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ACADEMIC TERMS FOR YEAR 2024

University Opens

Support Staff : Monday, 08 January 2024

Academic Staff: Monday, 15 January 2024

SEMESTER 1

First Term

Monday, 08 January 2024 - Thursday, 28 March 2024

Second Term

Monday, 08 April 2024 - Friday, 21 June 2024

SEMESTER 2

Third Term

Monday, 15 July 2024 - Friday, 20 September 2024

Fourth Term

Wednesday, 30 September 2024 - Friday, 13 December 2024

Census Dates : Annual, 10 June 2024

Semester 1, 29 March 2024 & Semester 2, 13 September 2024

Closure of University Friday, 13 December 2024

Graduation Ceremonies

Faculty Session Date Day

Management Sciences Morning (09:00) 16/04/2024 Tuesday
Management Sciences Afternoon (14:00) 16/042024 Tuesday
Management Sciences Morning (09:00) 17/04/2024 Wednesday
Management Sciences Afternoon (14:00) 17/04/2024 Wednesday
Engineering Morning (09:00) 18/04/2024 Thursday
Engineering Afternoon (14:00) 18/04/2024 Thursday
Natural Sciences Morning (09:00) 19/04/2024 Friday
Natural Sciences Afternoon (14:00) 19/04/2024 Friday

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ACADEMIC CALENDAR
JANUARY

[Week 1]
Monday 01: Public Holiday
Tuesday 02:
Wednesday 03:
Thursday 04:
Friday 05:
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Saturday 06:
Sunday 07: [Week 2]
Monday 08: University re-opens
Agenda close for all meetings scheduled between (23-27 Jan)
Tuesday 09:
Wednesday 10:
Thursday 11:
Friday 12: Closing date for Ethical Clearance Applications

Saturday 13: FYE welcome campaign for first-year students (13 Jan – 29 Jan)
Sunday 14: [Week 3]
Monday 15: Academic staff returns
Tuesday 16: Covid-19 Task Team (14h00)
Wednesday 17: EMC
Thursday 18:
Friday 19: Last day for submission of G20 exclusion appeals

Saturday 20:
Sunday 21: [Week 4]
Monday 22: Registration for all programmes (first semester & annual) (22 Jan – 02 Feb)
Information Technology & Library Committee Meeting (9h00)
Community Engagement Committee Meeting (09h00)
Tuesday 23: Health and Safety Committee Meeting (09h00)
Benefits & Remuneration Committee Meeting (14h00)
Wednesday 24: EMC
Thursday 25: Natural Sciences Research Committee Meeting (09h00)
Friday 26: Management Sciences Research Committee Meeting (09h00)

Saturday 27:
Sunday 28: [Week 5]
Monday 29: Engineering Research Committee Meeting (09h00)
Tuesday 30: Management Sciences Quality Assurance Committee Meeting (09h00)
Engineering Quality Assurance Committee Meeting (14h00)
Wednesday 31: Last day of registration
EMC

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 FEBRUARY

Thursday 01: First Year Experience (FYE) starts ( 01 Feb – 29 Feb)

Natural Sciences Quality Assurance Committee Meeting (09h00)
Entrepreneurship Committee Meeting (14h00)
Friday 02: Employment Equity & Skills Development Committee Meeting (09h00)
TSC MANCO (09h00)
Last day of registration
Closing date for Research Ethics Committee Meeting Agenda

Saturday 03:
Sunday 04: [Week 6]
Monday 05: Lectures start for all programmes
Tuesday 06:
Wednesday 07: EMC
Thursday 08:
Friday 09: My MUT My FYE Student Expo

Saturday 10:
Sunday 11: [Week 7]
Monday 12:
Tuesday 13: Meeting of Management Sciences Faculty Board (09h00)
Covid-19 Task Team Meeting (14h00)
Wednesday 14: EMC
Thursday 15: Meeting of Engineering Faculty Board (09h00)
Special Examinations
Friday 16: Meeting of Natural Sciences Faculty Board (09h00

Saturday 17:
Sunday 18: [Week 8]
Monday 19: Research Ethics Committee Meeting
Tuesday 20:
Wednesday 21: EMC
International mother Tongue/Language Day
Thursday 22: State of the University Address (SOTU)
Friday 23: Closing for adding of first semester and annual subjects
Ratification and publication of results for special examinations

