Academic calendar

All the important dates for the current academic year, 2020-2021, and for next academic year, 2021-2022. Find out when classes start and when you have holidays.

The 2020-2021 academic year at HAN has 42 weeks of education.

Semester division & holiday schedule
The academic year is divided into 2 semesters. For the 2020-2021 academic year, the semester division is:

Semester 1: 31 August 2020 to 30 January 2021
Semester 2: 1 February 2021 to 3 July 2021

Fall holiday	19-10-2020 to 25-10-2020
Christmas holiday	21-12-2020 to 03-01-2021
Spring holiday	15-02-2021 to 21-02-2021
Good Friday	02-04-2021
Easter Monday	05-04-2021
King's day	27-04-2021
May holiday	03-05-2021 to 09-05-2021
Liberation Day	05-05-2021
Ascension Day	13-05-2021 and 14-05-2021
Pentecost Monday	24-05-2021
Conclusion of academic year	05-07-2021 to 09-07-2021
Summer holiday	12-07-2021 to 15-08-2021
Re-sits and start up	16-08-2021 to 27-08-2021

Public holidays are set according to the guidelines of the Ministry of Education, Culture and Science for the region (Regio Zuid).

At HAN the 2021-2022 academic year has 42 weeks of education. That’s 32 weeks of classes and 10 weeks of other educational activities such as exams.

Semester division & holiday schedule
The academic year is divided into 2 semesters. For the 2021-2022 academic year, the semester division is:

Semester 1: 30 August 2021 to 30 January 2022
Semester 2: 31 January 2022 to 3 July 2022

Fall holiday	25-10-2021 to 31-10-2021
Christmas holiday	27-12-2021 to 09-01-2022
Spring holiday	28-02-2022 to 06-03-2022
Good Friday	15-04-2022
Easter Monday	18-04-2022
King's day	27-04-2022
May holiday	02-05-2022 to 08-05-2022
Liberation Day	05-05-2022
Ascension Day	26-05-2022 and 27-05-2022
Pentecost Monday	06-06-2022
Conclusion of academic year	04-07-2022 to 10-07-2022
Summer holiday	11-07-2022 to 14-08-2022
Re-sits and start up	15-08-2022 to 26-08-2022

Public holidays are set according to the guidelines of the Ministry of Education, Culture and Science for the South region (Regio Zuid). An exception is the summer holiday from 11-07 to 14-08.

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