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Summer courses 2025
From 21 July to 16 August 2025, CREA is again organising inspiring summer courses. Take a week-long course from Monday to Friday or opt for a day course on Saturday.
Courses season 2025/2026
CREA organises around 700 courses every year from digital media to visual arts and from theatre to photography.
Most of these are 10-week courses, for which there are three starting dates per year. But there are also day courses, special projects and a summer course programme.
Currently, only the programme for summer 2025 is visible on the website. The programme for season 2025-2026/block 1 will be announced 25 June 2025, enrolment will open on 2 July 2025 at 12:00 for students and young alumni.
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- Start of 10-week courses: in the week of 29 September 2025
- Enrolments open – for full-time students and young-alumni (UvA/HvA): Wednesday 2 July 2025 – 12:00
- Enrolments open – for old-alumni and employees (UvA/HvA) and others: Wednesdag 10 September 2025 – 12:00
- Course free week: 20 – 26 October 2025
- Day courses: Saturday 8 November 2025 (programme will be announced in September 2025)
- MADE in CREA: LIVE – course presentation weekend performing courses: Friday 19, Saturday 20 and Sunday 21 December 2024 (participation is optional).
- Start of 10-week courses: in the week of 19 January 2026
- Enrolments open – for full-time students and young-alumni (UvA/HvA): Wednesday 2 July 2025 – 12:00
- Enrolments open – for old-alumni and employees (UvA/HvA) and others: Wednesday 17 December 2025 – 12:00
- Day courses: Saturday 21 February 2026 (programme will be published online in December 2025)
- MADE in CREA: LIVE – course presentation weekend performing courses: Friday 27, Saturday 28 and Sunday 29 March 2026 (participation is optional).
(Please note: due to many the holidays, this block is 9 weeks!)
- Start of 9-week courses: from the week of 13 April 2026
- Enrolments open – for full-time students and young alumni (UvA/HvA): Monday 26 January 2026 – 12:00
- Enrolments open – for old alumni and employees (UvA/HvA) and others: Wednesday 18 March 2026 – 12:00
- Course free week: 27 April – 3 May 2026
- Day courses: Saturday 30 May 2026 (programme will come online in March 2026)
- MADE in CREA: LIVE – course presentation weekend performing courses: Friday 26, Saturday 27 and Sunday 28 June 2026 (participation is optional).
In addition to regular courses, CREA also has a number of special projects and groups. For those who are looking for just that little bit of extra challenge or would like to get involved for a longer period of time.
For instance, you can join the CREA jazz and pop bands, the Any Blue Choir or dance in the choreography project. Or join Student Choir Amsterdam, the CREA orchestra or the Amsterdam Student Big Band!
During the course season, you can take day courses at CREA on certain Sundays.
- Saturday 8 November 2025 – programme will be published in September 2025
- Zaterdag 21 februari 2026 – programme will be published in December 2025
- Zaterdag 30 mei 2026 – programme will be published in March 2026
