DAR ES SALAAM UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF EDUCATION A Constituent College of the University of Dar es Salaam ALMANAC FOR THE ACADEMIC YEAR 2017/2018 1 DAR ES SALAAM UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF EDUCATION ALMANAC FOR THE ACADEMIC YEAR 2017/2018 ABBREVIATIONS/ACRONYMS AC = Audit Committee AGM = Annual General Meeting APC = Appointments Committee CCCS = Centre for Climate Change Studies CIUDSM = Confucius Institute at the University of Dar es Salaam CoAF = College of Agricultural Sciences and Fisheries Technology CoD = Committee of Deans CoET = College of Engineering and Technology CoHU = College of Humanities CoICT = College of Information and Communication Technologies CoNAS = College of Natural and Applied Sciences CoSS = College of Social Sciences CVCPT = Committee of Vice-Chancellors and Principals in Tanzania DARUSO = Dar es Salaam University Student Organization DoS = Dean of Students DSCC = Dean of Students Coordination Committee DUCE = Dar es Salaam University College of Education EC = Estates Committee HSK = Chinese Proficiency Test HSKK = Chinese Proficiency Oral Test IDS = Institute of Development Studies IKS = Institute of Kiswahili Studies IMS = Institute of Marine Sciences IRA = Institute of Resource Assessment IRMC = Investment and Resource Mobilization Committee MJKNMC = Mwalimu Julius Kambarage Nyerere Mlimani Campus MJKNC-Dev = Mwalimu J. K. Nyerere Chair in Development MJKNC-E & CC= = Mwalimu J. K. Nyerere Chair on Environment and Climate Change Environment and Climate Change MJKNC-PAS = Mwalimu J. K. Nyerere Chair in Pan-African Studies MUCE = Mkwawa University College of Education OMC = OPRAS Monitoring Committee OPRAS = Open Performance Review and Appraisal System PFIC = Planning, Finance and Investment Committee PG = Postgraduate RAAWU = Researchers, Academicians and Allied Workers Union SAC = Student Affairs Committee SJMC = School of Journalism and Mass Communication SoED = School of Education SoHS = School of Health Sciences SPSC = Senate Postgraduate Studies Committee SRKEC = Senate Research and Knowledge Exchange Committee SUSC = Senate Undergraduate Studies Committee TASC = Technical AIDS Sub-Committee THTU = Tanzania Higher Learning Institutions Trade Union UCC = University Computing Centre UDASA = University of Dar es Salaam Academic Staff Assembly UDBS = University of Dar es Salaam Business School UDEC = University of Dar es Salaam Entrepreneurship Centre UDSoL = University of Dar es Salaam School of Law UDSM = University of Dar es Salaam UFPC = University Funding Promotion Committee UG = Undergraduate USAB = University Students Accommodation Bureau USRC = University Students Representative Council 2 A. TEACHING AND EXAMINATIONS FRESH ENTRANTS REPORT AT THE UNIVERSITY Saturday 28 October 2017 FRESH ENTRANTS’ ORIENTATION WEEK FOR 2017/2018 ACADEMIC YEAR Begins: Monday 30 October 2017 Ends: Saturday 04 November 2017 CONTINUING STUDENTS REPORT AT THE UNIVERSITY 04 November, 2017 REGISTRATION OF NEW UG AND PG STUDENTS Begins: Monday 30 October 2017 Ends: Saturday 04 November 2017 REGISTRATION OF CONTIUING STUDENTS FOR THE FIRST SEMESTER Begins: Monday 06 November 2017 Ends: Friday 10 November 2017 1ST SEMESTER - EXCEPT FOR SoHS Begins: Monday 06 November 2017 End of Lecture Session Friday 16 February 2018 Ends: Friday 02 March 2018 1ST SEMESTER EXAMINATIONS - EXCEPT FOR SoHS Begins: Monday 19 February 2018 Ends: Friday 02 March 2018 INTER-SEMESTER BREAK - EXCEPT FOR SoHS Begins: Saturday 03 March 2018 Ends: Sunday 23 March 2018 MARKING - EXCEPT FOR SoHS Begins: Monday 05 March 2018 Ends: Friday 16 March 2018 COMPILATION- EXCEPT FOR SoHS Begins: Monday19 March 2018 Ends: Friday 23 March 2018 RELEASE OF PROVISIONAL