DUCE-Almanac 2017-2018

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DAR ES SALAAM UNIVERSITY
COLLEGE OF EDUCATION

A Constituent College of the University of Dar es Salaam

ALMANAC
FOR THE ACADEMIC YEAR 2017/2018
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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

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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
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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
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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
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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
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(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
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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
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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
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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

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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

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