The University of Mines and Technology (UMaT) Academic Calendar for the 2021/2022 academic year has been released.
The management of the University of Mines and Technology (UMaT) has released the official academic calendar for the institution for the 2021/2022 academic session.
UMaT Academic Calendar serves as an information source and planning document for students, faculty, staff, and departments, as well as outside organizations The calendar includes registration dates, class start dates, add/drop deadlines, exam dates, and more.
UMaT Academic Calendar for 2021/2022 Academic Year
| SEMESTER DATES – 2021/2022 ACADEMIC YEAR | ||
| FIRST SEMESTER | ||
| The arrival of continuing Students | – | Monday, November 15, 2021 |
| Registration of Continuing Students | – | Monday, November 15, – Wednesday, November 17, 2021 |
| Lectures Begin for Continuing Students | – | Thursday, November 18, 2021 |
| Congregation | – | Saturday, November 20, 2021 |
| Late Registration with Fine | – | Thursday, November 18, 2021 – Friday, November 26, 2021 |
| Registration of Continuing Students Closes | – | Friday, November 26, 2021 |
| Deadline for Departments to submit List of Registered Continuing Students by Courses to Academic Affairs Unit(Continuing student) | – | Friday, December 3, 2021 |
| Special Re-sit Examinations | – | Monday, December 6, 2021 – Friday, December 17, 2021 |
| Christmas break | – | Wednesday, December 22, 2021 – Friday, January 7, 2022 |
| Academic work resumes | – | Monday, January 10, 2022 |
| The arrival of Fresh Students | – | Friday, January 14, 2022 |
| Registration/Orientation/Medical Examination of Fresh Students | – | Monday, January 17, 2022 – Friday, January 21, 2022 |
| Lectures for Fresh Students Begin | – | Monday, January 24, 2022 |
| Matriculation | – | Saturday, February 19, 2022 |
| Matriculation(Essikado Campus) | – | Saturday, February 26, 2022 |
| Deadline for Departments to submit Lists of Registered Students by Courses to Academic & Student Affairs Unit(First Year students) | – | Friday, March 2, 2022 |
| Assessment of Course Delivery | – | Monday, March 7, 2022 – Friday, March 11, 2022 |
| Mini-Congregation | – | Saturday, March 19, 2022 |
| First Semester Examinations(Continuing Students) | – | Monday, March 21, 2022 – Friday, April 8, 2022 |
| Students Depart (Continuing Students) | – | Saturday, April 9, 2022 |
| First Semester Examination(First-year Students) | – | Monday, April 11, 2022 – Friday, April 22, 2022 |
| Students Depart (First-Year Students) | – | Saturday, April 23, 2022 |
| SEMESTER VACATION FOR STUDENTS – 4WEEKS
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| Semester Vacation | – | Saturday, April 23, 2022 – Friday, May 20, 2022 |
| Departmental Board Meetings to Consider First Semester Examination Results | – | Tuesday, May 3, 2022 |
Auditing of Examination Results
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Wednesday, May 4, 2022 | |
| Faculty Board Meetings to consider First Semester Examination Results | Friday, May 6, 2022 | |
Auditing of Examination Results
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– | Monday, May 9, 2022 – Tuesday, May 10, 2022 |
| Deadline For Submission of First Semester Examination Results to Registrar | – | Friday, May 13, 2022 |
| Special Academic Board Meeting to Consider First Semester Examination Results | – | Thursday, May 19, 2022 |
| SECOND SEMESTER
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| Arrival of Students | – | Saturday, May 21, 2022 |
| Registration of all Students | – | Monday, May 23, 2022 – Wednesday, May 25, 2022 |
| Lectures Begin | – | Thursday, May 26, 2022 |
| Late Registration with Fine | – | Thursday, May 26, 2022 – Friday, June 3, 2022 |
| Registration of Students Closes | – | Friday, June 3, 2022 |
| Registration for Special Re-sit Examination | – | Monday, May 23, 2022 – Friday, June 17, 2022 |
| Deadline for Departments to submit Lists of Registered Students by Courses to Academic & Student Affairs Unit | – | Friday, June 10, 2022 |
| Special Re-sit Examination | – | Thursday, June 30, 2022- Friday, July 8, 2022 |
| Assessment of Course Delivery | – | Monday, August 1, 2022 – Friday, August 5, 2022 |
| Second Semester Examinations | – | Monday, August 15, 2022 – Friday, September 2, 2022 |
| Students Depart | Saturday, September 3, 2022 | |
| Departmental Board Meetings to Consider First Semester Examination Results | Tuesday, September 20, 2022 | |
Auditing of Examination Results
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Wednesday, September 21, 2022 | |
| Faculty Board Meetings to consider First Semester Examination Results | Friday, September 23, 2022 | |
Auditing of Examination Results
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Monday, September 26, 2022 – Tuesday, September 27, 2022 | |
| Deadline For Submission of First Semester Examination Results to Registrar | Friday, September 30, 2022 | |
| Special Academic Board Meeting to Consider First Semester Examination Results | Thursday, October 6, 2022 | |
| CONGREGATION | Saturday, October 29, 2022 | |
University History – University of Mines and Technology (UMaT)
The University of Mines and Technology (UMaT) started as the Tarkwa Technical Institute (TTI) on 3rd November, 1952 but was officially commissioned by the Government of Ghana, more precisely by His Excellency the Governor of the Gold Coast, Sir Charles Noble Arden Clarke, on 7th October, 1953. In 1961, the Government, upon the advocacy of the Ghana Chamber of Mines, redefined the mission of TTI to incorporate the training of mining technicians and other middle level manpower for the country’s mining and related industries.
In 1961, it was reorganized to become the Tarkwa School of Mines (TSM) to train the required manpower for the mining and allied industries in Ghana. In 1976, the Government took cognizance of the capability of TSM and its strategic location, Tarkwa, which is at the centre of mining activities in the country. As this location gave TSM a special strength for mining education, TSM was affiliated to the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) as a faculty of the University so as to enable TSM offer degree, diploma and certificate programmes in mining and related fields.
The name TSM was changed to KNUST School of Mines (KNUSTSM), Tarkwa. The KNUSTSM, Tarkwa and the Kumasi School of Mines were put together to become the Institute of Mining and Mineral Engineering (IMME).
In 1988, a University Rationalization Committee (URC), commissioned by the Ministry of Education, recommended the development of the School and its conversion into a University. In 2000, the conversion of KNUSTSM into a University was again strongly recommended by Louis Berger Inc. in association with Kwame Asante and Associates in a report on partial commercialization of KNUST.
In 2001, the Council of KNUST considered and approved proposals and recommendations of the Academic Board to merge the School of Mines at Kumasi and the School of Mines at Tarkwa into the Western University College of KNUST, Tarkwa.
On 3rd November, 2004, at exactly 11.35hrs GMT, the Parliament of the Republic of Ghana passed the bill on the University of Mines and Technology into an Act of Parliament. On 11th November, 2004, the President of Ghana gave the Presidential Assent and on 12th November, 2004 the University of Mines and Technology, Tarkwa Act 2004 (Act 677) was gazetted and thus, became a law.
