![](https://www.buas.nl/sites/default/files/styles/header_slider_default/public/2021-05/agenda5-1150x400.jpg?itok=Z6-ExVpH) # Year schedule Your first academic year as a BUas student starts with a spectacular introduction event. ## Introduction event Together with your fellow students of the games and media programmes you will get to experience a week full of fun and laugther and getting to know each other. Here you’ll find a sneak preview of ['Camp Lost](https://www.camplost.nl/)', the introduction week. Are you an international student? Please join us on Thursday 20 August 2026 for the ‘International Kick-off’ for international students. You will be informed about this per e-mail. Lectures will start on 31 August 2026. ## Schedule 2026-2027 **In your own planning, please take into account these holidays and days off at Breda University of Applied Sciences in the academic year 2026-2027.** 20 August 2026: International kick-off 24 August - 28 August 2026: Introduction week 31 August 2026: start of the academic year 19 - 23 October 2026: Autumn holiday 21 December 2026 - 3 January 2027: Christmas holiday 8 - 14 February 2027: Spring holiday 26 March 2027: Good Friday, Breda University of Applied Sciences closed 29 March 2027: Easter Monday, Breda University of Applied Sciences closed 27 April 2027: King's Day, Breda University of Applied Sciences closed 26 April - 2 May 2027: May holiday 5 May 2027: Liberation day 6 May 2027: Ascension day, Breda University of Applied Sciences closed 7 May 2027: Breda University of Applied Sciences closed 17 May 2027: Whit Monday, Breda University of Applied Sciences closed 12 July - 20 August 2027: Summer holiday 23 - 27 August 2027: Introduction week 30 August 2027: Start academic year of 2027-2028 Planning of the current academic year of 2025-202621 August 2025: International kick-off 25 August - 29 August 2025: Introduction week 1 September 2025: start of the academic year 13 - 17 October 2025: Autumn holiday 22 December 2025 - 2 January 2026: Christmas holiday 16 - 20 February 2026: Spring holiday 3 April 2026: Good Friday, Breda University of Applied Sciences closed 6 April 2026: Easter Monday, Breda University of Applied Sciences closed 27 April 2026: King's Day, Breda University of Applied Sciences closed 27 April - 1 May 2026: May holiday 5 May 2026: Liberation day 14 May 2026: Ascension day, Breda University of Applied Sciences closed 15 May 2026: Breda University of Applied Sciences closed 25 May 2026: Whit Monday, Breda University of Applied Sciences closed 13 July - 21 August 2026: Summer holiday 24 - 28 August 2026: Introduction week 31 August 2026: Start academic year of 2026-2027 [Overview Creative Media and Game Technologies](https://www.buas.nl/en/programmes/creative-media-and-game-technologies)