Open University of Mauritius Academic Calendar 2019/2020

Open University of Mauritius Academic Calendar 2019/2020

Calendar of Major Activities for the Academic Year 2018/2019 – Public
SUMMER 2019 – INTAKE FEBRUARY
WEEK DATE
12 weeks before start of semester November 2018 – January 2019
 Advert in newspapers for next intake
 Application opens As from January 2019 –February 2019
 Offer of Seat / Registration
5 weeks before start of Semester January 2019  Modules re-registration for ongoing students 3 weeks before Induction January 2019  Application closes for Semester 1 students 1 week before start of Semester January 2019  Application for exemption for Year 1 and ongoing students Induction Day February 2019

 Induction Session on 2 February Week 1 (4 – 10 February 2019) February 2019

 Career Fair Every 3 months March / June 2019  Academic Council
Prior to Academic Council As and when required  Advisory Committee
Week 3 (18 – 24 February 2019)
February 2019  Induction for PhD / DBA learners on 19 February 2019
 Convocation Ceremonies on 21-22 February 2019 Week 4 (25 February – 3 March 2019) February / March 2019  Deadline for late registration/deregistration of modules (penalty not applicable)
Week 8 (25 – 31 March 2019) March 2019  Deadline for late registration of
modules (penalty applicable) Week 11 (15 – 21 April 2019) April 2019  Learner Survey
 Posting of examinations’timetables on E-Platform Week 13 – Interruption of Studies End of April 2019  Application for interruption of studies and change of module Week 15 (13 – 19 May 2019) May 2019  E-MIG on 14-15 May 2019
Week 16 May 2019  Semester ends
 Examination starts
Week 21 (24 – 30 June 2019) June 2019  Open Day on 29 June 2019
Week 30 (26 August – 1 September 2019)
August 2019  Deadline for submission of dissertation Processing of Exam Results
Week 24 (15 – 21 July 2019) – Week 1 after examination 15 July 2019  Exam Board Starts Week 25 (22 – 28 July 2019) 24 July 2019  Examinations Results Committee
 Posting of Examination provisional result on E-Platform Week 25 – 27 (22 July – 11 August 2019)
24 July – 7 August 2019

 Review of Examination Scripts Week 34 (23 – 29 October 2019)
October 2019  Dissertation and final year results (Award)
WINTER 2019 – INTAKE AUGUST
WEEK DATE
12 weeks before start of semester
May – July 2019  Advert in newspapers for next intake
 Application opens As from July 2019 to August 2019
 Offer of Seat / Registration 5 weeks before start of Semester
June / July 2019  Modules re-registration for
ongoing students 3 weeks before Induction July 2019  Application closes for Year 1 students
1 week before start of Semester July 2019  Application for exemption for Year
1 and ongoing students Induction Day August 2019  Induction Session on 3 August 2019
Week 3 (Tentative) August 2019  Convocation Ceremony August 2019
Every 3 months September / December 2019
 Academic Council Prior to Academic Council As and when required  Advisory Committee 3rd Week of each month Every Months  Teaching and Learning Committee Week 4 (26 August – 1September 2019)
August / September 2019
 Deadline for lateregistration/deregistration of modules (penalty not applicable)
Week 8 (23 – 29 September 2019)
September 2019  Deadline for late registration of modules (penalty applicable)Week 11 (14 – 20 October 2019)
October 2019  Learner Survey
 Posting of examinations’timetables on E-Platform Week 13 (28 October 2019 – 3 November 2019) – Interruption of Studies
October / November 2019
 Application for interruption of studies and change of module Week 16 (18 – 24 November 2019) November 2019  Semester ends
 Examination starts End of December 2019 to 1st week of January 2020
 University Closure
Week 26 (27 – 31 January 2020)
January 2020  Deadline for submission of Dissertation
Processing of Exam Results Week 24 (13 – 19 January 2020) – Week 1 after
examination January 2020  Exam Board Starts
Week 25 (20 – 26 January 2020) January 2020  Examinations Results Committee
 Posting of Examination provisional result on E-Platform Week 25 – 27 (20 January 2019 – 9 February 2019) – Week 4 after examination January / February 2020
 Review of Examination Scripts/DissertationEnd May 2020

 Dissertation and final year results
(Award)