The approved Revised Time-Table of Events for 2018/2019 academic session

Following the suspension of the industrial action embarked upon by the Academic Staff Union, full academic activities resumes today, Monday, February 11, 2019. All academic staff and non-teaching staff are directed to ensure that full academic activities take off smoothly in order to cover lost ground. (Sgd.) Dr. Chris C. Igbokwe Registrar UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA, NSUKKA SCHOOL OF POSTGRADUATE STUDIES TIME-TABLE OF EVENTS FOR THE 2018/2019 ACADEMIC SESSION FIRST SEMESTER January 2019 Monday 14 -Arrival/Registration of New Students -Lectures begin for new students Monday 21 -Arrival and Registration of old Students February 2019 Friday 15 – Sale of Application Forms for the 2019/2020 Postgraduate Admission Begin Friday 15 -Registration Ends for new students -Late Registration starts for New Students Monday 18 – Nomination of External and Internal Examiners by the Departments for 2018/2019 fresh students – Submission of Completed End-of-Session Report by all Old Students Tuesday 19 – Board Meeting Friday 22 -Registration for Old Students ends Tuesday 26 -Vice-Chancellor’s Research Leadership Prize Winner’s Lecture -First Semester Lectures continue March 2019 Thursday 14 – Orientation for Fresh Postgraduate Students at the Departmental and Faculty Level Friday 15 – Orientation for Fresh Postgraduate Students at University level at PAA End of Sale of Application Forms for 2019/2020 Postgraduate Admissions First Semester lectures continue April 2019 Monday 15 – End of Lectures for First Semester Monday 16 – Revision begins Tuesday 16 – Submission of First Semester Coursework Exam Time-Table Thursday 18 – Board Meeting Monday 29 – Revision ends Tuesday 30 – First Semester Examinations start May 2019 Tuesday 07 – SPGS Distinguished Lecture Series 2017/2018 Academic Session (Distinguished Lecture) Tuesday 14 – First Semester coursework Examinations end Thursday 16 – Training Workshop for Postgraduate Supervisors/Teachers, Nsukka Campus Friday 17 – Training Workshop for Postgraduate Supervisors/Teachers, Enugu Campus SECOND SEMESTER Monday 20 – Second Semester Lectures begin Tuesday 21 – Submission of First Semester Results to SPGS begin Submission of Second Semester Lecture Time-Table June 2019 Tuesday 04 – End of Submission of First Semester Results Tuesday 18 – Board Meeting -Second Semester Lectures continue July 2019 Friday 19 – PG Admission Screening Test (CBT) takes place Friday 26 – Arrival of Sandwich Students Monday 29 – Registration Starts for Sandwich Students Lectures begin for Sandwich Students August 2019 Wednesday 07 – End of Registration for Sandwich Students Tuesday 08 – Board Meeting Monday 26 – Submission of Second Semester Exam Time-Table Friday 30 – Lectures end for Regular Postgraduate Students September 2019 Monday 02 – Revision begins Friday 06 – Revision ends End of Submission of Second Semester Examination Time-Table Monday 09 – Second Semester Examinations begin Friday 20 – End of Second Semester Examinations – regular students Friday 27 – Sandwich Lectures End End of 2019 Sandwich Programme October 2019 Founders Day Ceremonies Wednesday 09 – Friday 11 – Advanced Ph.D Research/Paper Writing Workshop Tuesday 15 – Board Meeting Thursday 17 – Friday 18 – Workshop on PGC 601 AND PGC 701 for Nsukka Campus Thursday 24 – Friday 25 – Workshop on PGC 601 AND PGC 701 for Enugu Campus Monday 28 – Postgraduate Students vacate the campus November 2019 Tuesday 12 – Arrival of External Examiners for 2017/2018 students’ oral defense Wednesday 13-Thursday 14 – Examination/oral defense of projects for 2017/2018 set Friday 15 – Departure of External Examiners December 2019 Monday 02 – Beginning of 2019/2020 session for postgraduate students SUMMARY FOR 2018/2019 SESSION First Semester: Lectures 13 Weeks Revision 2 Weeks Examination 2 Weeks Total 17 Weeks (FIRST SEMESTER) Second Semester: Lectures 14 Weeks Revision 2 Weeks Examination 2 Weeks Total 18 Weeks (SECOND SEMESTER) Third Semester: Project Report writing and Oral Defense – 6 Months BIENNIAL EVENT: Grand Alumni Home-coming