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2017 ACADEMIC CALENDAR

FINAL 2017 Academic Calendar

Table of Contents

JANUARY 2017 ........................................................................................................................... 19

FEBRUARY 2017 ......................................................................................................................... 20

MARCH 2017.............................................................................................................................. 21

APRIL 2017 ................................................................................................................................ 22

MAY 2017 .................................................................................................................................. 23

JUNE 2017 ................................................................................................................................. 24

JULY 2017 .................................................................................................................................. 25

AUGUST 2017 ............................................................................................................................ 26

SEPTEMBER 2017 ....................................................................................................................... 27

OCTOBER 2017 ........................................................................................................................... 28

NOVEMBER 2017 ....................................................................................................................... 29

DECEMBER 2017 ........................................................................................................................ 30

ACRONYMS .................................................................................................................................. 3

CALENDAR OF TERMS AND MEETING DATES - 2016 ....................................................................... 5

TERM DATES 2017 ...................................................................................................................... 31

TERM DATES 2018 ...................................................................................................................... 31

SCHOOL CALENDAR 2017 ........................................................................................................... 32

SCHOOL CALENDAR 2018 ........................................................................................................... 32

PUBLIC HOLIDAYS 2017 ............................................................................................................ 33

PUBLIC HOLIDAYS 2018 ............................................................................................................. 33

SOME RELIGIOUS HOLIDAYS 2017 ............................................................................................... 34


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SENIOR COMMITTEE AGENDA ITEM DEADLINES FOR 2017

COMMITTEE MEETING DATE DEADLINE FOR ITEMS COUNCIL (10h00) 18 March 03 March

24 June 09 June 07 October 22 September 09 December 24 November

COUNCIL EXCO (16h00) 10 February 27 January 21 April 07 April 19 May 05 May 28 July 14 July 01 September 18 August 17 November 03 November

SENATE EXECUTIVE (14h00) 06 February 23 January 07 March 21 February 03 April 20 March 29 May 15 May 03 July 19 June 04 September 21 August 02 October 18 September 06 November 23 October

(08h30) 22 December 08 December INSTITUTIONAL FORUM 13 March

25 April 16 August

(10h30) 08 November SENATE (14h00) 31 March

09 June 15 September 24 November

PRINCIPAL’S CIRCULAR PUBLICATION DATE DEADLINE FOR ITEMS 01 2017 25 January 11 January 02 2017 22 February 8 February 03 2017 22 March 8 March 04 2017 19 April 5 April 05 2017 17 May 3 May 06 2017 21 June 7 June 07 2017 19 July 5 July 08 2017 20 September 6 September 09 2017 18 October 4 October 10 2017 22 November 8 November


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ACRONYMS

AAB Alumni Advisory Board ACC Academic Computing Committee ACSC Administrative Computing Strategy Priorities Committee AFC Academic Freedom Committee ALSC Adult Learning Sub-Committee BAXTER BOARD Baxter Theatre Centre Board BAXTER EXCO Baxter Theatre Centre Exco BfGS Board For Graduate Studies CFASM Consultative Forum On Academic Staff Matters CHED BOARD Centre For Higher Education Development Board CWAC Creative Works Award Committee CRR Committee On Research Reviews (URC Sub-Committee) DCAM Development, Communication, Alumni & Marketing Working Group DTA COMMITTEE Distinguished Teacher’s Award Committee DDB Doctoral Degrees Board EC Educare Committee EiRC Ethics in Research Committee of Senate EMWG Environmental Management Working Group ERMC Employee Relations Management Committee E&AC Exams and Assessment Committee FEC Faculty Examinations Committee (of each faculty) FAAC Faculties Academic Administration Committee FHS BOARD Faculty of Health Science Board FYE First Year Experience Advisory Committee HDC Honorary Degrees Committee IBC Institutional Biosafety Committee ICTUG ICT User Group IF Institutional Forum IPAC Intellectual Property Advisory Committee (RCIPS) JEC Job Evaluation Committee JIC Joint Investment Committee of UCT and the UCT Foundation LPC Language Policy Committee LWG Library Working Group NOBC Naming of Buildings Committee NomCom Nominations Committee OPSMag Operations Management Advisory Group OHF Org Health Forum OCC Orientation Co-Ordination Committee PAAC Programme Accreditation and Approval Committee of Senate PASS Professional, Administrative, Support & Service PC Principal’s Circular PSFC Postgraduate Studies Funding Committee PPLC Physical Planning and Landscape Committee QAC Quality Assurance Committee RAAG Resource Allocation Advisory Group RAC Readmissions Appeal Committee (of each faculty) RFM Research Finance Meeting ResCom Residences Committee REM COM Council Remuneration Committee RMC Risk Management Committee SAC Space Allocation Committee SAEC Senate Animal Ethics Committee SC Sports Council SC360 Steering Committee: 360 Degree Leadership Development Project SDC Staff Development Committee SEC Senate Executive Committee SRRC Senate Readmission Review Committee SLG Senior Leadership Group SSMag Senior Staff Management Advisory Group UBDC University Building & Development Committee UTAC University Transformation Advisory Committee TAGSC Teaching Awards & Grants Sub-Committee TETSC Teaching and Examinations Timetable Sub-Committee


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T&LC Teaching and Learning Committee UAC University Audit Committee UCTRF University of Cape Town Retirement Fund UCTRF LA Com UCTRF Living Annuitants Committee UCTRF AA&RC UCTRF Admin, Audit & Rules Committee UCTRF IC UCTRF Investment Committee UDC University Development Committee UFC University Finance Committee UHRC University Human Resource Committee UICTC University Information and Communication Technology Committee URC University Research Committee UEC University Equipment Committee USAC University Student Affairs Committee USF University Strategy Forum USFC Undergraduate Studies Funding Committee USRC University Social Responsiveness Committee UTAC University Transformation Advisory Committee VSFC Visiting Scholars’ Fund Committee WOAC Works of Art Committee


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SUMMARY OF MEETINGS

ACC Wed 8 Feb 14h00 Thu 6 Apr 14h00 Fri 28 Jul 14h00 Wed 25 Oct 14h00 Mon 13 Nov 14h00

Ad Hom Dinner Tue 21 Feb 19h00

Admissions Cmt Wed 19 Apr 14h00 Wed 28 Jun 14h00 Thu 7 Sep 14h00 Mon 13 Nov 14h00

AFC Thu 16 Mar 16h00 Wed 14 Jun 16h00 Thu 17 Aug 16h00 Thu 31 Aug 16h00 Thu 12 Oct 16h00

AGM Alumni Association Thu 14 Dec 18h00

AGM of Convocation Thu 14 Dec 17h00

ALSC Thu 30 Mar 14h00 Wed 17 May 14h00 Fri 8 Sep 14h00

Annual Wellness Fair Wed 27 Sep 8h30 Thu 28 Sep 8h30 Fri 29 Sep 8h30

Appointments Committee of Council Fri 27 Jan 16h00 Fri 17 Feb 16h00 Tue 16 May 16h00 Wed 4 Oct 16h00

Archives Advisory Cmt Tue 28 Mar 15h00 Mon 18 Sep 14h00

Baxter Board Thu 2 Mar 16h00 Tue 5 Sep 16h00 Wed 22 Nov 16h00

Baxter Exco Wed 15 Feb 16h00 Mon 27 Mar 16h00 Thu 11 May 16h00 Tue 25 Jul 16h00 Mon 21 Aug 16h00 Tue 24 Oct 16h00


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SUMMARY OF MEETINGS (Contd)

