This is to educate you about the school calendar and the necessary information you need to know about the school admission date, graduation dates and other things been observed in the school, example holidays and breaks
I hope this information will guide you through
KU Leuven – Leuven Main Campus
| September 2026 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Mo. | 26 | Opening academic year 2026 in Leuven |
| October 2026 | ||
| November 2026 | ||
| Tu. | 1 | All Saints (Bank holiday) (1) |
| We. | 2 | All Souls’ Day (Bank holiday) (1) |
| Fr. | 11 | Armistice Day (Bank holiday) (1) |
| December 2026 | ||
| Sa. | 24 | End of first semester classes |
| Sa. | 24 | Christmas holiday from Saturday 24 December until Sunday 8 January |
| Su. | 25 | Christmas (Bank holiday) (1) |
| Mo. | 26 | Boxing Day (Bank holiday) (1) |
| January 2026 | ||
| Su. | 1 | New Year’s Day (Bank holiday) (1) |
| Mo. | 9 | Study period until Thursday January 12 |
| Fr. | 13 | Start of the first examination period* |
| February 2026 | ||
| Th. | 2 | KU Leuven Patron Saint’s Day Celebration (Bank holiday) (1) |
| Sa. | 4 | End of the first examination period No classes until Sunday 12 February |
| Mo. | 13 | Start of second semester |
| March 2026 | ||
| April 2026 | ||
| Sa. | 1 | Easter holiday from Saturday 1 April until Sunday 16 April |
| Su. | 9 | Easter (1) |
| Mo. | 10 | Easter Monday (Bank holiday) (1) |
| May 2026 | ||
| Mo. | 1 | Labour Day (Bank holiday) (1) |
| Th. | 18 | Feast of the Ascension (Bank holiday) (1) |
| Sa. | 27 | End of second semester classes Study period until Sunday 11 June |
| Su. | 28 | Pentecost (1) |
| Mo. | 29 | Pentecost Monday (Bank holiday) (1) |
| June 2026 | ||
| Mo. | 12 | Start of second examination period* |
| July 2026 | ||
| Sa. | 1 | End of second examination period |
| Mo. | 3 | Start of examination board meetings |
| Sa. | 8 | End of examination board meetings |
| Tu. | 11 | Holiday of the Flemish Community (Bank holiday) (1) |
| Fr. | 21 | Belgian National Holiday (Bank holiday) (1) |
| August 2026 | ||
| Tu. | 15 | Assumption of Mary (Bank holiday) (1) |
| We. | 16 | Start of registration for the 2026 academic year |
| Mo. | 21 | Start of third examination period* |
| September 2026 | ||
| Mo. | 4 | Monday of Leuven Funfair (Bank holiday) (1) |
| Sa. | 9 | End of third examination period |
| Mo. | 11 | Start of examination board meetings |
| Sa. | 16 | End of examination board meetings |
