Academic calendar
Academic Year 2026-2027 runs Aug 3, 2026 – Jul 31, 2027. Calendar aliases that share a date range are grouped together, with every source term still shown.
- Academic Year 2026-2027Relevant now
Campus language
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Showing 13 of 13 terms
A
- AEnger Games
- A campus-local pun on 'The Hunger Games' referring to the annual sports and fitness competition for Aerospace Engineering students.
- Aerospacers
- The official and most common nickname for students and alumni of Indiana Aerospace University.
- AESO
- Aerospace Engineering Student Organization; the professional and social body for AE majors.
- ATSOI
- Aero Technikal Society of IAU; an organization catering to students of Aircraft Maintenance Technology (AMT) and Avionics Technology (AVT).
B
- Basak rentals
- The collection of budget-friendly private dormitories and shared apartments in the Basak neighborhood where most students reside due to limited on-campus housing.
- Batch Astra
- The specific nickname given to the Class of 2023 graduating cohort.
- BSAVT
- Refers to the Bachelor of Science in Avionics Technology student body or their specific department-level representation.
H
- Hagit sa Aerospacer
- A local term (Challenge for the Aerospacer) used during career orientations and student challenges.
I
- IAU Canteen
- The primary campus food service area located within the IAU Town Center.
N
- Nearby housing
- Generic student term for the cluster of boarding houses surrounding the IAU Town Center campus.
Q
- Quiz BAE
- The department's signature intellectual competition or quiz bowl event.
S
- SYAE
- Society of Young Aerospace Engineers; the primary student organization for the College of Aerospace Engineering.
T
- Town Center
- While officially the name of the campus location, students use it as a catch-all for the central area where food and services are concentrated.
Places and practicalities
Buildings, logistics, and other local references drawn from the approved campus snapshot.
- Administration Building
- The main hub for registrar, accounting, and executive offices located at the campus front.
- Flight Training Facility
- The dedicated area for hands-on pilot instruction and ground school.
- HRM and TTM Building
- A specialized facility with modernized kitchens and hotel-style labs for Hospitality and Tourism majors.
- IAU Aerodrome
- The university's flight operations base located at Ormoc Airport in Leyte, where students perform actual flight hours.
- IAU Sports Arena
- The multi-purpose facility used for physical education, basketball games, and university-wide assemblies.
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- IAU Campus Canteen
- OJT
- On-the-Job Training; the mandatory internship period, often conducted at partners like Lufthansa Technik or Mactan-Cebu International Airport.
- Ormoc Base
- Refers to the requirement for pilot students to travel to Ormoc City for their actual flight training sessions.
- Payment Channels
- Students handle tuition through specific local banks (BPI, Security Bank, Bank of Commerce) or mobile wallets like GCash via the school's e-commerce portal.
- Shoulder Boards
- A mandatory part of the aviation uniform; the striped epaulets that denote a student's year level or program status.
- Simulator Room
- A high-tech training room used primarily by Airline Management and Pilot students for flight simulation.
- St. Therese Chapel
- The spiritual heart of the campus located at the center of the 15-hectare grounds.
- Wings
- The metal insignia worn on the uniform shirt that signifies a student is enrolled in a pilot or aviation-related track.
Quick answers
Useful facts students can verify from the guide above.
- What academic term is relevant now?
- Academic Year 2026-2027 runs Aug 3, 2026 – Jul 31, 2027.
- How much campus context is included?
- 13 approved campus terms and 13 local details are included in full.
- Are all approved campus terms included?
- Yes. The complete approved glossary is available in the scrollable, searchable campus-language section.
- Where does this guide come from?
- Calendar dates, campus terms, and local details come from DormWay's approved campus reference library.