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
FHS - Faculty of Health Sciences
FHUM - Faculty of Humanities
FEMS - Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences
FNAS - Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences
FTHE - Faculty of Theology
FENG - Faculty of Engineering
FLAW - Faculty of Law
FEDU - Faculty of Education
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 November | |||
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| Sun | 1 | All Saints' Day | |||
| Mon | 2 |
Meeting: Tender Committee – 10:00 – 13:00 Meeting: Employment Equity and Skills Development Forum (EESDF) – 14:00 – 16:00 All Souls’ Day | |||
| Tue | 3 |
Meeting: University Consultative Forum (UCF) – 10:00 – 12:00 Meeting: Alumni Association Exco – 10:00 – 12:30 Meeting: FLAW Community Engagement Committee (CEC) - 10:00-13:00 Meeting: Convocation Exco – 14:00 – 16:30 | |||
| Wed | 4 |
Meeting: FEDU Community Engagement and Stakeholder Relations (CE&SR) 10:00-13:00 Meeting: Audit, Risk and Compliance Committee (ARCC) – 10:00 – 13:00 Meeting: Human Rights Committee (HRC) – 14:00 – 16:30 Meeting: Mahikeng Campus Management Committee (MCMC) with SSC –09:00-10:00 Meeting: Mahikeng Campus Management Committee (MCMC) -10:00-13:00 *Ceremonies: Inaugural lecture | |||
| Thu | 5 |
*IRIMS session: 10:00 – 13:00 Meeting: FEDU Standing Committee of AAE - 10:00-13:00 *Ceremonies: Inaugural lecture | |||
| Fri | 6 |
Meeting: FTHE Faculty Board (FB) EXCO 10:00 – 13:00 *Ceremonies: Inaugural lecture | |||
| Sat | 7 | ||||
| Sun | 8 | Diwali (Deepavali) | |||
| Mon | 9 |
Meeting: Executive Committee of Council – 14:00 – 16:30
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| Tue | 10 |
Meeting: FEMS Faculty Management Committee (FMC) and FB Exco -10:00-13:00 Meeting: Extended Executive Committee of Council – 10:00 – 13:00 Meeting: FENG Teaching and Learning Committee (TLC) 11:00 – 12:30 Meeting: Digital, Information and Technology Committee (DITCom) – 14:00 – 16:30 Meeting: FHS Faculty Management Committee (FMC): 10:00 – 13:00 Birth of the Báb | |||
| Wed | 11 |
Meeting: NWU-HREC Meeting: Safety, Health and Environment Committee (SHE) – 10:00 – 12:00 Meetings: Campus Management Committees (with SCC): 14:00 – 16:00 Meeting: FHUM Executive Committee (Exco): 09:00 – 12:00 Meeting: FENG Research and Innovation Committee (RIC): 09:00 – 12:00 Meeting: FTHE Teaching and Learning Committee (TLC) 10:00 – 13:00 *Ceremonies: Inaugural lecture Birth of Bahá’u’lláh | |||
| Thu | 12 |
Meeting: NWU-AnimCareREC Meeting: Teaching and Learning Leadership Forum – 10:00 – 12:00 Meeting: SIS Steerco – 14:00 – 16:30 Meeting: FEDU Research and Innovation (RIC) - 10:00-13:00 MS TEAMS Meeting: FHS Research and Innovation Committee (RIC): 10:00 – 13:00 Meeting: FLAW Quality Enhancement Committee (QEC) - 10:00-12:00 Meeting: Vanderbijlpark Campus Management Committee (VCMC) with SSC - 09:00-10:00 Meeting: Vanderbijlpark Campus Management Committee (VCMC) – 10:00 – 13:00 Meetings: Potchefstroom Campus Management Committees (PCMC) - 14:00 – 16:00 Meetings: Potchefstroom Campus Management Committee (with SCC) - 14:00 – 16:00 *Ceremonies: Inaugural lecture | |||
| Fri | 13 |
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| Mon | 16 |
Meeting: FHUM Faculty Management Committee (FMC): 10:00 – 13:00 Meeting: FEDU FB Exco 10:00-13:00
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| Wed | 18 |
Meeting: FTHE Faculty Management Committee (FMC) 10:00 – 13:00 Meeting: NWU Council – 08:30 – 16:30 *Ceremonies: Inaugural lecture | |||
| Thu | 19 |
*NWU Excellence Awards 2026 Meeting: FNAS REC Meeting: FEDU Faculty Management Committee (FMC) - 10:00-13:00 Meeting: FHUM Research and Innovation, Ethics, and Higher Degrees Committee (RIEHD) - 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: FTHEO Research Ethics Committee (REC) - 10:00 – 12:00 *Ceremonies: Inaugural lecture | |||
| Fri | 20 |
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| Sat | 21 |
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| Sun | 22 |
Christ the King | |||
| Mon | 23 |
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| Tue | 24 |
Meeting: University Management Committee (UMC) – 08:30 – 13:00 Meeting: AnimalProd Meeting: FLAW Faculty Management Committee (FMC) - 09:00-13:00 Meeting: FNAS Faculty Management Committee (FMC) – 10:00 – 13:00 | |||
| Wed | 25 | Meeting: University Management Committee (UMC) – 08:30 – 13:00
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| Thu | 26 | *Ceremonies: Graduation - 10:00 (HD Summer Ceremony) Day of the Covenant | |||
| Fri | 27 |
*Ceremonies: Graduation - 10:00 (HD Summer Ceremony) Meeting: EMS REC | |||
| Sat | 28 | Ascension of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá | |||
| Son | 29 | Advent - first Sunday | |||
| Mon | 30 |
Meeting: Research Data Gatekeeper Committee: 14:00 – 16:00 Meeting: Remuneration Committee: 10:00 – 12:00 | |||