Opening hours
Reduced office hours
Our office hours are temporarily reduced to Mondays and Wednesdays from 9 am to 3 pm.
Please note that you need to make an appointment to enter the Institute. To make an appointment you can email us on info@nvic.leidenuniv.nl.
Library Covid-19 update
Kindly note that starting from the 3rd of January 2021, our libray is closed for the public until further notice.
General opening hours of the NVIC
Sunday through Thursday: 9 am - 3 pm
Friday and Saturday: closed
Regular opening hours of the library:
Sunday: 9 am - 3 pm
Monday: 9 am - 6 pm
Tuesday: 9 am - 6 pm
Wednesday: 9 am - 6 pm
Thursday: 9 am - 3 pm
Friday: closed
Saturday: closed
Official Holidays in 2021
January
| 1 | New Year | العام الجديد | Friday |
| 7 | Coptic Christmas | عيد الميلاد المجيد | Thursday |
| 25 | January Revolution day | ثورة 25 يناير | Monday |
April
| 25 | Sinai Liberation day/ Western Easter | عيد سيناء | Sunday |
| 27 | King day | عيد ميلاد الملك | Tuesday |
May
| 1 | Labour day | عيد العمال | Saturday |
| 2 | Coptic Easter | عيد القيامة للأقباط | Sunday |
| 3 | Sham el Nessim | شم النسيم | Monday |
| *12-13 | Eid el Fetr | عيد الفطر | Wed/Thu |
July
| 11 | Flemish Community day | اليوم الفلمنكى | Sunday |
| *20-22 | Eid el Adha | عيد الأضحى | Tue/Wed/Thu |
| 23 | Revolution day (national day) | ثورة يوليو (اليوم الوطني) | Friday |
August
| *9 | Islamic New Year | رأس السنة الهجرية | Monday |
October
| 6 | Victory day | نصر اكتوبر | Wednesday |
| *18 | Birthday of the Prophet | المولد النبوي الشريف | Monday |
December
| 25-26 | Christmas | عيد الميلاد | Saturday/Sunday |
The institute will be closed from Saturday 25 December 2021
up until and including Saturday, 1 January 2022.
* Islamic holidays are subject to change
الاعياد الاسلامية عرضة للتغير حسب مواقع الهلال