From the start of the academic year and welcome days to exams, holidays and days off ... Here, you can find the full Howest calendar for this academic year. Academic year 2023-24 Academic year 2024-25 Academic calender 2023-24 # Week Activity Holidays 11/09-02/02 English-taught Autumn Semesters in Bruges & Kortrijk 11/09 Start Academic Year 2023-2024 1 11/09 - 16/09 Start 1st semester - Orientation Week 11/09-15/09 Introduction + Welcome Activities Set-Up of Individual Courses Academic Activities/(Permanent) Evaluation 2 18/09 - 23/09 Academic Activities/(Permanent) Evaluation 3 25/09 - 30/09 Academic Activities/(Permanent) Evaluation 4 02/10 - 07/10 Academic Activities/(Permanent) Evaluation 5 09/10 - 14/10 Academic Activities/(Permanent) Evaluation 6 16/10 - 21/10 Academic Activities/(Permanent) Evaluation 7 23/10 - 28/10 Academic Activities/(Permanent) Evaluation 8 30/10 - 04/11 AUTUMN HOLIDAYS / Traineeship Wed 01/11 All Saints Tue 02/11 All Souls Day 9 06/11 - 11/11 Academic Activities/(Permanent) Evaluation Sat 11/11 Armistice 10 113/11 - 18/11 Academic Activities/(Permanent) Evaluation 11 20/11 - 25/11 Academic Activities/(Permanent) Evaluation Exam Schedule Available EP1 12 27/11 - 02/12 Academic Activities/(Permanent) Evaluation 13 04/12 - 09/12 Academic Activities/(Permanent) Evaluation 14 11/12 - 16/12 Academic Activities/(Permanent) Evaluation 15 18/12 - 23/12 Academic Activities/(Permanent) Evaluation 16 25/12 - 30/12 WINTER HOLIDAYS/ Traineeship 17 01/01 - 06/01 WINTER HOLIDAYS/ Traineeship 18 08/01 - 13/01 1st Exam Period / Academic Activities/(Permanent) Evaluation 19 15/01 - 20/01 1st Exam Period / Academic Activities/(Permanent) Evaluation 20 22/01 - 27/01 1st Exam Period / Academic Activities/(Permanent) Evaluation 21 29/01 - 03/02 1st Exam Period / Academic Activities/(Permanent) Evaluation 29/01-30/01 Deferred Exams 31/01-02/02 Deliberation, Proclamation, School Reports and Feedback The Howest resits take place in the 3rd exam period (Aug/Sept). As an exceptional service for exchange students AND only after explicit approval by the head of the department, students can resit an exam at the end of the 1st exam period, at a date and time to be determined by the study department. 22 05/02 - 10/02 INTERSEMESTRIAL HOLIDAY / Traineeship Academic Activities/(Permanent) Evaluation (Teacher Training: Pre-Primary, Primary & Secondary Education) Orientation Week 23 12/02 - 17/02 Start 2nd Semester / Academic Activities/(permanent) evaluation (Spring Holiday for Teacher Training: Pre-Primary, Primary & Secondary Education) 24 19/02 - 24/02 Academic Activities/(Permanent) Evaluation 25 26/02 - 03/03 Academic Activities/(Permanent) Evaluation 26 04/03 - 09/03 Academic Activities/(Permanent) Evaluation 27 11/03 - 16/03 Academic Activities/(Permanent) Evaluation 28 18/03 - 23/03 Academic Activities/(Permanent) Evaluation 29 24/03 - 29/03 Academic Activities/(Permanent) Evaluation 30 01/04 - 06/04 EASTER HOLIDAYS / Traineeship Mon 01/04 Easter Monday 31 08/04 - 13/04 EASTER HOLIDAYS / Traineeship Exam Schedule Available EP2 32 15/04 - 20/04 Academic Activities/(Permanent) Evaluation 33 22/04 - 27/04 Academic Activities/(Permanent) Evaluation 34 28/04 - 04/05 Academic Activities/(Permanent) Evaluation Wed 01/05 Labour Day 35 06/05 - 11/05 Academic Activities/(Permanent) Evaluation Thu 09/05 Ascension Day Fri 10/05 Obligatory Day Off 36 13/05 - 18/05 Academic Activities/(Permanent) Evaluation 37 20/05 - 25/05 Academic Activities/(Permanent) Evaluation 38 27/05 - 01/06 2nd Exam Period / Academic Activities/(Permanent) Evaluation Mon 20/05 Whit Monday 39 03/06 - 08/06 2nd Exam Period / Academic Activities/(Permanent) Evaluation 40 10/06 - 15/06 2nd Exam Period / Academic Activities/(Permanent) Evaluation 41 17/06 - 23/06 2nd Exam Period / Academic Activities/(Permanent) Evaluation 42 24/06 - 29/06 Deliberation, Proclamation and Feedback 43 01/07 - 06/07 SUMMER HOLIDAYS (as from 06/07) 44 08/07 - 13/07 SUMMER HOLIDAYS Exam Schedule Available EP3 Thu 11/07 Flemish Community 45 15/07 - 20/07 SUMMER HOLIDAYS Sun 21/07 National Holiday 46 22/07 - 27/07 SUMMER HOLIDAYS 47 29/07 - 03/08 SUMMER HOLIDAYS 48 05/08 - 10/08 SUMMER HOLIDAYS 49 12/08 - 17/08 SUMMER HOLIDAYS until 15/08 3rd Exam period as from 16/08 Thu 15/08 Ascension 50 19/08 - 24/08 3rd Exam period 51 26/08 - 31/08 3rd Exam period 52 02/09 - 07/09 3rd Exam period / Deliberation, Proclamation, School Reports and