BfGS Wed 22 Feb 14h00 Fri 26 May 14h00 Thu 14 Sep 14h00 Mon 20 Nov 14h00

Book Award Cmt Thu 16 Feb 14h00 Thu 13 Apr 14h00 Thu 16 Nov 14h00

Budget submissions due for 2018 Wed 30 Aug 8h00

CFASM Wed 22 Feb 14h00 Thu 13 Apr 14h00 Wed 16 Aug 4h00 Thu 26 Oct 14h00

CHED Board Thu 16 Mar 15h00 Thu 18 May 15h00 Fri 25 Aug 15h00 Wed 18 Oct 15h00

College of Fellows Thu 6 Jul 14h00 Tue 15 Aug 14h00

COM Board Thu 23 Mar 11h00 Thu 18 May 11h00 Tue 22 Aug 11h00 Tue 24 Oct 11h00

COM FEC Fri 24 Feb 8h30 Mon 7 Aug 8h30 Tue 19 Dec 8h30

COM FEC (Distance) Tue 10 Jan 8h30 Wed 16 Aug 8h30

COM FEC (GSB) Mon 27 Mar 8h30

COM FEC (PG) Thu 8 Jun 8h30

COM RAC Mon 16 Jan 8h30 Mon 6 Mar 8h30

COM RAC (GSB) Wed 12 Apr 8h30


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COUNCIL Sat 18 Mar 10h00 Sat 24 Jun 10h00 Sat 7 Oct 10h00 Sat 9 Dec 10h00

Fri 1 Sep 16h00 Council Exco

Fri 10 Feb 16h00 Fri 21 Apr 16h00 Fri 19 May 16h00 Fri 28 Jul 16h00 Fri 17 Nov 16h00

Council Rem Cmt Thu 23 Feb 16h00 Fri 23 Jun 16h00 Wed 20 Sep 16h00 Fri 10 Nov 16h00

Creative Works Award Wed 8 Feb 14h00 Fri 28 Apr 14h00 Thu 26 Oct 11h00

CRR Mon 20 Feb 14h00 Mon 15 May 14h00 Wed 30 Aug 14h00 Wed 18 Oct 14h00 Thu 23 Nov 14h30

DCAM Wed 15 Feb 10h00 Wed 10 May 10h00 Wed 23 Aug 10h00 Wed 8 Nov 10h00

DDB Mon 13 Mar 14h00 Fri 21 Apr 14h00 Mon 26 Jun 9h00 Fri 25 Aug 14h00 Tue 10 Oct 14h00 Wed 13 Dec 14h00

Deans' Committee on Academic pay Wed 25 Oct 9h00

Deans' Extended Meeting Fri 17 Feb 8h30 Fri 23 Jun 8h30

Deans' Meeting Fri 20 Jan 8h30 Fri 31 Mar 8h30 Fri 28 Apr 8h30 Fri 26 May 8h30 Fri 25 Aug 8h30 Fri 15 Sep 8h30 Fri 27 Oct 8h30

Fri 1 Dec 8h30

Deferred T&L Conference Wed 15 Feb 8h30


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DTA Tue 29 Aug 16h00 Thu 28 Sep 16h00 Mon 16 Oct 16h00

E&AC Wed 22 Mar 14h00 Thu 11 May 14h00 Wed 23 Aug 14h00 Mon 30 Oct 14h00

EBE BOARD Thu 6 Apr 14h00 Thu 25 May 14h00 Thu 24 Aug 14h00 Thu 5 Oct 14h00

EBE FEC Wed 22 Feb 9h00 Fri 24 Feb 9h00 Thu 3 Aug 9h00 Fri 15 Dec 9h00 Tue 19 Dec 9h00

EBE RAC Wed 25 Jan 9h00 Mon 6 Mar 9h00 Tue 7 Mar 9h00 Thu 10 Aug 9h00

Educare Cmt Mon 27 Feb 14h30 Wed 18 Oct 14h30

EiRC Tue 28 Mar 14h00 Tue 29 Aug 14h00 Wed 1 Nov 14h00

EiRC Workshop Wed 17 May 13h00

EMWG Tue 28 Feb 14h00 Tue 9 May 14h00 Tue 29 Aug 14h00 Tue 7 Nov 14h00

ERMC Fri 24 Mar 14h00 Fri 5 May 14h00 Thu 24 Aug 14h00 Thu 5 Oct 14h00

FAAC Tue 17 Jan 8h30 Tue 21 Feb 8h30 Tue 4 Apr 8h30 Tue 6 Jun 8h30 Tue 1 Aug 8h30 Tue 12 Sep 8h30 Tue 7 Nov 8h30

Faculty Merit Cmt Mon 21 Aug 9h00 Tue 22 Aug 9h00 Wed 23 Aug 9h00 Thu 24 Aug 9h00 Fri 25 Aug 9h00 Mon 28 Aug 9h00 Tue 29 Aug 9h00

Wed 30 Aug 9h00 Thu 31 Aug 9h00 Fri 1 Sep 9h00 Tue 5 Sep 9h00


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Fellows Dinner Wed 11 Oct 19h30

FHS Board Tue 14 Mar 16h00 Tue 23 May 16h00 Tue 25 Jul 16h00 Tue 26 Sep 16h00

FHS FEC Wed 22 Mar 12h00 Wed 20 Dec 12h00

FHS RAC Mon 27 Feb 12h30 Mon 13 Mar 12h30 Fri 4 Aug 12h30

Financial Operations Meeting Tue 7 Feb 9h00 Tue 7 Mar 9h00 Tue 11 Apr 9h00 Tue 9 May 9h00 Tue 6 Jun 9h00 Tue 4 Jul 9h00 Tue 8 Aug 9h00

Tue 5 Sep 9h00 Tue 10 Oct 9h00 Tue 7 Nov 9h00 Tue 5 Dec 9h00

FYE Adv. Group Fri 24 Feb 14h00 Mon 22 May 14h00 Thu 24 Aug 14h00 Fri 3 Nov 14h00

HAC Mon 14 Aug 14h00

HDC Fri 6 Oct 14h00 Fri 10 Nov 14h00

HoDs Dinner Mon 15 May 18h00

HoDs Workshop Tue 16 May 8h30

Honorary Profs / Assoc Profs Selection Cmt Wed 29 Mar 9h00 Tue 6 Jun 9h00 Mon 2 Oct 9h00

HUM Board Wed 5 Apr 14h00 Thu 15 Jun 14h00 Thu 31 Aug 14h00 Wed 1 Nov 14h00


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HUM FEC PG Fri 24 Feb 9h00 Mon 19 Jun 9h00 Tue 19 Dec 11h00

HUM FEC UG Fri 24 Feb 11h00 Mon 19 Jun 11h00 Tue 1 Aug 11h00 Tue 19 Dec 9h00

HUM RAC Fri 13 Jan 9h00 Mon 16 Jan 9h00 Fri 3 Mar 9h00 Mon 6 Mar 9h00 Mon 7 Aug 9h00

IBC Thu 23 Mar 14h00 Wed 7 Jun 14h00 Tue 12 Sep 14h00 Tue 21 Nov 14h00

ICTS Maintenance Slot Sun 15 Jan 9h00 Sun 12 Feb 9h00 Sun 26 Mar 9h00 Sun 23 Apr 9h00 Sun 21 May 9h00 Sun 18 Jun 9h00 Sun 23 Jul 9h00

Sun 20 Aug 9h00 Sun 17 Sep 9h00 Sun 22 Oct 9h00 Sun 5 Nov 9h00 Sun 3 Dec 9h00

ICTUG Tue 14 Feb 14h00 Mon 10 Apr 14h00 Mon 31 Jul 14h00 Fri 27 Oct 14h00

IF Mon 13 Mar 14h00 Tue 25 Apr 14h00 Wed 16 Aug 14h00 Mon 6 Nov 10h30

IF (Induction Meeting) Thu 9 Feb 12h00

IPAC Mon 6 Feb 10h00 Tue 16 May 14h30 Mon 14 Aug 14h00 Wed 8 Nov 14h00

JEC Fri 27 Jan 10h00 Fri 10 Feb 10h00 Fri 17 Mar 10h00 Fri 21 Apr 10h00 Fri 12 May 10h00 Fri 9 Jun 10h00 Fri 7 Jul 10h00

Fri 18 Aug 10h00 Fri 22 Sep 10h00 Fri 20 Oct 10h00 Fri 24 Nov 10h00 Fri 8 Dec 10h00

JIC Tue 21 Feb 14h00 Mon 8 May 14h00 Wed 23 Aug 14h00 Tue 7 Nov 14h00


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Language Policy Cmt Tue 28 Feb 12h30 Tue 25 Apr 12h30 Thu 31 Aug 12h30 Tue 14 Nov 12h30