Saturday 24:
Sunday 25: [Week 9]
Monday 26: Meeting of Academic Planning Committee (09h00)
Higher Degrees Committee Meeting (14h00)
Publication of Special Examinations results
Tuesday 27: Research and Innovation Committee Meeting (09h00)
Wednesday 28: EMC
Thursday 29:

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 MARCH

Friday 01: Senate Colloquium

Saturday 02:
Sunday 03: [Week 10]
Monday 04:
Tuesday 05:
Wednesday 06: EMC
Thursday 07: Meeting of Senate (09h00)
Friday 08:

Saturday 09:
Sunday 10: [Week 11]
Monday 11:
Tuesday 12:
Wednesday 13: EMC
Thursday 14: Teaching with Technology Summit (14-15 Mar)
Friday 15: Institutional Forum Meeting (09h00)
Teaching with Technology Summit
Closing date for cancellation of first semester subjects

Saturday 16:
Sunday 17: [Week 12]
Monday 18: Audit, Risk and Compliance Working Group (09h00)
Governance, Social Cohesion & Ethics Working Group (11h30)
Academic & Student Affairs Working Group (14h00)
South African Library week (18 March – 24 March)

Tuesday 19: Human Resources Working Group (08h00

Planning, Resources & Infrastructure Working Group (10h15)
Information Technology & Governance Working Group (12h30)
Finance & Investment Working Group (14h45)
Wednesday 20: EMC
Webinar on Human Rights
Thursday 21: Public Holiday - Human Rights Day
Friday 22: University Holiday

Saturday 23:
Sunday 24: [Week 13]
Monday 25: Faculty Community Engagement and Development Committee (FCEDC)
Tuesday 26:
Wednesday 27: EMC
Thursday 28: Council/Administrator’s Working Group
End of first term
Friday 29: Public Holiday (Good Friday)
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Saturday 30:
Sunday 31: [Week 14]

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 APRIL

Monday 01: Public Holiday (Family Day)

Tuesday 02: Health & Safety Committee (09h00)
Entrepreneurship Committee (13h00)
Wednesday 03: EMC
Closing date for Ethical Clearance Applications
Thursday 04: Information Technology & Library Committee (09h00)
Friday 05:

Saturday 06:
Sunday 07: [Week 15]
Monday 08: Lectures resume for a second term
Engineering Research Committee (09h00)
Tuesday 09: Natural Sciences Research Committee Meeting (09h00)
Wednesday 10:
Thursday 11: Management Sciences Research Committee Meeting (09h00)
Friday 12: Community Engagement Committee Meeting
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Saturday 13:
Sunday 14: [Week 16]
Monday 15:
Tuesday 16: Graduation Ceremony: Management Sciences (09:00)
Graduation Ceremony: Management Sciences (14:00)
Wednesday 17: Graduation Ceremony: Management Sciences (09:00)
Graduation Ceremony: Management Sciences (14:00)
Thursday 18: Graduation Ceremony: Engineering (09:00)
Graduation Ceremony: Engineering (14:00)
Friday 19: Graduation Ceremony: Natural Sciences (09:00)
Graduation Ceremony: Natural Sciences (14:00)
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Saturday 20:
Sunday 21: [Week 17]
Monday 22: TSC MANCO
Engineering Quality Assurance Committee Meeting (13h00)
Tuesday 23: Natural Sciences Quality Assurance Committee Meeting (09h00)
Benefits & Remuneration Committee Meeting (14h00)
World Book Day
Wednesday 24: EMC
Closing date for Research Ethics Committee Agenda
Thursday 25: Employment Equity & Skills Development Committee (09h00)
Friday 26: Management Sciences Quality Assurance (09h00)

Saturday 27: Public Holiday (Freedom Day)

Sunday 28: [Week 19]
Monday 29: Engineering Faculty Board (09h00)
Tuesday 30: Meeting of Management Faculty Board (09h00

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 MAY

Wednesday 01: Public Holiday (Worker’s Day)

Thursday 02: Meeting of Natural Sciences Faculty Board (09h00)
Friday 03:

