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.
2023-2024
| First semester | a | Lecture Period | September 4 - October 27 |
|---|---|---|---|
| b | Lecture Period | October 30 - December 22 | |
| c | Project Period | January 8 - February 2 | |
| Second semester | a | Lecture Period | February 5 - March 28 |
| b | Lecture Period | April 2 - May 31 | |
| c | Project Period | June 3 - June 28 |
Further details are available on this UvA academic calendar page.