LAW Board Tue 28 Mar 13h00 Tue 6 Jun 13h00 Tue 22 Aug 13h00 Tue 31 Oct 13h00

LAW FEC Mon 18 Dec 10h00

LAW FEC (DE/Supp) Wed 22 Feb 10h00

LAW FEC (Grad) Tue 27 Jun 10h00

LAW FEC (Mid-year) Wed 16 Aug 10h00

LAW RAC Fri 13 Jan 9h00 Fri 3 Mar 9h00

Library Working Group Tue 14 Mar 14h00 Wed 12 Apr 14h00 Wed 6 Sep 14h00 Fri 10 Nov 14h00

NOBC Mon 24 Apr 16h00 Fri 18 Aug 16h00 Fri 29 Sep 16h00

NOMCOM Thu 2 Feb 14h00 Wed 10 May 14h00 Thu 21 Sep 14h00 Wed 29 Nov 14h00

Operations Coordinating Cmt Fri 13 Oct 11h00

Ops MAG Fri 27 Jan 8h30 Fri 17 Mar 8h30 Fri 12 May 8h30 Fri 7 Jul 8h30 Fri 22 Sep 8h30 Fri 24 Nov 8h30

Org Health Forum Thu 9 Mar 14h00 Thu 25 May 14h00 Thu 10 Aug 14h00 Tue 3 Oct 14h00


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Orientation Coordinating Cmt Mon 27 Mar 11h00 Thu 9 Nov 11h00

PAAC Thu 23 Mar 14h00 Tue 5 Sep 14h00 Wed 25 Oct 14h00

PASS Forum Thu 2 Feb 8h30 Thu 2 Mar 8h30 Thu 30 Mar 8h30 Thu 20 Apr 8h30 Thu 22 Jun 8h30 Thu 27 Jul 8h30 Thu 21 Sep 8h30

Thu 26 Oct 8h30 Thu 23 Nov 8h30

PBWG Budget Post Reviews First Pass Tue 26 Sep 8h30

PBWG Preliminary Meeting Mon 11 Sep 8h30

PBWG Review Fri 15 Sep 8h30

PBWG Reviews Mon 18 Sep 8h30 Tue 19 Sep 8h30 Wed 20 Sep 8h30 Thu 21 Sep 8h30

PPLC Wed 22 Feb 14h00 Thu 23 Mar 14h00 Thu 20 Apr 14h00 Thu 18 May 14h00 Tue 25 Jul 14h00 Thu 24 Aug 14h00 Thu 21 Sep 14h00

Thu 19 Oct 14h00

Principal Circular Wed 25 Jan 0h00 Wed 22 Feb 0h00 Wed 22 Mar 0h00 Wed 19 Apr 0h00 Wed 17 May 0h00 Wed 21 Jun 0h00 Wed 19 Jul 0h00

Wed 20 Sep 0h00 Wed 18 Oct 0h00 Wed 22 Nov 0h00

PSFC Thu 13 Apr 14h00 Fri 8 Sep 14h00


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PSFC Sub cmt Tue 28 Mar 9h00 Mon 22 May 14h00 Fri 26 May 9h00 Tue 19 Sep 14h00 Thu 19 Oct 14h00 Mon 23 Oct 9h00 Mon 27 Nov 10h00

Fri 1 Dec 10h00

QAC Wed 15 Mar 14h00 Tue 9 May 14h00 Wed 21 Jun 14h00 Wed 30 Aug 14h00 Wed 1 Nov 14h00

RAAG Wed 27 Sep 8h30 Thu 28 Sep 8h30 Fri 29 Sep 8h30 Mon 2 Oct 8h30 Tue 3 Oct 8h30 Wed 4 Oct 8h30 Mon 9 Oct 8h30

Tue 10 Oct 11h30 Wed 11 Oct 8h30 Mon 16 Oct 8h30 Mon 23 Oct 8h30 Tue 24 Oct 8h30

RAAG VC Strategic Fri 17 Nov 13h30 Tue 21 Nov 8h30 Wed 22 Nov 8h30

Research Indaba Wed 31 May 9h00 Tue 17 Oct 9h00

Residences Cmt Tue 11 Apr 17h00 Wed 7 Jun 17h00 Tue 29 Aug 17h00 Tue 17 Oct 17h00 Wed 1 Nov 17h00

Residences Forum Wed 22 Mar 16h00 Wed 24 May 16h00 Fri 28 Jul 16h00 Thu 21 Sep 16h00

RMC Thu 9 Mar 14h00 Wed 10 May 14h00 Fri 4 Aug 14h00 Wed 18 Oct 14h00

SAC Thu 2 Feb 14h00 Thu 2 Mar 14h00 Tue 4 Apr 14h00 Mon 8 May 14h00 Thu 3 Aug 14h00 Wed 6 Sep 14h00 Thu 5 Oct 14h00

Thu 2 Nov 14h00

SAEC Thu 2 Mar 14h00 Tue 23 May 14h00 Thu 17 Aug 14h00 Wed 15 Nov 14h00

Sax Appeal Day Fri 10 Mar 8h00


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SC360 Wed 15 Feb 10h00 Mon 5 Jun 14h00 Thu 21 Sep 14h00 Mon 27 Nov 10h00

SCI Board Thu 20 Apr 14h30 Tue 13 Jun 14h30 Wed 6 Sep 14h30 Thu 26 Oct 14h30

SCI FEC Fri 24 Feb 9h30 Tue 8 Aug 10h00 Tue 19 Dec 9h30

SCI FEC (pre-FEC) Fri 15 Dec 8h30

SCI RAC Mon 16 Jan 9h30 Mon 23 Jan 9h30 Sat 4 Mar 9h30 Wed 8 Mar 14h00

Science 1st Year Test day 1 Mon 10 Apr 0h00

Science 1st Year Test day 2 Wed 12 Apr 0h00

Science 1st Year Test day 3 Thu 13 Apr 0h00

Scientific Tech. Officers Promotions Tue 3 Oct 9h00

SDC Tue 28 Feb 11h00 Mon 29 May 14h00 Wed 16 Aug 11h00 Wed 15 Nov 11h00

SEC Mon 6 Feb 14h00 Tue 7 Mar 14h00 Mon 3 Apr 14h00 Mon 29 May 14h00 Mon 3 Jul 14h00 Mon 4 Sep 14h00 Mon 2 Oct 14h00

Mon 6 Nov 14h00 Fri 22 Dec 8h30

SENATE Fri 31 Mar 14h00 Fri 9 Jun 14h00 Fri 15 Sep 14h00 Fri 24 Nov 14h00


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SLG Tue 14 Mar 8h30 Wed 14 Jun 8h30

SLG Budget Heads meeting "Show and Tell" Fri 6 Oct 8h30

SLG PPS Consistency Review Tue 14 Nov 9h00

SLG Quarterly Review Fri 1 Sep 13h30 Fri 17 Nov 8h30

SLG Retreat Thu 12 Oct 18h00 Fri 13 Oct 8h30

Sports Council Wed 22 Mar 17h15 Wed 17 May 17h15 Wed 23 Aug 17h15 Wed 11 Oct 17h15

SRRC Wed 11 Jan 14h00 Fri 7 Apr 14h00 Fri 21 Apr 14h00

SSMAg Thu 2 Feb 9h30 Thu 2 Mar 9h30 Thu 30 Mar 9h30 Thu 20 Apr 9h30 Thu 22 Jun 9h30 Thu 27 Jul 9h30 Thu 21 Sep 9h30

Thu 26 Oct 9h30 Thu 23 Nov 9h30

T&L Conference Wed 2 Aug 8h00

T&LC Tue 21 Feb 14h00 Mon 20 Mar 14h00 Tue 18 Apr 14h00 Tue 30 May 14h00 Thu 17 Aug 14h00 Tue 19 Sep 14h00 Wed 8 Nov 14h00

TAGSC Tue 25 Apr 14h00 Wed 26 Jul 14h00 Wed 20 Sep 14h00 Tue 7 Nov 14h00

TB Davie Memorial Lecture Thu 24 Aug 12h30


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TETSC Wed 29 Mar 14h00 Thu 1 Jun 14h00 Wed 23 Aug 14h00 Thu 19 Oct 14h00

