Our 2026/2027 programme calendar — one shared calendar for undergraduate and postgraduate learners.
16
Completed programmes
1
Ongoing
65
Upcoming events
MILS Series 1 (Pilot Cohort) — the first Innovation Lab Series challenge; 15 students from 5 schools build Arduino prototypes and AI demos. Full detail tracked on the Competitions tab.
MILS / Ambassador / Workshop · All schools
The 'Robot Awake!' onsite Arduino/computer-vision workshop runs across three batches this month for the School of Computing. Full detail tracked on the Workshops-Webinars tab.
MILS / Ambassador / Workshop · SCOM
Smart Health Innovation Lab workshop runs across two batches this month for the School of Allied Health Science. Full detail tracked on the Workshops-Webinars tab.
MILS / Ambassador / Workshop · SAHS
Visit to Terra Industries by Miva SCOM students
Industry Visit · SCOM
Fellows programme onboarding continues: shortlisting, interviews and cohort announcement lead into the 28 August onboarding session.
Flagship / Ops · All schools
Robotics/AI/emerging-tech workshop for the School of Criminology, run as part of accreditation-readiness preparations ahead of the NUC/accreditation visit.
Accreditation Prep / Workshop · Criminology
Robotics/AI/emerging-tech workshop for the School/Department of Information Technology, run as part of accreditation-readiness preparations ahead of the NUC/accreditation visit.
Accreditation Prep / Workshop · Information Technology
Robotics/AI/emerging-tech workshop for the School/Department of Media and Communication, run as part of accreditation-readiness preparations ahead of the NUC/accreditation visit.
Accreditation Prep / Workshop · Media and Communication
Weekly informal Friday sessions combining open lab access with short tech talks, kicking off for the semester.
MILS / Learning · All schools
Its an Induction ceremony and first meeting of the club. Also its an opportunity for fellows to build their first robotics project
Flagship / Ops · All schools
Flagship robotics-themed party to build lab brand awareness and recruit new students at the start of term
Flagship / Ops · All schools
Monthly live webinar on the latest in Generative AI and responsible AI practice. Full detail tracked on the Workshops-Webinars tab.
MILS / Learning · All schools
Robotics/AI/emerging-tech workshop for the School/Department of Media and Communication (accreditation Round 2), run ahead of the NUC/accreditation visit.
Accreditation Prep / Workshop · Media and Communication
Robotics/AI/emerging-tech workshop for the School/Department of Entrepreneurship, run as part of accreditation-readiness preparations ahead of the NUC/accreditation visit.
Accreditation Prep / Workshop · Entrepreneurship
Robotics/AI/emerging-tech workshop for the School/Department of Information Technology (accreditation Round 2), run ahead of the NUC/accreditation visit.
Accreditation Prep / Workshop · Information Technology
Robotics/AI/emerging-tech workshop for the School/Department of Criminology (accreditation Round 2), run ahead of the NUC/accreditation visit.
Accreditation Prep / Workshop · Criminology
Fellows pitch their projects to Stakeholders online
Hackathon · Fellows
Academic-series webinar (90 min, Google Meet): AI Applications in Healthcare and Rehabilitation. Full detail tracked on the Workshops-Webinars tab.
MILS / Learning · SAHS & general audience
Quarterly symposium where faculty and students present ongoing research.
Hackathon · All schools
Monthly SPARKS micro-problem sprint. Full detail tracked on the Competitions tab.
Hackathon · All schools
LEARN — An interactive innovation session focused on designing practical STEM learning experiences using robotics, educational technology kits and low-screen teaching approaches.
MILS / Learning · School of Education (Undergraduate)
COMPETE — Locally hosted edition of the global 48-hour NASA hackathon.
Hackathon · All Schools
EXPLORE — A practical introduction to cloud technologies, demonstrating how cloud platforms support the development, deployment, storage and scalability of robotics and AI applications. Includes a live demonstration and interactive Q&A. Facilitator: Abdul Salam.
MILS / Learning · Robotics Lab fellows and Robotics Club members
Hands-on lab intensive (4 hrs, online + lab): build an industrial automation prototype on Raspberry Pi. Full detail tracked on the Workshops-Webinars tab.
MILS / Learning · Undergraduate
EXPLORE — An expert-led webinar exploring emerging trends, applications and career opportunities in embedded systems and the Internet of Things (IoT), featuring a live demonstration and interactive Q&A.
MILS / Learning · Robotics Club
Miva SECTOR Hackathon edition focused on Healthcare AI. Full detail tracked on the Competitions tab.
Hackathon · All schools
DEMO — Student teams pitch and showcase technology-driven solutions to real campus challenges across learning, student services, accessibility, security and sustainability.
Flagship / Ops · All Schools (multidisciplinary teams)
Monthly Repair Café hack session - students diagnose and fix broken household devices. Full detail tracked on the Competitions tab.
Hackathon · All schools
BUILD — A hands-on technical session introducing computer vision and AI-based object detection using OpenCV, with practical exploration of applications in robotics and industrial automation.
MILS / Learning · Robotics Club members
Annual 24-hour live hackathon sprint - Miva 24. Full detail tracked on the Competitions tab.
Hackathon · All schools
Short, competitive Python programming challenge open to all students as a lighter-touch entry point into the hackathon calendar.