RESULTS FOR SEMESTER 1 EXAMINATIONS - EXCEPT FOR SoHS Release Date: Friday 30 March 2018 2ND SEMESTER - EXCEPT FOR SoHS Begins: Monday 26 March 2018 End of Lecture Session Friday 06 July 2018 REGISTRATION OF CONTIUING STUDENTS FOR THE SECOND SEMESTER Begins: Monday 26 March 2018 Ends: Friday 10 March 2018 2ND SEMESTER EXAMINATIONS -- EXCEPT FOR SoHS Begins: Monday 09 July 2018 Ends: Friday 20 July 2018 END OF 2017/2018 ACADEMIC YEAR: 21 JULY 2018 EXCEPT SoHS MARKING - EXCEPT FOR SoHS Begins: Monday 23 July 2018 Ends: Friday 03 August 2018 3 COMPILATION - EXCEPT FOR SoHS Begins: Monday 06 August 2018 Ends: Friday 10 August 2018 LONG VACATION - EXCEPT FOR SoHS Begins: Saturday 21 July 2018 Ends: Friday 02 November 2018 SCHOOL OF HEALTH SCIENCES (SoHS) 1ST SEMESTER – SoHS Begins: Monday 06 November 2017 End of Lecture Session Friday 24 March 2018 Ends: Friday 06 April 2018 1ST SEMESTER EXAMINATIONS - SoHS Begins: Monday 26 March 2018 Ends: Friday 06 April 2018 INTER-SEMESTER BREAK – SoHS Begins: Saturday 07 April 2018 Ends: Sunday 15 April 2018 MARKING – SoHS Begins: Monday 09 April 2018 Ends: Thursday 12April 2018 COMPILATION- SoHS Begins: Thursday 12 April 2018 Ends: Friday 13 April 2018 RELEASE OF PROVISIONAL RESULTS FOR SEMESTER 1 EXAMINATIONS - SoHS Release Date: Friday 20 April 2018 2ND SEMESTER – SoHS Begins: Monday 16 April 2018 End of Lecture Session Friday 31 August 2018 Ends: Friday 13 September 2018 2ND SEMESTER EXAMINATIONS –SoHS Begins: Monday 03 September 2018 Ends: Friday 13 September 2018 END OF 2017/18 ACADEMIC YEAR - SoHS: 14 SEPTEMBER 2018 Marking – SoHS Begins: Monday 16 September 2018 Ends: Wednesday 18 September 2018 COMPILATION – SoHS Begins: Thursday 19 September 2018 Ends: Saturday 21 September 2018 LONG VACATION – SoHS Begins: Sunday 15 September 2018 Ends: Friday 02 November 2018 B: PRACTICAL TRAINING/FIELD WORK (MJKNMC) Begins: Monday 23 July 2018 Ends: Friday 14 September 2018 C: TEACHING PRACTICE Begins: Monday 30 July 2018 4 Ends: Friday 21 September 2018 D: FIRST SITTING EXAMINATIONS PROCESSING (2017/2018) (i) Independent Internal Examiners (IIEs) - Except SoHS Start Working Monday 03 August 2018 Complete Working - Friday 18 August 2018 (ii) Independent Internal Examiner (IIEs) – - SoHS Start Working - Saturday 22 September 2018 Complete Working - Wednesday 26 September 2018 (ii) Examiners’ Boards - Except SoHS - Wednesday 22 August 2018 (iii) Examiners Boards - SoHS - Thursday 27 September 2018 (iv) Special Academic Committee [Exams (MUCE)] - Wednesday 29 August 2018 (v) Special Academic Committee [Exams (DUCE)] - Wednesday 29 August 2018 (vi) Special College/ School/Institute Boards (MJKNMC, SJMC except IDS - Wednesday 29 August 2018 and SoHS) (vii) Senate Postgraduate Studies Committee (SPSC) -Exams Friday 31 August 2018 (viii) Senate Undergraduate Studies Committee (Exams) Except SoHS - Monday 03 September 2018 (ix) SENATE (Exams) Except SoHS - Thursday 06 September 2018 (x) Senate Undergraduate Studies Committee (Exams) SoHS - Monday 01 October 2018 (xi) SENATE (Exams), SoHS - Wednesday 03 October 2018 E: APPEALS PROCESSING (2017/2018) Application except for SoHS Begins: Friday 07 September 2018 Ends: Friday 14 September 2018 Application for SoHS Begins: Thursday 04 October 2018 Ends: Monday 08 October 2018 Processing for Approval - Except for SoHS Begins: Tuesday 11 September 2018 Ends: Thursday 13 September 2018 Processing for Approval - SoHS Begins: Monday 08 October 2018 Ends: Wednesday 10 October 2018 (i) Department Boards (Appeals) Except SoHS - Tuesday 12 September 2018 (ii) Department Boards (Appeals) for SoHS Friday12 October 2018 (iii) Special College/School/Institute Boards (Appeals) Except - Friday 14 September 2018 SoHS (iv) Special