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.
2019-2020
| First semester | a | Lecture Period | September 2 - October 25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| b | Lecture Period | October 28 - December 20 | |
| c | Project Period | January 6 - January 31 | |
| Second semester | a | Lecture Period | February 3 - March 27 |
| b | Lecture Period | March 30 - May 29 | |
| c | Project Period | June 1 - June 26 |
Further details are available on this UvA academic calendar page.