Academic Calendar

KIGALI INDEPENDENT UNIVERSITY ULK – ACADEMIC CALENDAR 2019-2020
1st Term2/9/2019MondayBeginning of year ones 2019-2020
 07/10/2019MondayBeginning of upper classes 2019-2020 and induction week
 16/10/2019Wednesday Public lecture – NIC( National Itorero commission) on History of Rwanda
 17/10/2019Thursday Public lecture -MINIYOUTH- on Role of  youth in implementing Agenda 2050
 31/10/2019Thursday English Proficiency Placement Test, BNR Saving Culture( public lecture)
 07/11/2019Thursday Public lecture – RURA conference  on Consumer Protection Right Awareness 
 26/11/2019Tuesday 1st Meeting of the Council of the Institution
 06/12/2019FridayGraduation ceremony/Gisenyi Campus
 09/12/2019MondayInternational conference on fight against Genocide
 13/12/2019FridayGraduation ceremony/Kigali Campus
 20/12/2019FridayBeginning of of the Christmas Break 
    
2nd Term06/01/2020MondayEnd of Christmas break  and Activities resume & Beginning of second term
 30/01/2020Thursday Conference on heroes day preparation
 01/02/2020SaturdayHeroes day
 24-28/02/2020Monday-FridayOpen Day
 02/03/2020MondayBeginning of second intake
 20/03/2020Friday2nd Meeting of the Council of the Institution
 26/03/2020Thursday English Proficiency Placement Test for 2nd intake
 31/03/2020TuesdayEnd of Second Term
  
3rd Term01/04/2020WednsdayBeginning of third term
 06/04/2020MondayBeginning of short break 
 07/04/2020TuesdayCommemoration of Genocide against Tutsi
 14/04/2020TuesdayEnd of short break and activities resume 
 30/04/2020ThursdayPublic Lecture
 01/05/2020FridayLabor day
 30/06/2020TuesdayEnd of third term
    
4th Term01/07/2020WednsdayIndependence day
 02/07/2020ThursdayBeginning of fourth term and Conference on Liberation Day
 04/07/2020SaturdayLiberation day
 10/08/2020MondayEnd of classes for day section
 12-26/8/2020 Special assessment period for day section
 28/08/2020FridayEnd of classes for evening section
 01/09/2020TuesdayBeginning of Year ones for the new academic year 2020-2021
 17/09/2020MondayEnd of First submission of memoirs Day section
 1-18/9/2020 Special assessment period  for evening section
 28/09/2020FridayEnd of 1st submission for evening section and 2nd submission for day section
 05/10/2020MondayBeginning of Academic year 2020-2021 
 16/10/2020FridayEnd of 2nd submission of Memoirs for evening section
 30/10/2020FridayEnd of Thesis and Dissertation  presentation 
 27/11/2020Friday ULK Council Meeting 
N.B: Senior Management meeting is held once a week and Academic senate meeting is held once two months.
Done at  ULK/Kigali 26th November 2019