University Calendar - May

Legend

MC - Mahikeng Campus

PC - Potchefstroom Campus

VC - Vanderbijlpark Campus

M - Masters degree

PhD/D - Doctoral degree

UDL - Unit for Distance Learning

HDA - Higher Degrees Administration

 

 
Public holidays
 
1st Exam opportunity
 
2nd Exam opportunity
 
Distance Exam opportunity
 
Class time
 
Assessments
 
University recess and commencement of classes
 
Interchanges of days
 
Inter-campus sports day
 
University open and close

2026

Day

Date

Event in May

Fri

1

*Interpreter Appreciation Day

Worker’s day

Sat

2

Twelfth Day of Ridván

Sun

3

 

Mon

 

4

 

 

 

 

*Ceremonies: Graduation MC - 15:00
                                                                          

Meeting:  FHUM PC OHS – 09:00 – 10:30

Meeting:  Senate Committee for Research and Innovation (SCRI) – 14:00 – 16:30

Meeting:  MECF-NEHAWU – 09:00 – 10:30

Meeting:  MECF - SAPTU – 11:00 – 12:30

Meeting:  MECF-Solidarity – 14:00 – 15:30

Tue

5

*Ceremonies: Graduation MC - 10:00
 *Ceremonies: Graduation MC - 15:00

*Career services (Vanderbijlpark):  CV & Interview training sessions

*Career services (Potchefstroom Campus): Accounting Career Fair

Meeting:  University Consultative Forum (UCF) – 10:00 – 12:00

Meeting:  Assets Committee – 10:00 – 13:00

Meeting:  Honorary Awards Committee (HAC) – 14:00 – 16:30

Wed

6

*Ceremonies: Graduation MC - 10:00
*Ceremonies: Graduation MC - 15:00

*Career services (Vanderbijlpark):  Career Coaching Training Sessions

*Career services (Potchefstroom Campus): Law & General Career Fair

Meeting: Institutional Forum (IF) (with workshop) - 09:00-16:30

Meeting:  Committee on Student Support Services (CoSSS) – 10:00 – 12:00

Meeting:  FENG Faculty Board (FB):  10:00 – 12:00

Meeting:  FTHE Faculty Management Committee (FMC) - 10:00 – 13:00

Thu

7

*Ceremonies: Graduation MC - 10:00
*Ceremonies: Graduation MC - 15:00

*Career services (Potchefstroom Campus): Engineering and Sciences Career Fair

Meeting:  Information Technology Committee (ITCom) – 14:00 – 16:30

Meeting:  Senate Library and Information Services Committee (SLiSC) – 14:00 – 16:00

Meeting:  Student Diversity and Transformation Committee (SDTC) – 14:00 – 16:00

Meeting:  Board of Donors (BoD)– 18:00 – 20:00

Meeting:  Senate Admission Requirements Committee (SARC) - 10:00 - 12:00

Fri

8

*Ceremonies: Graduation MC - 10:00
                                                                              

Sat

 

* NWU Symphony Orchestra Concert

Sun

10

 

Mon

11

Meeting:  Teaching and Learning Leadership Forum – 10:00 – 12:00

Meeting:  Alumni Association – 10:00 – 12:30

Meeting:  Convocation Exco – 14:00 – 16:30

Meeting:  University Budget Committee (UBC) - 10:00-12:00

Meeting: School of Mining and Mining Engineering Task Team (MMETT) – 10:00-13:00

Tue

12

  • No events period for first semester exam period (12 May – 19 June)

Meeting:  People and Culture and Employment Equity Committee (PCEE) – 10:00 – 13:00

Meeting:  Information Management Committee (IMCom) – 10:00-12:00

Meeting:  FEDU Research and innovation (RIC) - 10:00-13:00

Meeting:  FHUM Executive Committee (Exco) -14:00 – 16:30

Wed

13

  • No events period for first semester exam period (12 May – 19 June)

*Career services (Mahikeng Campus): General Career Fair

*Career services (Potchefstroom Campus): CV & Interview Training Sessions

Meeting:  Human Rights Committee (HRC) – 10:00 – 13:00

Meeting:  Combined Assurance Forum (CAF) – 14:00 – 16:30

Meeting:  FHUM Research and Innovation, Ethics, and Higher Degrees (RIEHD): 10:00 – 13:00

Meeting:  FENG Faculty Management Committee (FMC) - 09:00 – 12:00

Meeting: FTHE REC -10:00 – 13:00

Thu

14

  • No events period for first semester exam period (12 May – 19 June)

