Academic calendar
You will need to take two academic calendars into account: the GST calendar for an overview of the teaching periods, semesters and course registration periods of all GST courses, and the faculty of Science calendar for the FI-MSEC courses and the subject-related science courses. For course registration you will always need to follow the GST calendar.
Introduction activities
The Graduate School of Teaching and the Faculty of Science organise different introduction activities, depending on your chosen track ánd the semester in which you start. More information on the Intro GST site. Since you also take courses at the Faculty of Science, you will be invited for an introduction there as well.
| Startweek (start in September 2026) | 24 August 2026 to 27 August 2026 |
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| Startweek (start in Feburary 2027) | 01 February 2027 to 04 February 2027 |
| Startdag (start in September 2026) | 25 August 2026 |
| Startdag (start in February 2027) | 02 February 2027 |
Semesters and periods
| Semester 1, period 1 | 07 September 2026 to 15 November 2026 |
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| Semester 1, period 2 | 16 November 2026 to 07 February 2027 |
| Semester 2, period 3 | 08 February 2027 to 25 April 2027 |
| Semester 2, period 4 | 26 April 2027 to 16 July 2027 |
Holidays
| Fall break | 17 October 2026 to 25 October 2026 |
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| Christmas break | 19 December 2026 to 03 January 2027 |
| Spring break | 20 February 2027 to 28 February 2027 |
| Good Friday | 26 March 2027 |
| Easter Monday | 29 March 2027 |
| May break | 24 April 2027 to 02 May 2027 |
| Liberation Day | 05 May 2027 |
| Ascension Day | 06 May 2026 |
| Friday after Ascension Day | 07 May 2027 |
| Whit Monday | 17 May 2027 |