Saturday 04:
Sunday 05: [Week 19]
Monday 06:
Higher Degrees Committee Meeting (09h00)
Study Break for semester programmes (06 - 10 May)
Tuesday 07: Research Ethics Committee Meeting
Wednesday 08: EMC
Thursday 09: Research and Innovation Committee Meeting (09h00)
Friday 10: Academic Planning Committee Meeting (14h00)
Lectures cease for semester programmes
Validation of course marks for semester programmes
Final day for submission of question papers of first semester question papers
Last day for cancellation of first semester module/s

Saturday 11:
Sunday 12: [Week 20]
Monday 13:
Tuesday 14:
Wednesday 15: EMC
Thursday 16:
Friday 17:
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Saturday 18:
Sunday 19: [Week 21]
Monday 20: First semester examinations commence (20 - 01 JUNE)
Tuesday 21:
Wednesday 22: EMC
Thursday 23: Meeting of Senate (09h00)
Friday 24: Institutional Forum Committee Meeting (09h00)
Africa Day

Saturday 25:
Sunday 26: [Week 22]
Monday 27: Audit, Risk & Compliance Working Group (09h00)
Governance, Social Cohesion & Ethics Working Group (11h30)
Academic & Student Affairs Working Group (14h00)

Tuesday 28: Human Resources Working Group (08h00)

Planning Resources & Infrastructure Working Group (10h15)
Information Technology & Governance Working Group (12h30)
Finance & Investment Working Group (14h45)
Wednesday 29:
Thursday 30: Webinar on Africa Month
Friday 31:
JUNE

Saturday 01: End of first semester examinations

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Sunday 02: [Week 23]
Monday 03:
Tuesday 04:
Wednesday 05: EMC

Thursday 06:
Friday 07: Joint Finance & Investment, Audit, Risk & Compliance and Planning Resources &
Infrastructure Working Groups (09h00)

Saturday 08:
Sunday 09: [Week 24]
Monday 10: Ratification and publication of first semester results
Remarking and scanning applications for first semester results (10 - 18 June)
Tuesday 11:
Wednesday 12:
Thursday 13:
Friday 14: First semester supplementary examinations commence (14 - 21 June)

Saturday 15:
Sunday 16: Public Holiday (Youth Day) [Week 25]
Monday 17: Public Holiday
Tuesday 18: Faculty Community Engagement and Development Committee (FCEDC)
Wednesday 19: EMC
Thursday 20: Council/Administrator’s meeting
Friday 21: Submission of outstanding student registration documents to Academic
Administration documents; ID & NSC / equivalent (for international students: study
permit & medical aid for both semester & annual students
End of first semester supplementary examinations
End of second term

Saturday 22:
Sunday 23: [Week 26]
Monday 24: Closing date for Applications for Ethical Clearance
Tuesday 25:
Wednesday 26:
Thursday 27:
Friday 28:
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Saturday 29:
Sunday 30: [Week 27]

JULY

Monday 01: Mandela month begins (1st July – 31st July)

Health & Safety Committee (09h00)
EnergyWaterFoodClimateNexus International Summit, a collaboration between MUT
and its USA partner, Florida Agricultural & Mechanical University (1st – 4th July)
Tuesday 02: Benefits & Remuneration Committee Meeting (09h00)
Wednesday 03:
Thursday 04: Management Sciences Research Committee (09h00)
Friday 05: Community Engagement Committee (09h00)

Saturday 06:
Sunday 07: [Week 28]
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Monday 08: Engineering Research Committee (09h00)
Tuesday 09: Natural Sciences Research Committee (09h00)
Information Technology & Library Committee (09h00)
Wednesday 10:
Thursday 11:
Friday 12:

Saturday 13:
Sunday 14: [Week 29]
Monday 15: FYE Welcome campaign for first years (15 Jul – 26 Jul)
Third term begins, and lectures resume for annual students
Closing date for Research Ethics Committee Agenda

Registration for 2nd semester (15- 19 Jul)

Tuesday 16: Open Day
Wednesday 17: Ratification and publication of supplementary results for semester students
EMC
Thursday 18: Mandela Day
TSC Management Committee (09h00)
Friday 19: Last day for second semester registration