*Ceremonies: Graduation VC - 10:00
*Ceremonies: Graduation VC - 15:00

*Career services (Potchefstroom Campus): Career Coaching Training Sessions

Meeting:  Executive Committee of Council – 14:00 – 16:30

Meeting:  Senate Committee for Teaching and Learning (SCTL) - 10:00-12:00

Meeting: FTHE TLC -10:00 – 13:00

Ascension Day

Fri

15

  • No events period for first semester exam period (12 May – 19 June)

*Ceremonies: Graduation VC - 10:00

Sat

16

 

Sun

17

 

Mon

18

  • No events period for first semester exam period (12 May – 19 June)

*Ceremonies: Graduation VC - 15:00

*IRIMS session:  10:00 – 13:00

Meeting:  Senate Committee for Academic Standards (SCAS) – 10:00 – 13:00

 

Tue

19

  • No events period for first semester exam period (12 May – 19 June) 

*Ceremonies: Graduation VC - 10:00
*Ceremonies: Graduation VC - 15:00

Meeting:  Tender Committee – 10:00 – 13:00

Meeting: FEDU Teaching and Learning (TLC) - 10:00-13:00

Meeting: FTHE Teaching and Learning (TLC) - 10:00 – 13:00

Meeting:  FLAW Community Engagement Committee (CEC) - 10:00-13:00

Meeting:  Campus SHE Committees:  14:00 – 16:30

Meeting:  SIS Steerco – 14:00 – 16:30

Meeting:  FENG Teaching and Learning Committee (TLC) - 11:00 – 12:30

Wed

20

  • No events period for first semester exam period (12 May – 19 June)   

*Ceremonies: Graduation VC - 10:00
*Ceremonies: Graduation VC - 15:00

*Career services (Mahikeng Campus): CV & Interview Training Sessions

Meeting:  NWU-HREC

Meeting:  University Management Committee (UMC) – 08:30 – 13:00

Meeting:  University Management Committee (UMC) with SRC

Meeting:  FENG Research and Innovation (RIC) - 09:00 – 12:00

Meeting:  Student Representative Council (SRC) – 14:00 – 16:30

Thu

21

  • No events period for first semester exam period (12 May – 19 June)

*Ceremonies: Graduation VC - 10:00
*Ceremonies: Graduation VC - 15:00

Meeting:  FNAS REC

Meeting:  University Management Committee (UMC) - 10:00 – 13:00

Meeting:  FEMS Faculty Management Committee (FMC) & FB Exco -10:00-13:00

Meeting: Vanderbijlpark Occupational Health and Safety Committee (VC OHS)  - 10:00 – 13:00

Meeting: FNAS Research and Innovation Committee (RIC): 10:00-13:00

Meeting: FNAS Teaching and Learning Committee (TLC): 14:00-16:00

Meeting: FTHE Research Ethics Committee (REC) – 10:00 – 13:00

*2026 Media and OCB Awards

Shavuot

Fri

22

  • No events period for first semester exam period (12 May – 19 June)

*Ceremonies: Graduation VC - 10:00

Meeting: Investment Committee – 09:00 – 13:00

Shavuot

Sat

23

Shavuot

Sun

24

Declaration of the Báb

Pentecost

Mon

25

  • No events period for first semester exam period (12 May – 19 June)
  • Last day to publish Participation Marks

Meeting: FHUM Faculty Management Committee (FMC) - 10:00 – 13:00

Meeting: FEDU Faculty Management Committee (FMC) - 10:00-13:00

Meeting:  FLAW Faculty Management Committee (FMC) - 09:00-13:00

Meeting:  Remuneration Committee (RemCom) – 14:00 – 16:30

Tue

 

 

 

26

  • No events period for first semester exam period (12 May – 19 June)

Meeting:  AnimalProd

Meeting:  Transformation Oversight Committee (TOC) – 10:00 - 13:00

Meeting:  FTHE OHS 10:00 – 13:00

Meeting:  Research Data Gatekeeper Committee (RDGC) - 14:00 – 16:00

Meeting:  Mahikeng Campus SHE Committee

Wed

27

  • No events period for first semester exam period (12 May – 19 June)

Meeting:  NWU-AnimCareREC

Meeting:  Finance Committee 10:00 – 13:00

Meeting:  Social and Ethics Committee (SEC) – 14:00 – 16:30

Eid al-Adha

Thu

28

  • No events period for first semester exam period (12 May – 19 June)

Meeting: Technology and Information Governance Committee (TIGov) – 10:00 – 13:00

Meeting:  Senate – 14:00 – 17:00

Meeting: FTHE OHS -10:00 – 13:00

Fri

29

  • No events period for first semester exam period (12 May – 19 June)
  • HD Examinations: Closing date for the April-May examination session for participation in the Spring ceremonies

Meeting: EMS REC

Ascension of Bahá’u’lláh

Sat

30

 

Sun

31