UAC Fri 5 May 14h00 Fri 8 Sep 14h00 Fri 3 Nov 14h00

UAC & UFC Fri 19 May 14h00

UB&DC Thu 16 Feb 16h00 Thu 16 Mar 16h00 Thu 20 Apr 16h00 Thu 18 May 16h00 Thu 22 Jun 16h00 Thu 20 Jul 16h00 Thu 17 Aug 16h00

Thu 21 Sep 16h00 Thu 19 Oct 16h00 Thu 16 Nov 16h00

UCT AFS Tue 7 Nov 11h00 Tue 21 Nov 14h00

UCT Foundation Tue 5 Dec 12h00

UCT Foundation AGM Wed 19 Apr 12h00

UCT Press Editorial Board Tue 14 Feb 12h00 Tue 16 May 12h00 Mon 14 Aug 12h00 Wed 8 Nov 12h30

UCT RFAS Tue 24 Oct 13h00

UCTRF AA&RC Tue 28 Feb 14h00 Tue 23 May 14h00 Tue 8 Aug 14h00 Wed 8 Nov 14h00

UCTRF AGM Tue 5 Sep 14h00

UCTRF Com Cmt Wed 22 Feb 14h00 Wed 3 May 14h00 Thu 20 Jul 14h00 Wed 11 Oct 14h00


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UCTRF Investment Cmt Fri 10 Feb 14h00 Thu 20 Apr 14h00 Thu 6 Jul 9h00 Thu 26 Oct 14h00

UCTRF Planning for Retirement Seminar 1 Wed 26 Jul 12h00

UCTRF Planning for Retirement Seminar 2 Thu 24 Aug 12h00

UCTRF R&E Ben Cmt Thu 9 Mar 14h00 Thu 8 Jun 12h00 Thu 31 Aug 14h00 Thu 23 Nov 14h00

UCTRF S37C Mon 13 Mar 11h00 Fri 2 Jun 11h00 Wed 23 Aug 11h00 Tue 14 Nov 11h00

UCTRF Trustees Thu 12 Jan 14h00 Thu 30 Mar 14h00 Thu 22 Jun 14h00 Thu 14 Sep 14h00

UDC Tue 14 Mar 14h00 Thu 27 Jul 14h00 Thu 16 Nov 14h00

UEC Mon 10 Apr 14h00 Wed 16 Aug 14h00 Tue 7 Nov 14h00

UFC Mon 6 Mar 14h30 Fri 23 Jun 14h30 Mon 14 Aug 14h30 Fri 22 Sep 14h30 Mon 20 Nov 14h30

UFC/USF Fri 20 Oct 14h00

UHRC Fri 3 Feb 15h00 Tue 2 May 16h00 Mon 21 Aug 16h00 Thu 9 Nov 16h00

UICTC Thu 16 Feb 14h00 Wed 19 Apr 14h00 Tue 22 Aug 14h00 Thu 23 Nov 14h00

URC Thu 23 Feb 14h00 Mon 24 Apr 14h00 Tue 8 Aug 14h00 Fri 22 Sep 14h30 Tue 7 Nov 14h00


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URC Sub-Cmt Wed 20 Sep 14h00 Fri 20 Oct 14h00 Wed 25 Oct 14h00

URC Sub-Cmt (selection) Mon 27 Mar 14h00

URC Sub-Cmt 1st Meeting Wed 17 May 14h00

USAC Thu 23 Feb 16h00 Thu 23 Mar 16h00 Thu 20 Apr 16h00 Thu 17 Aug 16h00 Thu 5 Oct 16h00 Thu 9 Nov 16h00

USF Fri 7 Apr 9h00

USFC Wed 22 Mar 14h00 Mon 24 Apr 14h00 Tue 9 May 14h00 Wed 31 May 14h00 Tue 15 Aug 14h00 Tue 31 Oct 14h00 Mon 27 Nov 14h00

USRC Thu 2 Mar 14h00 Tue 16 May 14h00 Fri 8 Sep 14h00 Wed 1 Nov 14h00

UTAC Mon 6 Feb 12h00 Fri 28 Apr 14h30 Thu 3 Aug 14h00 Thu 9 Nov 12h30

Vera Davie Cmt Thu 19 Oct 14h00

VSFC Wed 15 Mar 14h00 Fri 2 Jun 14h00 Fri 13 Oct 14h00

WOAC Wed 8 Mar 14h00 Tue 16 May 14h00 Mon 11 Sep 14h00 Mon 13 Nov 14h00

Young Research Fellows Sel. Cmt Mon 21 Aug 14h00


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Academic Programme MeetingsOf Senate Council, Council Committees, IF & Management 2017 January New Years Day

Last day of Channukah 1 Sunday PUBLIC HOLIDAY

Public Holiday Public Holiday 2 Monday UCT Libraries Open Optional contact time or

mini-semester3 Tuesday

Optional contact time or mini-semester

4 Wednesday Optional contact time or mini-semester

5 Thursday Optional contact time or mini-semester

6 Friday 7 Saturday 8 Sunday

Optional contact time or mini-semester

9 Monday Optional contact time or mini-semester

COM FEC (Distance) (08h30) 10 Tuesday Optional contact time or mini-semester

SRRC (14h00) 11 Wednesday Optional contact time or mini-semester

UCTRF Trustees (14h00) 12 Thursday Optional contact time or mini-semester

HUM RAC (09h00) LAW RAC (09h00) 13 Friday Makar Sakranti 14 Saturday

ICTS Maintenance Slot (09h00) 15 Sunday Optional contact time or mini-semester

Summer School day 1 COM RAC (08h30) SCI RAC (09h30) HUM RAC (09h00)

16 Monday Optional contact time or mini-semester

Summer School day 2 FAAC (08h30) 17 Tuesday Optional contact time or mini-semester

Summer School day 3 18 Wednesday Optional contact time or mini-semester

Summer School day 4 19 Thursday Optional contact time or mini-semester

Summer School day 5 Deans' Meeting (08h30) 20 Friday 21 Saturday 22 Sunday

Exams / Supps / DE/ mini-semester Summer School day 6 SCI RAC (09h30) 23 Monday Exams / Supps / DE/ mini-semester Summer School day 7 24 Tuesday Exams / Supps / DE/ mini-semester Summer School day 8 PC01 2017 EBE RAC (09h00) 25 Wednesday Exams / Supps / DE/ mini-semester Summer School day 9 26 Thursday Exams / Supps / DE/ mini-semester Summer School day 10 Ops MAG (08h30) JEC (10h00)

Appointments Committee of Council (16h00) 27 Friday

28 Saturday 29 Sunday

Exams / Supps / DE/ mini-semester 30 Monday Exams / Supps / DE/ mini-semester 31 Tuesday


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Academic Programme Meetings of Senate Council, Council Committees, IF & Management 2017 February Exams / Supps / DE/ mini-semester 1 Wednesday Exams / Supps / DE/ mini-semester NOMCOM (14h00) PASS Forum (08h30) SSMAg (09h30)

SAC (14h00) 2 Thursday

Exams / Supps / DE/ mini-semester UHRC (15h00) 3 Friday 4 Saturday 5 Sunday

Exams / Supps / DE/ mini-semester SEC (14h00) IPAC (10h00) UTAC (12h00) 6 Monday Exams / Supps / DE/ mini-semester Financial Operations Meeting

(09h00)7 Tuesday

Exams / Supps / DE/ mini-semester Creative Works Award (14h00) ACC (14h00) 8 Wednesday Exams / Supps / DE/ mini-semester IF (Induction Meeting) (12h00) 9 Thursday Exams / Supps / DE/ mini-semester JEC (10h00) UCTRF Investment Cmt

(14h00)Council Exco (16h00)

10 Friday

Marking day 1 11 Saturday Marking day 2 ICTS Maintenance Slot (09h00) 12 Sunday Marking day 3 13 Monday Marking day 4 UCT Press Editorial Board

(12h00)ICTUG (14h00) 14 Tuesday

Marking day 5 Deferred T&L Conference (08h30)

SC360 (10h00) DCAM (10h00) Baxter Exco (16h00)

15 Wednesday

Marking day 6 Book Award Cmt (14h00) UB&DC (16h00) UICTC (14h00) 16 Thursday Marking day 7 Deans' Extended Meeting

(08h30)Appointments Committee of Council (16h00)

