AAU Releases Academic Calendar for 2026/2027 Session, Sets November 2 for Resumption of Lectures

Ambrose Alli University (AAU), Ekpoma, Edo State, has approved its academic calendar for the 2026/2027 academic session, outlining key dates for resumption, registration, lectures, examinations and other academic activities.

The calendar was approved by the Vice-Chancellor, Professor Eunice Omonzejie, on behalf of the university’s Senate and announced by the Registrar, Mrs. Oluwayomi O. Aghebaku, MNEM, MANUPA.

According to the approved schedule, new students are expected to arrive on campus on Sunday, November 1, 2026, while clearance and course registration for fresh students will continue from Monday, November 2. Orientation for new students is scheduled for Wednesday, November 4.

Returning students are expected to arrive on Sunday, November 15, while registration of courses for all students and lectures will commence on Monday, November 16. The matriculation ceremony for fresh students is scheduled for Monday, November 30.

Course registration for all students will close on Monday, December 7, while late registration will end on Monday, December 14. Continuous assessment is scheduled to hold from Friday, December 18, to Tuesday, December 22, before the Christmas break begins on Wednesday, December 23, and ends on Sunday, January 3, 2027.

First-semester lectures will resume on Monday, January 4, 2027, and end on Monday, January 25. Examinations will begin on Monday, February 1, with General Studies (GST) and Entrepreneurship (ENT) courses, and end on Monday, March 1, 2027.

Second Semester

For the second semester, students are expected to return to campus on Sunday, March 7, 2027, while course registration and lectures will begin on Monday, March 8.

Late course registration for all students will end on Tuesday, March 30, while continuous assessment is scheduled for Monday, April 12.

Second-semester lectures will end on Thursday, May 20, while examinations are scheduled to begin on Thursday, May 27. The calendar lists GST and ENT courses alongside the examination schedule, although the placement of the dates in the supplied notice is unclear.

The second-semester examinations are expected to end on Monday, August 2, 2027, after which faculty boards of examiners will meet to consider students’ results.

The Business Committee of Senate is scheduled to meet from Monday, August 9, to Wednesday, August 11, to consider the results, while the Senate will meet from Wednesday, August 18, to Friday, August 20, to consider the results and mark the end of the academic session.

The university management has urged members of the university community to take note of the approved calendar and be guided accordingly.