Almanac for Academic Year 2014/15 - University of Dar es salaam

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UNIVERSITY OF DAR ES SALAAM

ALMANAC FOR THE ACADEMIC YEAR 2014/2015
UNIVERSITY OF DAR ES SALAAM
ALMANAC FOR THE ACADEMIC YEAR
2014/2015

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
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
DARUSO = Dar es Salaam University Students Organization
DoS = Dean of Students
DSCC = Dean of Students Coordination Committee
DUCE = Dar es Salaam University College of Education
EC = Estates Committee
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
MJKNC-Dev = Mwalimu Julius Kambarage Nyerere Chair in Development
MJKNC-E&CC = Mwalimu Julius Kambarage Nyerere Chair on Environment and
Climate Change
MJKNC-PAS = Mwalimu Julius Kambarage Nyerere Chair in Pan-African Studies
MJKNMC = Mwalimu Julius Kambarage Nyerere Mlimani Campus
MUCE = Mkwawa University College of Education
OMC = OPRAS Monitoring Committee
OPRAS = Open Performance Review and Appraisal System
PFC = Planning and Finance 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
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
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UDSoL = University of Dar es Salaam School of Law
UDSM = University of Dar es Salaam
UFPC = University Funding Promotion Committee
UG = Undergraduate
USRC = University Students Representative Council

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A: TEACHINGAND EXAMINATIONS
MWALIMU J.K. NYERERE MLIMANI CAMPUS
(MJKNMC), COLLEGE OF INFORMATION AND
COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY (CoICT), DAR ES
SALAAM UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF EDUCATION
(DUCE), THE INSTITUTE OF MARINE SCIENCES
(IMS), MKWAWA UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF
EDUCATION (MUCE) AND SCHOOL OF JOURNALISM
AND MASS COMMUNICATION (SJMC) – SEMESTER
ACTIVITIES

FRESH ENTRANTS’ ORIENTATION WEEK
BEGINS: 11 OCTOBER 2014
ENDS: 17 OCTOBER 2014

ST
1 SEMESTER
BEGINS: 20 OCTOBER 2014
30 JANUARY 2015 (End of Lecture
Session)
ENDS: 14 FEBRUARY 2015

MID-SEMESTER BREATHER
BEGINS: 22 DECEMBER 2014
ENDS: 02 JANUARY 2015

ST
1 SEMESTER EXAMINATIONS
BEGINS: 02 FEBRUARY 2015
ENDS: 13 FEBRUARY 2015

INTER-SEMESTER BREAK
BEGINS: 16 FEBRUARY 2015
ENDS: 07 MARCH 2015

MARKING
BEGINS: 16 FEBRUARY 2015
ENDS: 27 FEBRUARY 2015

COMPILATION
BEGINS: 02 MARCH 2015
ENDS: 06 MARCH 2015

Release of Provisional Results for Semester 1 Examinations:
08 APRIL 2015

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2 SEMESTER
BEGINS: 09 MARCH 2015
19 JUNE 2015 (End of Lecture Session)
ENDS: 04 JULY 2015