17 Friday Marking day 8 18 Saturday Marking day 9 19 Sunday Results on system CRR (14h00) 20 Monday FEC Processing Course results schedules available Ad Hom Dinner (1 09h00) T&LC (14h00) FAAC (08h30) JIC (14h00) 21 Tuesday FEC Processing PC02 2017 LAW FEC (DE/Supp) (10h00)

EBE FEC (09h00) BfGS (14h00) CFASM (14h00) PPLC (14h00) UCTRF Com Cmt (14h00)

22 Wednesday

FEC Processing URC (14h00) USAC (16h00) Council Rem Cmt (16h00) 23 Thursday FEC final meetings

Progression codes on system by 16h00

EBE FEC (09h00) HUM FEC PG (09h00) FYE Adv. Group (14h00) SCI FEC (09h30) COM FEC (08h30) HUM FEC UG (11h00)

24 Friday

RENN letters issued Maha Shivaratari 25 Saturday 26 Sunday

Orientation and registration for Cape Town based students

FHS RAC (12h30) Educare Cmt (14h30) 27 Monday Orientation and registration for Cape Town based students

Language Policy Cmt (12h30) SDC (11h00) UCTRF AA&RC (14h00) EMWG (14h00)

28 Tuesday


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Academic Programme Meetings of Senate Council, Council Committees, IF & Management 2017 March Orientation and registration for Cape Town based students

Parents Orientation 14h00 (Faculties of Humanities and Commerce)

RAC appeals due by 16h00

1 Wednesday

Orientation and registration for Commerce & Humanities students

SAEC (14h00) USRC (14h00) PASS Forum (08h30) SSMAg (09h30) Baxter Board (16h00) SAC (14h00)

2 Thursday

Orientation and registration for Commerce & Humanities students

LAW RAC (09h00) HUM RAC (09h00) 3 Friday Residences open

RAC meetings Parents Orientation 09h00 (local) Parents Orientation 14h00 (out of town)

SCI RAC (09h30) 4 Saturday

Residences open 5 Sunday Orientation and registration for Res students

EBE RAC (09h00) COM RAC (08h30) HUM RAC (09h00)

UFC (14h30) 6 Monday Orientation and registration for Res students

SEC (14h00) EBE RAC (09h00) Financial Operations Meeting (09h00)

7 Tuesday Orientation and registration for Res students

SCI RAC (14h00) WOAC (14h00) 8 Wednesday Orientation and registration for Res students

UCTRF R&E Ben Cmt (14h00) RMC (14h00) Org Health Forum (14h00)

9 Thursday

Registration for returning students Sax Appeal Day (08h00) 10 Friday

11 Saturday 12 Sunday

Teaching day 1 DDB (14h00) FHS RAC (12h30) IF (14h00) UCTRF S37C (11h00) 13 Monday Teaching day 2 Library Working Group

(14h00)FHS Board (16h00) SLG (08h30) UDC (14h00) 14 Tuesday

Teaching day 3 QAC (14h00) VSFC (14h00) 15 Wednesday Teaching day 4 AFC (16h00) CHED Board (15h00) UB&DC (16h00) 16 Thursday Teaching day 5 Ops Mag (08h30) JEC (10h00) 17 Friday

COUNCIL (10h00) 18 Saturday 19 Sunday

Teaching day 6 T&LC (14h00) 20 Monday PUBLIC HOLIDAY 21 Tuesday Teaching day 7 FHS FEC (12h00) USFC (14h00)

E&AC (14h00) PC03 2017 Residences Forum (16h00) Sports Council (17h15) 22 Wednesday

Teaching day 8 IBC (14h00) PAAC (14h00) COM Board (11h00)

USAC (16h00) PPLC (14h00) 23 Thursday Teaching day 9 ERMC (14h00) 24 Friday

25 Saturday ICTS Maintenance Slot (09h00) 26 Sunday

Teaching day 10 URC Sub-Cmt (selection) (14h00)

COM FEC (GSB) (08h30) Baxter Exco (16h00) Orientation Coordinating Cmt (11h00)

27 Monday Teaching day 11 PSFC Sub cmt (09h00) EiRC (14h00)

LAW Board (13h00) Archives Advisory Cmt (15h00) 28 Tuesday

Teaching day 12 Honorary Profs / Assoc Profs Selection Cmt (09h00)

TETSC (14h00) 29 Wednesday Teaching day 13 ALSC (14h00) PASS Forum (08h30) SSMAg (09h30)

UCTRF Trustees (14h00) 30 Thursday

Teaching day 14 SENATE (14h00) Deans' Meeting (08h30) 31 Friday


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Academic Programme Meetings of Senate Council, Council Committees, IF & Management 2017 April 1 Saturday 2 Sunday Teaching day 15 SEC (14h00) 3 Monday Teaching day 16 FAAC (08h30) SAC (14h00) 4 Tuesday Teaching day 17 HUM Board (14h00) 5 Wednesday Teaching day 18 EBE BOARD (14h00) ACC (14h00) 6 Thursday Teaching day 19 SRRC (14h00) USF (09h00) 7 Friday 8 Saturday 9 Sunday Teaching day 20 UEC (14h00) Science 1st Year Test day 1

(0h00) ICTUG (14h00) 10 Monday

Teaching day 21 Financial Operations Meeting (09h00)

Residences Cmt (17h00) 11 Tuesday Teaching day 22 Library Working Group

(14h00) COM RAC (GSB) (08h30)

Science 1st Year Test day 2 (0h00)

12 Wednesday

Teaching day 23 Postgraduate submissions due Book Award Cmt (14h00) PSFC (14h00) Science 1st Year Test day 3

CFASM (14h00) 13 Thursday

PUBLIC HOLIDAY Good Friday 14 Friday 15 Saturday Easter day 16 Sunday PUBLIC HOLIDAY Family Day - Public Holiday 17 Monday Teaching day 24 T&LC (14h00) 18 Tuesday Teaching day 25 Admissions Cmt (14h00) PC04 2017 UICTC (14h00) UCT Foundation AGM (12h00) 19 Wednesday Teaching day 26 2017 UCT Mathematics

Competition - Venues not available for class tests

SCI Board (14h30) PASS Forum (08h30) SSMAg (09h30) USAC (16h00) PPLC (14h00) UB&DC (16h00) UCTRF Investment Cmt (14h00)

20 Thursday

Teaching day 27 DDB (14h00) SRRC (14h00) JEC (10h00) Council Exco (16h00) 21 Friday 22 Saturday ICTS Maintenance Slot (09h00) 23 Sunday Teaching day 28 NOBC (16h00) URC (14h00) USFC (14h00) 24 Monday Teaching day 29 Language Policy Cmt (12h30) TAGSC (14h00) IF (14h00) 25 Tuesday Teaching day 30 26 Wednesday

PUBLIC HOLIDAY Freedom Day 27 Thursday Teaching day 31 Creative Works Award (14h00) Deans' Meeting (08h30) UTAC (14h30) 28 Friday Short Vacation 29 Saturday Short Vacation 30 Sunday


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Academic Programme Meetings of Senate Council, Council Committees, IF & Management 2017 May GRADUATION (Tentative) Worker's Day

Short Vacation PUBLIC HOLIDAY 1 Monday

GRADUATION (Tentative) Short Vacation UHRC (16h00) 2 Tuesday Short Vacation GRADUATION (Tentative) UCTRF Com Cmt (14h00) 3 Wednesday Short Vacation GRADUATION (Tentative) 4 Thursday Short Vacation GRADUATION (Tentative)

Mid-Term grades on system UAC (14h00) ERMC (14h00) 5 Friday

Short Vacation GRADUATION (Tentative) 6 Saturday Short Vacation 7 Sunday Teaching day 32 JIC (14h00) SAC (14h00) 8 Monday Teaching day 33 USFC (14h00) QAC (14h00) Financial Operations Meeting

(09h00) EMWG (14h00) 9 Tuesday

Teaching day 34 NOMCOM (14h00) DCAM (10h00) RMC (14h00) 10 Wednesday Teaching day 35 E&AC (14h00) Baxter Exco (16h00) 11 Thursday Teaching day 36 Ops Mag (08h30) JEC (10h00) 12 Friday 13 Saturday 14 Sunday Teaching day 37 HoDs Dinner (1 08h00) CRR (14h00) 15 Monday Teaching day 38 USRC (14h00) UCT Press Editorial Board

