At the UvA, the academic year is split into two semesters of three periods each. Periods a and b of each semester are "lecture periods", period c is a "project period". Lecture periods consist of seven weeks of classes followed by an exam week; project periods are four weeks long.
2021-2022
| First semester | a | Lecture Period | September 6 - October 29 |
|---|---|---|---|
| b | Lecture Period | November 1 - December 24 | |
| c | Project Period | January 10 - February 4 | |
| Second semester | a | Lecture Period | February 7 - April 1 |
| b | Lecture Period | April 4 - June 3 | |
| c | Project Period | June 6 - July 1 |
Further details are available on this UvA academic calendar page.