The academic year is divided in two semesters. Every semester has three blocks. The first 2 periods consist of 8 weeks and the 3th block consist of 4 weeks.
The 2020-2021 academic year is scheduled as follows:
| Friday, 25 December | Christmas Day |
| Saturday, 26 December | Boxing Day |
| Friday, 1 January | New Year's Day |
| Friday, 2 April | Good Friday |
| Monday, 5 April | Easter Monday |
| Tuesday, 27 April | King's Day |
| Monday, 4 May | Collective day off |
| Tuesday, 5 May | Liberation Day |
| Thursday, 21 May | Ascension Day |
| Friday, 22 May | Collective day off |
| Monday, 1 June | Whit Monday |
You can find the schedule at http://mytimetable.uva.nl.