FAQ: What is AUC's academic calendar?

Academic year 2010-2011

AUC's academic year will run parallel with that of the VU University Amsterdam and the University of Amsterdam.

The academic year, and classes, start on 30 August 2010.

The autumn semester is 20 weeks long, divided into 16 weeks (30 August 2010 to 17 December 2010) before the winter break, and a 4 week intensive period in January (3 January 2011 to 28 January 2011). The winter break is therefore 18 December 2010 to 2 January 2011.

The spring semester is also 20 weeks long, and is divided into 16 week classes which run from 31 January 2011 to 27 May 2011, followed by a 4 week intensive period from 30 May 2011 to 24 June 2011.

Other important dates 2010-2011

Ramadan 11 August - 10 September 2010	dates to be confirmed
Rosh Hashanah 8 - 10 September 2010
Daylight saving time ends 31 October 2010	Put your clocks back one hour in the night of 30-31 October
Eid (Id-Al-Fitr/Suikerfeest) 16 November 2010	date to be confirmed
Sinterklaas (St. Nicholas' Day eve) 5 December 2010
Christmas (Kerst) 25 - 26 December 2009	Public holiday
New Year's Eve (Oudejaarsdag) 31 December 2010
New Year's Day (Nieuwjaarsdag) 1 January 2011	Public holiday
Chinese New Year 3 February 2011
Daylight saving time begins 27 March 2011	Put your clocks forward one hour in the night of 26-27 March
Good Friday (Goede Vrijdag) 22 April 2011	Public holiday
Easter Monday (Tweede Paasdag) 25 April 2011	Public holiday
Spring Holidays (Voorjaarsvakantie) 30 April - 8 May
Queen's Day (Koninginnedag) 30 April 2011	Public holiday
Labour Day (Dag van de Arbeid) 1 May 2011
Ascension (Hemelvaart) 2 and 3 May 2011	Public holiday
Remembrance Day (Dodenherdenking) 4 May 2011
Liberation Day (Bevrijdingsdag) 5 May 2011
Pentecost (Pinksteren) 13 June 2011	Public holiday

Source: AUC