Mekane Yesus Seminary
2023-2024 Academic Calendar
| 2023 | DATE | ACTIVITY | REMARKS |
| REGISTRATION | Monday and Tuesday, August 28-29 | Registration | |
| BLOCK A
Sept.-Oct. 2023 |
Wednesday, August 30 | Block A class begins | |
| Wednesday, September 06 | Convocation Day | ||
| Tuesday, September 12 | Ethiopian New Year | ||
| Wednesday, September 27 | Moulid | ||
| Thursday, September,28 | The Finding of the True Cross | ||
| Tuesday, October 3 | Academic Seminar | GTRC | |
| Monday-Friday, October 23-27 | Block A Exam | ||
| Friday, October 27 | Movie Night | ||
| Monday, October 30 | Community Day | ||
| BLOCK B
Oct. – Dec. 2023 |
Tuesday October 31 | Class starts.
GTRC Launching Day |
(Reformation Day)
GTRC |
| Wednesday, November 08 | Lecture series | GTRC | |
| Tuesday, December 05 | Academic seminar | GTRC | |
| Wednesday, January 11-17 | Grade submission of first Semester | ||
| Saturday, December 16 | Faculty training | GTRC | |
| Monday, - Friday Dec. 25 – 29 | Block B Exam (final) | ||
| 2024 | |||
| January 1-19/ 2024 | Christmas Vacation | ||
| Monday, January 1-18/2024 | MA I and II Christmas Intensive Course I | ||
| Summer B.Th. Interim Course | |||
| Monday, January 8
Friday, January,26 |
New Cohort intake MTh.
MTh class ends. |
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| Sunday, January 7 | Ethiopian Christmas | ||
| Saturday, January 19 | Ethiopian Epiphany | ||
| BLOCK C
Jan-Mar. 2024 |
Wednesday, January 22 | Block C Class resumes | |
| Tuesday, January 25 | Gudina Tumsa Symposium | GTRC | |
| GTRC | Friday, February 02 | Movie Night | GTRC |
| GTRC | Tuesday, February 06 | Academic Seminar | GTRC |
| Saturday, March 02 | Victory of Adwa | ||
| Monday-Friday, March 18 -22 | Block C Exam. | ||
| BLOCK D
Mar. 25- May 31 |
Monday, March 25 | Block D | |
| Tuesday, April 02, 2024 | Academic Seminar | GTRC | |
| Wednesday, April 17-19 | Lecture Series | GTRC | |
| Friday, APRIL 26- May 10/2024 | E A S T E R V A C A T I O N E A S T E R V A C A TO N | ||
| Wednesday, April 10 | Id Alfetir | ||
| Wednesday, May 1 | International Labor Day | ||
| Friday, May 03 | Good Friday | ||
| Sunday, May, 05 | Easter and Patriots’ Day | ||
| Graduate Class Ends | Friday, May 10 | Class ends for Graduating Class | |
| Monday-Friday, May 13-17 | Exam for Graduating classes | ||
| Tuesday and Wednesday, May 21, and 22 | Graduates’ Grade submission for DoDE | ||
| Monday, May 27 | Graduates’ Grade submission to the Dean Office. | ||
| Sunday, May 28 | The Downfall of the Dergue | ||
| Friday, May 31 | Non-Graduating Class end | ||
| June 2024 | Monday, June 3-7 | Exam for Non-graduating class | |
| Monday, June 3 | Graduates’ grade submission to the Registrar Office | ||
| Tuesday, June 04 | Academic Seminar | GTRC | |
| Friday, June 7 | Graduates’ lists presented to the AC | ||
| Wednesday, June 11 | Prospectus graduates lists to be presented the Senate | ||
| Wednesday, June 12 | Prospectus Graduates lists to be presented to the Board | ||
| Monday, July 15-19/2024 | Grade submission (Non-graduating class) | ||
| June 15, 2024. | G R A D U A T I O N | G R A D U A T I O N | G R A D U A T I O N |
| Monday, June 24-26 | NATIONAL COLLOQUIUM | NATIONAL COLLOQUIUM
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| July 1- 26 | SUMMER PROGRAMS | SUMMER PROGRAM | SUMMER PROGRAM |
| July 1-18 | SUMMER B.TH/ MA | ||
| Monday , July 1-3 | Registration and exam for newcomers | ||
| Thursday, July 4 | Class begins | ||
| Friday, August 18 | Class ends | ||
| July 4- August 02 | SUMMER CRUSH PPROGRAMS BTH AND MUSIC, | ||
| Monday-Wednesday, July-1-3 | Registration | ||
| Wednesday, July 4 | Class begins | ||
| Friday, August 2 | Class ends | ||
| Monday- Friday, August 5-9 | Exam and Recruitment | ||
| August 12 | NEW IN TAKE –MA and PGD | Registration | |
| Tuesday, August 13-14 | Exam | ||
| Thursday and Friday 15-16 | Interview | ||
| Monday, August 26 | Class begins. | ||