Academic calendar
September Intake 2026 runs Sep 1, 2026 – Dec 31, 2026. Calendar aliases that share a date range are grouped together, with every source term still shown.
- September Intake 2026Relevant now
Campus language
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C
- Caf
- Short for the university cafeteria, often used interchangeably with the Mess.
- Comrades
- A universal term used by students to refer to one another, signifying solidarity within the student body.
G
- Gents' Hostel
- The primary on-campus residence for male students at the Kajiado campus.
H
- Hostels
- The general term used by students to refer to all on-campus housing facilities.
L
- Ladies' Hostel
- The primary on-campus residence for female students at the Kajiado campus.
M
- Missing Marks
- A common student grievance referring to grades that have not been uploaded to the portal.
R
- Retake
- The act of repeating a course unit in a subsequent semester due to failure or low grades.
S
- Sup
- Short for a supplementary exam, taken if a student fails a unit.
T
- The Mess
- The main university cafeteria or dining hall where students take their meals.
U
- UUESA
- Umma University Engineering Students Association, representing students in the engineering department.
- UUMSA
- Umma University Muslim Students Association, a key religious and social organization on campus.
- UUSA
- Umma University Students Association, the official student governing body.
Places and practicalities
Buildings, logistics, and other local references drawn from the approved campus snapshot.
- Academic Block
- The primary building where lectures and academic departmental offices are located.
- Admin Block
- The main administrative building housing the Vice Chancellor's office and registrar.
- Clearance
- The mandatory process of obtaining signatures from various departments before graduation or leaving the university.
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- Communal Dining Facilities
- ERP
- The Enterprise Resource Planning system used by students to manage fees, unit registration, and academic records.
- Kajiado
- Refers to the Main Campus located in Kajiado County, often used to distinguish it from the Thika Road campus.
- Student Portal
- The online gateway where students access their results and register for semesters.
- The Library
- The university's main resource center for study and research.
- The Mosque
- The central place of worship and a major landmark on the Kajiado campus.
Quick answers
Useful facts students can verify from the guide above.
- What academic term is relevant now?
- September Intake 2026 runs Sep 1, 2026 – Dec 31, 2026.
- How much campus context is included?
- 12 approved campus terms and 9 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.