Academic calendar
Summer 2026 Full Term runs May 11, 2026 – Aug 15, 2026. Calendar aliases that share a date range are grouped together, with every source term still shown.
- Summer 2026 Full TermRelevant now
- May Session (E) Summer 2026
- June Session (F) Summer 2026
- Fall 2026 Full Term
- August Session (A) Fall 2026
- September Session (M) Fall 2026
- October Session (B) Fall 2026
- Spring 2027 Full Term
- January Session (C) Spring 2027
- February Session (T) Spring 2027
- March Session (D) Spring 2027
- Summer 2027 Full Term
- May Session (E) Summer 2027
- June Session (F) Summer 2027
Campus language
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- 44 Stanley
- A trendy lifestyle and dining precinct located near the Johannesburg campus in Auckland Park, popular for coffee and lunch.
- 4IR
- Short for Fourth Industrial Revolution; a buzzword frequently used by students and faculty regarding the school's tech-focused curriculum.
D
- DP
- Duly Performed; the academic status required (based on assignment submission) to be eligible to write final exams.
H
- HUU
- Honoris United Universities; the pan-African private higher education network of which Regent is a member.
I
- iLeadLAB
- The school's innovation hub and maker space focused on 4IR skills like coding and 3D printing.
R
- RBS
- The standard abbreviation for Regent Business School used in all internal and external communications.
- RBS Alumni
- The official association for graduates of the business school.
- Regentian
- A collective term used by students and staff to refer to a student or alumnus of the school.
- Res
- Short for residence; used to refer to any student housing, typically private off-campus apartments.
S
- South Point
- A major private student residence provider used by students at both the Durban and Johannesburg campuses.
- SRC
- Student Representative Council; the elected student body that liaises between the student population and campus management.
- Supps
- Short for supplementary examinations, which students may qualify for if they narrowly fail a module.
T
- The Canteen
- The generic term for the small on-site snack and refreshment areas within the Learning Centres.
- The Fields
- A popular private residence complex for students attending the Johannesburg (Auckland Park) campus.
- The Grand
- A private student accommodation building in Durban frequently occupied by Regent students.
- The Lab
- Common student shorthand for the iLeadLAB innovation center.
- The Workshop
- A large shopping center adjacent to the Durban campus where students go for food court meals and errands.
V
- Varsity
- The standard South African colloquialism for university or higher education life.
Places and practicalities
Buildings, logistics, and other local references drawn from the approved campus snapshot.
- Auckland Park
- The primary Johannesburg campus location, often referred to by its suburb name.
- Contact
- Refers to full-time, on-campus students who attend physical lectures.
- Distance
- Refers to the distance learning mode of study, which comprises a large portion of the student body.
- Formative
- Refers to continuous assessments (assignments and tests) that take place throughout the semester before the final exam.
- Frost Avenue
- The Johannesburg campus located in Auckland Park, near the University of Johannesburg.
- iCan
- The official Learning Management System (LMS) where students access study guides, modules, and submit assignments.
- Manzini
- The Eswatini campus location, serving students in the Manzini region.
- Menlyn
- The Pretoria campus location, often referred to by its proximity to the Menlyn area.
- Mowbray
- The Cape Town campus location situated on Main Road.
- MyRegent
- The administrative student portal used for viewing academic results, financial accounts, and registration details.
- Quigney
- The East London campus location.
- RBS
- The universal abbreviation for Regent Business School used in all official and informal communication.
- Samora Machel
- The shorthand name for the main Durban headquarters and Learning Centre located on Samora Machel Street.
- Student Portal
- The gateway to the Learning Management System (LMS) where students access course materials and assignments.
- The Red Building
- A common student descriptor for the distinctive red-accented Durban campus headquarters.
- Webinar
- The standard format for online lectures and academic workshops for distance students.
- Webinars
- The live, interactive online lecture sessions that serve as the primary teaching method in the blended learning model.
Quick answers
Useful facts students can verify from the guide above.
- What academic term is relevant now?
- Summer 2026 Full Term runs May 11, 2026 – Aug 15, 2026.
- How much campus context is included?
- 18 approved campus terms and 17 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.