Academic calendar 2024–2025

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. A number of additions also apply to the Faculty of Arts, Faculty of Law and Faculty of Philosophy, Theology and Religious Studies. The Nijmegen School of Management and the Faculty of Science follow the academic calender.

Academic calendar for the Faculty of Medical Sciences

Faculty calendars

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Academic year 2024–2025

  • First semester: from Monday 2 September 2024 to Friday 24 January 2025
  • Second semester: from Monday 27 January 2025 to Friday 11 July 2025

Period 1

  • Education: Mon 2 Sep–Fri 18 Oct
  • Exams: Mon 21 Oct–Fri 1 Nov
     
WeekDatesEducation (week)Exams/resits
362–6 Sep✓ (1) 
379–13 Sep✓ (2) 
3816–20 Sep✓ (3) 
3923–27 Sep✓ (4) 
4030 Sep–4 Oct✓ (5) 
417–11 Oct✓ (6) 
4214–18 Oct✓ (7) 
4321–25 Oct ✓
4428 Oct–1 Nov ✓

 

Special events
 

DayDate
Opening academic yearMon 2 Sep

Period 2

  • Education: Mon 4 Nov–Fri 20 Dec
  • Exams: Mon 6 Jan–Fri 24 Jan
     
WeekDatesEducation (week)Exams/resits
454–8 Nov✓ (1) 
4611–15 Nov✓ (2) 
4718–22 Nov✓ (3) 
4825 –28 Nov✓ (4) 
492–6 Dec✓ (5) 
509–13 Dec✓ (6) 
5116–20 Dec✓ (7) 
5223–27 Dec  
130 Dec–3 Jan  
26–10 Jan ✓
313–17 Jan ✓
420–24 Jan ✓

 

No teaching and exams scheduled
 

DayDate
Christmas holidayMon 23 Dec–Fri 3 Jan

Period 3

  • Education: Mon 27 Jan–Fri 14 Mar
  • Exams: Mon 17 Mar–Fri 4 Apr
     
WeekDatesEducation (week)Exams/resits
527–31 Jan✓ (1) 
63–7 Feb✓ (2) 
710–14 Feb✓ (3) 
817–21 Feb✓ (4) 
924–28 Feb✓ (5) 
103–7 Mar✓ (6) 
1110–14 Mar✓ (7) 
1217–21 Mar ✓
1324–28 Mar ✓
1431 Mar–4 Apr ✓


No teaching scheduled
 

DayDate
CarnivalMon 3 Mar–Tue 4 Mar

Period 4

  • Education: Mon 7 Apr–Fri 6 Jun
  • Exams: Mon 9 Jun–Fri 11 Jul
     
WeekDatesEducation (week)Exams/resits
157–11 Apr✓ (1) 
1614–18 Apr✓ (2) 
1721–25 Apr✓ (3) 
1828 Apr–2 May  
195–9 May✓ (4) 
2012–16 May✓ (5) 
2119–23 May✓ (6) 
2226–30 May✓ (7) 
232–6 Jun✓ (8) 
249–13 Jun ✓
2516–20 Jun ✓
2623–27 Jun ✓
2730 Jun–4 Jul ✓
287–11 Jul ✓
2914–18 Jul  
3021–25 Jul  
3128 Jul–1 Aug  
324–8 Aug  
3311–15 Aug ✓
3418–22 Aug ✓
3525–29 Aug ✓

 

Special events
 

DayDate
Dies NatalisThu 15 May


No teaching and exams scheduled
 

DayDate
Good FridayFri 18 Apr
Easter MondayMon 21 Apr
Liberation DayMon 5 May 
Ascension DayThu 29 May
Day after Ascension DayFri 30 May
PentecostMon 9 Jun

At Radboud University, we strive for an inclusive and diverse academic community. In addition to official holidays, we recognize the importance of other cultural and religious celebrations observed by our students and staff. While these days are not official holidays, we encourage lecturers and staff to consider these occasions when planning academic activities such as exams and deadlines. In this way, we show respect and understanding for the diverse backgrounds within our university.

Some of the most celebrated days in the Netherlands in 2025 include:

  • Ramadan: Islamic fasting month, from the evening of Friday, February 28, to approximately Saturday 29 March 2025.
  • Eid al-Fitr (Sugar Feast): Islamic celebration marking the end of Ramadan, expected on 30 March 2025.
  • Eid al-Adha (Festival of Sacrifice): Islamic feast of sacrifice, expected from Friday 6 June to Tuesday 10 June 2025.
  • Rosh Hashanah: Jewish New Year, starting at sunset on Monday 22 September, and ending at nightfall on Wednesday 24 September 2025.
  • Yom Kippur: Jewish Day of Atonement, starting at sunset on Wednesday 1st October and ending at nightfall on Thursday 2nd October 2025.
  • Diwali: Hindu festival of lights, celebrated on Friday 24 October 2025.
  • Keti Koti: Commemoration of the abolition of slavery in Suriname and the Dutch Caribbean, celebrated on Tuesday 1st July 2025.

No teaching scheduled
 

DayDate
May holiday breakMon 28 Apr–Fri 2 May
Summer breakMon 14 Jul–Fri 8 Aug

Explanatory notes to academic calendar 2024-2025

Clarification Academic Calender 2024-2025
pdf 106.47 KB

Faculty calendars

Annual calendar 2024-2025 Faculty of Arts
pdf 114.02 KB

Annual calendar 2024-2025 Faculty of Law
pdf 133.46 KB

Faculty calendar FTR 2024-2025
pdf 169.6 KB

Faculty calendar NSM 2024-2025
pdf 86.37 KB

Contact

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