AFRIGIST ACADEMIC CALENDAR
2025-2026 Academic Session
African Regional Institute for Geospatial Information Science and Technology (AFRIGIST)
Ile-Ife, Nigeria
The 2025/2026 academic session will resume on September 1st, 2025
Key Dates
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Session Begins: September 1, 2025 -
Graduation Ceremony: August 7, 2026 -
Next Session Begins: September 7, 2026
Program Overview
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Professional Master / PGD -
MSc GPM / MSc / MGIT -
Technologist Diploma/ Technician Diploma
Academic Year Timeline
Sep 1, 2025
Session Begins
Session Begins
Dec 22, 2025
End of Year Break
End of Year Break
May 15, 2026
Exams End
Exams End
Aug 7, 2026
Graduation
Graduation
Sep 7, 2026
Next Session
Next Session
Academic Calendar 2025-2026
| Date | Professional Master / PGD | MSc GPM / MSc / MGIT | Technologist Diploma/ Technician Diploma |
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| First Semester | |||
| 15th Sept, 2025 |
1st Semester Begins
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1st Semester Begins
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1st Semester Begins
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| 15th – 19th Sept 2025 |
Students Registration/Orientation Week for Fresh Students
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Students Registration/Orientation Week for Fresh Students
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Students Registration/Orientation Week for Fresh Students
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| 22nd Sept 2025 |
1st Semester Lecture begins
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1st Semester Lecture begins
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1st Semester Lecture begins
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| 3rd – 7th Oct 2025 |
Continuous Assessment
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Continuous Assessment
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Continuous Assessment
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| 19th Dec, 2025 |
1st Semester Lectures end
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1st Semester Lectures end
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1st Semester Lectures end
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| 22nd Dec 25 – 2nd Jan 26 |
END OF YEAR BREAK
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| 5th – 9th Jan, 2026 |
Lecture Free Week
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Lecture Free Week
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Lecture Free Week
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| 12th Jan, 2026 |
1st Semester Exams begin
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1st Semester Exams begin
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1st Semester Exams begin
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| 30th Jan, 2026 |
1st Exams end
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1st Exams end
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1st Exams end
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| 4th Feb, 2026 |
Academic Board meeting
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Academic Board meeting
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Academic Board meeting
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| Second Semester | |||
| 9th Feb, 2026 |
2nd Semester Lectures begin
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2nd Semester Lectures begin
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2nd Semester Lectures begin
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| 23rd – 27th Mar, 2026 |
Continuous Assessment
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Continuous Assessment
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Continuous Assessment
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| 4th – 10th Apr, 2026 |
Field Study
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Field Study
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Field Study
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| 17th Apr, 2026 |
2nd Semester Lectures end
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2nd Semester Lectures end
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2nd Semester Lectures end
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| 20th – 24th Apr, 2026 |
Lecture free week
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Lecture free week
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Lecture free week
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| 27th Apr, 2026 |
2nd Semester Exams begin
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2nd Semester Exams begin
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2nd Semester Exams begin
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| 15th May, 2026 |
2nd Semester Exams end
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2nd Semester Exams end
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2nd Semester Exams end
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| 1st – 5th Jun, 2026 |
Proposal / Seminar
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Proposal / Seminar
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Industrial Attachment
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| 29th Jun – 3rd Jul, 2026 |
Post-field
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Proposal / Seminar
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Industrial Attachment
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| 20th – 24th Jul, 2026 |
Project Defense
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Proposal / Seminar
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Industrial Attachment
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| 28th Jul, 2026 |
Academic Board meeting
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Proposal / Seminar
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Industrial Attachment
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| 6th Aug, 2026 |
Final submission of project
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Proposal / Seminar
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Industrial Attachment
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| 7th Aug, 2026 |
GRADUATION CEREMONY
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| 7th Sept, 2026 |
2026/2027 Academic Session Begins
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