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 interview of students | March 5th - March 6th 2025 |
| 3 | Interviewing students & Admission Decisions by WASCAL DRP CC&HH International Advisory Board | March 10th - 11th 2025 |
| 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 |
| 7 | Students travel 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 | 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 |
| 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 Kobotoolbox 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 |
Post Coursework schedules from 13th April, 2026 – November, 2028 (this permits students to conclude their PhD on time and participate in convocation)
| S/N | Scheduled Activity | Date/Period of Activity |
|---|---|---|
| *1A | Research Field/Laboratory Work | 13th April 2026 to 28th February 2027 |
| *1B | Scientific field visits/Conferences Participation/Publication of Journal Papers | 1st March 2027 - 31st August 2027 |
| 2 | Return to lead university for thesis writing/Conference participation/Publication of Journal Papers | 1st September 2027 - 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 |
