University of Limpopo

University Calendar
2023
Academic Year

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 VISION
“To be a leading African University, focused on the developmental needs of its communities
and epitomising academic excellence and innovativeness”

MISSION
A University which responds actively:

• To the development needs of its students, its staff members and it communities
• Through relevant and high quality education and training, research, and
engagement: and
• In partnership and in collaboration with its different stakeholders

MOTTO
“Finding solutions for Africa”

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 Medium of Instruction

The medium of instruction at the University of Limpopo is English

Validity

The Calendar is valid for the year 2023. The University reserves the right to amend any rule or
provision in this Calendar at any time without prior notice. No responsibility is accepted for
possible inaccuracies.

University Semesters 2023

FIRST SEMESTER : 30 January - 15 June
SECOND SEMESTER : 10 July - 17 November

AUTUMN Recess (for students) : 22 March - 25 March

WINTER Recess (for Students) : 19 June - 07 July
SPRING Recess (for Students) : 26 September - 30 September
SUMMER Recess (for Students) : 20 November - 31 December
SUMMER VACATION (Staff) : 21 December - 5 January 2024

Correspondence

All correspondence to be addressed to: University Registrar

University of Limpopo
Private Bag X1106
Sovenga
0727

Email : [email protected]
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IMPORTANT DATES SCHEDULE: 2023 ACADEMIC YEAR

JANUARY 2023
Su 1 N E W Y E A R‘ S D A Y
Mo 2 PUBLIC HOLIDAY
Tu 3
We 4
Th 5
Fr 6
Sa 7
Su 8
Mo 9 ● University Re-opens: ALL Academic & Administration Staff report for duty
Tu 10
We 11 ● Registration Commences
- Faculty of Health Sciences Final Year Undergraduate Students
Th 12 ● Registration Continues
- Honours, Masters and Doctoral Students
- Faculty of Health Sciences (ALL Returning Students)
Fr 13 ● Registration Ceases
- Honours, Masters and Doctoral Students
- Faculty of Health Sciences (ALL Returning Students)
Sa 14 ● Library closed
Su 15
Mo 16 ● Registration Commences: ALL Other Returning Students
- Faculty of Humanities
Tu 17 - Faculty of Humanities
- Faculty of Management and Law
● Meeting 1/4: Senate Appeals Committee 09:00
We 18 - Faculty of Management and Law
- Faculty of Science and Agriculture
Th 19 - Faculty of Science and Agriculture
Fr 20 ● Registration Ends: ALL Undergraduate Returning Students
Sa 21 ● Library closed
Su 22
Mo 23 ● Late Registration Commences: ALL Returning Students
Tu 24
We 25 ● Meeting 2/4: Senate Appeals Committee 09:00
Th 26 ● Registration Commences: First Time Entering Students
Fr 27 ● Late Registration Ceases: Returning Students 23:59
Sa 28 ● Library Closed
Su 29
Mo 30 ● FIRST SEMESTER COMMENCES
● Meeting 1/4: Risk Management Committee 14:00
● Lectures and Practicals Commence: ALL Returning and Postgraduate Students
Tu 31

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FEBRUARY 2023
We 1
Th 2 ● Meeting 3/4: Senate Appeals Committee 09:00
Fr 3 ● Registration Ceases: First Time Entering Students
Sa 4 ● Library Orientation
Su 5
Mo 6 ● 2023 Orientation Commences
● Meeting 1/11: ECS 10.00
● Late Registration Commences: First Time Entering Students
Tu 7
We 8 ● Library Orientation Commences
● Meeting 4/4: Senate Appeals Committee 09:00
Th 9 ● Meeting 1/4: Council Information and Communication Committee 18:00
● Library Orientation Ends
Fr 10 ● Late Registration Ends: First Time Entering Students
● 2023 Orientation Ends
● Closing Date
- Cancellation of modules or study direction
- Changing of modules or study direction
- Changing of degree/diploma programmes/subjects
- Exemption from attending a module
- Submission of application for exemption from modules passed at other universities
Sa 11 ● Sports Orientation
Su 12
Mo 13 ● Lectures and Practicals Commence: ALL First Time Entering Students
● Meeting 1/10: Central Higher Degrees Committee 09:00
● Meeting 1/4 : Council Audit Committee 18:00
Tu 14 ● Meeting 1/4 : Board of Faculty – Health Sciences 09:00
● Meeting 1/4 : Board of Faculty – Humanities 14:00
We 15 ● Meeting 1/4 : Board of Faculty – Management and Law 09:00
● Meeting 1/4 : Board of Faculty – Science & Agriculture 14:00
Th 16 ● Meeting 1/8 : EMC 10:00
Fr 17
Sa 18
Su 19
Mo 20
Tu 21
We 22 ● Meeting 1/10: Research Ethics Committee (TREC) 09:00
● Meeting 1/4 : Council Joint Tender & Physical Planning Committee 18:00
Th 23 ● Meeting 1/10 : Animal Research Ethics Committee (AREC) 09:00
Fr 24
Sa 25
Su 26
Mo 27 ● Meeting 2/11: ECS 10:00
● Final Date : Senior Postgraduate Students (Who cannot graduate in Autumn) to renew their
registrations
● Final Date : Submission of ALL Postgraduate Assessment reports by assessors (Internal &
External)
Tu 28

