Wednesday 25 October 2017

UNN Time Table of Events for 2017/2018 Session



 

UNN Time Table of Events for 2017/2018 Session

First Semester 2017/2018 Session
OCTOBER 2017

Tuesday 03 – Sunday 08           -           FOUNDERS DAY CEREMONIES

Wednesday 25                           -           Arrival of freshmen and old students/
provision of accommodation

Thursday 26                               -           Registration begins for all students

NOVEMBER 2017

Wednesday 01                           -           University-wide Orientation for freshmen begins

Friday 02                                   -           Departmental Orientation

Monday 06                                -           Lectures begin for both fresh and old students

Friday 10                                   -           Registration ends for old students

Monday 13                                -           Late registration begins for old students

Friday 24                                   -           Late registration ends for old students

DECEMBER 2017

NOVEMBER 27 – DECEMBER 03: CONVOCATION CEREMONIES

Friday 15                                   -           Registration ends for freshmen

SATURDAY 16 MATRICULATION CEREMONY

Wednesday 20                           -           Lectures end and Christmas break begins

JANUARY 2018

Tuesday 02                                -           Christmas break ends/Students return to campus

Wednesday 03                           -           Lectures resume

FEBRUARY 2018

Monday 19                                -           Revision begins

Friday 23                                   -           Revision ends

Monday 26                                -           Departmental Examinations begin

MARCH 2018

Friday 02                                   -           Departmental Examinations end

Monday 05                                -           Examination in inter-faculty and inter-disciplinary
courses begin

Friday 16                                   -           Examination in inter-faculty and inter-disciplinary
courses begin

End of First Semester and Students vacate Campus

SECOND SEMESTER 2017/2018 SESSION

APRIL 2018

Monday 02                                -           Students return to Campus

Tuesday 03                                -           Registration begins for all students
              
-                          Lectures begin

                                                   -           Last day for submission of first semester results to the
                                                               Department.    Processing of results begins in the
Department

Friday 13                                   -           Registration ends

Monday 16                                -           Late registration begins

Friday 20                                   -           Last day for submission of first semester results to the
                                                               Registry (Examination). Processing of results in the
Registry

                                                   -           Late registration ends

Friday 27                                   -           Deadline for checking of results by the Heads of
Department

Friday 30 – Monday 02 -           EASTER BREAK

JUNE 2018

Friday 29                                   -           Lectures end


JULY 2018                  

Monday 02                                -           Revision

Friday 06                                   -           Revision

Monday 09                                -           Departmental Examinations begin

Friday 13                                   -           Departmental Examinations end

Monday 16                                -           Examinations in inter-faculty and inter-disciplinary
courses begin

Friday 27                                   -           Examinations in inter-faculty and inter-disciplinary
courses end


End of 2017/2018 Session and Students vacate Campus

AUGUST 2018

Friday 10                                   -           Last day for submission of second semester results to
the Department and processing of final year students results begins in the Departments

Friday 17                                   -           Last day for submission of second semester results to
the Registry (Examinations). Processing of results begins in the Registry.

SEPTEMBER 2018

Friday 14                                   -           Deadline for checking of results by Heads of
Department

Tuesday 18 – Friday 21 -           Faculty Boards meet to consider and approval final
year students’ results

OCTOBER 2018

Wednesday 31                           -           Senate meets to consider and approve final year
Students’ results.

