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KIST ACADEMIC CALENDAR FOR 2010

DAY
DATE
No OF TEACHING WEEKS
EVENTS
Friday 1-Jan   New Year, Public Holiday
Monday 04-Jan   Induction week for 2010 intake
Thursday 7-8 Jan   Language tests for yr1 2010 intake
Friday 8-Jan   End of induction week for yr 1 2010 intake
SEMESTER 1
Monday 11-Jan   Semester 1 begins, Lectures begin
Tuesday 26-Jan   SENATE MEETING 1 (to approve graduation lists)
Manday 1-Feb   National Heroes day, Public holiday
Tuesday 16-Feb   Departmental Council Meetings 1
Thursday 18-Feb   Board of the KIST Language centre 1
Friday 19-Feb Wk 6 Compilation of mid-semester class attendance
Tuesday 23-Feb   Faculty Council Meetings 1
Monday 1-Mar   Deadline for submission of Question papers for external moderation (Supplementary exams to be included)
Tuesday 2-Mar   Research and Publication Committee1
Tuesday 9-Mar   BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING (Approve graduation list)
Tuesday 16-Mar   Staff Development Committee 1
Thursday 25-Mar Wk 8 8th GRADUATION CEREMONY
Wednesday 31-Mar   Quality Assurance commitee 1
Friday 2-April Wk12 End of Teaching for Semester 1 (12 Teaching wks)
Department to compile mid-semester class attendance
Wednesday 7-14 April   Genocide memorial week begins, Academic activities frozen
Tuesday 13-April   Academic Policy Planning Committee1
Monday 19-23 April wk 15 Revision for examinations
Friday 23-April   Senate Meeting 2
Monday 26-April   Semester 1 Exams begin
Saturday 1-May   Labour Day, Public Holiday
Friday 07-May   Semester 1 Exams end
Monday 10-May   SEMESTER BREAK - 2 wks (Students go for holidays & lecturers finalize marking)
Wednesday 19-May   Departmental Examination Board
Friday 21-May   Faculty Examination Board
SEMESTER 2
Monday 24-May   Lectures for semester 2 begin
Wednesday 26-May   Release of provisional results for 1st semester
Monday 31-May   Industrial Attachment for finalists FOE old program, Begins (10 wks)
Monday 14-June   Board of the KIST Language Centre 2
Wednesday 16-June   Research and Publication Committee2
Wednesday 30-June   Staff development Committee2
Thursday 1-July   Independence Day
Sunday 4-July   Liberation day, Public Holiday
Monday 5-July   Registration for 2011 new intake begins Receiving applications for Private students (Both undergraduate and Postgraduate)
Wednesday 14-July   Quality Assurance Committee 2
Wednesday 28-July   Academic Policy Planning Committee 2
Friday 06-Aug   End of Industrial Attachment for 5th year FOE
Wednesday 11-Aug   SENATE Meeting 3 (ordinary)
Friday 13-Aug Wk12 End of Teaching for 2nd semester (12 weeks)
Deadline for submission of final year project reports for FOE and FOS (Presentations and marking of projects will be scheduled by respective Faculties accordingly)
Sunday 15-Aug   Assumption of Virgin Mary, Public Holiday
Monday 16-20 Aug Wk 13 Revision Week
Monday 16-Aug   Departmental Council Meetings 2
Tuesday 17-Aug   Board of the KIST Language centre 2
Thursday 19-Aug   Faculty Council Meetings 2
Monday 23-Aug Wk 14 Semester 2 Exams begin
Tuesday 7-Sept Wk16

Semester 2 Exams End
Friday 10-Sept   Semester Break (Staff Marking Exams)
Monday 13-Sept   Industrial Attachment for finalists in FOS & 3rd year FOE, Begins (10 wks)
Wednesday 22-Sept   Research and Publication Committee 2
Friday 18-Sept   Deadline of Applications for private students (Both undergraduate and Postgraduate)
End of registration for 1st year GS students
Monday 04-Oct   External Examiners visit week begins
Thursday 07-Oct   Departmental Examination Board (External Examiners to participate if possible)
Wednesday 13-Oct   Faculty Examination Board
Friday 15-Oct   Admission Board Meeting
Wednesday 20-Oct   SENATE MEETING (To approve main exam results)
Friday 22-Oct   Release of main examination results
Wednesday 27-Oct   Beginning of Registration for continuing students without supplementary exams
Friday 29-Oct   End of 2ndSemester appeals, Staff Review Committee
Tuesday 02-Nov   Faculty Board of Appeals
Thursday 04-Nov   Institute’s Board of Appeals
Monday 8-Nov   Supplementary Exams Begin
Friday 19-Nov   End of Supplementary exams
End of Registration for continuing students without supplementary exams
Friday 19-Nov   End of Industrial Attachment for finalists in FOS & 3rd FOE
Deadline of marking supplementary exams
Tuesday 30-Nov   Departmental Exam Board
Friday 3-Dec   Faculty Exam Board
Tuesday 7-Dec   SENATE MEETING(T approve supplementary exam results&MCM PGD results)
Wednesday 08-Dec   Release of supplementary examination results
Wednesday 8-10Dec   MCM & MOC Project Assessment Viva’s
Saturday 11-13 Dec   External examiners review for MCM & MOC
Monday 13-Dec   Beginning of Registration for continuing students who did supplementary exams
Tuesday 14-Dec   Departmental & Faculty Exam Board to approve MCM and MOC results
Wednesday 15-Dec   Special SENATE (To approve MCM and MOC Results)
Thursday 16-Dec   BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING
Saturday 25-Dec   Christmas
Friday 31-Dec   End of Registration for continuing students who did supplementary exams
Saturday 1-Jan   New Year Day, Public Holiday
Monday 04-Jan   Induction week for 2010 intake
Monday 03- Jan   Induction week for 2011 intake
Thursday 6-7 Jan   Language tests for yr1 2011 intake
Friday 07-Jan   End of induction week for yr 1 2011 intake
Monday 10-Jan   Semester 1 begins, Lectures begin

N.B.

• Period for marking and compilation of results for main examinations has been increased from 2 wks to 3 wks to ensure that EEs come when every thing is ready.

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