{"id":59573,"date":"2024-03-05T18:33:11","date_gmt":"2024-03-05T18:33:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/50application.com\/?p=12065"},"modified":"2024-03-05T18:33:11","modified_gmt":"2024-03-05T18:33:11","slug":"nelson-mandela-metropolitan-university-term-date-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forms24.co.za\/data\/nelson-mandela-metropolitan-university-term-date-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University Term Date 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University Term Date 2026<\/h2>\n<h1><strong>ACADEMIC CALENDAR: 2026<\/strong><\/h1>\n<h2><strong>LECTURE BLOCKS<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><span style=\"font-size: small;\">First teaching block:<\/span><\/strong> Monday 6 February \u2013 Friday 24 March (34 days)<\/li>\n<li><strong><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Second teaching block:<\/span><\/strong> Monday 27 March \u2013 Friday 26 May (36 days)<\/li>\n<li><strong><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Third teaching block:<\/span><\/strong> Monday 17 July \u2013 Friday 1 September (34 days)<\/li>\n<li><strong><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Fourth teaching block:<\/span><\/strong> Monday 4 September \u2013 Friday 27 October (35 days)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><strong>NORMAL EXAMINATION PERIODS<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>First Semester:<\/strong> Wednesday 31 May \u2013 Tuesday 20 June (16 days)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Second Semester:<\/strong> Thursday 2 November \u2013 Wednesday 22 November (18 days)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><strong>RE-EXAMINATION PERIODS<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>January re-examinations:<\/strong> Monday 9 January \u2013 Tuesday 24 January (including extension of 2016 normal examinations)<\/li>\n<li><strong>February re-examinations:<\/strong> Thursday 9 February \u2013 Friday 17 February (during term time)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Second Semester:<\/strong> Monday 10 July \u2013 Friday 14 July<\/li>\n<li><strong>December re-exam:<\/strong> Monday 11 December \u2013 Wednesday 13 December<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>NOTE:<\/strong><\/p><div class=\"forms-atf\" style=\"margin-top: 15px;margin-bottom: 20px;\" id=\"forms-1095641671\"><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-9198760278752355\"\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\n<!-- Responsive ads atf -->\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\n     style=\"display:block\"\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-9198760278752355\"\n     data-ad-slot=\"8381596201\"\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/div>\n<p><strong><em>In the event of exams being disrupted, the University reserves the prerogative to extend the exam period for a reasonable time beyond the planned end of exams.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<h2><strong>GRADUATION CEREMONIES<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><strong>Autumn graduation<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Thursday 30 March \u2013 Friday 31 March (George)<\/li>\n<li>Tuesday 4 April \u2013 Tuesday 11 April (Port Elizabeth)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Summer graduation<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Thursday 14 December 2026<\/li>\n<li>Friday 15 December 2026<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><strong>STUDENT RECESS PERIODS<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>14 April \u2013 23 April<\/li>\n<li>21 June \u2013 16 July<\/li>\n<li>23 September \u2013 1 October<\/li>\n<li>23 November \u2013 31 December<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>* University re-opens:\u00a03 January 2026<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2><strong>PUBLIC AND SCHOOL HOLIDAYS 2026<\/strong><\/h2>\n<table border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"5\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Semester 1<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Sun<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>1 January<\/td>\n<td>New Year&#8217;s Day<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"8\"><\/td>\n<td><strong>Mon<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>2 January<\/td>\n<td>Public Holiday<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Tues<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>21 March<\/td>\n<td>Human Rights 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