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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 2024-25

#WeekActivityHolidays
16/09 - 31/09English-taught Autumn Semesters in Bruges & Kortrijk
16/09Start Academic Year 2024-2025
116/09 - 21/09Start 1st semester - Orientation Week
16/09-20/09 Introduction + Welcome Activities
Set-Up of Individual Courses
Academic Activities/(Permanent) Evaluation
223/09 - 28/09Academic Activities/(Permanent) Evaluation
330/09 - 05/10Academic Activities/(Permanent) Evaluation
407/10 - 12/10Academic Activities/(Permanent) Evaluation
514/10 - 19/10Academic Activities/(Permanent) Evaluation
621/10 - 26/10​​​​​​​Academic Activities/(Permanent) Evaluation
728/10 - 02/11AUTUMN HOLIDAYS/ TraineeshipVr 01/11 Allerheiligen
Za 02/11 Allerzielen
804/11 - 09/11​​​​​​​Academic Activities/(Permanent) Evaluation
911/11 - 16/11​​​​​​​Academic Activities/(Permanent) EvaluationMa 11/11 Wapenstilstand
1018/11 - 23/11​​​​​​​Academic Activities/(Permanent) Evaluation
Exam Schedule Available EP1
1125/11 - 30/11​​​​​​​Academic Activities/(Permanent) Evaluation
1202/12 - 07/12​​​​​​​Academic Activities/(Permanent) Evaluation
1309/12 - 14/12​​​​​​​Academic Activities/(Permanent) Evaluation
1416/12 - 21/12​​​​​​​Academic Activities/(Permanent) Evaluation
1523/12 - 28/12WINTER HOLIDAYS / Traineeship
1630/12 - 04/01WINTER HOLIDAYS / Traineeship
1706/01 - 11/011st Exam Period / Academic Activities/(Permanent) Evaluation
1813/01 - 18/011st Exam Period / Academic Activities/(Permanent) Evaluation
1920/01 - 25/011st Exam Period / Academic Activities/(Permanent) Evaluation
2027/01 - 01/021st 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.
2103/02 - 08/02INTERSEMESTRIAL HOLIDAY/ Traineeship
Academic Activities/(Permanent) Evaluation (Teacher Training: Pre-Primary, Primary & Secondary Education)
Orientation Week
2210/02 - 15/02Start 2nd Semester / Academic Activities/(permanent) evaluation
(Spring Holiday for Teacher Training: Pre-Primary, Primary & Secondary Education)
2317/02 - 22/02​​​​​​​Academic Activities/(Permanent) Evaluation
2424/02 - 01/03​​​​​​​Academic Activities/(Permanent) Evaluation
2503/02 - 08/03​​​​​​​Academic Activities/(Permanent) Evaluation
2610/03 - 15/03​​​​​​​Academic Activities/(Permanent) Evaluation
2717/03 - 22/03​​​​​​​Academic Activities/(Permanent) Evaluation
2824/03 - 29/03​​​​​​​Academic Activities/(Permanent) Evaluation
2931/03 - 05/04​​​​​​​Academic Activities/(Permanent) Evaluation
3007/04 - 12/04EASTER HOLIDAYS / Traineeship
3114/04 - 19/04EASTER HOLIDAYS / Traineeship
3221/04 - 26/04​​​​​​​Academic Activities/(Permanent) EvaluationMa 21/04 Paasmaandag
3328/04 - 03/05​​​​​​​Academic Activities/(Permanent) EvaluationDo01/05 Dag van de arbeid
Vr 02/05 Brugdag
3405/05 - 10/05​​​​​​​Academic Activities/(Permanent) Evaluation
3512/05 - 17/05​​​​​​​Academic Activities/(Permanent) Evaluation
3619/05 - 24/05​​​​​​​Academic Activities/(Permanent) Evaluation
3726/05 - 31/05​​​​​​​Academic Activities/(Permanent) EvaluationDo 29/05 Hemelvaart
Vr 30/05 Brugdag
3802/06 - 07/062nd Exam Period / Academic Activities/(permanent) Evaluation
3909/06 - 14/062nd Exam Period / Academic Activities/(permanent) EvaluationMa 09/06 Pinkstermaandag
4016/06 - 21/062nd Exam Period / Academic Activities/(permanent) Evaluation
4123/06 - 28/062nd Exam Period / Academic Activities/(permanent) Evaluation
23/06 Deferred Exams, Deliberation, Proclamation, School Reports and Feedback
4230/06 - 05/07School Reports and Feedback
4307/07 - 12/07SUMMER HOLIDAYS
Exam Schedule Available EP3		Vr 11/07 Vlaamse Gemeenschap
4414/07 - 19/07SUMMER HOLIDAYS
4521/07 - 26/07SUMMER HOLIDAYS
4628/07 - 02/08SUMMER HOLIDAYS
4704/08 - 09/08SUMMER HOLIDAYS
4811/08 - 16/08SUMMER HOLIDAYSVr 15/08 O.L.V. Hemelvaart
4918/08 - 23/083rd Exam period
5025/08 - 30/083rd Exam period
5101/09 - 06/093rd Exam period
Deliberation, Proclamation, School Reports and Feedback
05/09 Deferred Exams
5208/09 - 13/09Deliberation, Proclamation, School Reports and Feedback
15/09Start Academic Year 2025-2026

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