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MARCH 2023
We 1
Th 2 ● Meeting 1/4 : Students Support Services Committee 09:00
Fr 3 ● Final Date: Submission of Lists for the Autumn Graduations Ceremony
● Meeting 1/4 : Senate Academic Planning Committee 09:00
Sa 4
Su 5
Mo 6 ● Meeting 1/4 : Senate Teaching and Learning Committee 09:00
Tu 7 ● Meeting 1/4: Senate Research & Ethics Committee 09:00
We 8 ● Opening Date: ALL Applications for 2024 Academic Year
● Meeting 1/4: Senate Information and Communication Technology Committee 09:00
● Meeting 1/4: Senate Committee for Students Living with Disabilities 14:00
● Meeting 1/4: Council Human Resources Committee 18:00
● Meeting 1/2: Council Remunerations Committee 20:00
Th 9 ● Meeting 1/4: Senate Community Engagement Committee 09:00
● Meeting 1/4: Senate Library and Information Services Committee 14:00
● Meeting 1/4: Council Finance Committee 18:00
Fr 10 ● Meeting 1/4: Institutional Forum 10:00
Sa 11
Su 12
Mo 13 ● 2023 Annual Open Week Commences (Strictly for grade 12)
● Meeting 2/10: Central Higher Degrees Committee 09:00
Tu 14
We 15
Th 16 ● Meeting 2/8: EMC 10:00
Fr 17 ● 2023 Annual Open Week Ends (Strictly for grade 12)
Sa 18 ● Library Closed
Su 19
Mo 20 U N I V E R S I T Y H O L I D A Y
Tu 21 H U M A N R I G H T S D A Y
We 22 ● Autumn Recess for Students Commences
● Meeting 2/10: Research Ethics Committee (TREC) 09:00
Th 23 ● Meeting 2/10: Animal Research Ethics Committee (AREC) 14:00
● Meeting 1/4: Executive Committee of Council 18:00
Fr 24 ● Autumn Recess for Students Ends
● Meeting 1/4: Senate 10:00
Sa 25
Su 26
Mo 27 ● Meeting 3/11: ECS 10:00
Tu 28
We 29
Th 30
Fr 31

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APRIL 2023
Sa 1
Su 2
Mo 3
Tu 4 ● Meeting 3/10: Research Ethics Committee (TREC) 09:00
We 5 ● Meeting 3/10: Animals Research Ethics Committee (AREC) 14:00
Th 6
Fr 7 ● G O O D F R I D A Y
Sa 8
Su 9
Mo 10 ● F A M I L Y D A Y
Tu 11 ● Meeting 3/10: Central Higher Degrees Committee 09:00
We 12
Th 13 ● Meeting 3/8: EMC 10:00
Fr 14 ● Meeting 1/4: Council 09:30
Sa 15 ● Library Closed
Su 16
Mo 17 ● Autumn Graduations Ceremony
Tu 18 ● Autumn Graduations Ceremony
We 19 ● Autumn Graduations Ceremony
Th 20 ● Autumn Graduations Ceremony
Fr 21 ● Autumn Graduations Ceremony
● Final Date: Submission of Mid-Year Summative Assessment Papers
(External Moderation) to Assessment Section
Sa 22
Su 23
Mo 24 ● Autumn Graduations Ceremony
Tu 25 ● Meeting 2/4: Board of Faculty – Humanities 09:00
● Meeting 2/4: Board of Faculty – Health Sciences 14:00
We 26 ● Meeting 2/4: Board of Faculty – Science and Agriculture 09:00
● Meeting 2/4: Board of Faculty – Management and Law 14:00
Th 27 ● FREEDOM DAY
Fr 28 ● UNIVERSITY HOLIDAY
Sa 29 ● Library Closed
Su 30

