FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY, MINNA
DRAFT ACADEMIC CALENDAR FOR WASCAL DRP CC & HH CLIMATE CHANGE AND HUMAN HABITAT (CC&HH)
2024/2025 – 2027/2028 ACADEMIC SESSIONS
Selection Process and Language Course: December 16th 2024 – 26th September, 2025
| S/N | Scheduled Activity | Date of Activity |
| 1 | Advertisement / start date of call for application | December 16th, 2024 |
| 2 | Invitation for students’ interview | March 5th – March 6th 2025 |
| 3 | Interview of students & Admission Decisions by WASCAL DRP CC&HH International Advisory Board | March 10th- – 11th 2025
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| 4 | Submission of selected list to Accra HQ | March 27th – 4th Apr, 2025 |
| 5 | Issuance of scholarship letters | May 2nd – 9th 2025 |
| 6 | English Language for Francophone students and French Language for Anglophone students at University of Cape Coast, Ghana and Village de Benin, University of Lome, Togo respectively. | May 30th – Sept 26th 2025
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| 7 | Departure of Students to various graduate schools after the language programme | Oct 1st – 2nd 2025 |
Duration of First Module 3rd October 2025 – 19th December, 2025
| S/N | Scheduled Activity | Date of Activity |
| 1 | Registration & Orientation of Students | 3rd October, 2025 |
| 2 | Commencement of First Module Lectures | 6th October, 2025 – 19th December, 2025 |
| 3 | Break for Christmas | 22nd Dec 2025 – 4th Jan 2026 |
Lecture Schedules for First Module (6th October, 2025 – 19th December, 2025)
| DATES | COURSE CODE | COURSE TITLE | Course Lecturer |
| 6th – 17th Oct 2025 | CCH923 | Urban Infrastructure and Green Space Management | Prof Elke Mertens (Germany) |
| 20th – 31st Oct 2025 | CCH910 | Urban and Rural Settlements in Africa | Prof Albert Abegunde (Nigeria) |
| 3rd – 7th Nov 2025 | CCH913 | Community Based Project (Fieldwork) | Prof Albert Abegunde (Nigeria) |
| 10th – 21st Nov 2025 | CCH911 | Habitat Informatics I: Skills Development | Prof Nicholas
Prof Chinma Enyinaya (Nigeria) |
| 24th Nov – 5th Dec 2025 | CCH912 | Habitat Informatics II: Advanced Research Methodology | Prof O. Morenikeji (Nigeria) |
| 8th – 12th Dec 2025 | CCH917 | Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation | Prof Francis Adesina (Nigeria) |
| 15th – 19th Dec 2025 | CCH925 | Transport Planning and Sustainable Mobility | Dr Felicia Nwanosike (Nigeria) |
Lecture Schedules for Second Module & Other Activities (6th Jan 2026 –13th March 2026)
| S/N | Scheduled Activity | Date of Activity |
| 1 | Resumption from First Module/Christmas Break | 6th January, 2026 |
| 2 | Submission and Defense of 5-Page Pre-Proposal | 6th – 7th Jan 2026 |
| 3 | Workshop on the Use of Kobo toolbox and other tools for Data Collection | 8th – 9th Jan 2026 |
| 4 | Submission of corrected five-page proposal to DRP WASCAL CC&HH | 12th January, 2026 |
| 5 | Commencement of Second Module Lectures | 12th Jan 2026 – 3rd April 2026 |
| 6 | Approval of Supervisory Teams by SPS Business Committee | 22nd January, 2026 |
| 7 | Approval of First Module results by WASCAL CC&HH local advisory board | 9th February, 2026 |
| 8 | Approval of Supervisory Teams by PGS Board | 11th February, 2026 |
| 9 | Break for Sallah week | 16th – 20th March 2026 |
| 10 | Break for Easter week | 6th – 10th April 2026 |
| 11 | Submission of students’ full proposals to DRP WASCAL CC&HH | 4th May, 2026 |
| 12 | Submission of students’ full proposals to PGS by DRP WASCAL CC&HH | 11th May, 2026 |
| 13 | International Advisory Board and Defense of full Research Proposal | 24th – 25th June 2026 |
| 14 | Submission of PhD proposal Report and corrected students Thesis Proposals /Research Budget to DRP WASCAL CC&HH | 8th – 9th July 2026 |
| 15 | Submission of PhD proposal Report and corrected students Thesis Proposals /Research Budget to Accra Ghana & PGS | 13th – 14th July 2026 |
