Redeemer’s University Academic Calendar For 2016/2017 Session has been released by the school authorities and all respective students are hereby informed.
Redeemer’s University Academic Calendar For 2016/2017 Academic Session
The management of the Redeemer’s University, Ede, Osun State has released the academic calendar for the 2016/2017 academic session.
The Redeemer’s University Academic Calendar is a comprehensive guide to all programs, courses, services, and academic policies for the session.
Redeemer’s University Academic Calendar
Redeemer’s University First Semester Calendar.
August 14, 2016 – Arrival of Returning Students
August 15, 2016 – Arrival of Fresh Students/Orientation Programme/
Normal Course Registration for All Students commences
August 15, 2016 – Uploading of Allocated First Semester Courses on
University Portal by all Lecturers commences
August 22, 2016 – Lectures commence for the First Semester
August 26, 2016 – End of Uploading of Courses by Lecturers
August 29, 2016 – Late Registration for Returning Students commences
September 8, 2016 – 8th Convocation Ceremony
September 11, 2016 – End of Course Registration for Returning Students
September 23, 2016 – Application for Addition of Courses closes
October 18, 2016 – Course Registration Closes for Fresh Students
October 20, 2016 – 12th Matriculation Ceremony
October 21, 2016 – Application for Deletion of Courses closes
November 4, 2016 – End of Lectures for the First Semester
November 7-11, 2016 – Revision
November 14- 25, 2016 – First Semester Examinations for all Students
Nov. 28- Dec. 16, 2016 – Processing of Examination Results
December 19, 2016 – Christmas/End of Year Break
Summary for the First Semester
Arrival/Pre-Lecture Registration 1 Week
Lectures 11 Weeks
Revision 1 Week
Examinations 2 Weeks
Redeemer’s University Second Semester Calendar.
January 8, 2017 – Arrival of Students
January 9, 2017 – Normal Course Registration commences
January 9, 2017 – Uploading of Allocated Second Semester Courses on
University Portal by all Lecturers commences
January 16, 2017 – Lectures Resume for the Second Semester
January 20, 2016 – End of Uploading of Courses by Lecturers
January 23, 2017 – Late Registration commences
February 3, 2017 – End of Course Registration
February 10, 2017 – Application for Addition of Courses closes
March 17, 2017 – Application for Deletion of Courses closes
March 31, 2017 – End of Lectures for the Second Semester
April 3 – 7, 2017 – Revision for the Second Semester Examinations
April 10 – 21, 2017 – Second Semester Examinations
April 24– May 19,2017 – Consideration/ Processing of Examination Results
May 20, 2017 – End of Session
13th August, 2017 – Beginning of the 2017/2018 Academic Session
Summary for the Second Semester
Arrival/Pre-Lecture Registration 1 Week
Lectures 11 Weeks
Revision 1 Week
Examinations 2 Weeks
About Redeemer’s University
Redeemer’s University is a private university in Ede, off Gbongan-Oshogbo Road, Osun State, Nigeria. Established in 2005, the university is owned by the Redeemed Christian Church of God. The university operates a collegiate system and awards B.A. and B.Sc. degrees. In the 2012/2013 academic year, the university admitted its first set of M.A., M.Sc., and Ph.D. students.
The Federal Government of Nigeria granted an operating licence to the Redeemer’s University on 7 January 2005.
The university began at a temporary site in the Redemption Camp on 11 October 2005 with 478 students admitted into three colleges.
473 students matriculated into the colleges to pursue Bachelor Degrees in various programmes on 1 February 2006.
The university has produced 5 sets of graduates.
It enrolls 2,351 students in total, as of 1 December 2013; 997 male and 1,354 female.
As of the 2013/2014 academic year, the university has three colleges – the College of Natural Science, the College of Management Science, and the College of Humanities. There are a total of 26 academic programs. It is envisaged that an engineering college will soon be added.
Its Vice Chancellor is ‘Debo Adeyewa, a pastor in the RCCG and a professor of meteorology from Federal University of Technology, Akure, Ondo State, Nigeria. Many distinguished Nigerian academics have taught at the university. Among them are the following professors:
- Oyewale Tomori, immediate past vice chancellor, former World Health Organisation executive for Sub-Saharan Africa; Fellow of the Nigerian Academy of Science
- Jide Osuntokun, Fellow, Nigerian Academy of Letter; former Nigerian Ambassador to former West Germany; and pro-chancellor and chairman, governing council Ekiti State University, Ado-Ekiti
- Olu Obafemi, Fellow, Nigerian Academy of Letter
- Funsho Akere, Fellow, Nigerian Academy of Letter; former Vice Chancellor, Adekunle Ajasin University, Ondo State; and pro-chancellor and chairman, governing council Ondo State University of Science and Technology, Okitipupa
- E.B. Kolawole, former Vice Chancellor, Federal University of Technology, Akure, Ondo State
- Ahmed Parker Yerima, former Director-General of the Nigeria National Theatre, National Troupe, and the Abuja Carnival; and 2006 winner of the NLNG prize for Literature
- Ayo Akinwale
The university’s BOJA Arts Theatre is named in honour of Bunmi Oyeyemi Julius-Adeoye,one of Nigeria’s popular female playwrights of the twenty-first century who started the Theatre Arts Department of the university and acted as its pioneer head of department (2005–2007).
In 2013, the university won a World Bank Grant to fund the establishment of the African Centre of Excellence for Genomics of Infectious Diseases (ACEGID). To win the grant, Redeemer’s University emerged the best rated university among 15 prestigious universities selected from West and Central Africa.
Redeemer’s University enforces modest and corporate dressing amongst its students, via a dress code.