Academic calendar
January 2027 Cohort runs Jan 1, 2027 – Jan 31, 2027. Calendar aliases that share a date range are grouped together, with every source term still shown.
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Campus language
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L
- LMS
- Learning Management System; the digital platform where all course materials and lectures are hosted.
M
- Mivaite
- An informal term used by students and staff to refer to a member of the Miva Open University community.
N
- NUC
- National Universities Commission; the Nigerian regulatory body that licensed Miva as an open university.
S
- Success Manager
- A dedicated personal mentor assigned to every student to provide academic and administrative support.
V
- VLE
- Virtual Learning Environment; the online space where students interact with faculty and peers.
Places and practicalities
Buildings, logistics, and other local references drawn from the approved campus snapshot.
- Asynchronous Learning
- The flexible study model used at Miva where students access recorded materials at their own convenience rather than a fixed time.
- Canvas
- The specific software platform used by Miva to deliver asynchronous lessons and manage assignments.
- Miva HQ
- The physical administrative headquarters and hub located in Abuja, Nigeria.
- Miva Support
- The help desk service for resolving technical issues with the learning platform or student accounts.
- The Portal
- The central administrative website used by students for fee payments, course registration, and accessing records.
Quick answers
Useful facts students can verify from the guide above.
- What academic term is relevant now?
- January 2027 Cohort runs Jan 1, 2027 – Jan 31, 2027.
- How much campus context is included?
- 5 approved campus terms and 5 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.