ND
2 SEMESTER EXAMINATIONS
BEGINS: 22 JUNE 2015
ENDS: 03 JULY 2015

END OF 2014/2015 ACADEMIC YEAR:
04 JULY 2015

MARKING
BEGINS: 06 JULY 2015
ENDS: 17 JULY 2015

COMPILATION
BEGINS: 20 JULY 2015
ENDS: 24 JULY 2015

LONG VACATION
BEGINS: 04 JULY 2015
ENDS: 16 OCTOBER 2015

B: PRACTICAL TRAININ G/FIELD WORK
MJKNMC, CoICT, IMS and SJMC
BEGINS: 06 JULY 2015
ENDS: 28 AUGUST 2015

C: TEACHING PRACTICE
MJKNMC, DUCE and MUCE
BEGINS: 13 JULY 2015
ENDS: 04 SEPTEMBER 2015

D: FIRST SITTING EXAMINATIONS PROCESSING (2014/2015)
i Independent Internal Examiners start 24 JULY 2015
ii Examiners’ Boards 31 JULY 2015
iii Special Academic Committee[Exams (MUCE)] 04 AUGUST 2015
iv Special Academic Committee [Exams (DUCE)] 04 AUGUST 2015
v Special College/School/Institute Boards 05 AUGUST 2015
(MJKNMC)
vi Senate Undergraduate Studies Committee (SUSC) 10 AUGUST 2015
(Exams)
vii Senate Postgraduate Studies Committee (SPSC) 12 AUGUST 2015
(Exams)
viii SENATE (Exams) 17 AUGUST 2015
ix Release of Examinations Results 19 AUGUST 2015
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E: APPEALS PROCESSING (2014/2015)
Application
BEGINS: 20 AUGUST 2015
ENDS: 25 AUGUST 2015
Processing
BEGINS: 24 AUGUST 2015
ENDS: 28 AUGUST 2015

i) Examiners Board (Appeals) 02 SEPTEMBER 2015
ii) Special College/School/Institute Boards 03 SEPTEMBER 2015
(Appeals)
iii) SPSC (Appeals) 07 SEPTEMBER 2015
iv) SUSC (Appeals) 09 SEPTEMBER 2015
v) SENATE (Appeals) 14 SEPTEMBER 2015

F: SUPPLEMENTARY/SPECIAL EXAMINATIONS (2014/2015)
BEGINS: 28 SEPTEMBER 2015
ENDS: 02 OCTOBER 2015

Marking
BEGINS: 05 OCTOBER 2015
ENDS: 13 OCTOBER 2015

Compilation
BEGINS: 14 OCTOBER 2015
ENDS: 20 OCTOBER 2015

Examinations Processing
(i) Examiners Board (Supp/Special Exams) 21 OCTOBER 2015
(ii) Special College/School/Institute Boards
(Supp/Special Exams) 23 OCTOBER 2015
(iii) SPSC (Supp/Special Exams) 26 OCTOBER 2015
(iv) SUSC (Supp/Special Exams) 27 OCTOBER 2015
(v) SENATE (Supp/Special Exams) 30 OCTOBER 2015

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G: ADMISSION/REGISTRATION FOR ACADEMIC YEAR 2014/2015

11 October 2014
Fresh Entrants Report at the University

13 October 2014 – 18 October 2014
Fresh Entrants’ Orientation Week

18 October 2014
Continuing Students Report at the University

13 October 2014 –20 October 2014
Registration of New UG and PG Students

20 October 2014 – 24 October 2014
Registration of Continuing Students for the First Semester

09March 2015 – 27 March 2015
Registration of Continuing Students for the Second Semester

24 February 2015 – 02 May 2015
Advertisement of UG and PG Programmes for 2015/2016

19 June 2015
SUSC (Admissions)

26 June 2015
SENATE (Admissions)

H: GRADUATION CEREMONIES
2013/2014
44th UDSM Graduation Ceremony MJKNMC, CoICT, IMS and
SJMC
(i) 08 November 2014 Cluster A
(ii) 15 November 2014 Cluster B

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7 DUCE Graduation Ceremony 22 November 2014
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6 MUCE Graduation Ceremony 29 November 2014

2014/2015
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45 UDSM Graduation Ceremony MJKNMC CoICT, IMS and
SJMC
(i) 07 November 2015 Cluster A
(ii) 14 November 2015 Cluster B

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8 DUCE Graduation Ceremony 21 November 2015
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7 MUCE Graduation Ceremony 28 November 2015
I: 2015/2016 ACADEMIC YEAR
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Fresh Entrants’ Orientation Week
BEGINS: 12 OCTOBER 2015
ENDS: 17 OCTOBER 2015

