The Senate, meeting for the 246th time on Wednesday, 30 September 2026, gave its approval to the Academic Calendar of Events for the 2026/2027 session. The schedule applies to regular undergraduate programmes.

FIRST SEMESTER 2026/2027

• Monday, 12 October 2026 – New entrants continue with registration procedures and the start of lectures.
• Tuesday, 13 October 2026 – Committee of Deans convenes.
• Wednesday, 14 October 2026 – Returning students resume campus life. Fee payments, course registration, lecture commencement and related paperwork proceed.
• Wednesday, 28 October 2026 – Senate meeting.
• Tuesday, 10 November 2026 – Committee of Deans meets again.
• Sunday 15 – Friday 20 November 2026 – Convocation ceremonies for the 2024/2025 and 2025/2026 graduating classes.
• Wednesday, 25 November 2026 – Senate meeting.
• Monday, 30 November 2026 – University‑wide quiz competition.
• Tuesday, 8 December 2026 – Committee of Deans meeting.
• Wednesday, 16 December 2026 – Christmas Carol Celebration.
• Wednesday, 23 December 2026 – Saturday, 22 January 2027 – Vacation period covering Christmas and the election break.
• Tuesday, 12 January 2027 – Committee of Deans meeting.
• Saturday, 23 January 2027 – All students are required to return to campus.
• Monday, 25 January 2027 – Continuation of first‑semester lectures.
• Wednesday, 27 January 2027 – Senate meeting.
• Friday, 29 January 2027 – Matriculation ceremony for new undergraduates.
• Tuesday, 9 February 2027 – Committee of Deans meeting.
• Monday, 15 February 2027 – Revision week for first‑semester courses.
• Monday, 22 February – Friday, 19 March 2027 – First‑semester examinations commence (both CBE and PBE formats).
• Tuesday, 9 March 2027 – Committee of Deans meeting.
• Monday, 15 – Friday, 19 March 2027 – Examinations for the School of General Studies.
• Wednesday, 24 February 2027 – Senate meeting.
• Friday, 19 March 2027 – End of first‑semester examinations.
• Saturday, 20 March – Friday, 2 April 2027 – Vacation and Easter break.
• Wednesday, 24 March 2027 – Senate meeting.

SECOND SEMESTER 2026/2027

• Saturday, 3 April 2027 – All students return to campus for the second semester.
• Monday, 5 April 2027 – Commencement of second‑semester lectures.
• Tuesday, 13 April 2027 – Committee of Deans meeting.
• Wednesday, 28 April 2027 – Senate meeting.
• Tuesday, 11 May 2027 – Committee of Deans meeting.
• Wednesday, 26 May 2027 – Senate meeting.
• Monday, 31 May 2027 – University‑wide quiz competition.
• Tuesday, 8 June 2027 – Committee of Deans meeting.
• Wednesday, 30 June 2027 – Senate meeting.
• Monday, 28 June – Friday, 2 July 2027 – Revision week for second‑semester courses.
• Monday, 5 – Friday, 30 July 2027 – Commencement of second‑semester examinations (CBE and PBE).
• Monday, 5 – Friday, 9 July 2027 – Examinations for the School of General Studies.
• Monday, 12 July 2027 – Continuation of other examinations (CBE and PBE).
• Tuesday, 13 July 2027 – Committee of Deans meeting.
• Monday, 26 – Friday, 30 July 2027 – Project defence and final examinations for the 2026/2027 session.
• Wednesday, 28 July 2027 – Senate meeting.
• Saturday, 31 July – Saturday, 9 October 2027 – Vacation period.
• Tuesdays, 10 August and 14 September 2027 – Committee of Deans meetings.
• Wednesdays, 25 August and 29 September 2027 – Senate meetings.
• Tuesday, 31 August 2027 – Deadline for submission of all final degree results.
• Sunday, 14 – Friday, 19 November 2027 – Convocation ceremonies for the 2026/2027 graduating cohort.

2027/2028 ACADEMIC SESSION STARTS

Monday, 11 October 2027

Dr Chinenye Gloria Okeke

Registrar