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2020 UNIVERSITY CALENDAR

January 2020

Wed 1 NEW YEAR’S DAY

Thu 2 ● University administration opens

Fri 3 ● NWUAAO - Preliminary matric examination results available (Date not finalised)

Sat 4

Sun 5

Mon 6 ● NWUAAO - Finalisation of 2020 academic admissions data for FTE’s, for handover of

data to Campus Help Desks (Monday 13 January 2020)

Tue 7

Wed 8 ● Online/Self-service academic registration for Senior (Returning undergraduate &

Honours qualification students continues

● M and PhD/D studies: Registration for 2020 opens

Thu 9

Fri 10

Sat 11 ● Reception day for Potchefstroom Campus

Sun 12

Mon 13 ● Reception and Orientation Programme commences for the Potchefstroom Campus

● NWUAAO - Handover of 2020 academic admissions data for FTEs to Campuses Help

Desks.

● Campus Help Desks - Enquiry week on 2020 academic admissions status for first time

entering first year students commence until 17 January 2020

Tue 14 ● UODL: Requests for re-marking close.

Hindu Festival: Makar Sankranti

Wed 15 ● Third Opportunity Examination

● M and PHD/D studies: Finalising the evaluation of examiner reports for amendments to

be completed by students

Thu 16

Fri 17 ● Final date for finalisation of 2020 academic admissions for first time entering first year

students by Campus Help Desks

● Submission and finalisation of Dean’s concession exam/ Third opportunity marks

Sat 18

Sun 19

January 2020

Mon 20 ● Reception and Orientation Programme commences for Vaal Triangle Campus and

Mafikeng Campus

● First year curriculum advice and online / counter registrations until Friday, 24 Jan

Tue 21 ● First year curriculum advice and online / counter registrations continue

Wed 22 ● University Management Committee (10:00-17:00), C1 Room 134

● First year curriculum advice and online / counter registrations

Thu 23 ● University Bargaining Forum: Cost of Living Adjustment (10:00-13:00), C1 Room 135

● University Bargaining Forum (14:00-17:00), C1 Room 135

● First year curriculum advice and online / counter registrations

Fri 24 ● Final day for first year curriculum advice and online / counter registrations

● PC Closing date for UG and Hons graduation list (February/March ceremonies)

Sat 25 ● Reception Day for Mafikeng Campus

● Reception and Orientation programme concludes for Potchefstroom Campus in order to

accommodate the RAG event from 27 January to 1 February

Sun 26

Mon 27 ● Induction Programme for Academics: MC continues until 29 January

● Induction Programme for Academics: VTC continues until 29 January

● Senior and returning students counter registrations according to registration schedule

Tue 28 ● Induction Programme for Academics: PC continues until 29 January

● NWU Senate (14:00-17:00), C1 Room 135




Thu 30 ● Senior and returning students counter registrations according to registration schedule

● Inaugural lecture (PC, MC VC to be confirmed)

Fri 31 Reception and Orientation programme concludes for Mafikeng and Vaal Triangle students


● Online registration closes

● M and PhD/D studies: Faculties to finalise the evaluation of examiner reports for

amendments to be completed by students to participate in the April/ May 2020 ceremony


● UODL: Last day for minimum fees payable

● UODL: Registrations and re-registrations for first semester close. (All qualifications)

February 2020

Sat 1 Reception day for Vaal Triangle Campus

Sun 2

Mon 3 Classes commence

● UG Qualifications, curriculum and module(s) changes (counter as well as DIY

Add&Drop) commence (until 14 February 2020)

● Ad hoc amendments only to 1st Sem lecture timetables - 14 Feb

● M and PhD/D studies: Notice of submissions to be submitted to Higher Degree

Administration start date.

M and PhD/D studies: Submission for examination of (mini-), dissertations and

theses start date

● M and PhD/D studies: Student’s marks and results are to be finalised and sent

to HDA for processing.

● Varsity Cup: FNB UP-TUKS Vs FNB NWU 16:45, TUKS Stadium

Tue 4 ● University Budget Committee (10:00-13:00), C1 Room 134

● Senate Committee for Research and Innovation (14:00-17:00), C1 Room 135

Wed 5 ● VC Official academic year opening ceremony

● Admission Requirements Committee (10:00-13:00), C1 Room 134

Thu 6 ● Executive Committee of Council (10:00-13:00), Pretoria

Fri 7 ● University Bargaining Forum: Cost of Living Adjustment (10:00-13:00), C1 Room

135

● Web closes for online registrations

● PC Official academic year opening ceremony

Sat 8

Sun 9

Mon 10 Varsity Cup: FNB UCT Ikeys Vs FNB NWU 14:00 and 16:45, UCT Rugby

Fields

Jewish holy day: Tu B’shvat

Tue 11 ● Potchefstroom Student Campus Council Committee (08:30-10:00), F1 Room

106

● Potchefstroom Campus Management Committee (10:00-13:00), F1 Room 106

● Potchefstroom Campus Occupational Health and Safety Committee (14:00-

17:00), F1 Room 106

Wed 12 ● Vaal Triangle Student Campus Council Committee (08:30-10:00), Building 24