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Saturday 20:
Sunday 21: [Week 30]
Monday 22: Lectures resume for second semester programmes
Engineering Quality Assurance Committee (09h00)
Entrepreneurship Committee (09h00)
Tuesday 23: Natural Sciences Quality Assurance Committee (09h00)
Wednesday 24: EMC
Thursday 25: Employment Equity & Skills Development Committee (09h00)
Friday 26: Management Sciences Assurance Committee (09h00)
Closing date for adding second semester subjects
______________________________________________________________________________________
Saturday 27:
Sunday 28: [Week 31]
Monday 29: Research Ethics Committee Meeting
Tuesday 30: Meeting of Management Sciences Faculty Board (09h00)
Wednesday 31: EMC
End of Mandela month

AUGUST

Thursday 01: Meeting of Engineering Faculty Board (09h00)

Friday 02: Meeting of Natural Sciences Faculty Board (09h00)
My MUT My FYE Mini Expo
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Saturday 03:
Sunday 04: [Week 32]
Monday 05: Academic Planning Committee Meeting (09h00)
Tuesday 06: Higher Degrees Committee Meeting (09h00)
Wednesday 07: EMC
Thursday 08: Research and Innovation Committee Meeting (09h00)
Women’s Day Event
Friday 09: Public Holiday (National Women’s Day)

Saturday 10:

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Sunday 11: [Week 33]
Monday 12: Focus Conference (12-16 Aug)
Tuesday 13:
Wednesday 14:
Thursday 15:
Friday 16:
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Saturday 17:
Sunday 18: [Week 34]
Monday 19:
Tuesday 20:
Wednesday 21: EMC
Thursday 22: Meeting of Senate (09h00)
Friday 23: Final date for submission of outstanding documents i.e., IDs/passports, matric
certificates/equivalent, medical aid certificates, academic records, etc.
Last day for cancellation of annual module/s
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Saturday 24:
Sunday 25: [Week 35]
Monday 26:
Tuesday 27:
Wednesday 28: EMC
Thursday 29:
Friday 30: Meeting of Institutional Forum (09h00)

Saturday 31:

SEPTEMBER

Sunday 01: [Week 36]

Monday 02: Audit, Risk & Compliance Working Group (09h00)
Governance, Social Cohesion & Ethics Working Group (11h30)
Academic & Student Affairs Working Group (14h00)
National Book Week (02 September – 07 September)

Tuesday 03: Human Resources Working Group (08h00)

Planning Resources & Infrastructure Working Group (10h15)
Information Technology & Governance Working Group (12h30)
Finance & Investment Working Group (14h45)
Wednesday 04: EMC
Thursday 05:
Friday 06: Closing date for cancellation of second semester subjects
International Literacy Day

Saturday 07:
Sunday 08: [Week 37]
Monday 09:
Tuesday 10:
Wednesday 11: EMC
Vice-Chancellors Strategic Workshop (11th -13th)
Thursday 12:
Friday 13: Research Awards Evening

Saturday 14:
Sunday 15: [Week 38]

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Monday 16: Agenda close for all meetings scheduled between (02-06 Oct)
Tuesday 17:
Wednesday 18: EMC
Thursday 19: Faculty Community Engagement and Development Committee (FCEDC)
Friday 20: Closing date for Applications for Ethical Clearance
End of third term

Saturday 21:
Sunday 22: [Week 39]
Monday 23: University Holiday
Tuesday 24: Public Holiday (Heritage Day)
Wednesday 25: EMC
Thursday 26: Council/Administrator’s Meeting
Friday 27:

Saturday 28:
Sunday 29: [Week 40]
Monday 30: Lectures resume for 4th Term
International Translation Day

OCTOBER

Tuesday 01: Information Technology & Library Committee Meeting (09h00)

Benefits & Remuneration Committee Meeting (14h00)
Wednesday 02: EMC
Thursday 03: Engineering Research Committee Meeting (09h00)
Lectures cease for annual programmes
Friday 04: Validation of course marks for Annual Examinations
Study break for annual programmes (04 - 08 October)
Final date for submission of question papers for Annual Examinations

