Academic calendar
First Semester 2026 runs Sep 21, 2026 – Feb 5, 2027. Calendar aliases that share a date range are grouped together, with every source term still shown.
- First Semester 2026Relevant now
- Second Semester 2027
- Summertime and Second Exam Period 2027
Campus language
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Showing 16 of 16 terms
A
- ASK
- The umbrella organization for student unions based at the outer campuses (CDE, CGB, CMI).
- ASK-StuRa
- The central student council representing students at the university level (Antwerps Studentenoverleg - Studentenraad).
B
- Blok
- The intensive study period immediately preceding and during the examination weeks.
C
- Cantus
- A traditional student event involving ritualized singing and beer drinking.
G
- Gedoopt
- Being 'baptized' or initiated into a student club through various hazing rituals.
K
- Komida
- The official brand name for the university's student restaurants (restos) across all campuses.
- Kot
- The standard Dutch term used by all students to refer to their rented student room or apartment.
P
- Praeses
- The president or head of a student club or organization.
R
- Resto
- Generic student shorthand for the university cafeteria or Komida dining hall.
S
- Schacht
- A first-year student who is a pledge/new member of a student club (vereniging).
- Smeermiddel
- Informal term sometimes used for student parties or mixers, often organized by clubs.
- Stalinsveld
- A university-run student residence situated on Campus Drie Eiken.
T
- Ten Prinsenhove
- A large university-managed student residence located near the Stadscampus.
- The Meerminne
- Commonly used to refer to the cafeteria and lounge area located specifically in Building M (De Meerminne).
U
- Unifac
- The umbrella organization for student unions located at the Stadscampus (City Campus).
V
- VUAS
- Vereniging van de UA Studenten, an organization coordinating student life across the university.
Places and practicalities
Buildings, logistics, and other local references drawn from the approved campus snapshot.
- A-kaart
- The Antwerp city card used by students for library access and various municipal services.
- Campusbus
- The specific bus lines (e.g., Line 17 or Line 22) that students rely on to travel between the city and Wilrijk campuses.
- Canvas
- The official digital learning management system used for course materials and communication.
- CDE
- Campus Drie Eiken; the campus in Wilrijk housing medicine and life sciences.
- CGB
- Campus Groenenborger; the campus housing science and engineering faculties.
- CMI
- Campus Middelheim; the campus primarily for math and computer science.
- CST
- Campus Stadscampus; the city center campus buildings housing humanities and social sciences.
- De Meerminne
- Building M on the Stadscampus, primarily used by the Faculty of Social Sciences.
- Hof van Liere
- The historic 16th-century building complex that serves as the heart of the Stadscampus.
- komida_campus_drie_eiken
- komida @ Campus Drie Eiken
- komida_campus_groenenborger
- komida @ Campus Groenenborger
- komida_campus_middelheim
- komida @ Campus Middelheim
- komida_stadscampus
- komida @ Stadscampus
- SisA
- The Student Information System Antwerp; the essential online portal for registration, grades, and schedules.
- UAntwerpen Plus
- A student pass providing discounts on sports, culture, and recreational activities in the city.
- universiteitsclub
- Universiteitsclub
Quick answers
Useful facts students can verify from the guide above.
- What academic term is relevant now?
- First Semester 2026 runs Sep 21, 2026 – Feb 5, 2027.
- How much campus context is included?
- 16 approved campus terms and 16 local details are included in full.
- Are all approved campus terms included?
- Yes. The complete approved glossary is available in the scrollable, searchable campus-language section.
- Where does this guide come from?
- Calendar dates, campus terms, and local details come from DormWay's approved campus reference library.