Executive Boardroom

February 2020

● Vaal Triangle Campus Management Committee (10:00-13:00), Building 24

Executive Boardroom

● Vaal Triangle Campus Occupational Health and Safety Committee (14:00-

17:00), Building 24 Executive Boardroom

Thu 13 ● Mafikeng Student Campus Council Committee (08:30-10:00), Multi-functional

Boardroom Building A1

● Information Technology Management Committee (10:00-13:00), C1 Room 134

● Mafikeng Campus Management Committee (10:00-13:00), Multi-functional


● Mafikeng Campus Occupational Health and Safety Committee (14:00-17:00),

Multi-functional Boardroom Building A1

Fri 14 ● Management and Employee Consultative Forum (10:00-13:00), Multi-functional

Boardroom Building A1 Mafikeng

● Student Representative Council (10:00-13:00)

● Final date for UG qualifications, curriculum and module(s) changes (counter as

well as DIY Add&Drop)

● MC Official academic year opening ceremony

● Final date for VC Graduation data list for 2020 Autumn Graduation Ceremony

(April/May 2020 ) closes

Sat 15

Sun 16

Mon 17 Varsity Cup: FNB NWU Vs FNB Shimlas 16:00 and 18:30, Fanie du Toit

Sports Grounds

● Research Data Gatekeepers Committee (10:00-13:00), F1 Room 113

Tue 18 ● Senate Committee for Teaching and Learning (10:00-13:00), C1 Room 135

● Human Rights Committee (14:00-17:00), C1 Room 134

Wed 19 ● University Management and Student Representative Council Committee

(08:00-10:00), C1 Room 135

● University Management Committee (10:00-17:00), C1 Room 134

Thu 20 ● Senior Management Committee (10:00-13:00), C1 Room 135

● University Bargaining Forum: Cost of Living Adjustment (14:00-17:00), C1 Room

135


Fri 21 ● Transformation Oversight Committee (10:00-13:00), C1 Room 134


Sat 22 Hindu Festival: Maha Shivaratri

Sun 23

February 2020

Mon 24 Varsity Cup: FNB Wits Vs FNB NWU 14:00 and 16:45, Wits Rugby Stadium

Steering Committee for Teaching-Learning related Projects (14:00-16:30), C1

Room 134

Tue 25 ● Senate Committee for Language Planning and Advisory Services (10:00-13:00),

C1 Room 135

● Publishing of assessment series timetable version 1 for comments

Wed 26 ● Higher Degrees Committee (10:00-13:00), C1 Room 135

● NWU Senate (14:00-17:00), C1 Room 135

Christian holy day: Ash Wednesday

Thu 27 ● Employment Equity and Skills Development Forum (10:00-13:00), C1 Room

135


Fri 28 ● Senate Library and Information Services Committee (10:00-13:00) C1 Room

135

● Final date for amendment of 2019 data for HEMIS reporting hoc amendments

to first semester 2020 lecture timetable ends

● M and PhD/D studies: Notice of submissions to be submitted to Higher

Degree Administration end date.

● M and PhD/D studies: Closing date of the graduation list of the April/May

ceremony

● M and PhD/D studies: Closing date for amendments to student records

● Final date for MC Graduation data list for 2020 Autumn Graduation Ceremony

(April/May 2020) closes

Sat 29

March 2020

Sun 1 ● Opening date for 2021 prospective students’ academic applications for

admissions to study at NWU

Mon 2 Varsity Cup: FNB NWU Vs FNB UJ 16:00 and 18:30, Fanie du Toit Sports

Grounds

Graduation ceremony: PC - 15:00

Tue 3 ● Audit, Risk and Compliance Committee (10:00-13:00), C1 Room 134

● Technology and Information Governance Committee (14:00-17:00), C1 Room

134

● Graduation ceremony: PC - 10:00 & 15:00

Wed 4 ● University Bargaining Forum: Cost of Living Adjustment (10:00-13:00), C1 Room

135



Thu 5 ● Institutional Forum (10:00-13:00), C1 Room 135


Fri 6 ● Alumni Association (10:00-13:00), Johannesburg

● Convocation (14:00-17:00), Johannesburg

● Publish assessment series timetable version 2 for comments until 11 March

● Graduation ceremony: PC - 10:00

Sat 7

Sun 8

Mon 9 ● NWU Occupational Health and Safety Committee (10:00-13:00), C1 Room 134


Jewish holy day: Fast of Esther

Tue 10 ● Tender Committee (14:00-16:00), C1 Room 134


Jewish holy day: Purim


(08:00-10:00), C1 Room 135


● Graduation ceremony: PC -10:00 & 15:00

Thu 12 ● University Bargaining Forum: Cost of Living Adjustment (10:00-13:00), C1 Room