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MAY 2023
Mo 1 ● W O R K E R S D A Y
Tu 2 ● Meeting 4/11: ECS 10:00
We 3 ● Meeting 2/4: Risk Management Committee 14:00
Th 4
Fr 5 ● Final Date: Submission of Mid-Year Summative Assessment Papers(Internal) to
Assessment Section
Sa 6
Su 7
Mo 8
Tu 9 ● Meeting 2/4: Council Information and Communication Technology Committee 18:00
We 10 ● Meeting 4/10: Central Higher Degrees Committee 09:00
Th 11 ● Meeting 2/4: Students Support Services Committee 09:00
Fr 12 ● Meeting 2/4: Senate Academic Planning Committee 09:00
Sa 13
Su 14
Mo 15 ● Meeting 2/4: Senate Teaching and Learning Committee 09:00
Tu 16 ● Meeting 2/4: Senate Research and Ethics Committee 09:00
We 17 ● Meeting 2/4: Senate Information and Communication Technology Committee 09:00
● Meeting 2/4: Senate Committee of Students Living with Disabilities 14:00
● All Lectures and Practicals Cease
● Final Date: Capturing ALL Formative Assessment Marks
Th 18 ● Meeting 2/4: Senate Library and Information Services Committee 09:00
● Meeting 2/4: Senate Community Engagement Committee 14:00
● Revision Period: Commences
● Meeting 2/4: Council Audit Committee 18:00
Fr 19
Sa 20
Su 21
Mo 22 ● Meeting 4/10: Research Ethics Committee (TREC) 09:00
● Meeting 2/4: Council Human Resources Committee 18:00
Tu 23 ● Meeting 2/4: Council Joint Tender & Physical Planning Committee 18:00
We 24 ● Meeting 4/8: EMC 10:00
● Meeting 4/10: Animals Research Ethics Committee (AREC) 14:00
● Revision Period: Ends
Th 25 ● Mid-Year Summative Assessment Commences
Fr 26
Sa 27
Su 29
Mo 29
Tu 30 ● Meeting 2/4: Council Finance Committee 18:00
We 31

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JUNE 2023
Th 1
Fr 2 ● Meeting 2/4: Senate 10:00
Sa 3
Su 4
Mo 5 ● Meeting 5/11: ECS 10:00
Tu 6
We 7
Th 8 ● Meeting 2/4: Executive Committee of Council 18:00
Fr 9 ● Meeting 2/4: Institutional Forum 10:00
Sa 10
Su 11
Mo 12
Tu 13 ● Meeting 5/10: Central Higher Degrees Committee 09:00
We 14
Th 15 ● Mid-Year Summative Assessments End
Fr 16 ● Y O U T H D A Y
Sa 17
Su 18
Mo 19 ● Winter Recess for Students Commences
Tu 20 ● Meeting 5/10: Research Ethics Committee (TREC) 09:00
We 21 ● Meeting 5/10: Animals Research Ethics Committee (AREC) 14:00
Th 22 ● Final Date: Capturing of ALL Summative Assessment Results
Fr 23 ● Meeting 2/4: Council 09:30
Sa 24
Su 25
Mo 26
Tu 27 ● Meeting: ECS (RESULTS) 14:00
We 28 ● Mid-Year Summative Re-Assessment Commences
Th 29
Fr 30

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JULY 2023
Sa 1
Su 2
Mo 3 ● Meeting 6/11: ECS 10:00
Tu 4 ● Mid-Year Summative Re-Assessments End
We 5
Th 6
Fr 7 ● Winter Recess for Students Ends
● Final Date: Capturing of Summative Re-Assessment Results
Sa 8
Su 9
Mo 10 ● Second Semester Commences
● ALL Lectures and Practicals Resume
● Open Week Commences
● Meeting 6/10: Central Higher Degrees Committee 09:00
Tu 11 ● Meeting 3/4: Board of Faculty – Health Sciences 09:00
● Meeting 3/4: Board of Faculty – Humanities 14:00
We 12 ● Meeting 3/4: Board of Faculty – Management and Law 09:00
● Meeting 3/4: Board of Faculty – Science and Agriculture 14:00
Th 13
Fr 14 ● Open Week Ends
Sa 15 ● Library Closed
Su 16
Mo 17
Tu 18
We 19
Th 20 ● Meeting 5/8 EMC 10:00
Fr 21
Sa 22
Su 23
Mo 24 ● Open Week - Grade 10 & 11 Commences 14:00
● Meeting 3/4: Risk Management Committee
Tu 25 ● Meeting 6/10: Research Ethics Committee (TREC) 09:00
We 26 ● Meeting 6/10: Animals Research Ethics Committee (AREC) 14:00
Th 27 ● Meeting 3/4: Students Support Services Committee 09:00
Fr 28 ● Open Week – Grade 10 & 11 Ends●
● 09:00
● Meeting 3/4: Senate Academic Planning Committee
● Closing Date: VC Excellence Awards
Closing Date: MBChB Applications for 2024
Sa 29
Su 30
Mo 31 ● Meeting 3/4: Senate Teaching and Learning Committee 09:00

