Belgium 2015/16 - 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 the end of the week before the Christmas holidays.

Academic year 2015/16:
until Saturday 19 December 2015

Holidays: Two weeks around Christmas and New Year

Academic year 2015-16:
from Monday 21 December 2015 until Sunday 3 January 2016.

(2^ndsemester)

Teaching activities: From the beginning of February until the end of the 3rd or 4th week of May.

Academic year 2015/16:
from Monday 8 February 2016 until Saturday 21 May 2016.

There is an Easter holiday break of two weeks.

Academic year 2015/16:
from Monday 28 March 2016 until Sunday 10 April 2016

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

Start holidays academic year 2015/16:
Monday 4 July 2016

Belgium - French Community

The first term starts on 14 September 2015; the
second on 1 February 2016; the third on 1 July 2016.
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 - 30 October 2015

Autumn holiday: 2-6 November 2015

Teaching activity: 9 November - 18 December 2015

Christmas holiday: 21 December 2015 - 2 January 2016

(2^ndsemester)

Teaching activity: 11 January - 5 February 2016

Carnival holiday: 8-12 February 2016

Teaching activity: 15 February - 25 March 2016

Easter holiday: 28 March - 8 April 2016

Teaching activity: 11 April - 27 May 2016