135


Fri 13 ● Investment Committee (10:00-13:00), Johannesburg


Sat 14

March 2020

Sun 15

Mon 16 Varsity Cup: FNB NWU Vs FNB Maties 16:30 and 19:00, Fanie du Toit Sports

Grounds

Tue 17 ● Remuneration Committee (10:00-13:00), Pretoria

● Executive Committee of Council (14:00-17:00), Pretoria

Wed 18 ● NWU Council Committee (08:00-17:00) Potchefstroom

● External Programme Evaluation: Bachelor of Science in Urban and Regional

planning

Thu 19 ● NWU Council Committee (08:00-17:00) Potchefstroom


● External Programme Evaluation: Bachelor of Science in Urban and Regional

planning

Fri 20 South African Public Schools close until 31 March (University Recess commences on

23 March until 31 March)

● Inaugural conference of the Society for Advanced Cell Culture Modelling for

Africa 20-24 March Building G2 Potchefstroom Campus

● Publishing of final assessment series timetable on Web

● Submit assessment series papers to assessment offices - 3 April

● M and PhD/D studies: Submission for examination of (mini-) dissertations and

thesis closing date


● UODL: Examination question papers submitted to academic managers

Bahá’í Faith holy day: Naw-Ruz (New Year)

Sat 21 Human Rights Day

Sun 22 Islamic holy day: Laylatul Meeraj (eve) (Ascension to Heaven)

Mon 23 University Recess until 30 March

Varsity Cup: FNB UWC Vs FNB NWU 16:00 and 18:30, UWC Stadium



Tue 24 ● Information Technology Management Committee (10:00-13:00), C1 Room 134

● Electronically submit 1st and 2nd opportunity exam papers until 7 April

● Campus Committee on Student Support Services (10:00-13:00), Hosted

simultaneously on all NWU Campuses



135


March 2020


Hindu Festival: Ramayana Week (begins)

Thu 26 Varsity Cup: FNB UP-Tuks Vs FNB NWU 14:00, Tuks Stadium

● Senate Committee for Foundation Education Provision (10:00-13:00), C1

Room 135


Fri 27 ● UODL: 2020 2nd semester study material completed, submitted to study

material department (Tutorial notes, Information booklets, study guides,

prescribed books) - phased in qualifications

● Graduation ceremony: PC -10:00

Sat 28

Sun 29

Mon 30 Classes commence

Varsity Cup: FNB NWU Vs FNB CUT 16:00 and 18:30, Fanie du Toit Sports

Grounds


Tue 31 ● Senate Committee for Research Ethics (10:00-13:00), C1 Room 135


April 2020

Wed 1 ● Theses and Dissertation Classification Committee (10:00-13:00), C1 Room

134


● M and PhD/D studies: Submission for examination of (mini-)dissertation,

theses start date.

● Graduation ceremony: PC - Distance Learning

Thu 2 ● University Bargaining Forum: Cost of Living Adjustment (10:00-13:00), C1 Room

135

● Senate Executive Committee (14:00-17:00), C1 Room 134

● Graduation ceremony: PC Distance Learning

Hindu Festival: Rama Navami

Fri 3 ● Student Representative Committee (10:00-13:00)

● Last day to submit assessment series papers to assessment offices

● UODL: Last day to change examination centres

● NWU Vanderbijlpark Market Day

Sat 4 ● UODL: Last day to submit assignments all programmes

Sun 5 Christian holy day: Palm Sunday

Mon 6 Christian holy day: Holy Week (Commence)

Tue 7 ● University Bargaining Forum: Cost of Living Adjustment (10:00-13:00), C1 Room

135

● Human Rights Committee (14:00-17:00), C1 Room 134

● Last day for electronic submission of exam papers

Wed 8 ● Compliance Committee (10:00-13:00), C1 Room 134

● Academic Literacy and Academic Standards Sub-committee (14:00-17:00), C1

Room 135

Islamic holy day: Laylatul Baraát (eve) (Pilgrimage)

Thu 9 Jewish holy day: Pesach (1st Day)

Fri 10 Jewish holy day: Pesach (2nd Day)

Good Friday

Sat 11

Sun 12 Christian holy day: Easter Sunday

Mon 13 Family Day

Tue 14 Friday Timetable

● Research Ethics Regulatory Committee (14:00-17:00), C1 Room 134

● UODL: All assignments received from learning support centres.