| 16 | Approval of Second Module results by DRP WASCAL CC&HH Board | 14th July, 2026 |
| 17 | Submission of 1st & Second module for PG Board approval | 16th July, 2026 |
Lecture Schedules for Second Module (12th January, 2026 – 3rd April, 2026)
| DATES | COURSE CODE | COURSE TITLE | Course Lecturer |
| 12th – 16th Jan 2026 | CCH 916 | Environmental Protection and Sustainability | Dr Julien Adounkpe (Benin Republic) |
| 19th – 23rd Jan 2026 | CCH926 | Climate Change and Rural /Urban Migration | To be determined |
| 26th – 30th Jan 2026 | CCH927 | Landscape Ecology | Dr Mireille Toyi Alagbe (Benin Republic.) |
| 2nd – 6th Feb 2026 | CCH924 | Regional Climate System Modelling | Dr (Mrs) Nana A. Klutse (Ghana) |
| 9th – 13th Feb 2026 | CCH928 | Climate Change induced Urban Disaster Risk Management | United Nations University Colleagues |
| 19th – 27th Feb 2026 | CCH920 | Advanced Remote Sensing | Prof Ralf Lowner and Dr Michael Thiel (Germany) |
| 2nd – 6th March 2026 | CCH915 | Applied Micrometeorology | Prof Leonard Amekudzi (Ghana) |
| 9th – 13th March 2026 | CCH914 | Advanced Statistical and Geostatistics Techniques for Climate Science | Dr Benjamin Lamptey (Ghana) |
| 23rd – 27th March 2026 | CCH921 | Advanced Geographic Information System | Prof Linke (Christian) |
| 30th March – 3rd April 2026 | CCH922 | Settlement Dynamics and Modeling | Prof Linke (Fellipe) |
Post Coursework schedules from 13th April, 2026 – November, 2028
| S/N | Scheduled Activity | Date/Period of Activity |
| 1 | Research Field/Laboratory Work/scientific field visits, Conference attendance & Publication of journal papers. | 13th April, 2026 to 31st March, 2028 |
| 2 | Return to lead university for thesis writing | 1st – 10th April, 2028 |
| 3 | Deadline for submission of thesis/power point slides to WASCAL DRP CC& HH for first seminar/progress report | 17th April, 2028 |
| 4 | First Seminar Presentation/Progress report | 24th – 26th April, 2028 |
| 5 | Deadline for submission of thesis/power point slides to WASCAL DRP CC& HH for second seminar/progress report | 2nd June, 2028 |
| 6 | Second Seminar Presentation/ Progress report | 5th -7th June, 2028 |
| 7 | Deadline for publication of at least a journal article in a recognized/high profile journal | 30th June, 2028 |
| 8 | Deadline for submission of thesis/power point slides to WASCAL DRP CC& HH for exit seminar/internal defense | 3rd July, 2028 |
| 9 | Exit Seminar/Internal defense | 8th -12th July, 2028 |
| 10 | Deadline for submission of full thesis and journal publication (s) / conference paper to WASCAL DRP CC& HH for external examination | 14th July, 2028 |
| 11 | Submission of appointment of external examiners to SPS for consideration | 14th July, 2028 |
| 12 | Approval of appointment of external examiners by SPS Postgraduate Committee | 19th July, 2028 |
| 13 | Submission of appointment of external examiners to PGS for consideration | 26th July, 2028 |
| 14 | Approval of appointment of external examiners by PGS | 9th August, 2028 |
| 15 | Approval of appointment of external examiners by Senate | 30th August, 2028 |
| 16 | External examination | September, 2028 |
| 17 | Deadline for submission of corrected thesis after external examination to SPS | 12th October, 2028 |
| 18 | Approval of Final report and Thesis by SPS Postgraduate Committee | 17th October, 2028 |
| 19 | Deadline for submission of corrected thesis after external examination to PGS | 27th October, 2028 |
| 20 | Consideration of final results by PGS | 14th November, 2028 |
| 21 | Deadline for submission of corrected thesis after external examination to PGS | 20th November, 2028 |
| 22 | Consideration of final results by the University Senate | 28th November, 2028 |
| 23. | Convocation ceremony | 1st February, 2029 |