School Boards (Appeals) for SoHS - Monday 08 October 2018 (v) Senate Postgraduate Studies Committee-(SPSC) - Monday 17 September 2018 (vi) Senate Undergraduate Studies Committee (Appeals) - - Tuesday 18 September 2018 Except SoHS (vii) Senate Undergraduate Studies Committee (SUSC) - - Thursday 18 October 2018 [2017/2018 Supp/Special Examinations] and [Appeals and Examinations Irregularities] for SoHS (viii) SENATE [Appeals and Examinations Irregularities] except - Friday 21 September 2018 SoHS (ix) SENATE [2017/2018 Supp/Special Examinations] [Appeals - Friday 26 October 2018 and Examinations Irregularities] for SoHS F: SUPPLEMENTARY/SPECIAL EXAMINATIONS (2017/2018) Sitting - Except for SoHS Begin: Monday 24 September 2018 End: Friday 28 September 2018 Sitting - SoHS Begin: Monday 15 October 2018 5 End: Thursday18 October 2018 Marking - Except for SoHS Begins: Monday 01 October 2018 Ends: Friday 05 October 2018 Marking - SoHS Begins: Monday 05 November 2018 Ends: Wednesday 08 November 2018 Compilation - Except for SoHS Begins: Monday 08 October 2018 Ends: Friday 12 October 2018 Compilation – SoHS Begins: Thursday 08 November 2018 Ends: Saturday 10 November 2018 Processing for Approval of Supplementary/Special Examinations (i) Examiners Board (Supp/Special Exams) - Except for SoHS - Monday 15 October 2018 (ii) Examiners Board (Supp/Special Exams) - SoHS - Monday 12 November 2018 (iii) Special College/School/Institute Boards (Supp/Special Exams) - Except SoHS - Monday 15 October 2018 (iv) Special School Boards (Supp/Special Exams) - SoHS - M onday 12 November 2018 (v) Senate Undergraduate Studies Committee (Supp/Special Exams) and Appeals for - Thursday 18 October 2018 SoHS (vi) SENATE (Supp/Special Exams) and Appeals for SoHS - F r iday 26 October 2018 (vii) Senate Undergraduate Studies Committee (Supp/Special Exams) – SoHS - W ednesday 14 November 2018 (viii) SENATE (Supp/Special Exams) – SoHS - F riday 16 November 2018 G: ORIENTATION/REGISTRATION FOR ACADEMIC YEAR 2017/2018 (i) Fresh Entrants Report at the University - Saturday, 28 October 2017 (ii) Fresh Entrants’ Orientation Week and Registration of New UG and PG Students Begin - Monday 30 October 2017 End Saturday 04 November 2017 (iii) Continuing Students Report at the University - Saturday 04 November 2017 (iv) Registration of Continuing Students for the First Semester - Monday 06 November 2017 - Friday 10 November 2017 (v) Registration of Continuing Students for the Second Semester Begin - Monday 26 March 2018 End - Friday 30 March 2018 H: ORIENTATION/REGISTRATION FOR ACADEMIC YEAR 2018/2019 (vi) Fresh Entrants Report at the University - Saturday, 27 October 2018 (vii) Fresh Entrants’ Orientation Week and Registration of New UG and PG Students – Begin - Monday 29 October 2018 End - Saturday 03 November 2018 (viii) Continuing Students Report at the University - Sunday 04 November 2018 (ix) (x) Registration of Continuing Students for the First Semester Begin - Monday 05 November 2018 End - Friday 9 November 2018 I: GRADUATION CEREMONIES (2016/2017) 47th UDSM Graduation Ceremony (MJKNMC) (i) Cluster A - Saturday 18 November 2017 (ii) Cluster B - Saturday 02 December 2017 10th DUCE Graduation Ceremony - Wednesday 22 November 2017 6 9th MUCE Graduation Ceremony - Saturday 25 November 2017 J: GRADUATION CEREMONIES (2017/2018) 47th UDSM Graduation Ceremony (MJKNMC) (i) Cluster A - Saturday 17 November 2018 (ii) Cluster B - Saturday 24 November 2018 11thDUCE Graduation Ceremony - Saturday 01 December 2018 10th MUCE Graduation Ceremony - Saturday 08 December 2018 K: 2018/2019 ACADEMIC YEAR Fresh Entrants’ Orientation Week Begins: Monday 29 October 2018 Ends: Saturday 03 November 2018 2018/2019 Semester I Lecturing Session Begins: Monday 05 