After a six-week closure of the University of Ibadan (UI) over student protests, the Senate in a meeting presided by the Vice Chancellor, Prof Idowu Olayinka, on Thursday approved the re-opening of the university on June 20 for academic session.

The Vice Chancellor said that examinations would commence on July 4.

The Director of Communications, Mr‎ Olatunji Oladejo, who confirmed the development, said that the decision to reopen the institution was reached by the committee of Provost, Deans and Directors.

“The university administration would hold an interactive session with the students’ union body before they would be allowed into the campus,” the committee disclosed.

“There was the need for the students to abide by the matriculation oath and conduct themselves in a responsible manner.”

Olayinka said that the premier university would apply sanctions prescribed in the laws of the university on any erring students.

He mentioned that the university had lost eight weeks to the crisis which led to the closure adding that the session would now end around January 11, 2017, as against October 2016, in the original academic calendar.

“This also means that those who are supposed to graduate and do convocation this year would now have to wait till next year,’’ he lamented.

“The management would work within the limits of resources available to provide for the utilities and the students must be committed to their academic pursuit,” the VC added.

The institution was shut indefinitely on April‎ 6, following students’ restiveness as they expressed their displeasure over the suspension of a union leader, by the Students’ Disciplinary Committee and the non-availability of some amenities needed on the campus.