The University Of Nigeria, Nsukka, UNN academic Calendar for the 2018/2019 session has been published. The details of the academic events for 2018/2019 session are as follows;

UNN Postgraduate Academic Calendar for 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

May 2019

• 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