Academic calendar
2026-2027 academic year
The 2026-2027 academic year begins on 31 August. The academic year consists of 42 lecture weeks, divided into 4 terms and 2 semesters. Between the 2 semesters is a HAN week, a transition wqeek without lectures or exams.
Semester 1
- Term 1: 31 August 2026 to 8 November 2026
- Term 2: 9 November 2026 to 24 January 2027
Semester 2
- Term 3: 1 February 2027 to 11 April 2027
- Term 4: 12 April 2027 to 4 July 2027
After term 4 there are possible resits, the conclusion of the academic year, summer holidays, start-up week and introduction week.
Schedule
| HAN Intro | 24-8-2026 to 28-8-2026 |
| Fall holiday | 17-10-2026 to 25-10-2026 |
| Christmas holiday | 19-12-2026 to 3-1-2027 |
| HAN week (no lectures) | 25-01-2027 to 31-01-2027 |
| Spring holiday | 6-2-2027 to 14-2-2027 |
| Good Friday | 26-3-2027 |
| Easter Monday | 29-3-2027 |
| May holiday | 24-4-2027 to 9-5-2027 |
| King's Day | 27-4-2027 |
| Liberation Day | 5-5-2027 |
| Ascension Day and day following | 6-5-2027 and 7-5-2027 |
| Pentecost Monday | 17-5-2027 |
| Conclusion academic year | 12-7-2027 to 16-7-2027 |
| Summer holiday | 17-7-2027 to 22-8-2027 |
| Resits* and start up | 23-8-2027 to 28-8-2027 |
| Start 2027-2028 academic year | 6-9-2027 |
*Not all programs have resits after the summer holidays. Check the dates of exams and resits for your program on HAN Insite.
Holidays
During holidays there are no lectures. Sometimes there are other activities, such as work weeks, presentations or resits. See also the timetable for your degree program on Insite for more information.
The holiday weeks are based on the guidelines of the Ministery of Education, Culture and Science for the South region, with the exception of the summer holiday.
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