● Graduation ceremony: MC - 10:00 & 15:00


135

April 2020


● Graduation ceremony: MC -10:00 & 15:00

Jewish holy day: Pesach (7th day)

Thu 16 ● Senate Library and Information Services Committee (10:00-13:00) C1 Room

135

● Senate Committee for Research and Innovation (14:00-17:00), C1 Room 135


Jewish holy day: Pesach (8th day)

Fri 17 University Classes conclude


● Graduation ceremony: MC -10:00

● UODL: All assignments loaded on system

Sat 18

Sun 19

Mon 20 Assessment series commences until 30 April


Bahá’í Faith holy day: Feast of Ridvan (1st day)

Tue 21 ● Senate Committee for Teaching and Learning (10:00-13:00), C1 Room 135

● Senate Committee for Language Planning and Advisory Services (14:00-17:00),

C1 Room 135


Thu 23 ● Committee on Student Support Services (09:00-14:00), C1 Room 135

● Honorary Awards Committee (14:00-16:00), C1 Room 134


Fri 24 ● University Bargaining Forum: Cost of Living Adjustment (10:00-13:00), C1 Room

135


Islamic holy day: Ramadan (start of the month of fasting)

Sat 25

Sun 26

Mon 27 Freedom day


Bahá’í Faith holy day: Feast of Ridvan (9th day)

Wed 29

Thu 30 Assessment series concludes

● Investment Committee (10:00-13:00), Johannesburg

● Registration closes for M and PhD students.

● UODL: All applications for second semester close

May 2020

Fri 1 Bahá’í Faith holy day: Feast of Ridvan (12th day)

Workers’ Day

Sat 2

Sun 3

Mon 4 Classes resume until 26 May

● Senate Committee for Research Ethics (10:00-13:00), C1 Room 135

● HDA date: Evaluation of examiner reports of M and PhD students commences

to that amendments could be completed for degrees to be loaded for the July

2020 ceremony.

● UODL: All assignments marked and submitted to assignment office

● Graduation ceremony: VC - 15:00

Tue 5 ● Assets Committee (10:00-13:00), C1 Room 134

● Tender Committee (14:00-16:00), C1 Room 134

● Graduation ceremony: VC -10:00 & 15:00

Wed 6 ● Music education Musical Parody 19:00, Conservatory Hall Potchefstroom

● Student Oversight Committee (10:00-13:00), C1 Room 134

● Combined Assurance Forum (14:00-17:00), C1 Room 134



● Senate Committee for Academic Standards (14:00-17:00), C1 Room 135


Fri 8 ● Institutional Forum (10:00-13:00), C1 Room 135

● Institutional Forum Workshop (14:00-17:00), C1 Room 135

● UODL: Participation marks captured on system and controlled

● Graduation ceremony: VC -10:00

Sat 9 ● University Open day Potchefstroom

● UODL: Last day to submit Nursing portfolios

Sun 10

Mon 11 ● Potchefstroom Campus Management Committee (10:00-13:00), F1 Room 106


17:00), F1 Room 106

Tue 12 ● Social and Ethics Committee (10:00-13:00), C1 Room 134


134

Jewish holy day: Lag B’Ómer

Wed 13 ● Mafikeng Campus Management Committee (10:00-13:00), Multi-functional


May 2020



● External Programme Evaluation: Bachelor of Science in Agriculture: Agricultural

Economics

Thu 14 ● Vaal Triangle Campus Management Committee (10:00-13:00), Building 24

Executive Boardroom




● External Programme Evaluation: Bachelor of Science in Agriculture: Agricultural

Economics

Fri 15 ● Steering Committee for Teaching-Learning related Projects (10:00-13:00), C1

Room 135

● UODL: SMS participation marks to all students

● M and PHD/D studies: Finalising the evaluation of examiner reports for

amendments to be completed by students


Sat 16

Sun 17 University Open day Vanderbijlpark

Mon 18 Information Technology Management Committee (10:00-13:00), C1 Room 134

Graduation ceremony: PC -15:00

Tue 19 ● People and Culture Employment Equity Committee (10:00-13:00), C1 Room 134

● Transformation Oversight Committee (14:00-17:00), C1 Room 134



● Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences Community Engagement

Seminar (20-21 May)

Thu 21 ● Music education Musical Production for pre-schoolers 09:00 and 10:00,

Conservatory Hall Potchefstroom


● Board of Donors (18:00-20:00) Johannesburg

Christian holy day: Ascension day

Fri 22 ● Music education Musical Production for pre-schoolers 09:00 and 10:00,

Conservatory Hall Potchefstroom

Islamic holy day: Lailat al Qadr (Night of Power)

Sat 23 University Open day Mahikeng

Bahá’í Faith holy day: Declaration of the Báb

May 2020

Sun 24 Islamic holy day: Eid-ul-Fitr (Celebration after fasting)

Mon 25 ● UODL: Practical participation received for EUCE 511, RTCL 111 and CLFE 115

Tue 26 ● 3rd Annual Teaching and Learning Conference continues until 28 May 2019


● Higher Degrees Committee (14:00-17:00), C1 Room 135

● Classes end

● Last day to publish participation marks

Wed 27 First Opportunity Examinations Commence until 22 June

● NWU Senate (10:00-13:00), C1 Room 135

Thu 28 ● Finance Committee (10:00-13:00), C1 Room 134


Bahá’í Faith holy day: Ascention of Baha'u'llah




Jewish holy day: Shavuot (1st day)

Sat 30 Jewish holy day: Shavuot (2nd day)

Sun 31 Christian holy day: Pentecost

June 2020

Mon 1 ● M and PhD/D studies: Submission for examination of (mini-) dissertations and

theses closing date.