Feedback 05/09 Deferred Exams 09/09-14/09 Deliberation, Proclamation, School Reports and Feedback 16/09 Start academic year 2024-2025 Academic calender 2024-25 # Week Activity Holidays 16/09 - 31/09 English-taught Autumn Semesters in Bruges & Kortrijk 16/09 Start Academic Year 2024-2025 1 16/09 - 21/09 Start 1st semester - Orientation Week 16/09-20/09 Introduction + Welcome Activities Set-Up of Individual Courses Academic Activities/(Permanent) Evaluation 2 23/09 - 28/09 Academic Activities/(Permanent) Evaluation 3 30/09 - 05/10 Academic Activities/(Permanent) Evaluation 4 07/10 - 12/10 Academic Activities/(Permanent) Evaluation 5 14/10 - 19/10 Academic Activities/(Permanent) Evaluation 6 21/10 - 26/10 Academic Activities/(Permanent) Evaluation 7 28/10 - 02/11 AUTUMN HOLIDAYS/ Traineeship Vr 01/11 Allerheiligen Za 02/11 Allerzielen 8 04/11 - 09/11 Academic Activities/(Permanent) Evaluation 9 11/11 - 16/11 Academic Activities/(Permanent) Evaluation Ma 11/11 Wapenstilstand 10 18/11 - 23/11 Academic Activities/(Permanent) Evaluation Exam Schedule Available EP1 11 25/11 - 30/11 Academic Activities/(Permanent) Evaluation 12 02/12 - 07/12 Academic Activities/(Permanent) Evaluation 13 09/12 - 14/12 Academic Activities/(Permanent) Evaluation 14 16/12 - 21/12 Academic Activities/(Permanent) Evaluation 15 23/12 - 28/12 WINTER HOLIDAYS / Traineeship 16 30/12 - 04/01 WINTER HOLIDAYS / Traineeship 17 06/01 - 11/01 1st Exam Period / Academic Activities/(Permanent) Evaluation 18 13/01 - 18/01 1st Exam Period / Academic Activities/(Permanent) Evaluation 19 20/01 - 25/01 1st Exam Period / Academic Activities/(Permanent) Evaluation 20 27/01 - 01/02 1st Exam Period / Academic Activities/(Permanent) Evaluation 27/01 Deferred Exams 28/01-31/01 Deliberation, Proclamation, School Reports and Feedback The Howest resits take place in the 3rd exam period (Aug/Sept). As an exceptional service for exchange students AND only after explicit approval by the head of the department, students can resit an exam at the end of the 1st exam period, at a date and time to be determined by the study department. 21 03/02 - 08/02 INTERSEMESTRIAL HOLIDAY/ Traineeship Academic Activities/(Permanent) Evaluation (Teacher Training: Pre-Primary, Primary & Secondary Education) Orientation Week 22 10/02 - 15/02 Start 2nd Semester / Academic Activities/(permanent) evaluation (Spring Holiday for Teacher Training: Pre-Primary, Primary & Secondary Education) 23 17/02 - 22/02 Academic Activities/(Permanent) Evaluation 24 24/02 - 01/03 Academic Activities/(Permanent) Evaluation 25 03/02 - 08/03 Academic Activities/(Permanent) Evaluation 26 10/03 - 15/03 Academic Activities/(Permanent) Evaluation 27 17/03 - 22/03 Academic Activities/(Permanent) Evaluation 28 24/03 - 29/03 Academic Activities/(Permanent) Evaluation 29 31/03 - 05/04 Academic Activities/(Permanent) Evaluation 30 07/04 - 12/04 EASTER HOLIDAYS / Traineeship 31 14/04 - 19/04 EASTER HOLIDAYS / Traineeship 32 21/04 - 26/04 Academic Activities/(Permanent) Evaluation Ma 21/04 Paasmaandag 33 28/04 - 03/05 Academic Activities/(Permanent) Evaluation Do01/05 Dag van de arbeid Vr 02/05 Brugdag 34 05/05 - 10/05 Academic Activities/(Permanent) Evaluation 35 12/05 - 17/05 Academic Activities/(Permanent) Evaluation 36 19/05 - 24/05 Academic Activities/(Permanent) Evaluation 37 26/05 - 31/05 Academic Activities/(Permanent) Evaluation Do 29/05 Hemelvaart Vr 30/05 Brugdag 38 02/06 - 07/06 2nd Exam Period / Academic Activities/(permanent) Evaluation 39 09/06 - 14/06 2nd Exam Period / Academic Activities/(permanent) Evaluation Ma 09/06 Pinkstermaandag 40 16/06 - 21/06 2nd Exam Period / Academic Activities/(permanent) Evaluation 41 23/06 - 28/06 2nd Exam Period / Academic Activities/(permanent) Evaluation 23/06 Deferred Exams, Deliberation, Proclamation, School Reports and Feedback 42 30/06 - 05/07 School Reports and Feedback 43 07/07 - 12/07 SUMMER HOLIDAYS Exam Schedule Available EP3 Vr 11/07 Vlaamse Gemeenschap 44 14/07 - 19/07 SUMMER HOLIDAYS 45 21/07 - 26/07 SUMMER HOLIDAYS 46 28/07 - 02/08 SUMMER HOLIDAYS 47 04/08 - 09/08 SUMMER HOLIDAYS 48 11/08 - 16/08 SUMMER HOLIDAYS Vr 15/08 O.L.V. Hemelvaart 49 18/08 - 23/08 3rd Exam period 50 25/08 - 30/08 3rd Exam period 51 01/09 - 06/09 3rd Exam period Deliberation, Proclamation, School Reports and Feedback 05/09 Deferred Exams 52 08/09 - 13/09 Deliberation, Proclamation, School Reports and Feedback 15/09 Start Academic Year 2025-2026