(12h00) HoDs Workshop (08h30)

IPAC (14h30) WOAC (14h00) Appointments Committee of Council (16h00)

16 Tuesday

Teaching day 39 URC Sub-Cmt 1st Meeting (14h00) ALSC (14h00)

PC05 2017 EiRC Workshop (13h00) Sports Council (17h15) 17 Wednesday

Teaching day 40 COM Board (11h00) CHED Board (15h00) PPLC (14h00) UB&DC (16h00) 18 Thursday Teaching day 41 UAC & UFC (14h00) Council Exco (16h00) 19 Friday 20 Saturday ICTS Maintenance Slot (09h00) 21 Sunday Teaching day 42 FYE Adv. Group (14h00) PSFC Sub Cmt (14h00) 22 Monday Teaching day 43 SAEC (14h00) FHS Board (16h00) UCTRF AA&RC (14h00) 23 Tuesday Teaching day 44 Residences Forum (16h00) 24 Wednesday Teaching day 45 Fasting month of Ramadaan begins EBE BOARD (14h00) Org Health Forum (14h00) 25 Thursday Teaching day 46 PSFC Sub cmt (09h00)

BfGS (14h00)

Deans' Meeting (08h30) 26 Friday 27 Saturday 28 Sunday Teaching day 47 SEC (14h00) SDC (14h00) 29 Monday Teaching day 48 T&LC (14h00) 30 Tuesday

Start of Shavuot Teaching day 49 Research Indaba (09h00) USFC (14h00) 31 Wednesday


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Academic Programme Meetings of Senate Council, Council Committees, IF & Management 2017 June Teaching day 50 TETSC (14h00) 1 Thursday Teaching day 51 VSFC (14h00) UCTRF S37C (11h00) 2 Friday 3 Saturday 4 Sunday Teaching day 52 SC360 (14h00) 5 Monday Teaching day 53 Honorary Profs / Assoc Profs

Selection Cmt (09h00) LAW Board (13h00) FAAC (08h30) Financial Operations Meeting

(09h00) 6 Tuesday

Teaching day 54 IBC (14h00) Residences Cmt (17h00) 7 Wednesday Teaching day 55 COM FEC (PG) (08h30) UCTRF R&E Ben Cmt (12h00) 8 Thursday Teaching day 56 Senate (14h00) JEC (10h00) 9 Friday 10 Saturday 11 Sunday Teaching day 57 12 Monday Teaching day 58 SCI Board (14h30) 13 Tuesday Teaching day 59 AFC (16h00) SLG (08h30) 14 Wednesday Teaching day 60 HUM Board (14h00) 15 Thursday

PUBLIC HOLIDAY YOUTH DAY 16 Friday 17 Saturday ICTS Maintenance Slot (09h00) 18 Sunday Teaching day 61 HUM FEC UG (11h00) HUM FEC PG (09h00) 19 Monday Teaching day 62 20 Tuesday Teaching day 63 QAC (14h00) PC06 2017 21 Wednesday Teaching day 64 PASS Forum (08h30) SSMAg (09h30)

UCTRF Trustees (14h00) UB&DC (16h00) 22 Thursday

Teaching day 65 Deans' Extended Meeting (08h30)

UFC (14h30) Council Rem Cmt (16h00)

23 Friday

Consolidation day 1 COUNCIL (10h00) 24 Saturday Consolidation day 2 25 Sunday

Eid-al-Fitr (Termination of Fasting) Consolidation day 3 DDB (09h00) 26 Monday Consolidation day 4 LSE-UCT July School LAW FEC (Grad) (10h00) 27 Tuesday Exam day 1 LSE-UCT July School Admissions Cmt (14h00) 28 Wednesday Exam day 2 LSE-UCT July School 29 Thursday

LSE-UCT July School Exam day 3 30 Friday

End of Shavuot


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Academic Programme Meetings of Senate Council, Council Committees, IF & Management 2017 July 1 Saturday 2 Sunday Exam day 4 LSE UCT Winter School

LSE UCT Winter School SEC (14h00) 3 Monday

Exam day 5 Financial Operations Meeting (09h00)

4 Tuesday Exam day 6 LSE-UCT July School 5 Wednesday Exam day 7 LSE-UCT July School College of Fellows (14h00) UCTRF Investment Cmt

(09h00) 6 Thursday

Exam day 8 LSE-UCT July School Ops Mag (08h30) JEC (10h00) 7 Friday 8 Saturday 9 Sunday Exam day 9 10 Monday Exam day 10 11 Tuesday Exam day 11 12 Wednesday

GRADUATION Exam day 12 13 Thursday Exam day 13 GRADUATION 14 Friday Vacation 15 Saturday Vacation 16 Sunday Winter term day 1 Vacation 17 Monday Winter term day 2 Vacation 18 Tuesday Winter term day 4 Vacation PC07 2017 19 Wednesday Winter term day 5 Vacation UCTRF Com Cmt (14h00) UB&DC (16h00) 20 Thursday Winter term day 6 21 Friday Vacation 22 Saturday Vacation ICTS Maintenance Slot (09h00) 23 Sunday Winter term day 7 Vacation 24 Monday Winter term day 8 Vacation FHS Board (16h00) PPLC (14h00) Baxter Exco (16h00) 25 Tuesday Winter term day 9 Vacation TAGSC (14h00) UCTRF Planning for Retirement

Seminar 1 (12h00) 26 Wednesday

Winter term day 10 PASS Forum (08h30) SSMAg (09h30) UDC (14h00)

27 Thursday

Winter term day 11 Results on system by 12h00

Council Exco (16h00) ACC (14h00) Residences Forum (16h00)

28 Friday

Vacation 29 Saturday Vacation 30 Sunday Winter term day 12 Vacation

Vacation

Vacation

Vacation

ICTUG (14h00) 31 Monday


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Academic Programme Meetings of Senate Council, Council Committees, IF & Management 2017 August Winter term day 13 Vacation HUM FEC UG (11h00) FAAC (08h30) 1 Tuesday Winter term day 14 Vacation T&L Conference (08h00) 2 Wednesday Winter term day 15 EBE FEC (09h00) SAC (14h00) UTAC (14h00) 3 Thursday

Winter term day 16 Vacation Vacation

FHS RAC (12h30) RMC (14h00) 4 Friday Vacation 5 Saturday Vacation 6 Sunday Winter term day 17 Vacation COM FEC (08h30) HUM RAC (09h00) 7 Monday Winter term day 18 Vacation URC (14h00) SCI FEC (10h00) Financial Operations Meeting

(09h00) UCTRF AA&RC (14h00) 8 Tuesday

PUBLIC HOLIDAY WOMEN'S DAY 9 Wednesday Winter term day 19 Vacation

Vacation EBE RAC (09h00) Org Health Forum (14h00) 10 Thursday

Winter term day 20 11 Friday Vacation 12 Saturday Vacation 13 Sunday Teaching day 1 UCT Press Editorial Board

(12h00) HAC (14h00) UFC (14h30) IPAC (14h00) 14 Monday Krishna Janmashthami

Teaching day 2 College of Fellows (14h00) USFC (14h00) 15 Tuesday Teaching day 3 Winter term exams UEC (14h00) LAW FEC (Mid-year) (10h00)

COM FEC (Distance) (08h30) IF (14h00) CFASM (4h00) SDC (11h00)

16 Wednesday

Teaching day 4 T&LC (14h00) AFC (16h00) SAEC (14h00)

UB&DC (16h00) USAC (16h00) 17 Thursday Teaching day 5 NOBC (16h00) JEC (10h00) 18 Friday 19 Saturday ICTS Maintenance Slot (09h00) 20 Sunday

Winter term results Teaching day 6 Faculty Merit Cmt (09h00) Young Research Fellows Sel. Cmt (14h00)

UHRC (16h00) Baxter Exco (16h00) 21 Monday Teaching day 7 Faculty Merit Cmt (09h00) LAW Board (13h00)

COM Board (11h00) UICTC (14h00) 22 Tuesday

Teaching day 8 TETSC (14h00) E&AC (14h00) Faculty Merit Cmt (09h00)