● M and PhD/D studies: Appointing of examiners by faculties for students who

are ready to submit for the September to November examination period of

2020.

● M and PhD/D studies: Student’s marks and results are to be finalized and sent

to HDA for processing.

Christian holy day: Whit Monday

Tue 2 ● NWU Occupational Health and Safety Committee (10:00-13:00), C1 Room 134

Wed 3 ● Senior Management Committee (10:00-13:00), C1 Room 135

● Comments on 2nd semester 2020 Lecture timetable until 17 June

Thu 4 ● Audit, Risk and Compliance Committee (10:00-16:00), C1 Room 134


Fri 5 ● Remuneration Committee (10:00-13:00), C1 Room 134

● M and PhD/D studies: Closing of graduation list for the July ceremony


Sat 6

Sun 7

Mon 8

Tue 9


Thu 11 ● Employment Equity and Skills Development Forum (10:00-13:00)


Fri 12 South African Public Schools close until 7 July 2019 (University Recess commences

on 23 June until 13 July)

Inaugural lecture (PC, MC VC to be confirmed)

Sat 13

Sun 14

Mon 15 ● Senate Committee for Academic Standards (10:00-13:00), C1 Room 135

Tue 16 Youth Day

Wed 17 ● Executive Committee of Council (14:00-17:00)

● Last day for comments on 2nd Semester 2020 lecture timetables

Thu 18 ● NWU Council Committee (10:00-17:00)


Fri 19 Inaugural lecture (PC, MC VC to be confirmed)

June 2020

Sat 20

Sun 21

Mon 22

Tue 23 University Recess until 13 July

Wed 24

Thu 25 ● University Bargaining Forum (10:00-13:00), C1 Room 135

Fri 26 ● Final 2nd semester lecture timetable published on Web

Sat 27

Sun 28

Mon 29 Second Opportunity Examinations commence until 10 July


● UODL: Last examination answer scripts received

● External Programme Evaluation: Masters of Commerce in Industrial and

Organisational Psychology

Tue 30 ● M and PHD/D studies: Finalising the evaluation of examiner reports for

amendments to be completed by students

● External Programme Evaluation: Masters of Commerce in Industrial and

Organisational Psychology

July 2020

Wed 1 ● M and PhD/D studies: Notice of submissions to be submitted to Higher Degree


Thu 2

Fri 3

Sat 4

Sun 5

Mon 6

Tue 7 Induction Programme for Academics: PC MC and VC continues until 9 July

Wed 8 ● UODL: All examination scripts marked

Thu 9 Bahá’í Faith holy day: Martyrdom of the Báb Jewish holy day: Fast of Tammuz

Fri 10 ● UODL: All examination marks captured and checked

Sat 11

Sun 12

Mon 13 Classes Commence

● UG Qualifications, curriculum and module(s) changes (counter as well as DIY

Add&Drop) commence (until 24 July 2020)

● UODL: Processing and calculation of data

Tue 14 ● Information Technology Management Committee (10:00-13:00), C1 Room 134



(08:00-10:00), C1 Room 135


● UODL: Mass graduandi (15-17)

Thu 16 ● Academic Literacy and Academic Standards Sub-committee (10:00-13:00), C1

Room 135

● Graduation ceremony: VC - 10:00 (Masters and PhD)

Fri 17 ● Finalise second opportunity exam marks at 10:00

Sat 18

Sun 19

Mon 20 ● UODL: Request result statements (20-21)

Tue 21 ● Senate Committee for Research and Innovation (10:00-13:00), C1 Room 135


● Publish assessment timetable series version 1 for comments - 27 July

Wed 22 ● Senate Committee for Foundation Education Provision (10:00-13:00), C1

Room 135

● UODL: Complete examination commissions (22-23)

July 2020

Thu 23 ● Senate Committee for Language Planning and Advisory Services (10:00-13:00),

C1 Room 135


● Graduation ceremony: MC -10:00 & 15:00(Masters & PhD)

Fri 24 ● Student Representative Council (10:00-13:00)

● Final date for UG qualifications, curriculum and module(s) changes (counter as

well as DIY Add&Drop)

● Last day for ad hoc amendments to 2nd semester lecture timetable

● UODL: Add condonements and confirm graduandi (24-27)

Sat 25

Sun 26

Mon 27 ● UODL: Last day for minimum fees payable (second semester)

● Capturing of graduates on VSS by UG Registration and Student Records

Tue 28 ● Potchefstroom Student Campus Council Committee (08:30-10:00), F1 Room

106

● Potchefstroom Campus Management Committee (10:00-13:00), F1 Room 106


17:00), F1 Room 106

● UODL: Send results SMS

Wed 29 ● Vaal Triangle Student Campus Council Committee (08:30-10:00), Building 24

Executive Boardroom


Executive Boardroom



● Graduation ceremony: PC - 10:00 (Masters and PhD)

Thu 30 ● Mafikeng Student Campus Council Committee (08:30-10:00), Multi-functional


