{"id":176120,"date":"2025-02-20T13:48:57","date_gmt":"2025-02-20T12:48:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/?p=176120"},"modified":"2025-12-19T11:27:42","modified_gmt":"2025-12-19T10:27:42","slug":"academic-year-will-be-shorter-starting-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/2025\/02\/20\/academic-year-will-be-shorter-starting-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Academic year will be shorter starting 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"

From next year, Erasmus University will introduce a ‘smarter academic year’. In practice, this means students will have 32 weeks of classes instead of the 36 or even 40 that are common in some faculties, requiring them to do more self-study. This shorter academic year is intended to ease the workload for both students and lecturers.<\/p>\n

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From 2026, lectures will only start after the official opening of the academic year and will run until December, followed by a two-week Christmas break. Classes will end by July at the latest, ensuring students have at least four weeks of summer recess.<\/p>\n

This schedule is beneficial for both students and lecturers, says project leader Harri\u00ebt Schelhaas, dean of the Erasmus School of Law. \u201cStudents have more flexibility to plan their studies themselves. They can also plan their holidays in advance, as there will be no classes for two weeks around Christmas and resits will take place earlier in the summer than they do now\u201d, she explains. \u201cFor lecturers, this means no marking during holidays and more time for research.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\t

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