Academic calendar
Semester 1 2026-2027 (LCCS) runs Jul 20, 2026 – Nov 28, 2026. Calendar aliases that share a date range are grouped together, with every source term still shown.
- Semester 1 2026-2027 (LCCS)Relevant now
- Semester 1 2026-2027 (Non-LCCS and Professional Programmes)
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- Semester 2 2026-2027 (Non-LCCS and Professional Programmes)
Campus language
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F
- FAS
- Faculty of Agriculture.
- FLM
- Faculty of Law and Management.
- FOE
- Faculty of Engineering.
- FOHS
- Faculty of Health Sciences.
- FOS
- Faculty of Science.
- FSSH
- Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities.
M
- MIE Canteen
- The canteen located at the Mauritius Institute of Education, often frequented by UoM students for variety.
- Module
- The standard term used by students and staff to refer to an individual course or subject.
P
- Pik-nik
- The act of sitting and socializing on the campus lawns between classes, a common social activity.
R
- Rattrapage
- A term borrowed from French often used by students to refer to remedial sessions or exam resits.
- Reduit Square
- The commercial area just outside the campus gates where students go for a variety of fast food and snacks.
- Resit
- A second attempt at an exam for a module that was not passed on the first try.
T
- The Cafet
- The main on-campus cafeteria located near the New Academic Complex.
U
- UoMSU
- University of Mauritius Students' Union, the primary representative body for students.
Places and practicalities
Buildings, logistics, and other local references drawn from the approved campus snapshot.
- Burrenchobay
- The Burrenchobay Lecture Theatre, one of the largest and oldest lecture halls on campus.
- ELC
- Engineering Lecture Complex, primarily used by engineering and technology students.
- Ex-MIE
- Buildings formerly belonging to the Mauritius Institute of Education now utilized for UoM lectures.
- Exam Slip
- A mandatory document students must print from the portal to be allowed entry into examination halls.
- Free Travel
- The government scheme providing free bus transportation to students; requires a valid student bus pass.
- main_cafeteria_uom_cafetariat
- Main Cafeteria (UoM Cafetariat)
- mini_canteen
- Mini Canteen
- NAC
- New Academic Complex, a major hub for lectures and the Student Union office.
- POW
- Paul Octave Wiéhé Auditorium, the large hall used for graduation, exams, and major events.
- Student ID
- The official university identification card required for library access and identity verification during exams.
- Turnitin
- The mandatory online plagiarism detection service used for the submission of all assignments and dissertations.
- UoM Portal
- The online management system where students register for modules and check their examination results.
Quick answers
Useful facts students can verify from the guide above.
- What academic term is relevant now?
- Semester 1 2026-2027 (LCCS) runs Jul 20, 2026 – Nov 28, 2026.
- How much campus context is included?
- 14 approved campus terms and 12 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.