● Mafikeng Campus Management Committee (10:00-13:00), Multi-functional




● Graduation ceremony: PC - 10:00 (Masters and PhD)

Jewish holy day: Tish’a B’Av (Fast of the 10th of Av)

Fri 31 ● Management and Employee Consultative Forum (10:00-13:00), Multi-functional


● Last day of registration for Second Intake (UODL)

● Dean’s concession exam/ Third opportunity

July 2020

● M and PHD/D studies: Finalising the evaluation of examiner reports for

amendments to be completed by students UODL: Second semester

registrations (new registrations) close

● UODL: Applications for BEd and BED Hons closes

● UODL: 2021 Study material completed, submitted to study material department

(Tutorial notes, Information booklets, study guides, prescribed books)

Islamic holy day: Eid-ul-Adha (Day of Sacrifice)

August 2020

Sat 1

Sun 2

Mon 3 ● Research Ethics Regulatory Committee (14:00-17:00), C1 Room 134

● Submission and finalisation of Dean’s concession exam marks/ Third

opportunity

● Publish assessment timetable version 2 on Web for comments- 7 August

● M and PhD/D studies: Student’s marks and results are to be finalized and sent

to HDA for processing

Tue 4 ● Senate Committee for Research Ethics (10:00-13:00), C1 Room 135

● Higher Degrees Committee (14:00-17:00), C1 Room 135

Wed 5 ● Human Rights Committee (10:00-13:00), C1 Room 134

● Senate Committee for Teaching and Learning (14:00-17:00), C1 Room 135

● External Programme Evaluation: Postgraduate Diploma in Nuclear Science

and Technology


● Remuneration Committee (14:00-17:00), Pretoria


● External Programme Evaluation: Postgraduate Diploma in Nuclear Science

and Technology

Fri 7 ● VC, PC and MC Closing date for final graduation list (Sept/Oct ceremonies)


Sat 8

Sun 9 Women's Day

Mon 10 Public Holiday

Tue 11 ● Theses and Dissertation Classification Committee (14:00-17:00), C1 Room

134

● Campus Committee on Student Support Services (10:00-13:00), Hosted

simultaneously on all NWU Campuses

● Submit assessment series papers to assessments offices - 26 August

● UODL: Requests for re-marking close.


Hindu Festival: Krishna Janmashthami

Thu 13 ● Institutional Forum (10:00-13:00), C1 Room 135


Fri 14 ● Re-Registration closing date (UODL)

● UODL: Second semester re-registrations close

● UODL: Last day for module changes and cancellations


August 2020

Sat 15

Sun 16

Mon 17 ● NWU Occupational Health and Safety Committee (14:00-17:00), C1 Room

134

Tue 18 Friday Timetable

● People and Culture Employment Equity Committee (10:00-13:00), C1 Room

134


Wed 19 ● NWU Senate (14:00-17:00), C1 Room 135

● Submit exam papers electronically 1st and 2nd Opportunity until 2 September

Thu 20 ● University Bargaining Forum (14:00-17:00), C1 Room 135


Islamic holy day: Al-Hijira – 1st Muharram (1442) (New Year)



Sat 22

Sun 23

Mon 24 ● Music education Mmino-fest continues until 28 August in the Conservatory

Hall, Potchefstroom


● M and PhD/D studies: Closing of graduation list for the October ceremony

● Bhive EDC's Annual Student Entrepreneurship week (all three campuses)

24-28 August 2020

Tue 25 ● Audit, Risk and Compliance Committee (10:00-13:00), C1 Room 134


134


● Combined Assurance Forum (14:00-17:00), C1 Room 134

● NWU International Day (Mafikeng Campus)

● Last day to submit assessment series papers to assessment offices

Thu 27 ● Employment Equity and Skills Development Forum (10:00-13:00), C1 Room

135


● NWU International Day (Vaal Triangle Campus)




● NWU International Day (Potchefstroom Campus)

August 2020


Sat 29 Islamic holy day: Ashura (10th day of Muharram)

Sun 30

Mon 31 ● Steering Committee for Teaching-Learning related Projects (10:00-13:00), C1

Room 134


Administration closing date

September 2020


● M and PhD/D studies: Submission for examination of (mini-) dissertations and

theses start date

Wed 2 ● Senate Committee for Foundation Education Provision (10:00-13:00), C1

Room 135


● Last day to submit exam papers

● Electronic resubmission of papers referred back for corrections - 10 September

Thu 3 ● Honorary Awards Committee (10:00-13:00), C1 Room 134

● Senate Executive Committee (14:00-17:00), C1 Room 134

● Graduation Ceremony: (PC) Distance Learning

Hindu Festival: Pitr-paksha


● Graduation Ceremony: (PC) Distance Learning

Sat 5 ● Student Representative Council Training weekend

● UODL: Last day to submit assignments in all programmes

Sun 6

Mon 7 ● Senate Committee for Academic Standards (14:00-17:00), C1 Room 135

Tue 8 University Classes conclude


● Admission Requirements Committee (14:00-17:00), C1 Room 134

● External Programme Evaluation: Bachelor of Theology (Pastoral Counselling

and Psychology)

