - 10 July 2025
Antwerp Summer University - 30 June - 4 July 2025
Deliberations - 1 July 2025
Start of enrolment period - 11-12 July 2025
UAntwerp closed (Day of the Flemish Community) - 19-21 July 2025
UAntwerp closed (Belgium’s National Day) - Various dates
Graduation ceremonies: overview per faculty
August
- 6-10 August 2025
Antwerp Pride
- 15-16 August 2025
UAntwerp closed (Assumption Day) - 18 August – 5 September 2025
Antwerp Summer University
September
- 6 September 2025
Open Day for prospective students - 8-12 September 2025
Deliberations - 15-19 September 2025
Welcome week for international degree students
Week without courses or exams
- Various dates
Graduation ceremonies: check the overview for each faculty
First semester (September-December 2025)
September - Starting at UAntwerp
- 18 September 2025
Orientation Day for exchange students - 22 September 2025
Start of academic year
Students On Stage (Unifac) and Campus Kick-Off (Campus Groenenborger, Campus Middelheim and Campus Drie Eiken)
No courses in the afternoon - 23 September 2025
Start courses first semester - 25 September 2025
Opening ceremony academic year
StuDay
No courses
October
- 3 October 2025
End of enrolment period
End of application period for exemptions during the first semester - 6 October 2025
Start late enrolment period part 1 (with approval) - 10 October 2025
End of application period for special facilities during the first semester
November
- 1 November 2025
UAntwerp closed (All Saints' Day and All Souls' Day) - 8 November 2025
UAntwerp closed - 10-11 November 2025
UAntwerp closed (Armistice) - 15 November 2025
SisA deadline to register for special facilities during the first semester - 17-21 November 2025
Mind Matters Week
- 28 November 2025
End of late enrolment period part 1 (with approval)
December
- 1 December 2025
Deadline publication of first semester exam schedules - 10 December 2025
Christmas at UAntwerp (NOVA): Campus Groenenborger, Campus Drie Eiken, Campus Middelheim
- 11 December 2025
Christmas at UAntwerp (Unifac): Stadscampus - 20 December 2025 - 4 January 2026
Christmas Holidays for students - 25 December 2025 - 1 January 2026
UAntwerp closed
Exam period first semester (January-February 2026)
January
- 2-3 January 2026
UAntwerp closed - 5 January 2026
Start of first semester exam period - 15 January 2026
Start late enrolment period part 2 (with approval) - 31 January 2026
End of first semester exam period
February
- 2-6 February 2026
Semester break for students - 2-13 February 2026
Antwerp Winter University
Second semester (February-May 2026)
February
- 9 February 2026
Start courses second semester - 13 February 2026
Deadline publication of first semester exam results
End of application period for exemptions during the second semester - 20 February 2026
UAntwerp Prom Night - 27 February 2026
End of registration period for courses in the study program of the second semester (according to faculty guidelines)
End of application period for special facilities during the second semester
March
- 2-6 March 2026
Calamartes (website in Dutch): cultural festival - 4 March 2026
Moving forward: no courses in the afternoon for master students - 13 March 2026
End of late nrolment period part 2 (with approval) - 14 March 2026
Open Day for prospective students - 15 March 2026
SisA deadline to register for special facilities during the second semester - 30 March - 2 April 2026
Praesidium week
April
- 1 April 2026
Deadline publication of second semester exam schedules - 2 April 2026
Honorary degrees ceremony
Go-Kartrace: no courses in the afternoon for Faculty of Pharmaceutical, Biomedical and Veterinary Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Faculty of Applied Engineering and Faculty of Science - 4 April 2026
UAntwerp closed - 4-19 April 2026
Easter break for students - 6 April 2026
UAntwerp closed - 30 April 2026
12 Hour Run: no courses in the afternoon for all faculties
May
- 1-2 May 2026
UAntwerp closed (Labour Day) - 9 May 2026
Open Day for prospective students - 14-16 May 2026
UAntwerp closed - 23 May 2026
UAntwerp closed - 25 May 2026
UAntwerp closed (Whit Monday)
Exam period second semester (May-July 2026)
May
- 26 May 2026
Start of second semester exam period
June
- 22 June - 10 July 2026
Antwerp Summer University
- 26 June 2026
End of second semester exam period - 29 June - 3 July 2026
Deliberation
July
- 10 July 2026
Deadline publication of second semester exam results - Various dates
Graduation ceremonies: overview per faculty
Summertime and exam period (July-September 2026)
July
- 1 July 2026
Start of enrolment period - 11 July 2026
UAntwerp closed (Flemish Community Day) - 15 July 2026
Registration deadline for second exam period in SisA (with participation guarantee)
SisA deadline to register for special facilities during the second exam period
Start of re-enrolment period - 18-21 July 2026
UAntwerp closed (Belgian National Day)
August
- 1 August 2026
Deadline publication of second exam period schedules - 15 August 2026
UAntwerp closed (Assumption Day) - 16 August 2026
SisA registration deadline for second exam period (without participation guarantee) - 17 August – 4 September 2026
Antwerp Summer University
- 17 August 2026
Start of second exam period
September
- 5 September 2026
Open Day for prospective students - 7-11 September 2026
Deliberation
- 11 September 2026
Deadline publication of second exam period results - Various dates
Graduation ceremonies: overview per faculty - 14-18 September 2026
Week without courses or exams