Academic Calendar
FIRST SEMESTER 11th October – 12th March 2022
| Postgraduate Orientation | Mon 11th – Fri 15th Oct |
| Undergraduate Orientation | Mon, 11th – Wed 13th Oct |
| Lectures Begin (for 100L students) | Thu, 14th Oct |
| Lectures Begin (for 200L – 400L students) | Mon, 18th Oct |
| Postgraduate Lectures Begin | Mon 18th Oct |
| Convocation (Undergraduate) | Fri 3rd Dec |
| Convocation (postgraduate) | Sat 4th Dec. |
| Staff Christmas party | Fri 10th Dec |
| Lectures Stop for the year | Wed 15th Dec 2021 |
| Christmas Break | Thu 16th Dec 2021 |
| Lectures Continue | Mon 10th Jan 2022 |
| Matriculation Day 1 | Fri 11th Feb 2022 |
| Matriculation Day 2 | Sat 12th Feb 2022 |
| Lectures End for All Levels (15th week) | Fri 18th Feb |
| Revision period for All Levels (1 week) | Mon 21st – Fri 25th Feb |
| Career Fair | Wed 23rd Feb |
| First Semester Examinations for All Levels (2 weeks) | Mon 28th Feb – Fri 11th Mar |
| End of First Semester | Sat 12th Mar |
ACADEMIC CALENDAR FOR 2021/2022 SESSION
FIRST SEMESTER 11th October – 12th March 2022
| Postgraduate Orientation | Mon 11th – Fri 15th Oct |
| Undergraduate Orientation | Mon, 11th – Wed 13th Oct |
| Lectures Begin (for 100L students) | Thu, 14th Oct |
| Lectures Begin (for 200L – 400L students) | Mon, 18th Oct |
| Postgraduate Lectures Begin | Mon 18th Oct |
| Convocation (Undergraduate) | Fri 3rd Dec |
| Convocation (postgraduate) | Sat 4th Dec. |
| Staff Christmas party | Fri 10th Dec |
| Lectures Stop for the year | Wed 15th Dec 2021 |
| Christmas Break | Thu 16th Dec 2021 |
| Lectures Continue | Mon 10th Jan 2022 |
| Matriculation Day 1 | Fri 11th Feb 2022 |
| Matriculation Day 2 | Sat 12th Feb 2022 |
| Lectures End for All Levels (15th week) | Fri 18th Feb |
| Revision period for All Levels (1 week) | Mon 21st – Fri 25th Feb |
| Career Fair | Wed 23rd Feb |
| First Semester Examinations for All Levels (2 weeks) | Mon 28th Feb – Fri 11th Mar |
| End of First Semester | Sat 12th Mar |
SECOND SEMESTER 21st March – 23rd July 2022
| Lectures Begin (All Levels) | Mon 21st Mar |
| Entrepreneurship Expo | Sat 25th Jun |
| Lectures End (15th week for All Levels) | Fri 1st Jul |
| Revision week for all students (1 week) | Mon 4th – Fri 8th July |
| Second Semester Examinations (2 weeks) | Mon 11th – Fri 22nd July |
| End of Session | Sat 23rd Jul |
| Students’ Vacation | Sat 23rd Jul |
| Internship begins (12 weeks for 300L students) | Mon 25th Jul 2022 |
| Internship begins (12 weeks for postgraduates) | Mon 8th Aug 2022 |
| Seminar for faculty & senior administrators, PAU (main campus) | Mon 19th & Tue 20th Sep 2022 |
| University-wide orientation seminar (PAU, LBS, & EDC) | Mon 26th – Fri 30th Sep 2022 |
| Internship ends (for 300L students) | Fri 14th Oct 2022 |
| Internship ends (for postgraduates) | Fri 28th Oct 2022 |
Public Holidays
| Id el Maulud | Tuesday 19th October 2021 |
| Good Friday | Friday 15th April 2022 |
| Easter Monday | Monday 18th April 2022 |
| Workers’ Day | Sunday 1st May 2022 |
| Id el Fitr | Tuesday 3rd May 2022 |
| Id el Fitr additional holiday | Wednesday 4th May 2022 |
| Democracy Day | Sunday 12th June 2022 |
| Id el Kabir | Sunday 10th July 2022 |
| Id el Kabir additional day | Monday 11th July 2022 |
| National Day | Saturday 1st October 2022 |
NOTE: The dates for Islamic holidays are based on the phases of the moon. Hence they are subject to change.