FUTIA Academic Calendar for 2026/2027 Session; The Federal University of Technology, Ikot Abasi (FUTIA) has approved its academic calendar for the 2026/2027 academic session, outlining the dates for registration, orientation, lectures, matriculation, examinations, semester breaks and Senate meetings.
According to the approved calendar, the first semester will begin on Monday, 12 October 2026, with fresh undergraduate students expected to report for screening and registration. Returning undergraduate students are scheduled to resume on Monday, 19 October 2026.
The second semester will commence on Monday, 29 March 2027. The university has also scheduled the end of the second semester, examination periods, industrial training programmes and other academic activities.
FUTIA First Semester Academic Calendar for 2026/2027
The first semester will run from October 2026 to March 2027, covering registration, orientation, lectures, matriculation, examinations and the semester break.
October to December 2026
- Monday, 12 October 2026: First semester begins. Fresh undergraduate students report for screening and registration.
- Monday, 19 October 2026: Returning undergraduate students report for registration.
- Monday, 26 October 2026: Interdenominational service (Solemn Assembly) to mark the beginning of the academic session.
- Tuesday, 27 October 2026: Lectures begin for returning undergraduate students.
- Tuesday, 27 to Friday, 30 October 2026: Orientation programme for all fresh undergraduate students.
- Thursday, 29 October 2026: Regular Senate meeting.
- Monday, 2 November 2026: Lectures begin for fresh undergraduate students.
- Monday, 9 to Sunday, 22 November 2026: Late registration with a penalty for fresh undergraduate students. The registration period will last two weeks.
- Monday, 16 to Sunday, 29 November 2026: Late registration with a penalty for returning undergraduate students. The registration period will last two weeks.
- Thursday, 26 November 2026: Regular Senate meeting.
- Friday, 4 December 2026: Matriculation ceremony.
- Friday, 18 December 2026 to Friday, 1 January 2027: Christmas and New Year break, lasting two weeks.
January to March 2027
- Monday, 4 January 2027: Lectures continue for all undergraduate students.
- Thursday, 28 January 2027: Regular Senate meeting.
- Friday, 5 February 2027: Lectures end for all undergraduate students after 13 weeks.
- Monday, 8 to Friday, 12 February 2027: Revision week, lasting one week.
- Monday, 15 to Friday, 26 February 2027: First-semester examinations for returning undergraduate students, lasting two weeks.
- Thursday, 25 February 2027: Regular Senate meeting.
- Monday, 1 to Friday, 12 March 2027: First-semester examinations for fresh undergraduate students, lasting two weeks.
- Saturday, 13 to Sunday, 28 March 2027: First-semester break, lasting two weeks.
- Monday, 15 to Friday, 26 March 2027: Marking and submission of first-semester examination scripts.
- Thursday, 25 March 2027: Regular Senate meeting.
FUTIA Second Semester Academic Calendar for 2026/2027
The second semester is scheduled to begin on Monday, 29 March 2027. Activities will include registration, lectures, departmental and Schools Board meetings, Students/Sports Week, examinations and industrial training programmes.
March to May 2027
- Monday, 29 March 2027: Second semester begins for undergraduate students.
- Monday, 29 March 2027: Registration begins for all undergraduate students and will last two weeks.
- Monday, 29 March to Friday, 2 April 2027: Departmental and Schools Board meetings.
- Monday, 29 March 2027: Lectures begin for all undergraduate students.
- Monday, 5 April 2027: Senate Business Committee (SBC) meeting.
- Sunday, 11 April 2027: Registration ends for all undergraduate students.
- Monday, 12 to Sunday, 25 April 2027: Late registration with a penalty for all undergraduate students, lasting two weeks.
- Thursday, 6 May 2027: Regular Senate meeting.
- Monday, 17 to Friday, 21 May 2027: Students/Sports Week.
- Thursday, 27 May 2027: Regular Senate meeting.
June to September 2027
- Thursday, 24 June 2027: Regular Senate meeting.
- Friday, 2 July 2027: Lectures end for undergraduate students after 14 weeks.
- Monday, 5 to Friday, 9 July 2027: Revision week, lasting one week.
- Monday, 12 to Friday, 23 July 2027: Second-semester examinations for returning undergraduate students, lasting two weeks.
- Monday, 26 July to Friday, 6 August 2027: Second-semester examinations for fresh undergraduate students.
- Thursday, 29 July 2027: Regular Senate meeting.
- Monday, 9 to Friday, 20 August 2027: Marking and submission of second-semester examination scripts.
- Monday, 16 August to Sunday, 17 October 2027: Second-semester break and SWEP/SIWES programmes, scheduled for nine weeks.
- Monday, 23 to Friday, 27 August 2027: Departmental and Schools Board meetings.
- Thursday, 26 August 2027: Regular Senate meeting.
- Monday, 30 August 2027: Senate Business Committee (SBC) meeting.
- Thursday, 30 September 2027: Regular Senate meeting.
FUTIA 2027/2028 Academic Session Resumption Date
The Federal University of Technology, Ikot Abasi has scheduled the commencement of the 2027/2028 academic session for Monday, 18 October 2027.
Students are advised to take note of the approved academic calendar and the dates for registration, lectures, examinations and other academic activities throughout the 2026/2027 session.