DCAM (10h00) JIC (14h00) Sports Council (17h15) UCTRF S37C (11h00)

23 Wednesday

Teaching day 9 EBE BOARD (14h00) Faculty Merit Cmt (09h00) FYE Adv. Group (14h00) TB Davie Memorial Lecture (12h30)

PPLC (14h00) ERMC (14h00) UCTRF Planning for Retirement Seminar 2 (12h00)

24 Thursday

Teaching day 10 DDB (14h00) Faculty Merit Cmt (09h00) CHED Board (15h00)

Deans' Meeting (08h30) 25 Friday

26 Saturday 27 Sunday Teaching day 11 Faculty Merit Cmt (09h00) 28 Monday Teaching day 12 EiRC (14h00) Faculty Merit Cmt (09h00)

DTA (16h00) EMWG (14h00) Residences Cmt (17h00) 29 Tuesday

Teaching day 13 QAC (14h00) CRR (14h00) Faculty Merit Cmt (09h00)

Budget submissions due for 2018 (08h00)

30 Wednesday Teaching day 14 Faculty Merit Cmt (09h00) AFC (16h00)

Language Policy Cmt (12h30) HUM Board (14h00) UCTRF R&E Ben Cmt (14h00) 31 Thursday


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Academic Programme Meetings of Senate Council, Council Committees, IF & Management 2017 September Teaching day 15 Faculty Merit Cmt (09h00) SLG Quarterly Review (13h30) Council (Exco) (16h00) 1 Friday Eid-al-Ada (Day of Sacrifice) 2 Saturday 3 Sunday Teaching day 16 SEC (14h00) 4 Monday Teaching day 17 PAAC (14h00) Faculty Merit Cmt (09h00) Financial Operations Meeting

(09h00) UCTRF AGM (14h00)

Baxter Board (16h00) 5 Tuesday

Teaching day 18 SCI Board (14h30) Library Working Group (14h00)

SAC (14h00) 6 Wednesday Teaching day 19 Admissions Cmt (14h00) 7 Thursday Teaching day 20 ALSC (14h00) USRC (14h00)

PSFC (14h00) UAC (14h00) 8 Friday

9 Saturday 10 Sunday Teaching day 21 PBWG Preliminary Meeting

(08h30) WOAC (14h00) 11 Monday

Teaching day 22 IBC (14h00) FAAC (08h30) 12 Tuesday Teaching day 23 13 Wednesday Teaching day 24 BfGS (14h00) UCTRF Trustees (14h00) 14 Thursday Teaching day 25 Senate (14h00) PBWG Review (08h30) Deans' Meeting (08h30) 15 Friday 16 Saturday ICTS Maintenance Slot (09h00) 17 Sunday Teaching day 26 Archives Advisory Cmt (14h00) PBWG Reviews (08h30) 18 Monday Teaching day 27 T&LC (14h00) PSFC Sub Cmt (14h00) PBWG Reviews (08h30) 19 Tuesday Teaching day 28 PC08 2017 TAGSC (14h00)

URC Sub-Cmt (14h00) PBWG Reviews (08h30) Council Rem Cmt (16h00) 20 Wednesday

Rosh Hashana (New Year) - Day 1 Teaching day 29 NOMCOM (14h00) PASS Forum (08h30) PBWG Reviews (08h30) SSMAg (09h30) UB&DC (16h00) PPLC (14h00) SC360 (14h00) Residences Forum (16h00)

21 Thursday

Rosh Hashana Day 2 Teaching day 30 URC (14h30) Ops Mag (08h30) JEC (10h00) UFC (14h30)

22 Friday

Short vacation 23 Saturday

PUBLIC HOLIDAY Short vacation HERITAGE DAY

24 Sunday

Short vacation PUBLIC HOLIDAY 25 Monday Short vacation FHS Board (16h00) PBWG Budget Post Reviews

First Pass (08h30) 26 Tuesday

Short vacation RAAG (08h30) Annual Wellness Fair (08h30) 27 Wednesday Short vacation DTA (16h00) RAAG (08h30) Annual Wellness Fair (08h30) 28 Thursday Short vacation NOBC (16h00) RAAG (08h30) Annual Wellness Fair (08h30) 29 Friday Short vacation Yom Kippur 30 Saturday


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Academic Programme Meetings of Senate Council, Council Committees, IF & Management 2017 October Short vacation 1 Sunday Teaching day 31 Honorary Profs / Assoc Profs

Selection Cmt (09h00) SEC (14h00) RAAG (08h30) 2 Monday

Teaching day 32 Scientific Tech. Officers Promotions (09h00)

RAAG (08h30) Org Health Forum (14h00) 3 Tuesday Teaching day 33 RAAG (08h30) Appointments Committee of

Council (16h00) 4 Wednesday

Succot - Day 1 Teaching day 34 EBE Board (14h00) ERMC (14h00) SAC (14h00) USAC (16h00)

5 Thursday

Succot - Day 2 Teaching day 35 HDC (14h00) SLG Budget Heads meeting "Show and Tell" (08h30)

6 Friday

COUNCIL (10h00) 7 Saturday 8 Sunday Teaching day 36 RAAG (08h30) 9 Monday Teaching day 37 DDB (14h00) Financial Operations Meeting

(09h00) RAAG (11h30) 10 Tuesday

Teaching day 38 Fellows Dinner (1 09h30) RAAG (08h30) UCTRF Com Cmt (14h00) Sports Council (17h15)

11 Wednesday

Teaching day 39 AFC (16h00) SLG Retreat (1 08h00) 12 Thursday Simchat Torah Teaching day 40 VSFC (14h00) SLG Retreat (08h30) Operations Coordinating Cmt

(11h00) 13 Friday

14 Saturday 15 Sunday Teaching day 41 DTA (16h00) RAAG (08h30) 16 Monday Teaching day 42 Research Indaba (09h00) Residences Cmt (17h00) 17 Tuesday Teaching day 43 CRR (14h00) PC09 2017

RMC (14h00) CHED Board (15h00) Educare Cmt (14h30) 18 Wednesday

Deepavali / Diwali Teaching day 44 TETSC (14h00) Vera Davie Cmt (14h00) PSFC Sub cmt (14h00)

PPLC (14h00) UB&DC (16h00) 19 Thursday Teaching day 45 URC Sub-cmt (14h00) JEC (10h00) UFC/USF (14h00) 20 Friday 21 Saturday ICTS Maintenance Slot (09h00) 22 Sunday Teaching day 46 PSFC Sub cmt (09h00) RAAG (08h30) 23 Monday Teaching day 47 COM Board (11h00) RAAG (08h30) UCT RFAS (13h00)

Baxter Exco (16h00) 24 Tuesday

Teaching day 48 PAAC (14h00) URC Sub-cmt (14h00) Deans' Committee on Academic pay (09h00)

ACC (14h00) 25 Wednesday Teaching day 49 SCI Board (14h30) Creative Works Award (11h00) PASS Forum (08h30) SSMAg (09h30)

CFASM (14h00) UCTRF Investment Cmt (14h00)

26 Thursday

Teaching day 50 Deans' Meeting (08h30) ICTUG (14h00) 27 Friday 28 Saturday 29 Sunday Teaching day 51 E&AC (14h00) 30 Monday Teaching day 52 USFC (14h00) LAW Board (13h00) 31 Tuesday


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Academic Programme Meetings of Senate Council, Council Committees, IF & Management 2017 November Teaching day 53 QAC (14h00) EiRC (14h00)

HUM Board (14h00) USRC (14h00) Residences Cmt (17h00) 1 Wednesday

Teaching day 54 SAC (14h00) 2 Thursday Teaching day 55 FYE Adv. Group (14h00) UAC (14h00) 3 Friday 4 Saturday ICTS Maintenance slot (09h00) 5 Sunday Teaching day 56 SEC (14h00) IF (10h30) 6 Monday Teaching day 57 UEC (14h00) TAGSC (14h00)

URC (14h00) FAAC (08h30) Financial Operations Meeting

(09h00) EMWG (14h00) UCT AFS (11h00) JIC (14h00)

7 Tuesday

Teaching day 58 UCT Press Editorial Board (12h30)

