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RUAHA CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY ALMANAC FOR THE

ACADEMIC YEAR 2023/2024
SEPTEMBER 2023 – OCT 2024

NEW ACADEMIC YEAR

SEMESTER I 2023/2024
MONTH DAY DATE ACTIVITY
Monday 11-15 Orientation for LLM
SEPT,2023
Tuesday 12 Research Methodology Workshop

Monday 18 Lessons Begin for LLM

OCT,2023 Friday 06 Lectures Presentation- FBMS

Monday 9 Arrival of New Certificate and Diploma Students – All

programs
Tuesday- 10-13 Registration and Orientation of New Certificate and
Friday
Diploma students – All programs
Friday 13 Arrival of Continuing Certificate and Diploma students –
All programs
Saturday 14 Nyerere Day – Public Holiday

Monday 16 Lectures begin for Certificates and Diploma – All

programs
Monday 16 Phd Proposal Presentations- FOE
Thursday 20 Faculty staff meeting- ICT
Monday 23 Arrival of New Degree students
Tuesday - 24-27 Registration and Orientation - New Degree students,
Friday
PGDE,MED & PhD Candidates
Monday 30 Arrival of Continuing Degree Students
Tuesday 31 Lectures begin – All Degree Students, PGDE & MED

Nov, 2023 Thursday 02 Lectures Presentation - FBMS

Friday 03 Staff Meeting – FASS
Monday 06 PhD Concept note Presentation
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Monday 06 Classes begin – MFIIM/MBA

Wednesday 08 Inauguration of New Academic year 2023/2024 (RC
service and VC’s welcoming speech)
Thursday 09 Staff Student Seminar -ICT

Friday 10 Faculty Meeting -FoE

Wedn- 15-17 Proposal Presentations For MED 2

Friday
Thursd- 16-17 ICT Final year projects Concept Note Presentation
Friday
Saturday 18 University Baraza
Friday 24 16th Convocation Day
Saturday 25 16th Graduation 2022/2023 Finalists

DEC, 2023 Thursday 01 World Aids Day

Saturday 09 Independence Day – Public Holiday

Sunday 10 Welcome First Year

Tuesday- 12-15 ICT1 and ICT2 Training Presentations
Friday
Wednesday 13 Staff Student Seminar Presentation - FoE
Wedn-Thurs 13-14 Quantitative Research Workshop- DRPC
Friday 15 Computer Science Club general meeting- ICT
Saturday 16 Project Management short Course
Mond-Frid 18-22 Semester 1 Examinations- LLM
Thursday 21 Staff Academic Presentations – FASS
Friday 22 Christmas Break Begins
Monday 25 Christmas Day- Public Holiday

Tuesdays 26 Boxing Day - Public Holiday

JAN, 2024 Monday 01 New Year - Public Holiday

Monday 01 Christmas Break Ends

Tuesday 02 Semester I Lectures resume- All programs
Monday 08 Submission of Examinations for internal moderation – All
Certificate & Diploma programmes EXCEPT IAHS
Monday 08 Short course on ECE begins – FoE

Monday 08 Semester II starts- LLM

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Monday 08 Submission Research Proposal- PhD in Law

Mon- Tues 08-09 Final year projects proposal presentations- ICT
Wed- Thurs 10-11 Project Monitoring and Evaluation Short Courses-DRPC
Thursday 11 Submission of Research Proposals- LLM
Thursday 11 Lecturers Presentation- FBMS
Friday 12 Zanzibar Revolution – Public Holiday

Mon- Tuesd 15-16 Defence of Research Proposals- PhD in Law

Monday 22 Submission of Semester 1 Course Work- All Certificate and
Diploma programmes EXCEPT IAHS
Mon- Friday 22-26 Defence of Research Proposals- LLM

Thursday 25 Staff- Students Seminar Presentations – FoE

Friday 26 Staff Academic Presentations – FASS
Saturday 27 End of Semester 1 Lectures for all Certificate and Diploma
Programmes EXCEPT IAHS
Monday 29 Semester I University Examinations start- All Certificate
and Diploma programmes EXCEPT IAHS
Monday 29 Field Attachments begin – DBA2

FEB, 2024 Thursday 01 Lecturers Presentations – FBMS

Monday 05 Submission of coursework for all degree programmes

Friday 09 TP Seminar BAED 1&2

Friday 09 End of semester I Lectures for all Degree and IAHS

students

Saturday 10 Semester 1 University Examinations End- All Certificate

and Diploma Programmes EXCEPT IAHS
Sunday 11 Inter- Semester break starts- All certificate and Diploma
programmes EXCEPT IAHS
Monday 12 Semester I University Examinations start - All degree
programmes/PGDE/MED/ IAHS
Monday 12 Colloquium – Post Graduate Students -FoL
Thursday 15 PhD Proposal Presentations – FoE

Friday 23 Staff Academic Presentations – FASS

Saturday 24 Semester I University Examinations end - All degree

programmes/PGDE/MED/MFIIM /MBA and IAHS
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Sunday 25 Inter-semester break starts – All degree programmes and

