Academic Calendar 2025 - 2026

Academic calendar

Academic calendar KUL 2025-2026

Faculty calendar

The faculty calendar includes all deadlines as well as all faculty-related activities. Unless otherwise indicated, 11:59 pm (Leuven time) is the final deadline.
Specific deadlines for papers and other assignments can be found in the Toledo groups and at the bottom of this webpage.

Overview of deadlines

  • We 8 October 2025: - submission ISP and IES for students
    - application for exemptions SEM 1 (via KU Loket)
    - application working student status + facilities
    (WS status via KU Loket, facilities via application form)
    - application adapted examination schedule for working
    students

  • Mon 1 December 2025: - thesis application form

  • Mon 12 January 2026: - submission papers
    - submission master thesis for defense in January
    (via KU Loket)

  • Wed 25 February 2026: - submission ISP and IES for students
    - application for exemptions SEM 2 (via KU Loket)
    - application working student status + facilities

  • Mon 8 June 2026: - submission papers
    - submission master thesis for defense in June

  • Mon 17 August 2026: - submission papers
    - submission master thesis for defense in August

Overview intensive lesson weeks upcoming years

Dates of intensive lessons weeks for the students in the English-taught program

Academic year 2025 - 2026

  • First semester: from Monday September 22, 2025 until Friday October 3, 2025

  • Second semester: from Monday February 16, 2026 until Friday February 27, 2026

Academic year 2026 - 2027

  • First semester: from Monday September 21, 2026 until Friday October 2, 2026

  • Second semester: from Monday February 15, 2027 until Friday February 26, 2027