Academic year 2023-2024
The academic year is divided into two semesters: September–January and February–June. Check the academic calendar featuring an overview of activities, public holidays, exam periods, graduation ceremonies and breaks.

Enrolment and bridging activities (July-September 2023)
July - Enrolment period
- 3 July 2023
Start of enrolment period - 8-11 July 2023
UAntwerp closed (Day of the Flemish Community) - 21-22 July 2023
UAntwerp closed (Belgium’s National Day)
August
- 9-13 August 2023
Antwerp Pride
- 14-15 August 2023
UAntwerp closed (Assumption Day) - 16 August - 8 September 2023
Antwerp Summer University
First semester (September 2023 - February 2024)
September - Starting at UAntwerp
- 25 September 2023
Start of academic year (on-site enrolment not possible)
Students On Stage Unifac and Opening day ASK-Stuwer
No classes - 26 September 2023
Start classes first semester - 28 September 2023
Opening ceremony academic year and StuDay (on-site enrolment not possible)
No classes
October
- 6 October 2023
End of enrolment period - 13 October 2023
End of application period for special facilities during the first semester
November
- 1-4 November 2023
UAntwerp closed (All Saints' Day and All Souls' Day) - 6-10 November 2023
Bloedserieus: donate blood at Campus Drie Eiken - 8 November 2023
Bloedserieus: donate blood at the Stadscampus - 11 November 2023
UAntwerp closed (Armistice) - 15 November 2023
SisA deadline to register for special facilities during the first semester
December
- 1 December 2023
Deadline publication of first semester exam schedules - 11-15 December 2023
Christmas at UAntwerp: Campus Groenenborger, Campus Middelheim and Campus Drie Eiken (ASK-Stuwer)
- 21 December 2023
Christmas at UAntwerp: Stadscampus (Unifac) - 23 December 2023 - 1 January 2024
UAntwerp closed (Christmas holidays) - 23 December 2023 - 7 January 2024
CHRISTMAS HOLIDAYS for students
January
- 8 January 2024
Start of first semester exam period - 15 January 2024
Start of enrolment period for the second semester
February
- 3 February 2024
End of first semester exam period - 5-9 February 2024
SEMESTER BREAK - 5-16 februari 2024
Antwerp Winter University - 16 February 2024
Deadline publication of first semester exam results
Second semester (February-July 2024)
February
- 12 February 2024
Start classes second semester - 23 February 2024
UAntwerp Gala - 28 February 2024
Career Week Live: job event for students and alumni: no afternoon classes for Master Programmes
March
- 1 March 2024
End of application period for special facilities during the second semester - 4-8 March 2024
Calamartes: cultural festival - 12 March 2024
Bloedserieus: donate blood at the Stadscampus - 14 March 2024
Bloedserieus: donate blood at Campus Drie Eiken - 15 March 2024
SisA deadline to register for special facilities during the second semester - 25-30 March 2024
Praesidium week - 26-28 March 2024
Honorary degrees (all classes will take place) - 28 March 2024
Go-Kartrace (ASK-Stuwer): no classes in the afternoon - 29 March 2024
Deadline publication of second semester exam schedules - 30 March 2024
UAntwerp closed - 30 March - 14 April 2024
EASTER BREAK for students
April
- 1 April 2024
UAntwerp closed (Easter monday) - 17 April 2024
Fiesta Mundial (ASK-Stuwer): no afternoon classes at Campus Drie Eiken, Campus Groenenborger and Campus Middelheim
May
- 1 May 2024
UAntwerp closed (Labour Day) - 9-11 May 2024
UAntwerp closed (Ascension Day) - 18-20 May 2024
UAntwerp closed (Whit Monday) - 27 May 2024
Start of second semester exam period - 31 May 2024
Deadline admission application of EEA nationalities
June
- 24 June - 12 July 2024
Antwerp Summer University
- 28 June 2024
End of second semester exam period
July
- 1-5 July 2024
Deliberation and announcement exam results
- 5 July 2024
Deadline publication of second semester exam results
Summertime and second exam period (2024)
July
- 11-13 July 2024
UAntwerp closed (Flemish Community Day) - 15 July 2024
Registration deadline for second exam period in SisA (with participation guarantee)
SisA deadline to register for special facilities during the second exam period - 20 July 2024
UAntwerp closed (Belgian National Day)
August
- 1 August 2024
Deadline publication of detailed schedule second exam period - 15 August 2024
UAntwerp closed (Assumption Day) - 17 August 2024
Registration deadline for second exam period in SisA (without participation guarantee) - 19 August – 6 September 2024
Antwerp Summer University
- 19 August 2024
Start of second exam period
September
- 7 September 2024
End of second exam period - 9-13 September 2024
Deliberation and announcement exam results
- 14 September 2024
Deadline publication of second semester exam results - 16-20 September 2024
Week without lessons or exams