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 2022-23 Academic year 2023-24 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 FeedbackThe 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