By Ruth Ani and Onyekachi Agu and

The management of Enugu State University of Science and Technology, ESUT, has announced a new date for the resumption of the 2025/2026 academic session.

Students of the university who have been on long vacation since July were earlier scheduled to resume for academic duties on Monday, October 6 but has been delayed by a week.

According to a new circular issued by the university and signed by the Registrar, Mr Ambrose Ugwu, the new academic session will now commence on Monday, 13 October, 2025.

Consequently, the university directed lecturers to commence academic activities in earnest and advised students to report back to the campus promptly

“This is to inform the University Community that academic activities for both fresh and continuing students for the First Semester 2025/2026 academic session will commence on 13th October, 2025.

“Lecturers and students are hereby directed to commence academic activities and ensure that continuous assessment exercises which will constitute part of the first semester examinations are administered timeously.

“All academic staff are by this communication directed to commence effective teaching and other academic activities on resumption and please be guided by the approved 2025/2026 academic calendar accordingly

“All deans, directors and heads of department are requested to ensure full compliance with the above directive,” the circular said.