Wed 9 Assessment series commences until 18 September

● Executive Committee of Council (14:00-16:30)

● Assessment series commences - 18 September

Thu 10 ● NWU Council (10:00-17:00)

● Publish 1st version of ODL exam timetable 2021 for comments- 15 September

● External Programme Evaluation: Bachelor of Theology (Pastoral Counselling

and Psychology)

Fri 11 ● Higher Degrees Committee (10:00-13:00), C1 Room 135

Sat 12

Sun 13

Mon 14 ● University Budget Committee (10:00-13:00), C1 Room 134

● UODL: All assignments received from centres

Tue 15

Wed 16 ● Research Data Gatekeepers Committee (10:00-13:00), F1 Room 113

September 2020

● UODL: All assignments uploaded on system

Thu 17 ● Senate Committee for Research and Innovation (10:00-13:00), C1 Room 135



Fri 18 South African Public Schools close until 28 September (University Recess commences

on 21 September until 28 September)

● Senate Library and Information Services Com (10:00-13:00) C1 Room 134


Sat 19 Jewish holy day: Rosh Hashanah (1st day)

Sun 20 Jewish holy day: Rosh Hashanah (2st day)

Mon 21 Recess until 28 September

Publish 2nd version of ODL timetable 2021 for comments - 25 September

Tue 22 ● Senior Management Committee (10:00-17:00), C1 Room 135



Thu 24 Heritage day

Fri 25

Sat 26 ● UODL: Last day to submit Nursing portfolios

Sun 27

Mon 28 Classes Commence

Jewish holy day: Yom Kippur (Day of Atonement)

Tue 29

Wed 30 ● Closing date for 2021 prospective students’ academic applications for

admissions to study at NWU

● Applications for first semester 2021 close

● Publish final ODL 2021 exam timetable

● UODL: All assignments marked

October 2020

Thu 1 ● Human Rights Committee (10:00-13:00), C1 Room 134

● Academic Literacy and Academic Standards Sub-committee (14:00-17:00), C1

Room 135

● UODL: Registrations for 2020 commence (new enrolments)


● Graduation ceremony: VC - 10:00 & 15:00


● Committee on Student Support Services (09:00-14:00), C1 Room 135

● UODL: All participation marks captured

● Graduation ceremony: VC - 10:00

Sat 3 Jewish holy day: Succot (1st day)

Sun 4 Jewish holy day: Succot (2nd day)

Mon 5 ● Senate Committee for Teaching and Learning (10:00-13:00), C1 Room 135

● Senate Committee for Research Ethics (14:00-17:00), C1 Room 135

Tue 6 ● Assets Committee (10:00-13:00), C1 Room 134


Wed 7 ● Music education Musical Production 19:30, Conservatory Hall Potchefstroom

● University Management and Student Representative Council Committee

(08:00-10:00), C1 Room 135


● UODL: SMS participation marks


● Audit, Risk and Compliance Committee (14:00-17:00), Pretoria

Fri 9 Information Technology Management Committee (10:00-13:00), C1 Room 134

Music education Musical Production 19:30, Conservatory Hall Potchefstroom

Sat 10 Jewish holy day: Shemini Atzeret

Sun 11 Jewish holy day: Simchat Torah

Mon 12 ● Compliance Committee (10:00-13:00), C1 Room 134

Tue 13 ● Management and Employee Consultative Forum (14:00-17:00), Multi-functional





Thu 15 ● Social and Ethics Committee (10:00-13:00), C1 Room 134


134

● Graduation ceremony: MC - 10:00

October 2020

Fri 16

Sat 17 UODL: Practical participation received for EUCE 511, RTCL 111 and CLFE

115

Hindu Festival: Navaratri

Sun 18 Bahá’í Faith holy day: Birth of the Báb

Mon 19 ● Academic Promotions Committee (10:00-17:00), C1 Room 134

Bahá’í Faith holy day: Birth of the Baha'u'llah

Tue 20 ● Student Oversight Committee (10:00-13:00), C1 Room 135


Wed 21 ● NWU Senate (14:00-17:00), C1 Room 135


Thu 22 ● University Budget Committee (10:00-13:00), C1 Room 134




● Last day for participation marks to be published


● Excellence in Research and Innovation Awards Gala Dinner (18:00-22:00)

Sat 24

Sun 25

Mon 26 First Opportunity Examinations commence until 18 November

● Research Data Gatekeepers Committee (10:00-13:00), F1 Room

Tue 27 ● Potchefstroom Campus Management Committee (10:00-13:00), F1 Room 106


17:00), F1 Room 106

Wed 28 ● Mafikeng Campus Management Committee (10:00-13:00), Multi-functional




Thu 29 ● Finance Committee (10:00-13:00), C1 Room 134


Islamic holy day: Milad-un Nabi Muhammad (S.A.W) (Birth of the Prophet, Peace be upon Him)

