REPUBLIC OF CAMEROON Peace – Work – Fatherland ******** MINISTRY OF HIGHER EDUCATION ********
REPUBLIQUE DU CAMEROUN Paix – Travail – Patrie ******** MINISTERE DE L'ENSEIGNEMENT SUPERIEUR ********
ORDER N° 26/00772 / MINESUP/SG/DCAA/DAJ/SDSAA/SAAST/ OF 07 JUIL 2026 TO PRESENT THE ACADEMIC CALENDAR OF HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS IN THE REPUBLIC OF CAMEROON FOR THE 2026/2027 ACADEMIC YEAR
THE MINISTER OF STATE, MINISTER OF HIGHER EDUCATION
Mindful of the Constitution; Mindful of Directive No. 01/06-UEAC-019-CM-14 of 11 March 2006 on the implementation of BMD System (Bachelor, Master, Doctorate) in Universities and Higher Education Institutions in the CEMAC Zone; Mindful of Directive No. 02/06-UEAC-019-CM-14 of 11 March 2006 on the organization of University Studies in the CEMAC Zone within the framework of the BMD System (Bachelor, Master, Doctorate); Mindful of Law No. 2023/007 of 25 July 2023 on the orientation of Higher Education in Cameroon; Mindful of Decree No. 97/027 of 19 January 1993 to lay down General regulations governing Universities, as amended and supplemented by Decree No. 2005/342 of 10 September 2005; Mindful of Decree No. 2011/408 of 09 December 2011 on the organization the Government; Mindful of Decree No. 2012/433 of 1st October 2012 on the organization of the Ministry of Higher Education; Mindful of Decree No. 2019/002 of 4 January 2019 to reshuffle the Government; Mindful of Order N° 17/00260/MINESUP/SG/DAJ/DDES/ of 28 April 2017 to lay down the Regime and organization of Academic Supervision of State Universities or accredited Institutions over private Institutes of Higher Education.
HEREBY ORDERS AS FOLLOWS: CHAPTER I: GENERAL PROVISIONS
Article 1. This order presents the academic calendar of Higher Education Institutions in the Republic of Cameroon for the 2026-2027 Academic Year.
Article 2. The following are referred to as academic activities in this order: • teaching, training and learning, • continuous assessments and syntheses or final exams, • defence of various works (internship reports, research or professional dissertations ...)
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Article 3. (1) The 2026-2027 academic year shall begin on Monday 05 October, 2026 and imperatively end on Friday 30th July, 2027 in all Higher Education Institutions in the Republic of Cameroon;
(2) the administrative staff shall resume work on the 1st of September, 2026;
(3) Guidance, pre-registration and registration for undergraduates shall begin on Monday 07th September, 2026.
CHAPTER II:
STRUCTURE OF THE ACADEMIC YEAR
Article 4. (1) The aforementioned academic year shall comprise of two (2) semesters with two (2) periods of break as follows:
- 1st break: From Friday 18th December, 2026 at 3:30 p.m. to Friday 01st January, 2027 at 3:30 p.m.
- 2nd break: From Friday 05th March, 2027 at 3:30 p.m. to Friday 26th March, 2027 at 3:30 p.m.
- 3rd break: the period of the university games.
Article 5. Holidays for universities shall begin on Monday 02nd August, 2027 at 7:30 p.m. and end on Tuesday 31st August, 2027 at 3:30 p.m.