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.
2022-2023
| First semester | a | Lecture Period | September 5 - October 228 |
|---|---|---|---|
| b | Lecture Period | October 31 - December 23 | |
| c | Project Period | January 9 - February 3 | |
| Second semester | a | Lecture Period | February 6 - March 31 |
| b | Lecture Period | April 3 - June 2 | |
| c | Project Period | June 5 - June 30 |
Further details are available on this UvA academic calendar page.