The academic year is divided into 2 semesters: autumn and spring.
Each semester has about 15 weeks of tuition and additional time for examinations.
Autumn semester: 14 August - 21 December
Examination period: 28 November - 20 December
Spring semester: 7 January - 20 June
Examination period: 7 May - 6 June
Resit exams: week 23 - 24
There is no tuition during the Christmas vacation (22 December - 6 January)
and Easter vacation (15 March - 24 March)