November 2018 L: MEETINGS 1. Vice Chancellor’s New Year Address - Tuesday, 09 January 2018 2. COUNCIL AND ITS COMMITTEES a) Council Regular Meeting - Thursday 02 November 2017 Regular Meeting - Wednesday 21 February 2018 Regular Meeting - Wednesday 23 May 2018 Regular Meeting - Wednesday 22 August 2018 Regular Meeting - Wednesday 21 November 2018 b) Bureau of the Council Regular Meeting - Thursday 26 October 2017 Regular Meeting - Thursday 08 February 2018 Regular Meeting - Tuesday 08 May 2018 Regular Meeting - Tuesday 07 August 2018 Regular Meeting - Tuesday 06 November 2018 3. SENATE AND ITS COMMITTEES a) SENATE Special Meeting [2016/2017 Supp/Special Examinations, Appeals - Friday 06 October 2017 and Examinations Irregularities] except for SoHS Special Meeting [2016/2017 Supp/Special Examinations] for SoHS - Friday 27 October 2017 Regular Meeting - Monday 29 January 2018 Regular Meeting - Thursday 03 May 2018 Regular Meeting - Thursday 19 July 2018 Regular Meeting - Tuesday 14 August 2018 Regular Meeting - Thursday 08 November 2018 Special Meeting [Admission] - Wednesday 19 September 2018 Special Meeting [Examinations] - except SoHS - Thursday 06 September 2018 Special Meeting [Examinations - SoHS] - Wednesday 03 October 2018 Special Meeting [Appeals and Examinations Irregularities] - Except - Friday 21 September 2018 SoHS Special Meeting [2017/2018 Supp/Special Examinations, Appeals - Friday 26 October 2018 and Examinations Irregularities] for SoHS Special Meeting [2017/2018 Supp/Special Examinations] for SoHS - Friday 16 November 2018 b) Senate Undergraduate Studies Committee (SUSC) Special Meeting - [Supp/Special Examinations[2016/2017] - Wednesday 25 October 2017 Regular Meeting - Friday 26 January 2018 Special Meeting - [1st Semester Examinations] - Except for SoHS - Monday 06 August 2018 7 Special Meeting [Admission] - Wednesday 12 September 2018 Special Meeting - [Appeals and Examinations Irregularities] - Tuesday 18 September 2018 Special Meeting - [Examinations SoHS] - Monday 01 October 2018 Special Meeting -[Supp/Special Examinations [2017/2018] - Thursday 18 October 2018 Special Meeting - [2017/2018 Supp/Special Examinations] - SoHS - Wednesday 14 November 2018 c) Senate Postgraduate Studies Committee (SPSC) Regular Meeting - Tuesday 23 January 2018 Special Meeting - [1st Semester Examinations] - Friday 03 August 2018 Special Meeting – 2nd Semester Examinations - Thursday 30 August 2018 Special Meeting [Admission] - Thursday 13 September 2018 Special Meeting - [2017/2018 Supp/Special Examinations] - Wednesday 17 October 2018 d) Senate Research and Knowledge Exchange Committee (SRKEC) Regular Meeting - Wednesday 04 October 2017 Regular Meeting - Wednesday 24 January 2018 Regular Meeting - Monday 16 April 2018 Regular Meeting - Wednesday 01 August 2018 Regular Meeting - Wednesday 24 October 2018 e) Consultancy, Outreach and Public Service Advisory (COPSA) Board Meeting Regular Tuesday 03 October 2017 Regular Meeting - Tuesday 15 January 2018 Regular Meeting - Wednesday 03 April 2018 Regular Meeting - Thursday 11 July 2018 Regular Meeting - Tuesday 19 October 2018 4. COLLEGE MEETINGS a) College Governing Board-DUCE Regular Meeting - Friday 20 October 2017 Regular Meeting - Thursday 19 January 2018 Special Meeting - Thursday 20 April 2018 Regular Meeting - Thursday 20 July 2018 Regular Meeting - Thursday 19 October 2018 b) College Academic Committee Regular Meeting - Wednesday 06 December 2017 Regular Meeting - Thursday 25 January 2018 Special Meeting (Admission) - Monday 04 June 2018 Special Meeting ( Examinations) - Wednesday 29 August 2018 Special Meeting ( Appeals) - Friday 14 September 2018 Special Meeting ( Supp/Spec Ex) - Monday 15 October 2018 Regular Meeting - Friday 28 