Belgium 2014/15 - teaching activity and holidays

Teaching activity and holidays of the academic year

Belgium - Flemish Community

(1^stsemester)

Teaching activities: From the beginning of the academic year until 20 December

Holidays: Two weeks around Christmas and New Year

(2^ndsemester)

Teaching activities: Start first week of February until the end of the 3rd or 4th week of May. There is an Easter holiday break of two weeks.

Holidays: From the beginning (1st or 2nd week) of July until next academic year

Belgium - French Community

The first term starts on 15 September 2014; the second on 1 February 2015; the third on 1 July 2015. The two first terms include at least 12 weeks of teaching activity.

Teaching activity starts on the first Monday of the term.

For purposes of curricular organisation, each of the three four-month terms includes assessment and holiday periods.

Institutional autonomy

Belgium - German-speaking Community

(1^stsemester)

Teaching activity: 2 September - 24 October 2014

Autumn holiday: 27-31 October 2014

Teaching activity: 3 November - 19 December 2014

Christmas holiday: 22 December 2013 - 2 January 2015

(2^ndsemester)

Teaching activity: 12 January - 13 February 2015

Carnival holiday: 16-20 February 2015

Teaching activity: 23 February - 3 April 2015

Easter holiday: 6-17 April 2015

Teaching activity: 20 April - 29 May 2015