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AUGUST 2023
Tu 1 ● Meeting 3/4: Senate Research and Ethics Committee 09:00
We 2 ● Meeting 3/4: Senate Information and Communication Technology Committee 09:00
● Meeting 3/4: Senate Committee of Students Living with Disabilities 14:00
Th 3 ● Meeting 3/4: Senate Library and Information Services Committee 09:00
● Meeting 3/4: Senate Community Engagement Committee 14:00
● Meeting 3/4: Council Information and Communication Technology Committee 18:00
Fr 4
Sa 5 ● Library Closed
Su 6
Mo 7 ● Meeting 7/11: ECS 10:00
Tu 8
We 9 ● WOMEN’S DAY
Th 10 ● Meeting 7/10: Central Higher Degrees Committee 09:00
● Meeting 3/4: Council Audit Committee 18:00
Fr 11
Sa 12
Su 13
Mo 14
Tu 15 ● Meeting 3/4: Council Joint Tender & Physical Planning Committee 18:00
We 16
Th 17
Fr 18 ● Final Date: Submission of Lists for the Spring Graduation Ceremony
● Council Strategic Planning Workshop 09:30
Sa 19 ● Council Strategic Planning Workshop 09:00
Su 20
Mo 21 ● Meeting 7/10: Research Ethics Committee (TREC) 09:00
Tu 22 ● Meeting 7/10: Animals Research Ethics Committee (AREC) 14:00
● Meeting 3/4: Council Human Resources Committee 18:00
We 23
Th 24 ● Meeting 3/4: Council Finance Committee 18:00
Fr 25 ● Meeting 3/4: Senate 10:00
Sa 26
Su 27
Mo 28
Tu 29
We 30
Th 31 ● Meeting 6/8: EMC 10:00

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SEPTEMBER 2023
Fr 1 ● Meeting 3/4: Institutional Forum 10:00
Sa 2
Su 3
Mo 4 ● Spring Lectures Commence (Faculty of Humanities)
Tu 5 ● Spring Lectures End (Faculty of Humanities)
We 6 ● Meeting 3/4: Executive Committee of Council 18:00
Th 7 ● Management Strategic Planning Workshop 09:00
Fr 8 ● Management Strategic Planning Workshop 09:00
Sa 9
Su 10
Mo 11 ● Meeting 8/11: ECS 10:00
Tu 12 ● Research Day: Faculty of Management and Law
We 13 ● Research Day: Faculty of Management and Law
Th 14 ● Meeting 8/10: Central Higher Degrees Committee 09:00
Fr 15 ● Onkgopotse Tiro Memorial Lecture 10:00
● Final Date: Submission of End of the Year Summative Assessment Papers
(External Moderation) to Assessment Section
Sa 16
Su 17
Mo 18
Tu 19 ● Research Day: Faculty of Science and Agriculture
We 20 ● Research Day: Faculty of Science and Agriculture
Th 21 ● Meeting 4/4: Council Information & Communication Technology Committee 18:00
Fr 22 ● Meeting 3/4: Council 09:30
Sa 23 ● Library Closed
Su 24 ● HERITAGE DAY
Mo 25 ● PUBLIC HOLIDAY
Tu 26 ● Spring Recess for Students Commences
● Meeting 8/10: Research Ethics Committee (TREC) 09:00
● Research Day: Faculty of Health Sciences
We 27 ● Meeting 8/10: Animals Research Ethics Committee (AREC) 14:00
● Research Day: Faculty of Health Sciences
● Spring Graduations Ceremony
Th 28 ● Spring Graduations Ceremony
Fr 29 ● Spring Graduations Ceremony
● Spring Recess for Students Ends
● Closing Date: Applications for 2024 Academic Year
Sa 30