2015/16 Semester I Lecturing Session
BEGINS: 19 OCTOBER 2015

J: MEETINGS
1.Thu rsday 15 January 2015 Vice Chancellor’s New Year Address

2. COUNCIL AND ITS COMMITTEES
a) COUNCIL
06 November 2014 Thursday
29 January 2015 Thursday
28 April 2015 Tuesday
27 July 2015 Monday
26 October 2015 Monday

b) Bureau of Council
30 October 2014 Thursday
14 January 2015 Wednesday
15 April 2015 Wednesday
15 July 2015 Wednesday
13 October 2015 Tuesday

c) University Funding Promotion Committee (UFPC)
13 October 2014 Monday
08 January 2015 Thursday
08 A pril 2015 Wednesday
08 J uly 2015 Wednesday
06 O ctober 2015 Tuesday

d) Audit Committee (AC)
02 January 2015 Friday
02 A pril 2015 Thursday
03 J uly 2015 Friday
02 October 2015 Friday
29 December 2015 Tuesday

e) Appointment Committee (APC)
16 December 2014 Tuesday
03 March 2015 Tuesday
08 June 2015 Monday
23 September 2015 Wednesday
21December 2015 Monday

f) Estates Committee (EC)
08 December 2014 Monday
11 March 2015 Wednesday
22 June 2015 Monday
22 September 2015 Tuesday
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23 December 2015 Wednesday

g) Students Affairs Committee (SAC)
25 November 2014 Tuesday
17 March 2015 Tuesday
24 July 2015 Friday
24 November 2015 Tuesday

h) Dean of Students Coordination Committee (DSCC)
17 November 2014 Monday
12 March 2015 Thursday
14 July 2015 Tuesday
16 November Monday

i) Workers’ Council
27 November 2014 Thursday
13 March 2015 Friday
26 November 2015 Thursday

j) Workers’ Council Committee
20 November 2014 Thursday
03 March 2015 Tuesday
10 November 2015 Tuesday

3. SENATE and its Committees

a) SENATE

17 October 2014 SENATE Regular Meeting Friday

05 January 2015 SENATE Regular Meeting Monday

31 March 2015 SENATE Regular Meeting Tuesday

25 June 2015 SENATE Special Meeting Thursday
(Admissions)

01 July 2015 SENATE Regular Meeting Wednesday

17 August 2015 SENATE Special Meeting Monday
(Exams)
14 September 2015 SENATE Special Meeting Monday
(Appeals + Exam Irregularities)
29 September 2015 SENATE Regular Meeting Tuesday
30 October 2015 SENATE Special Meeting Friday
(Supp/Special Exams) 2014/15

b) Senate Undergraduate Studies Committee (SUSC)
24 October 2014 2013/2014 Supp/ Special Exams Friday
05 January 2015 Regular Meeting Monday
18 June 2015 Admissions Thursday
10 August 2015 Examinations Monday
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09 September 2015 Appeals and Exams Irregularities Wednesday
27 October 2015 2014/15 Supp/Special Exams Tuesday

c) Senate Postgraduate Studies Committee (SPSC)
21 October 2014 2013/2014 Supp/ Special Exams Tuesday
15 June 2015 Admissions Monday
12 August 2015 Exams Wednesday
07 September 2015 Appeals and Exams Irregularities Monday
28 October 2015 2014/15 Supp/Special Exams Wednesday

d) Senate Research and Knowledge Exchange Committee (SRKEC)
03 April 2015 Friday
09 July 2015 Thursday
01 October 2015 Thursday
30 December 2015 Wednesday

4. MANAGEMENT COMMITTEES
a) Planning and Finance Committee (PFC)
01 October 2014 - Wednesday
19 December 2014 - Friday
25 March 2015 - Wednesday
03 June 2015 - Tuesday
15 September 2015 - Tuesday

b) Investment and Resource Mobilization Committee (IRMC)
28 November 2014 - Friday
05 March 2015 - Thursday
28 May 2015 - Thursday
02 September 2015 - Wednesday
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c) Committee of Deans (CoD)
03 November 2014 Monday
22 January 2015 Thursday
05 March 2015 Monday
15 May 2015 Friday
17 July 2015 Friday
08 October 2015 Thursday

c) OPRAS Monitoring Committee (OMC)
27 November 2014 - Thursday
15 December 2014 - Monday
31 December 2014 - Wednesday
15 January 2015 - Thursday
15 May 2015 - Friday
15 June 2015 - Monday
20 June 2015 - Saturday
25 June 2015 - Thursday

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