Fri 30 ● Institutional Forum (10:00-13:00), C1 Room 135

● Alumni Association (11:00-13:00), Johannesburg


● Lecture timetables 2021 for Contact students version 1 published for

comments on Web - 6 Nov

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October 2020

● UODL: Applications closed (ACT, ADE, GrR, BA Public Governance, BSC IT,

PGCE)


Sat 31

November 2020

Sun 1 Christian holy day: All Saints’ Day

Mon 2 ● Induction Programme for Academics: MC continues until 4 November

● Induction Programme for Academics: VC continues until 4 November

● Official Potchefstroom Campus closing ceremony

● Senate Committee for Academic Standards (14:00-17:00), C1 Room 135

● External Programme Evaluation: Bachelor of Administration Honours in:

Industrial and Organisational Psychology, Labour Relations, Organisational

Psychology, Human Resource Management and Bachelor of Commerce

Honours in Labour Relations Management (until 5 November 2020)

Tue 3 ● Induction Programme for Academics: PC continues until 5 November


Executive Boardroom



Wed 4 ● Official Vaal Triangle Campus closing ceremony

● Employment Equity and Skills Development Forum (10:00-13:00), C1 Room

135

Thu 5 ● Board of Donors (18:00-20:00) Johannesburg

Fri 6 ● Official Mafikeng Campus closing ceremony

● Last day to comment on 2021 lecture timetables version 1

Sat 7

Sun 8

Mon 9 ● NWU Occupational Health and Safety Committee (10:00-13:00), C1 Room 134

● Publish exam timetable for 1st and 2nd semester 2021 contact students on

Web - first version- for comments - 16 Nov

Tue 10

Wed 11 ● University Bargaining Forum (10:00-13:00), C1 Room 135

Thu 12 Inaugural lecture (PC, MC VC to be confirmed)

Fri 13 ● Lecture timetables 2021 version 2 published on Web for comments - 20 Nov


Sat 14 Hindu Festival: Deepavali/Diwali

Sun 15

Mon 16 ● Steering Committee for Teaching-Learning related Projects (10:00-13:00), C1

Room 134



Tue 17 University Management Committee (10:00-13:00), C1 Room 134

November 2020

Wed 18 ● Remuneration Committee (10:00-13:00), C1 Room 134

● Council Executive Committee (14:00-16:30), C1 Room 134

Thu 19 University Recess until 2021

NWU Council (10:00-17:00) Potchefstroom

Fri 20 ● Publish exam timetable 1st and 2nd semester 2021 for contact students -

second version for comments - 25 Nov

● Last day to comment on lecture timetable 2021 version 2

Sat 21

Sun 22 Christian holy day: Christ the King

Mon 23 ● Research Data Gatekeepers Committee (10:00-13:00), F1 Room 113

Tue 24 ● Senior Management Committee (10:00-13:00), C1 Room 135

Wed 25 Second Opportunity Examinations commence until 8 December

● M and PhD/D studies: Submission for examination of (mini-), dissertations and

theses closing date

● UODL: Last examination answer scripts received from centres and uploaded

on system

Bahá’í Faith holy day: Day of the Covenant

Thu 26

Fri 27 Bahá’í Faith holy day: Ascension of the Abdu'l Baha

Sat 28

Sun 29 Christian holy day: Advent Sunday (Commence)

Mon 30 ● Publish lecture timetables 2021 final version on Web

December 2020

Tue 1

Wed 2 South African Public Schools close until 2021


● UODL: All examination books marked2020

Thu 3 ● Graduation ceremony: PC;MC;VC; Distance Learning

Fri 4 ● Publish exam timetable 1st and 2nd semester 2021 for contact students’ final

version on Web

● UODL: Examination marks captured and controlled

Sat 5

Sun 6

Mon 7 ● UODL: Processing and calculation of data and correction of errors (7-8)

Tue 8 ● Research Data Gatekeepers Committee (10:00-13:00), F1 Room 113

Wed 9 ● UODL: Mass graduandi (9-10)

Thu 10

Fri 11 ● UODL: Request result sheets (11-14)

Jewish holy day: Chanukah (1st day)

Sat 12

Sun 13

Mon 14

Tue 15 ● M and PhD/D studies: Notice of submissions to be submitted to Higher Degree

Administration closing date.(in order to participate in the July ceremony)

● UODL: Complete examination commission (15-16)

Wed 16 Day of reconciliation

Thu 17 ● UODL: Adding of condonements and confirmation of graduandi (17-18)

Fri 18 Jewish holy day: Chanukah (8th day)

Sat 19

Sun 20

Mon 21 ● UODL: Send results SMS

Tue 22 ● UODL: Registrations for 2020 commence (pipeline registrations

Wed 23

Thu 24 NWU administration closes at 13:00 (opens on 4 January 2021)

Fri 25 Christmas Day Jewish holy day: Fast of Tevet

Sat 26 Day of Goodwill

Sun 27

Mon 28

Tue 29

Documents

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