The University of Port Harcourt’s administration has published the official academic calendar for the 2026/2027 session, detailing the timetable of teaching, assessment and break periods for both learners and faculty members.

The schedule sets out critical dates such as the start of classes, registration windows, examination periods, and semester holidays, all arranged to facilitate a well‑structured academic year.

All students are urged to review the calendar carefully and plan their study activities in line with the outlined dates.

FIRST SEMESTER 2026/2027 ACADEMIC SESSION

0.0 Sunday, 1st November 2026

• (i) Arrival of Fresh Students
• (ii) Arrival of All Returning Students

1.0 Monday, 2nd November 2026

• (i) Commencement of Pre‑Resumption Registration for Fresh Students
• (ii) Opening of Registration for Returning Students

2.0 Monday, 9th November 2026 – Friday, 19th February 2027 (15 weeks)

• (i) Lectures commence for the entire student body (Monday, 9th November 2026)
• (ii) Extraordinary Senate Meeting to review Second Semester 2025/2026 results (Wednesday, 18th November 2026)
• (iii) Orientation program for new entrants (Tuesday, 8th December 2026)
• (iv) Christmas holiday period (Monday, 21st December 2026 – Sunday, 3rd January 2027)
• (v) Matriculation ceremony (Tuesday, 12th January 2027)
• (vi) Convocation events (Monday 1st – Saturday 6th February 2027)
• (vii) Final date for payment of the first installment of fees (Friday, 12th February 2027)
• (viii) Deadline for submitting continuous assessment scores to the Academic Office (Friday, 12th February 2027)
• (ix) Conclusion of lecture sessions (Friday, 19th February 2027)

3.0 Monday, 22nd – Friday, 26th February 2027

• Revision period

4.0 Monday, 1st – Thursday, 25th March 2027 (4 weeks)

• First Semester Examinations

5.0 Friday, 26th March – 9th April 2027 (2 weeks)

• First Semester break

SECOND SEMESTER 2026/2027 ACADEMIC SESSION

6.0 Sunday, 11th April 2027

• All students report for the new semester

7.0 Monday, 12th April – Friday, 2nd July 2027 (12 weeks)

• (i) Lectures begin for all enrolled students (Monday, 12th April 2027)
• (ii) Extraordinary Senate Meeting to assess First Semester 2026/2027 results (Wednesday, 19th May 2027)
• (iii) Student Industrial Work Scheme (SIWES) runs from May through October 2027
• (iv) Deadline for payment of the second installment of tuition (Friday, 4th June 2027)
• (v) End of the registration window for the second installment (Friday, 11th June 2027)
• (vi) Submission deadline for continuous assessment scores to the Academic Office (Friday, 25th June 2027)
• (vii) Final day of lectures for the semester (Friday, 2nd July 2027)

8.0 Monday, 5th – Saturday, 10th July 2027 (1 week)

• SUG Week activities

9.0 Monday, 12th – Friday, 16th July 2027 (1 week)

• Revision period

10.0 Monday, 19th July – Friday, 13th August 2027 (4 weeks)

• Second Semester Examinations

11.0 Monday, 16th August – Friday, 3rd September 2027 (3 weeks)

• Vacation period for all students

12.0 Wednesday, 13th October 2027

• Extraordinary Senate Meeting to review Second Semester 2026/2027 results

SANDWICH PROGRAMME

1.0 Monday, 5th – Friday, 9th July 2027

• (i) Arrival of both fresh and returning sandwich students (Monday, 5th July 2027)
• (ii) Resumption of studies (coordination with Student Affairs)
• (i) Registration of fresh and returning sandwich candidates
• (ii) Orientation for new sandwich entrants

2.0 Monday, 12th July – Friday, 9th September 2027 (9 weeks)

• (i) Lectures commence for all sandwich participants (Monday, 12th July 2027)
• (ii) Submission deadline for continuous assessment scores to the Academic Office (Friday, 3rd September 2027)
• (iii) End of lecture period for the sandwich programme (Friday, 9th September 2027)

3.0 Monday, 13th – Friday, 17th September 2027 (1 week)

• Revision period for sandwich students

4.0 Monday, 20th – Saturday, 25th September 2027 (1 week)

• Examinations for all sandwich cohort

5.0 Wednesday, 3rd November 2027

• Extraordinary Senate Meeting to evaluate Sandwich Programme 2026 outcomes

(Signed)

Prof. Rosemary Ogu

DVC Academic