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From the start of the academic year and welcome days to exams, holidays and days off ... Here, you can find the full Howest academic calendar.

Academic calendar 2026-27

#WeekActivitiyHolidays
14/09 - 29/01English-taught autumn semesters in Bruges & Kortrijk
14/09Start Academic Year 2026-2027
114/09 - 19/09Start 1st semester - Orientation Week
14/09-18/09 Introduction + Welcome Activities
Set-Up of Individual Learning Paths
Academic Activities/(Permanent) Evaluation
221/09 - 26/09Academic Activities/(Permanent) Evaluation
328/09 - 03/10Academic Activities/(Permanent) Evaluation
405/10 - 10/10Academic Activities/(Permanent) Evaluation
512/10 - 17/10Academic Activities/(Permanent) Evaluation
619/10 - 24/10Academic Activities/(Permanent) Evaluation
726/10 - 31/10Academic Activities/(Permanent) Evaluation
802/11 - 07/11AUTUMN HOLIDAYS / TraineeshipSun 01/11 All Saints
Mon 02/11 All Souls Day
909/11 - 14/11Academic Activities/(Permanent) EvaluationWed 11/11 Armistice
1016/11 - 21/11Academic Activities/(Permanent) Evaluation
1123/11 - 28/11Academic Activities/(Permanent) Evaluation
1230/11 - 05/12Academic Activities/(Permanent) Evaluation
1307/12 - 12/12Academic Activities/(Permanent) Evaluation
1414/12 - 19/12Academic Activities/(Permanent) Evaluation
1521/12 - 26/12WINTER HOLIDAYS / Traineeship
1628/12 - 02/01WINTER HOLIDAYS / Traineeship
1704/01 - 09/011st Exam Period
Academic Activities/(Permanent) Evaluation
1811/01 - 16/011st Exam Period
Academic Activities/(Permanent) Evaluation
1918/01 - 23/011st Exam Period
Academic Activities/(Permanent) Evaluation
2025/01 - 30/011st Exam Period
Academic Activities/(Permanent) Evaluation
2101/02 - 06/02INTERSEMESTRIAL HOLIDAY / Traineeship
Academic Activities/(Permanent) Evaluation (Teacher Training: Pre-Primary, Primary & Secondary Education) Orientation Week
2208/02 - 13/02Start 2nd Semester
Academic Activities/(Permanent) Evaluation
(Spring Holiday for Teacher Training: Pre-Primary, Primary & Secondary Education)
2315/02 - 20/02Academic Activities/(Permanent) Evaluation
2422/02 - 27/02Academic Activities/(Permanent) Evaluation
2501/03 - 06/03Academic Activities/(Permanent) Evaluation
2608/03 - 13/03Academic Activities/(Permanent) Evaluation
2715/03 - 20/03Academic Activities/(Permanent) Evaluation
2822/03 - 27/03Academic Activities/(Permanent) Evaluation
2929/03 - 03/04EASTER HOLIDAYS / TraineeshipMon 29/03 Easter Monday
3005/04 - 10/04EASTER HOLIDAYS / Traineeship
3112/04 - 17/04Academic Activities/(Permanent) Evaluation
Exam Schedule Available EP2
3219/04 - 24/04Academic Activities/(Permanent) Evaluation
3326/04 - 01/05Academic Activities/(Permanent) EvaluationSat 01/05 Labour Day
3403/05 - 08/05Academic Activities/(Permanent) EvaluationThu 06/05 Ascension Day
Fri 07/05 Obligatory Day Off
3510/05 - 15/05Academic Activities/(Permanent) Evaluation
3617/05 - 22/05Academic Activities/(Permanent) EvaluationMon 17/05 Whit Monday
3724/05 - 29/05Preparation 2nd Exam Period: Academic Block
Academic Activities/(Permanent) Evaluation
3831/05 - 05/062nd Exam Period
Academic Activities/(Permanent) Evaluation
3907/06 - 12/062nd Exam Period
Academic Activities/(Permanent) Evaluation
4014/06 - 19/062nd Exam Period
Academic Activities/(Permanent) Evaluation
4121/06 - 26/062nd Exam Period / Academic Activities/(permanent) Evaluation
21/06 Deferred Exams, Deliberation, Proclamation
4228/06 - 03/07School Reports and Feedback
4305/07 - 10/07SUMMER HOLIDAYS
Exam Schedule Available EP3		Sun 11/07 Flemish Community Day
4412/07 - 17/07SUMMER HOLIDAYS
4519/07 - 24/07SUMMER HOLIDAYSWed 21/07 National Holiday
4626/07 - 31/07SUMMER HOLIDAYS
4702/08 - 07/08SUMMER HOLIDAYS
4809/08 - 14/08SUMMER HOLIDAYSSun 15/08 Ascension
4916/08 - 21/083rd Exam period
5023/08 - 28/083rd Exam period
5130/08 - 04/093rd Exam period
Deliberation, Proclamation, School Reports and Feedback
03/09 -04/09 Deferred Exams
5206/09 - 11/09Deliberation, Proclamation and Feedback / Set-up of Individual Learning Paths
13/09Start Academic Year 2026-2027

