Academic calendar
The key dates and holidays this year at Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences.
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The AUAS academic year is divided into five educational terms. On this page you'll find the dates for each term, as well as the university-wide holidays. Your course may have its own breaks - you'll receive information on these from your programme department.
Academic year 2024/2025
| Semester 1 | ||
| First period | 02-09-2024 - 08-11-2024 | |
| Second period | 11-11-2024 - 31-01-2025 | |
| Semester 1 ends after the second period | ||
| No classes | Christmas break | 23-12-2024 - 04-01-2025 |
| Semester 2 | ||
| Third period | 03-02 2025 - 11-04-2025 | |
| Fourth period | 14-04-2025 - 04-07-2025 | |
| No classes | Good Friday | 18-04-2025 |
| Easter Monday | 21-04-2025 | |
| King's day | 26-04-2025 | |
| May holidays | 28-04-2025 - 02-05-2025 | |
| Ascension day | 29-05-2025 and 30-05-2025 | |
| Whit Monday | 09-06-2025 | |
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| Fifth period | 07-07-2025 - 29-08-2025 | |
Academic year 2023/2024
| Semester 1 | ||
| First period | 04-09-2023 - 10-11-2023 | |
| Second period | 13-11-2023 - 02-02-2024 | |
| Semester 1 ends after the second period | ||
| No classes | Christmas break | 25-12-2023 - 06-01-2024 |
| Semester 2 | ||
| Third period | 05-02 2024 - 12-04-2024 | |
| Fourth period | 15-04-2024 - 05-07-2024 | |
| No classes | Good Friday | 29-03-2024 |
| Easter Monday | 01-04-2024 | |
| King's day | 27-04-2024 | |
| May holidays | 29-04-2024 - 04-05-2024 | |
| Ascension day | 09-05-2024 and 10-05-2024 | |
| Whit Monday | 20-05-2024 | |
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| Fifth period | 08-07-2024 - 30-08-2024 | |
*Please note that all of the periods shown here end on the last day mentioned: up to and including that date.