December 2018 c) Committee of Deans Regular Meeting - Friday 01 December 2017 Regular Meeting - Monday 15 January 2018 Regular Meeting - Tuesday 3 April 2018 Regular Meeting - Tuesday 3 July 2018 Regular Meeting - Tuesday 23 October 2018 d) Funding Promotion Committee (FPC) Regular Meeting - Wednesday 25 October 2018 Regular Meeting - Monday 22 January 2018 Regular Meeting - Monday 23 April 2018 8 Regular Meeting - Monday 23 July 2018 Regular Meeting - Thursday 13 September 2018 e) Audit Committee Regular meeting - Tuesday 24 October 2017 Regular meeting - Friday 26 January 2018 Regular meeting - Wednesday 18 April 2018 Regular meeting - Wednesday 18 July 2018 Regular Meeting - Wednesday 19 September 2018 f) Appointments Committee Regular Meeting - Thursday 02 November 2017 Regular Meeting - Monday 19 March 2018 Regular Meeting - Wednesday 01 August 2018 Regular Meeting - Wednesday 10 October 2018 g) Estates Committee Regular Meeting - Tuesday 16 January 2018 Regular Meeting - Friday 13 April 2018 Regular Meeting - Friday 13 July 2018 Regular Meeting - Friday 12 October 2018 h) Students’ Affairs Committee Regular Meeting - Tuesday 10 October 2017 Regular Meeting - Tuesday 12 December 2017 Regular Meeting - Friday 19 January 2018 Regular Meeting - Friday 20 April 2018 Regular Meeting - Friday 20 July 2018 Regular Meeting - Tuesday 19 October 2018 i) ICT Steering Committee Regular Meeting - Monday 23 October 2017 Regular Meeting - Tuesday 9 January 2018 Regular Meeting - Monday 30 April 2018 Regular Meeting - Monday 30 July 2018 Regular Meeting - Monday 24 October 2018 j) Workers’ Council Regular Meeting - Tuesday 24 October 2017 Regular Meeting - Wednesday 13 February 2018 Regular Meeting - Friday 6 April 2018 Regular Meeting - Friday 13 July 2018 Regular Meeting - Monday 27 November 2018 k) OPRAS Monitoring Committee (OMC) Regular Meeting - Thursday 11 January 2018 Special Meeting - Thursday 22 March 2018 Regular Meeting - Tuesday 17 July 2018 Regular Meeting - Wednesday 31 October 2018 l) DUCE Library Board Regular Meeting - Thursday 24 May 2018 Regular Meeting - Tuesday 06 November 2018 m) College Tender Boards Regular Meeting - Monday 11 December 2017 Regular Meeting - Friday 09 March 2018 Regular Meeting - Thursday 21 June 2018 9 5. COMMITTEE OF VICE-CHANCELLORS AND PRINCIPALS IN TANZANIA (CVCPT) Regular Meeting - Wednesday 25 October 2017 Regular Meeting - Saturday 24 March 2018 Regular Meeting - Wednesday 12 September 2018 Regular Meeting - Thursday 15 November 2018 6. UDSM RESEARCH WEEK EVENTS a) The 4th UDSM Research Week University Level Begins - Wednesday 30 May 2018 Ends - Friday 01 June 2018 b) The 4th UDSM Research Week at Unit Level – MUCE and IMS Begins - Thursday 19 April 2018 Ends - Friday 20 April 2018 c) The 4th UDSM Research Week at Unit Level - MJKNC and DUCE Begins - Wednesday 11 April 2018 Ends - Friday 13 April 2018 7. PUBLIC HOLIDAYS Nyerere Day - Saturday 14 October 2017 Maulid - Thursday 30 November 2017 Independence - Saturday 09 December 2017 Christmas - Monday 25 December 2017 Boxing Day - Tuesday 26 December 2017 New Year - Monday 01 January 2018 Zanzibar Revolution - Friday 12 January 2018 Good Friday - Friday 30 March 2018 Easter Monday - Monday 02 April 2018 Karume Day - Saturday 07 April 2018 Union Day - Thursday 26 April 2018 May Day (Workers Day) - Tuesday 01 May 2018 Eid el Fitry - Day One - Friday 15 June 2018 Eid el Fitry - Day Two - Saturday 16 June 2018 Saba Saba - Saturday 07 July 2018 Farmers Day - Wednesday 08 August 2018 Eid el Hajj - Tuesday 21 August 2018 Nyerere Day - Sunday 14 October 2018 Maulid - Tuesday 20 November 2018 Independence - Sunday 09 December 2017 Christmas - Tuesday 25 December 2018 Boxing Day - Wednesday 26 December, 2018 10