IAHS EXCEPT BAED 1&2
Thursday 29 TP for BAED 1 &2 and PGDE starts

MARCH, 2024 Friday 01 Short Course for ECE Ends

Wednesday 06 Research Methodology Short Course
Thursday 07 Lecturers Presentations – FBMS
Friday 08 Staffing and promotions committee meeting
Sunday 10 Inter-semester break ends – All Certificate, Diploma
programmes including IAHS and all degree programmes
EXCEPT BAED 1&2

SEMESTER II – 2023/2024
Monday 11 Submission of students Examinations Results -All degree
programs, certificate, diploma including IAHS and MAED
Monday 11 Semester II Lectures begin
Monday 11 Tp Assessment one Begins
Tues- Frid 12- 15 Faculties/Directorates Board Meeting

Wednesday 13 Proposal Presentations BBA3/BAFIT3/BBM3

Thursday 14 Lectures Resume for MFIIM/MBA
Thursday 14 Computer Science Club General Meeting -ICT
Friday 15 Start of Submission of students Examinations Results
Complaints-All degree programs, certificate, diploma
including IAHS and MAED/MFIIM/MBA
Friday 22 Finance, Risk, Audit and investment committee meeting
Saturday 23 End of Submission of students Examinations Results
complaints -All degree programs,, certificate, diploma
including IAHS, MAED
Monday 25 Deans and Directors meeting
Thursday 28 End of Semester II lessons – LLM
Friday 29 Good Friday - Public Holiday

Sunday 31 Easter Sunday- Public Holiday

APRIL, 2024 Monday 01 Easter Monday- Public Holiday

Tuesday 02 Field attachment begin- BAFIT 3

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Tuesday 02 TP Assessment 2 Begins

Thursday 04 Lectures Presentation- FBMS
Sunday 07 Karume Day – Public Holiday

Mon- Tues 08-09 Qualitative Research Workshop Data Analysis

Wed- Thurs 10-11 Eid el Fitri* - Public Holiday

Monday 15 Lectures Resumes for MFIIM 1 /MBA

Tues- Wedn 16-17 Qualitative Research Workshop Data Analysis

Wednesday 17 Staff Student Seminar - ICT

Friday 19 COUNCIL MEETING

Monday 22 Dissertation Presentation for LLM - FoL
Wednesday 24 TP for BAED 1 & 2,PGDE – Ends
Thursday 25 Defence of Research Report for MED 2
Friday 26 Union Day - Public Holiday

Monday 29 Semester II Lectures resume - BAED 1&2,PGDE

MAY, 2024 Wednesday 01 Workers Day – Public Holiday

Friday 03 PhD Proposal Presentation

Mon- Friday 06- 10 Field Practical Training Survey- ICT
Research Week (Staff &Students)-DRPC
Wednesday 08 Staff Student Seminar Presentation- FOE
Wednesday 08 Proposal Presentation for MFIIM/MBA

Thursday 09 Lecturers Presentation-FBMS

Friday 10 RUCUSO General Election
Monday 13 Colloquium – Post Graduate Students- FoL
Mond- 13-17 Submission of Semester II Examinations for internal
Friday
moderation – All Certificate, Diploma and degree
programmes EXCEPT IAHS, BAED 1&2
Thursday 16 Lecturers presentations – ICT
Friday 24 Staff Academic Presentations - FASS
Saturday 25 Business Day – FBMS

JUNE,2024 Monday 03 Business Club General Meeting - FBMS

Monday 03 Submission of coursework – All Certificate and Diploma
programmes EXCEPT IAHS
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Wednesday 05 Staff Student Seminar Presentation-FOE

Wednesday 05 Environmental Day (Worldwide/Tanzania) - ICT
Thursday 06 Lecturers Presentations- FoL
Thurs-Friday 06-07 Project Monitoring and Evaluation short Course
Friday 07 End of Semester II Lectures- All Certificate and Diploma
students EXCEPT IAHS
Friday 07 Submission of MED2 Dissertations - External moderation

Monday 10 Semester II University Examinations start - All Certificate

and Diploma programmes EXCEPT IAHS
Wed-Frid 12-14 Final year projects progress presentations-ICT

