Introductory Days 2017 (VU) – 21 August to 25 August 2017
Introduction Week 2017 (UvA) – 28 August to 1 September 2017
UvA / VU Academic calendar 2017-2018
First semester
September
Week
Teaching week
Mon.
Tues.
Wed.
Thurs.
Fri.
October
36
1
T
4
5
6
7
8
37
2
T
11
12
13
14
15
38
3
T
18
19
20
21
22
6
23
T
5
6
7
8
9
7
24
T
12
13
14
15
16
8
25
T
19
20
21
22
23
39
4
T
25
26
27
28
29
November
40
5
T
2
3
4
5
6
41
6
T
9
10
11
12
13
42
7
T
16
17
18
19
20
43
8
A
23
24
25
26
27
10
27
T
5
6
7
8
9
11
28
T
12
13
14
15
16
12
29
T
19
20
21
22
23
13
30
A
26
27
28
29
30
44
9
T
30
31
1
2
3
December
45
10
T
6
7
8
9
10
46
11
T
13
14
15
16
17
47
12
T
20
21
22
23
24
15
32
T
9
10
11
12
13
16
33
T
16
17
18
19
20
17
34
T
23
24
25
26
27
48
13
T
27
28
29
30
1
January
49
14
T
4
5
6
7
8
50
15
T
11
12
13
14
15
51
16
A
18
19
20
21
22
19
36
T
7
8
9
10
11
20
37
T
14
15
16
17
18
21
38
T
21
22
23
24
25
52
17
F
25
26
27
28
29
February
1
18
F
1
2
3
4
5
2
19
T
8
9
10
11
12
3
20
T
15
16
17
18
19
4
21
T
22
23
24
25
26
24
41
T
11
12
13
14
15
25
42
T
18
19
20
21
22
26
43
A
25
26
27
28
29
Second semester
March
Week
Teaching week
Mon.
Tues.
Wed.
Thurs.
Fri.
9
26
T
26
27
28
1
2
April
Teaching T
Assessment A
Resit R
UvA
No teaching or assessment F
Christmas:
Monday 25 and Tuesday 26 December
New Year:
Monday 1 January
Good Friday:
Friday 30 March
Easter:
Sunday 1 and Monday 2 April
King’s Day:
Friday 27 April
Liberation Day:
Saturday 5 May
Ascension Day:
Thursday 10 May
Whitsun:
Sunday 20 and Monday 21 May
Summer period 2018
Week
2-jul
27
R
9-jul 16-jul 23-jul 30-jul 6-aug 13-aug 20-aug 27-aug
28
29
30
31
32
33
34
35
R
F
VU
F
F
F
Intro. Intree
Introductory Days 2018 (VU) – 20 August to 24 August 2018
14
31
T
2
3
4
5
6
May
Public holiday
Holiday UvA+VU
18
35
T
30
1
2
3
4
June
Opening of Academic Year
Resit VU
22
39
A
28
29
30
31
1
23
40
T
4
5
6
7
8
5
22
A
29
30
31
1
2