SUMMARY FOR THE SESSION

First Semester:               Lectures                      -           12 weeks + 4 days
                                                   Revisions                     -           01 week
                                                   Examinations  -           03 weeks

                                                   Total                           16 weeks + 4 days

Second Semester:                      Lectures                      -           12 weeks + 3 days
                                                   Revisions                     -           01 week
                                                   Examinations  -           03 weeks

                                                   Total                           16 weeks + 3 days

            TOTAL FOR THE SESSION                                 33 WEEKS

Friday 20 October 2017

Open Access Week, University of Nigeria Nsukka



Open Access Week, University of Nigeria Nsukka
 You are invited to the first-o its-kind 'Open Access Week' to be held in University of Nigeria, Nsukka on 24th October, 2017. The Theme of the event is "Open in Order to Increase Visibility in Teaching and Research". The event is being organised by a group of Open Access Advocates in UNN to mark the International Open Access Week which is a global, community-driven week of action to open up access to research. The event is celebrated by individuals, institutions and organizations across the world.  
Event  Breakdown

Date: Tuesday 24th October, 2017

Venue: MTN Digital Library, Nnamdi Azikiwe Library, UNN

Time: 9:00am- 9:30am -Radio Call-in Programme at Lion FM    
         11:00am - 1:00pm  - Workshop at MTN Digital Library

Please Note: 

* The official hashtag of Open Access Week is #OAweek. 

* The UNN Open Access Week event hashtag is: #OAweekUNN 
* You are invited to use the hashtag #OpenInOrderTo to start an online conversation about the benefits of an open system of communicating scholarship.
*UNN Open_Con Satellite event comes up in November (Details to be announced during OA Week event)

To register for the event, click here to  fill the short online form

*Attendance is not restricted to the number of online registrants. 

To learn more about the UNN Open Access Group, visit our blog: www.openaccessunn.blogspot.com

UNN 2017/2018 Direct Entry Screening Exercise for Admission



UNN 2017/2018 Direct Entry Screening Exercise for Admission
The University of Nigeria hereby invites candidates for direct entry into the University of Nigeria, Nsukka who registered with Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) for screening exercise.
Online Registration
A. Eligible candidates are required to pay a processing fee of N2,000.00 (Two thousand Naira only) through Remita Platform at any Commercial Bank.
B. The online registration commences on Thursday, October 19, 2017 and ends on Monday, October 23, 2017 while the examination screening exercise will hold on Thursday, October 26, 2017.
C. Process Flow for Post-UTME Registration
1. Visit the University of Nigeria website (www.unn.edu.ng) or portal (unnportal.edu.ng), log in your JAMB Registration number to generate and download a Payment Invoice which contains a Remita number, the invoice will enable you to make payment at any Commercial Bank.
2. With the Payment Invoice, the candidate is requested to pay Two thousand Naira only (N2,000.00) application fee. Ensure that the Invoice number is keyed in appropriately at the Bank and obtain a confirmation slip containing your Confirmation number and Invoice Number.
3. Visit the University of Nigeria website (www.unn.edu.ng) or portal (unnportal.edu.ng) again and login your JAMB Registration Number, the Confirmation Number and Invoice Number, then access and complete the University of Nigeria 2017/2018 Direct Entry form online at unnportal.edu.ng.
4. Candidates must possess the University Minimum/Departmental Entry Requirement for the courses applied for.
5. No GSM handset, calculator or any other extraneous materials should be brought into the Screening Hall.
6. JUPEB and Visually Impaired Candidates are not invited to the screening exercise, but they should register online.
publications
 The Timetable for the Computer-based screening exercise is as indicated hereunder:
DATE: Thursday, October 26, 2017
 publications
VENUE: NNAMDI AZIKIWE LIBRARY, UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA, NSUKKA
 publications
FACULTIES/TIME
Time    Faculty
9.00 am – 11.00 am
 Agriculture
Basic Medical Science
Biological Sciences
Health Science and Technology
Dentistry
Veterinary Medicine
 publications
11.00 am – 1.00 pm
Medicine and Surgery
Pharmaceutical Sciences
Engineering
Environmental Sciences
Physical Sciences
 publications
1.00 pm – 3.00 pm
 Arts
The Social Sciences
Law
Business Administration
 publications
3.00 pm – 5.00 pm
 Education
Vocational Teacher Education (VTE)
 publications
(Sgd.)
Chris C. Igbokwe, Esq.
Registrar