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 calender 2022-23

# Week Activity Holidays
  12/09 Start academic year 2022-23  
1 12/09 - 17/09 Start 1st semester
Orientation week: Introduction + welcome activities
Set-up of individual courses  
Academic activities / (permanent) evaluation		  
2 19/09 - 24/09 Academic activities / (permanent) evaluation  
3 26/09 - 01/10 Academic activities / (permanent) evaluation  
4 03/10 - 08/10 Academic activities / (permanent) evaluation  
5 10/10 - 15/10 Academic activities / (permanent) evaluation  
6 17/10 - 22/10 Academic activities / (permanent) evaluation  
7 24/10 - 29/10 Academic activities / (permanent) evaluation  
8 31/10 - 05/11 AUTUMN HOLIDAYS / Traineeship Tue 01/11 All Saints
Wed 02/11 All Souls
9 07/11 - 12/11 Academic activities / (permanent) evaluation Fri 11/11 Armistice
10 14/11 - 19/11 Academic activities / (permanent) evaluation  
11 21/11 - 26/11 Academic activities / (permanent) evaluation  
12 28/11 - 03/12 Academic activities / (permanent) evaluation  
13 05/12 - 10/12 Academic activities / (permanent) evaluation  
14 12/12 - 17/12 Academic activities / (permanent) evaluation  
15 19/12 - 24/12 Academic activities / (permanent) evaluation  
16 26/12 - 31/12 WINTER HOLIDAYS / Traineeship  
17 02/01 - 07/01 WINTER HOLIDAYS / Traineeship  
18 09/01 - 14/01 1st Exam period / Academic activities / (permanent) evaluation                   
19 16/01 - 21/01 1st Exam period / Academic activities / (permanent) evaluation                    
20 23/01 - 28/01 1st Exam period / Academic activities / (permanent) evaluation             
21 30/01 - 04/02 1st Exam period / Academic activities / (permanent) evaluation  
22 06/02 - 11/02 INTERSEMESTRIAL HOLIDAY / Traineeship  
23 13/02 - 18/02 Start 2nd semester / Academic activities / (permanent) evaluation    
24 20/02 - 25/02 Academic activities / (permanent) evaluation    
25 27/02 - 04/03 Academic activities / (permanent) evaluation    
26 06/03 - 11/03 Academic activities / (permanent) evaluation    
27 13/03 - 18/03 Academic activities / (permanent) evaluation    
28 20/03 - 25/03 Academic activities / (permanent) evaluation    
29 27/03 - 01/04 Academic activities / (permanent) evaluation    
30 03/04 - 08/04 EASTER HOLIDAYS / Traineeship  
31 10/04 - 15/04 EASTER HOLIDAYS / Traineeship Mon 10/04 Easter Monday
32 17/04 - 22/04 Academic activities / (permanent) evaluation  
33 24/04 - 29/04 Academic activities / (permanent) evaluation  
34 01/05 - 06/05 Academic activities / (permanent) evaluation Mon 01/05 Labour Day
35 08/05 - 13/05 Academic activities / (permanent) evaluation  
36 15/05 - 20/05 Academic activities / (permanent) evaluation Thu 18/05 Ascension Day
Fri 19/05 Obligatory Day Off
37 22/05 - 27/05 Academic activities / (permanent) evaluation  
38 29/05 - 03/06 2nd Exam period / Academic activities / (permanent) evaluation Mon 29/05 Whit Monday
39 05/06 - 10/06 2nd Exam period / Academic activities / (permanent) evaluation  
40 12/06 - 17/06 2nd Exam period / Academic activities / (permanent) evaluation  
41 19/06 - 24/06 2nd Exam period / Academic activities / (permanent) evaluation  
42 26/06 - 01/07 Deliberation / proclamation and feedback  
43 03/07 - 08/07 SUMMER HOLIDAYS (as from 05/07)  
44 10/07 - 15/07 SUMMER HOLIDAYS Tue 11/07 Flemish Community
45 17/07 - 22/07 SUMMER HOLIDAYS Fri 21/07 National Holiday
46 24/07 - 29/07 SUMMER HOLIDAYS  
47 31/07 - 05/08 SUMMER HOLIDAYS  
48 07/08 - 12/08 SUMMER HOLIDAYS  
49 14/08 - 19/08 14-15/08 SUMMER HOLIDAYS
3rd Exam period AS FROM 16/08		 Tue 15/08 Ascension
50 21/08 - 26/08 3rd Exam period  
51 28/08 - 02/09 3rd Exam period / Deliberation, proclamation and feedback  
52 04/09 - 09/09 Deliberation / Proclamation and feedback / Set-up of individual courses  

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