Saturday 05:
Sunday 06: [Week 41]
Monday 07: Engineering Quality Assurance Committee Meeting (09h00)
Tuesday 08: Natural Sciences Quality Assurance Committee Meeting (09h00)
Health and Safety Committee Meeting (13h00)
Wednesday 09: Examinations commence for annual students (09 - 22 Oct)
Thursday 10: Management Sciences Quality Assurance Committee Meeting (09h00)
Friday 11: Community Engagement Committee Meeting (09h00)
Closing date for Research Ethics Committee Agenda

Saturday 12:
Sunday 13: [Week 42]
Monday 14: Engineering Research Committee Meeting (09h00)
Tuesday 15: Natural Sciences Research Committee Meeting (09h00)
Wednesday 16: EMC
Thursday 17: Management Sciences Research Committee Meeting (09h00)
Friday 18: TCS MANCO (09h00)

Saturday 19:
Sunday 20: [Week 43]
Monday 21: Entrepreneurship Meeting (09h00)
International Open Access Week (21 Oct – 27 October)
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Tuesday 22: Meeting of Engineering Faculty Board (09h00)
End of Annual Examinations
Wednesday 23:
Thursday 24: Meeting of Management Sciences Faculty Board (09h00)
Friday 25: Validation of course marks for semester programmes
Meeting of Natural Sciences Faculty Board (09h00)

Saturday 26:
Sunday 27: [Week 44]
Monday 28: Higher Degrees Committee Meeting (09h00)
Tuesday 29: Research Ethics Committee Meeting
Wednesday 30: Ratification and publication of annual examinations results
EMC
Thursday 31: Remarking and scanning of applications for annual results (31 – 07 Nov)
Research and Innovation Committee Meeting (09h00)

NOVEMBER

Friday 01: Submission of outstanding student registration documents to

Academic Administration; ID & NSC / equivalent.
For international students: study permit & medical aid for second semester
Lectures cease for semester programmes

Saturday 02:
Sunday 03: [Week 45]
Monday 04: Supplementary examinations commence for Annual programmes (04 -09 Nov)
Study break for semester programmes (04 – 08 Nov)
Academic Planning Committee Meeting (09h00)
Tuesday 05:
Wednesday 06: EMC
Thursday 07: Senate Colloquium
Friday 08: Final date for submission of question papers for semester examinations

Saturday 09: End of annual supplementary examinations

Sunday 10: [Week 46]
Monday 11: Examinations commence for semester students (11 - 23 Nov)
Tuesday 12:
Wednesday 13: EMC
Thursday 14: Meeting of Senate (09h00)
Friday 15: Ratification and publication of annual supplementary results for annual students

Saturday 16:
Sunday 17: [Week 47]
Monday 18:
Tuesday 19:
Wednesday 20: EMC
Thursday 21:
Friday 22: Institutional Forum Meeting (09h00)

Saturday 23: End of Semester Examinations

Sunday 24: [Week 48]
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Monday 25: Audit, Risk & Compliance Working Group (09h00)
Governance, Social Cohesion & Ethics Working Group (11h30)
Academic & Student Affairs Working Group (14h00)

Tuesday 26: Human Resources Working Group (08h00)

Planning Resources & Infrastructure Working Group (10h15)
Information Technology & Governance Working Group (12h30)
Finance & Investment Working Group (14h45)
International Week – Opening Ceremony
Wednesday 27: International Week
Thursday 28: International Week
Friday 29: International Week

Saturday 30:
DECEMBER

Sunday 01: [Week 49]

Monday 02:
Tuesday 03: Ratification and publication of second semester examinations results
Remarking and scanning applications for second semester results (03-10 Dec)

Wednesday 04: EMC

Thursday 05: Council/Administrator’s Meeting
Friday 06: Staff year-end function
Second semester supplementary examinations (06 -12 Dec)

Saturday 07:
Sunday 08: [Week 50]
Monday 09:
Tuesday 10:
Wednesday 11:
Thursday 12: Vice-Chancellor’s Teaching Excellence Awards
Friday 13: End of second semester supplementary examinations
University closes for summer recess and re-opens on Tuesday, 02 Jan 2025
End of 2024 academic year

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