Academic calendar 2025-26

#WeekActivityHolidays
15/09 - 31/01English-taught Autumn Semesters in Bruges & Kortrijk
15/09Start Academic Year 2025-2026
115/09 - 20/09Start 1st semester - Orientation Week
15/09-20/09 Introduction + Welcome Activities
Set-Up of Individual Courses
Academic Activities/(Permanent) Evaluation
222/09 - 27/09Academic Activities/(Permanent) Evaluation
329/09 - 04/10Academic Activities/(Permanent) Evaluation
406/10 - 11/10Academic Activities/(Permanent) Evaluation
513/10 - 18/10Academic Activities/(Permanent) Evaluation
620/10 - 25/10​​​​​​​Academic Activities/(Permanent) Evaluation
727/10 - 01/11AUTUMN HOLIDAYS/ Traineeship01/11 - All Saints Day
02/11 - All Souls Day
803/11 - 08/11​​​​​​​Academic Activities/(Permanent) Evaluation
910/11 - 15/11​​​​​​​Academic Activities/(Permanent) Evaluation11/11 Armistice Day
1017/11 - 22/11​​​​​​​Academic Activities/(Permanent) Evaluation
Exam Schedule Available EP1
1124/11 - 29/11​​​​​​​Academic Activities/(Permanent) Evaluation
1201/12 - 06/12​​​​​​​Academic Activities/(Permanent) Evaluation
1308/12 - 13/12​​​​​​​Academic Activities/(Permanent) Evaluation
1415/12 - 20/12​​​​​​​Academic Activities/(Permanent) Evaluation
1522/12 - 27/12WINTER HOLIDAYS / Traineeship
1629/12 - 03/01WINTER HOLIDAYS / Traineeship
1705/01 - 10/011st Exam Period / Academic Activities/(Permanent) Evaluation
1812/01 - 17/011st Exam Period / Academic Activities/(Permanent) Evaluation
1919/01 - 24/011st Exam Period / Academic Activities/(Permanent) Evaluation
2026/01 - 31/011st 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.
2102/02 - 07/02INTERSEMESTRIAL HOLIDAY/ Traineeship
Academic Activities/(Permanent) Evaluation (Teacher Training: Pre-Primary, Primary & Secondary Education)
Orientation Week
2209/02 - 14/02Start 2nd Semester / Academic Activities/(permanent) evaluation
(Spring Holiday for Teacher Training: Pre-Primary, Primary & Secondary Education)
2316/02 - 21/02​​​​​​​Academic Activities/(Permanent) Evaluation
2423/02 - 28/02​​​​​​​Academic Activities/(Permanent) Evaluation
2502/03 - 07/03​​​​​​​Academic Activities/(Permanent) Evaluation
2609/03 - 14/03​​​​​​​Academic Activities/(Permanent) Evaluation
2716/03 - 21/03​​​​​​​Academic Activities/(Permanent) Evaluation
2823/03 - 28/03​​​​​​​Academic Activities/(Permanent) Evaluation
2930/03 - 04/04​​​​​​​Academic Activities/(Permanent) Evaluation
3006/04 - 11/04EASTER HOLIDAYS / Traineeship06/04 Easter Monday
3113/04 - 18/04EASTER HOLIDAYS / Traineeship
3220/04 - 25/04​​​​​​​Academic Activities/(Permanent) Evaluation
3327/04 - 02/05​​​​​​​Academic Activities/(Permanent) Evaluation01/05 Intl Workers' Day
3404/05 - 09/05​​​​​​​Academic Activities/(Permanent) Evaluation
3511/05 - 16/05​​​​​​​Academic Activities/(Permanent) Evaluation14/05 Ascension
15/05 bridge day
3618/05 - 23/05​​​​​​​Academic Activities/(Permanent) Evaluation
3725/05 - 30/05​​​​​​​Academic Activities/(Permanent) Evaluation25/05 Pentecost Monday
3801/06 - 06/062nd Exam Period / Academic Activities/(permanent) Evaluation
3908/06 - 13/062nd Exam Period / Academic Activities/(permanent) Evaluation
4015/06 - 20/062nd Exam Period / Academic Activities/(permanent) Evaluation
4122/06 - 27/062nd Exam Period / Academic Activities/(permanent) Evaluation
23/06 Deferred Exams, Deliberation, Proclamation, School Reports and Feedback
4229/06 - 04/07School Reports and Feedback
4306/07 - 11/07SUMMER HOLIDAYS
Exam Schedule Available EP3		11/07 Day of the Flemish Community
4413/07 - 18/07SUMMER HOLIDAYS
4520/07 - 25/07SUMMER HOLIDAYS
4627/07 - 01/08SUMMER HOLIDAYS
4703/08 - 08/08SUMMER HOLIDAYS
4810/08 - 15/08SUMMER HOLIDAYS15/08 Assumption of Mary
4917/08 - 22/083rd Exam period
5024/08 - 29/083rd Exam period
5131/08 - 05/093rd Exam period
Deliberation, Proclamation, School Reports and Feedback
05/09 Deferred Exams
5207/09 - 12/09Deliberation, Proclamation, School Reports and Feedback
14/09Start Academic Year 2026-2027