The University of Johannesburg (UJ) has published its academic calendars for undergraduate and postgraduate programmes for the 2026/2027 academic year.
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UJ Academic Calendar for 2025 (OLD)
- Online Registration: January 13 to February 9, 2025.
The University Johannesburg Reopens dates for 2025 are as follows:
UNIVERSITY OPENS:
- Professional Support Staff: January 2, 2025
- Academic Staff: January 13, 2025
SEMESTER DATES:
- First Semester: February 10 to May 23, 2025
- Mid-Semester Recess: March 29 to April 6, 2025
- Study Period: May 24 to May 28, 2025
- Final Assessments: May 29 to June 20, 2025
- Winter Recess: June 21 to July 6, 2025
- Second Semester: July 14 to October 17, 2025
- Mid-Semester Recess: August 30 to September 7, 2025
- Study Period: October 18 to October 22, 2025
- Final Assessments: October 23 to November 14, 2025
DECEMBER HOLIDAYS:
- Students: From November 29, 2025
- Academic Staff: From December 10, 2025
- Support Staff: From December 13, 2025
SEE: UNIVERSITY OF JOHANNESBURG ACADEMIC CALENDER 2025 – PDF DOWNLOAD
UJ Academic Calendar for 2026 (NEW)
- Online Registration: January 12 to February 6, 2026.
The University Johannesburg Reopens dates for different academic bodies in the 2026/2027 session are as follows:
UNIVERSITY OPENS:
- Professional Support Staff: January 5, 2026
- Academic Staff: January 12, 2026
SEMESTER DATES:
- First Semester: February 9 to May 22, 2026
- Mid-Semester Recess: March 28 to April 5, 2026
- Winter Recess: June 21 to July 6, 2026
- Second Semester: July 14 to October 16, 2026
- Mid-Semester Recess: August 29 to September 6, 2026
SEE: UNIVERSITY OF JOHANNESBURG ACADEMIC CALENDER 2026 – PDF DOWNLOAD
IMPORTANT:
The UJ Academic Calendar is a notification source for students, staff, and outside organizations. The calendar includes registration, class start dates, add/drop deadlines, exam dates and holidays.
NOTE: For the complete 2025 academic calendar, please refer to the official document – www.uj.ac.za
