Academic calendar 2027–2028

Before the start of each academic year, the academic calendar for all Bachelor's and Master's programmes is determined. Here you can see within which frameworks education, exams and days off from lectures take place. The study programmes use this timetable as the basis for their academic year.

Explanation of the academic calendar can be found as a download at the bottom of the page.

Please note: the academic calendar for the Faculty of Medical Sciences differs from the one on this page. For them, the calendar on the Radboudumc website is leading.

Academic calendar for the Faculty of Medical Sciences

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Academic year 2027–2028

  • First semester: from Monday 6 September to Friday 28 January 2028
  • Second semester: from Monday 31 January 2028 to Friday 14 July 2028

Period 1

  • Education: Mon 6 Sep–Fri 22 Oct 2027
  • Exams: Mon 25 Oct–Fri 5 Nov 2027
     
WeekDatesEducation (week)Exams/resits
366 Sep–10 Sep✓ (1) 
3713–17 Sep✓ (2) 
3820–24 Sep✓ (3) 
3927 Sep–1 Oct✓ (4) 
404–8 Oct✓ (5) 
4111–15 Oct✓ (6) 
4218–22 Oct✓ (7) 
4325–29 Oct ✓
441-5 Nov ✓

 

Special events
 

DayDate
Opening academic yearMon 6 Sep

Period 2

  • Education: Mon 8 Nov–Fri 24 Dec 2027
  • Exams: Mon 10 Jan–Fri 28 Jan 2028
     
WeekDatesEducation (week)Exams/resits
458–12 Nov✓ (1) 
4615–19 Nov✓ (2) 
4722–26 Nov✓ (3) 
4829 Nov–3 Dec✓ (4) 
496–10 Dec✓ (5) 
5013–17 Dec✓ (6) 
5120–24 Dec✓ (7) 
5227–31 Dec  
13-7 Jan  
210–14 Jan ✓
317–21 Jan ✓
424–28 Jan ✓

 

No teaching scheduled
 

DayDate
Master Open DayThu 11 Nov after 3.30 pm for BA2, BA3 and PM
Bachelor Open DayFri 12 Nov after 4.30 pm

 

No teaching and exams scheduled
 

DayDate
Christmas holidayMon 27 Dec–Fri 7 Jan

Period 3

  • Education: Mon 31 Jan–Fri 17 Mar 2028
  • Exams: Mon 20 Mar–Fri 7 Apr 2028
     
WeekDatesEducation (week)Exams/resits
531 Jan–4 Feb✓ (1) 
67–11 Feb✓ (2) 
714–18 Feb✓ (3) 
821–25 Feb✓ (4) 
928 Feb–3 Mar✓ (5) 
106–10 Mar✓ (6) 
1113–17 Mar✓ (7) 
1220–24 Mar ✓
1327–31 Mar ✓
143-7 Apr ✓


No teaching scheduled
 

DayDate
CarnivalMon 28 Feb–Tue 29 Feb

Period 4

  • Education: Mon 10 Apr–Fri 9 Jun 2028
  • Exams: Mon 12 Jun–Fri 14 Jul 2028
     
WeekDatesEducation (week)Exams/resits
1510–14 Apr✓ (1) 
1617–21 Apr✓ (2) 
1724–28 Apr✓ (3) 
181–5 May  
198–12 May✓ (4) 
2015–19 May✓ (5) 
2122–26 May✓ (6) 
2229 May–2 Jun✓ (7) 
235–9 Jun✓ (8) 
2412–16 Jun ✓
2519–23 Jun ✓
2626–30 Jun ✓
273–7 Jul ✓
2810-14 Jul ✓
2917–21 Jul  
3024–28 Jul  
3131 Jul-4 Aug  
327–11 Aug  
3314–18 Aug  
3421–25 Aug  
3528 Aug–1 Sep  
364-8 Sep✓ (1) 

 

Special events
 

DayDate
Dies NatalisFri 15 Oct
Opening academic yearMon 4 Sep


No teaching and exams scheduled
 

DayDate
King's day Thu 27 Apr
Liberation DayFri 5 May 
Ascension DayThu 25 May
Day after Ascension DayFri 26 May
Whit MondayMon 5 Jun

 

No teaching scheduled
 

DayDate
May holiday breakMon 1 May–Fri 5 May
Summer breakMon 17 Jul–Fri 1 Sep

Other significant days

When planning a meeting, please consider whether certain dates that may be significant to students and colleagues. The below Diversity & Inclusion calendar offers a few designated days to consider. Please note: these dates do not necessarily mean there are no classes or exams.

Consider for example: 

 20272028
Chinese New Year6 February26 January
Carnival7 to 9 February27 to 29 February
Ramadan7 of 8 February to 8 March27 January to 25 February
International Womer's Day8 March8 March
Eid-al-Fitr (Feast of Breaking of the Fast)9 to 10 March26 to 28 February
Keti Koti1 July1 July
Yom Kippur10 to 11 October29 to 30 September
Purple Friday8 October13 October

For more significant days, see:

If you have any questions or suggestions regarding these significant days, please email communicatie [at] ru.nl (communicatie[at]ru[dot]nl) 

Academic calendar in PDF and Excel

academic-calendar-2027-2028-pdf
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Academic calendar 2027-2028
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Explanatory notes to academic calendar 2027-2028

clarification-academic-calendar-2027-2028
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Contact

For questions about the academic calendar, please contact the process manager of education and examination planning.