Friday 14 End of Lectures Sem II- MFIIM/MBA

Monday 17 Eid Al Adha*- Public Holiday

Tuesday 18 Submission of Coursework - All Degree Programmes

EXCEPT BAED 1&2
Tuesday 18 Semester II University Examinations start- MFIIM/MBA

Friday 21 Staff Academic Presentation - FASS

Friday 21 Semester II University Examinations end - All Certificate
and Diploma programmes EXCEPT IAHS
Friday 21 End of Semester II Lectures- All Degree students EXCEPT
BAED 1& 2
Friday 21 Staff Academic Presentations - FASS
Saturday 22 Long vacation Starts- All certificate and diploma
programmes EXCEPT IAHS
Monday 24 Semester I SUPP/SPECIAL Examinations start – All
Certificate and Diploma programmes EXCEPT IAHS
Monday 24 Semester II University Examinations start - All Degree
programmes EXCEPT BAED1&2
Thursday 27 Submission of Semester II Examinations Results- All
certificate and diploma programmes EXCEPT IAHS
Friday 28 Faculties Board Meeting
Friday 28 Field Attachment ends – BAFIT3 and BBM3
Friday 28 Semester II University Examinations End- MFIIM/MBA
Saturday 29 Semester I SUPP/SPECIAL Exams End- All certificate and
diploma programmes EXCEPT IAHS
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JULY, 2024
Monday 01 Semester II SUPP/SPECIAL Examinations start – All
Certificate and Diploma programmes EXCEPT IAHS
Thursday 04 Lecturers Presentation- FBMS
Saturday 06 Semester II SUPP/SPECIAL end – All Certificate and
Diploma programmes EXCEPT IAHS
Saturday 06 Semester II University Examinations End- All degree
programmes ECXEPT BAED 1 &
Sunday 07 Saba Saba - Public Holiday

Sunday 07 Long Vacation Starts – All Degree Students EXCEPT BAED

1& 2
Monday 08 Submission of Semester II Examinations for internal
moderation- BAED 1 & 2
Monday 08 Semester I SUPP/SPECIAL start – All Degree Programme
ECXEPT BAED 1 & 2
Monday 15 Field Attachments begin –BBA2
Monday 15 ICT 1&2 /BEHSIT 1& 2, Diploma and Certificate (Cs and
EHSIT) Field Attachment Practical training begins -ICT
Mond-Tues. 15-16 Final year projects presentations (Defence) -ICT
Wednesday 17 Dissertation Presentation – BBA3/BAFIT3/BBM3
Friday 19 Semester I SUPP/SPECIAL Examinations end – All Degree
programmes Except BAED 1 & 2
Thursday 25 Staff Student Seminar Presentation- FOE
Friday 26 Staff Academic Presentations - FASS
Tuesday 30 Submission of Semester II University Examinations Results
and Semester I SUPP/SPECIAL Examinations Results - All
Degree Programs EXCEPT BAED 1&2

AUGUST, 2024 Thursday- 01-03 Faculties/ Directorates Board Meeting

Saturday
Monday – 05-10 Submission of Examinations Results complaints (Semester
Friday
II University Examinations and Semester I SUPP/SPECIAL
Examinations) for Degree students
Monday 05 Submission of Coursework for BAED 1&2
Tuesday 06 Deans and Directors meeting
Wednesday 07 Lecturers Presentations -FBMS
Thursday 08 Nane Nane – Public Holiday
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Friday 09 End of Lectures BAED 1& 2

Monday 12 Semester II University Examinations start - BAED1&2
Monday 12 Colloquium- Post Graduate students- FoL
Friday 16 SENATE MEETING

Friday 23 Semester II University Examinations end - BAED1&2

Friday 23 Staff Academic Presentation- FASS
Saturday 24 Long Vacation starts – BAED 1&2

Monday 26 Semester I SUPP/SPECIAL Examinations start – BAED 1&2

Friday 30 ICT 1&2 /BEHSIT 1& 2, Diploma and Certificate (Cs and
EHSIT) Field Attachment Practical training ends -ICT
Friday 30 Field Attachment ends – BBA2

SEPTEMBER, Monday 02 Staffing and promotions committee meeting

2024
Wednesday 04 Submission of Semester II University Examinations Results –
BAED 1&2
Thursday 05 Semester I SUPP/SPECIAL Examinations end – BAED 1&2

Thursday 05 Faculty Board Meeting FASS & FoE

Thursday 05 Lecturers Presentations- FBMS
Thursday- 05-07 Submission of Examinations Results complaints – BAED 1&2
Saturday
Friday 06 Finance, Risk, Audit and investment committee meeting

Monday 09 Semester II SUPP/SPECIAL Examinations start – All Degree

programmes
Friday 20 COUNCIL MEETING
Saturday 21 Semester II SUPP/SPECIAL Examinations End- All degree
programmes

NEW ACADEMIC YEAR 2024/ 2025

Monday 23 Arrival of New Certificate and Diploma students

OCTOBER, 2024 Tuesday 01 Lectures begin-New and continuing certificate/diploma

Programmes
Monday 14 Nyerere Day – Public Holiday
Monday 21 Arrival of New Degree students
Monday 28 Arrival OF Continuing Degree Students
Tuesday 29 Lectures begin – All degree students
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NOVEMBER, Wednesday 06 Inauguration of New Academic year 2023/2024 (RC

2024
Service and VC’s welcoming speech)
Thursday 28 17th Convocation
Friday 29 17th Graduation 2023/2024 Finalists

DECEMBER, 2024 Thursday 09 Independence Day – Public Holiday

Approved by;

……………………………………………….
Dr. Festo W. Gabriel
Ag. DEPUTY VICE CHANCELLOR ACADEMIC AFFAIRS