T&LC (14h00) DCAM (10h00) UCTRF AA&RC (14h00) IPAC (14h00)

8 Wednesday

Teaching day 59 USAC (16h00) UHRC (16h00) UTAC (12h30) Orientation Coordinating Cmt

(11h00)

9 Thursday

Teaching day 60 Library Working Group (14h00)

HDC (14h00) Council Rem Cmt (16h00) 10 Friday Consolidation 11 Saturday Consolidation 12 Sunday Consolidation Admissions Cmt (14h00) ACC (14h00) WOAC (14h00) 13 Monday Consolidation Language Policy Cmt (12h30) SLG PPS Consistency Review

(09h00) UCTRF S37C (11h00) 14 Tuesday

Exam day 1 SAEC (14h00) SDC (11h00) 15 Wednesday Exam day 2 Book Award Cmt (14h00) UDC (14h00) UB&DC (16h00) 16 Thursday Exam day 3 SLG Quarterly Review (08h30) RAAG VC Strategic (13h30)

Council Exco (16h00) 17 Friday

18 Saturday 19 Sunday Exam day 4 BfGS (14h00) UFC (14h30) 20 Monday Exam day 5 IBC (14h00) RAAG VC Strategic (08h30) UCT AFS (14h00) 21 Tuesday Exam day 6 PC10 2017 RAAG VC Strategic (08h30) Baxter Board (16h00) 22 Wednesday Exam day 7 CRR (14h30) PASS Forum (08h30) SSMAg (09h30)

UICTC (14h00) UCTRF R&E Ben Cmt (14h00) 23 Thursday

Exam day 8 Senate (14h00) Ops Mag (08h30) JEC (10h00) 24 Friday 25 Saturday 26 Sunday Exam day 9 Summer Term day 1 USFC (14h00) PSFC Sub Cmt (10h00) SC360 (10h00) 27 Monday Exam day 10 Summer Term day 2 28 Tuesday

Summer Term day 3 Exam day 11 NOMCOM (14h00) 29 Wednesday Exam day 12 Summer Term day 4 30 Thursday


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Academic Programme Meetings of Senate Council, Council Committees, IF & Management 2017 December Marking day 1 Summer Term day 5 PSFC Sub Cmt (10h00) Deans' Meeting (08h30) 1 Friday Marking day 2 2 Saturday Marking day 3 ICTS Maintenance Slot (09h00) 3 Sunday Marking day 4 Summer Term day 6 4 Monday

Summer Term day 7 Marking day 5 Financial Operations Meeting (09h00)

UCT Foundation (12h00) 5 Tuesday Marking day 6 Summer Term day 8 6 Wednesday Marking day 7 Summer Term day 9 7 Thursday Marking day 8 Summer Term day 10 JEC (10h00) 8 Friday Marking day 9 COUNCIL (10h00) 9 Saturday Marking day 10 10 Sunday Marking day 11 Summer Term day 11 11 Monday Results on system by 12h00 Summer Term day 12 12 Tuesday

Summer Term day 13 FEC Prelim CRS printed First day of Channukah

DDB (14h00) 13 Wednesday

FEC prelim Summer Term day 14 AGM of Convocation (17h00) AGM Alumni Association (18h00) 14 Thursday

FEC prelim Summer Term day 15 SCI FEC (pre-FEC) (08h30) EBE FEC (09h00) 15 Friday PUBLIC HOLIDAY Day of Reconciliation 16 Saturday

17 Sunday FEC prelim Summer Term day 16 LAW FEC (10h00) 18 Monday

Summer Term day 17 Qualifiers on system at 16h00 FEC final meetings COM FEC (08h30) SCI FEC (09h30)

HUM FEC PG (11h00) HUM FEC UG (09h00) EBE FEC (09h00)

19 Tuesday

Progression codes on system Summer Term day 18 Last day of Channukah

FHS FEC (12h00) 20 Wednesday

Summer Term day 19 21 Thursday Summer Term exams SEC to approve qualifiers SEC (08h30) 22 Friday

23 Saturday 24 Sunday Christmas Day PUBLIC HOLIDAY 25 Monday

PUBLIC HOLIDAY Day of Goodwill 26 Tuesday 27 Wednesday 28 Thursday RAC appeals due 29 Friday 30 Saturday 31 Sunday


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2017 TERM DATES

Mini Semester 3 January to 10 February 2017 (Marking, Orientation and Registration 11 February to 12 March 2017inclusive)

First Quarter 13 March to 28 April 2017 (First vacation 29 April to 7 May 2017 inclusive)

Second Quarter 8 May to 14 July 2017 (Mid-year vacation 15 July to 13August 2017 inclusive)

Third Quarter 14 August to 22 September 2017 (Mid-term vacation 23 September to 01 October 2017 inclusive)

Fourth Quarter 2 October to 22 December 2017

2018 TERM DATES

First Quarter 19 February to 29 March 2018 (First vacation 30 March to 8 April 2018 inclusive)

Second Quarter 9 April to 15 June 2018 (Mid-year vacation 16 June to 22 July 2018 inclusive)

Third Quarter 23 July to 7 September 2018 (Mid-term vacation 8 September to 16 September 2018 inclusive)

Fourth Quarter 17 September to 24 December 2018

SUMMER SCHOOL 2017: 16 to 27 January 2017

WINTER TERM 2017: 17 July to 11 August 2017

SUMMER TERM 2017: 27 November to 22 December 2017


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SCHOOL CALENDAR 2017

Term Duration Number of weeks

Number of days

Number of public holidays

Actual number of school days

1 (0-9) 11 Jan - 31 March

12 56 (60) 1 + 1 56 (58)

2 18 April - 30 June

11 54 3 + 1 50

3 24 July - 29 September

10 50 2 48

4 9 Oct - 6 (8) Dec

9 43 (45) 0 43 (45)

Total 43 205 (209) 6 + 2 197 (201)

SCHOOL CALENDAR 2018

Term Duration Number of weeks

Number of days

Number of public holidays

Actual number of school days

1 17 (15) Jan - 28 March

11 51 (53) 1 50 (52)

2 10 April - 22 June

11 54 2 + 1 51

3 17 July - 28 September

11 54 2 + 1 51

4 9 Oct - 12 (14) Dec

10 47 (49) 0 47 (49)

Total 43 206 (210) 5 + 2 199 (203)


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PUBLIC HOLIDAYS 2017

Month 2017 Date Day Public Holiday January 01 Sun New Year’s Day January 02 Mond Public Holiday March 21 Tues Human Rights Day April 14 Fri Good Friday April 17 Mon Family Day April 27 Thu Freedom Day May 01 Mon Workers Day June 16 Fri Youth Day August 09 Wed National Women’s Day September 24 Sun Heritage Day September 25 Mon Public Holiday December 16 Sat Day of Reconciliation December 25 Mon Christmas Day December 26 Tue Day of Goodwill

PUBLIC HOLIDAYS 2018

Month 2017 Date Day Public Holiday January 01 Mon New Year’s Day March 21 Wed Human Rights Day March 30 Fri Good Friday April 02 Mon Family Day April 27 Fri Freedom Day May 01 Tue Workers Day June 16 Sat Youth Day August 09 Thu National Women’s Day September 24 Mon Heritage Day December 16 Sun Day of Reconciliation December 17 Mon Public Holiday December 25 Tue Christmas Day December 26 Wed Day of Goodwill


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Jewish Holidays 2017 Dates Holiday 12 Mar Purim 11 April Start of Pesach 18 April End of Pesach 31 May Start of Shavout 1 June End of Shavout 21 September Rosh Hashana (New Year day 1 22 September Rosh Hashana (New Year day 2 30 September Yom Kippur 5 October Sukkot Day 1 11 October Sukkot Day 2 13 December First day of Channukah 20 December Last day of Channukah Islamic Calendar 2017

Dates Holidays 28 May Fasting month of Ramadan (Fasting begins) 27 June Eid-al-Fitr (End of Ramadan) 04 September Eid-al-Adha

Hindu Calendar 2017

Dates Holidays 14 January Makar Sankranti 24 February Maha Shivaratri 28 March Ramayana week begins 15 August Sri Krishna Janmashtami 19 October Deepavali


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