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OCTOBER 2023
Su 1
Mo 2
Tu 3 ● Meeting 4/4: Board of Faculty – Humanities 09:00
● Meeting 4/4: Board of Faculty – Health Sciences 14:00
We 4 ● Meeting 4/4: Board of Faculty – Science & Agriculture 09:00
● Meeting 4/4: Board of Faculty – Management & Law 14:00
Th 5 ● Meeting 7/8: EMC 10:00
● Meeting 4/4: Council Joint Tender & Physical Planning Committee 18:00
Fr 6 ● Final Date: Submission of End of the Year Summative Assessment Papers
(Internal) to Assessment Section
Sa 7
Su 8
Mo 9 ● Meeting 9/11: ECS 10:00
Tu 10 ● Meeting 4/4: Council Finance Committee 18:00
We 11 ● Meeting 9/10: Central Higher Degrees Committee 09:00
Th 12 ● Meeting 4/4: Council Audit Committee 18:00
Fr 13
Sa 14
Su 15
Mo 16
Tu 17
We 18 ● Meeting 4/4: Council Human Resources Committee 18:00
● Meeting 2/2: Council Remunerations Committee 20:00
Th 19 ● Meeting 4/4 : Students Support Services Committee 09:00
● Final Date: Capturing of ALL Formative Assessment Marks
● Meeting 4/4: Risk Management Committee 14:00
Fr 20 ● Meeting 4/4: Senate Academic Planning Committee 09:00
● Lectures and Practicals Cease
Sa 21
Su 22
Mo 23 ● Meeting 4/4: Senate Teaching and Learning Committee 09:00
● Revision Period: Commences
Tu 24 ● Meeting 4/4: Senate Research and Ethics Committee 09:00
We 25 ● Meeting 4/4: Senate Information and Communication Technology Committee 09:00
● Meeting 4/4: Senate Committee of Students Living with Disabilities 14:00
Th 26 ● Meeting 4/4: Senate Library and Information Services Committee 09:00
● Meeting 4/4: Senate Community Engagement Committee 14:00
Fr 27 ● VC’s Excellence Awards Ceremony 18:00
● Revision Period: Ends
Sa 28
Su 29
Mo 30 ● End of the Year Summative Assessments Commence
Tu 31 ● Meeting 9/10: Research Ethics Committee (TREC) 09:00

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NOVEMBER 2023
We 1 ● Meeting 9/10: Animals Research Ethics Committee (AREC) 14:00
Th 2
Fr 3 ● Meeting 4/4: Institutional Forum 10:00
Sa 4
Su 5
Mo 6 ● Meeting 10/11: ECS 10:00
Tu 7
We 8
Th 9 ● Meeting 4/4: EXCO 18:00
Fr 10 ● Meeting 4/4: Senate 10:00
Sa 11
Su 12
Mo 13
Tu 14
We 15
Th 16
Fr 17 ● End of the Year Summative Assessment Ends
Sa 18
Su 19
Mo 20 ● Summer Recess for Students Commences
Tu 21
We 22
Th 23
Fr 24 ● Meeting 4/4: Council 09:30
Sa 25
Su 26
Mo 27 ● Final Date: Capturing of ALL Summative Assessment Results
Tu 28
We 29 ● End of the Year Summative Re-Assessments Commences
Th 30 ● Meeting 8/8: EMC 10:00

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DECEMBER 2023
Fr 1
Sa 2
Su 3
Mo 4 ● Meeting 10/10: Research Ethics Committee (TREC) 09:00
Tu 5 ● Meeting 10/10: Animals Research Ethics Committee (AREC) 14:00
We 6 ● End of the Year Summative Re-Assessments End
Th 7 ● Meeting 10/10: Central Higher Degrees Committee 09:00
Fr 8
Sa 9
Su 10
Mo 11 ● Final Date: Capturing ALL Summative Re-Assessment Marks
Tu 12
We 13
Th 14 ● Meeting: ECS (RESULTS) 15:00
Fr 15 ● Release of Summative Assessment Results
Sa 16 ● DAY OF RECONCILIATION
● Library Closed
Su 17
Mo 18 ● Meeting 11/11: ECS 10:00
Tu 19
We 20 ● Final Date: Capturing ALL Special Assessment Marks
● ALL Academic and Administrative Activities Close for the Year
Th 21
Fr 22
Sa 23
Su 24
Mo 25 ● CHRISTMAS DAY
Tu 26 ● DAY OF GOODWILL
We 27
Th 28
Fr 29
Sa 30
Su 31

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