Hackathon · All schools
Academic-series webinar (90 min, Google Meet): AI, IoT and Robotics for Smart Communities. Full detail tracked on the Workshops-Webinars tab.
MILS / Learning · All schools
Monthly SPARKS micro-problem sprint. Full detail tracked on the Competitions tab.
Hackathon · All schools
MILS Edition 3 - 'Technology for Sustainable Communities', aligned with the UN SDGs. Full detail tracked on the Competitions tab.
Showcase · All schools
Monthly Repair Café hack session - students diagnose and fix broken household devices. Full detail tracked on the Competitions tab.
Hackathon · All schools
End-of-semester virtual showcase where every enrolled student presents their semester project. Full detail on the recurring Miva SHOWCASE NIGHT entry below.
Showcase · All schools
Demo day where top student projects are presented, alongside recognition awards for Robotics Lab Fellows.
Showcase · All schools
Evening build session where students/Staff/Researchers work hands-on on robotics projects with lab support on standby.
MILS / Learning · All schools
Hands-on lab intensive (renamed from 'masterclass'): deploy AI models to edge devices using NVIDIA Jetson hardware. Full detail tracked on the Workshops-Webinars tab.
MILS / Learning · All schools
Women-only hackathon weekend with mentors on standby. Full detail tracked on the Competitions tab.
Hackathon / Incubator · All schools
First 12-week cohort of the Miva IGNITE startup incubator begins. Full detail tracked on the Future Plans tab.
Hackathon / Incubator · All schools
Monthly women-only online build night; this session's project is a WhatsApp chatbot using Twilio + ESP32. Full detail tracked on the Workshops-Webinars tab.
Hackathon / Incubator · All schools
Bi-monthly career webinar covering global job opportunities and certifications in AI and Robotics. Full detail tracked on the Workshops-Webinars tab.
Hackathon / Incubator · All schools
Regional round of the Huawei ICT Competition. Full detail tracked on the Competitions tab.
Hackathon / Incubator · All schools
Semester 1 edition of Miva FORGE - the flagship two-week async hackathon. Full detail tracked on the Competitions tab.
Hackathon · All schools
Short applied challenge focused on edge AI use cases, open to students across schools.
Flagship · All schools
Flagship day for the Miva GIRLS programme, timed to the International Day of Women and Girls in Science (11 Feb).
Flagship · All schools
Second-quarter edition of the Distinguished Lecture series.
Flagship · All schools
Semester 2 edition of the IoT Fair, a live community-facing exhibition of student IoT projects.
Flagship · All schools
First formal edition of Miva SPARK PARTY as a recurring flagship brand event for the semester.
Flagship · All schools
MILS Edition 4 rolls out university-wide across all 7 schools, with real industry and government challenge statements. Full detail tracked on the Competitions tab.
MILS / Hackathon · All schools
Miva SECTOR Hackathon edition focused on Agritech IoT. Full detail tracked on the Competitions tab.
MILS / Hackathon · All schools
Culture day celebrating the Fab Lab/maker culture of the Robotics Lab, open to all students.
MILS / Hackathon · All schools
Workshop on research methods aimed at students preparing dissertations, capstones or MILS submissions.
MILS / Hackathon · All schools
Miva's entry into the pan-African Zindi UmojaHack Africa inter-university machine learning hackathon. Full detail tracked on the Competitions tab.
MILS / Hackathon · All schools
Week-long celebration of robotics aligned with National Robotics Week/RoboWeek, hosting the Drone League and Robotics League championships.
Championship · All schools
Weekend bootcamp combining the ROS2 for Robotics and FPGA Design Fundamentals masterclasses into one intensive track.
Championship · All schools
Guest lecture from an international technology leader or organisation, open to all students.
Championship · All schools
Championship finale of the semester-long Drone League. Full detail tracked on the Competitions tab.
Championship · All schools
Championship finale of the semester-long Robotics League. Full detail tracked on the Competitions tab.
Championship · All schools
Awareness day activities celebrating creativity and innovation across the Robotics Lab community, timed to World Creativity & Innovation Day (21 Apr).
Championship · All schools
Annual conference where faculty and postgraduate students present research findings to an academic and industry audience.
Demo Day · All schools
Demo night for the first Miva IGNITE incubator cohort to pitch to mentors and investors. Full detail tracked on the Future Plans tab.
Demo Day · All schools
Global final of the Huawei ICT Competition. Full detail tracked on the Competitions tab.
Break / Ops · All schools
First of two annual Tech Tour Visits to Nigerian tech companies. Full detail on the recurring TECH TOUR VISITS entry below.
Break / Ops · All schools
MILS Anniversary Edition (Series 5) - the flagship annual Innovation Expo, Demo Day and Technology Awards. Full detail tracked on the Competitions tab.
MILS / Hackathon · All schools
Light, celebratory day marking Robotics Is a Sport Day (16 Jul) with friendly robot-building/competition activities.
MILS / Hackathon · All schools
Awareness activities marking World Youth Skills Day (15 Jul), spotlighting skills built through the Robotics Lab.
MILS / Hackathon · All schools
Week-long celebration and showcase of emerging technologies across all schools.
MILS / Hackathon · All schools
Second 12-week cohort of the Miva IGNITE startup incubator begins. Full detail tracked on the Future Plans tab.
MILS / Hackathon · All schools
Miva SECTOR Hackathon edition focused on Fintech Automation. Full detail tracked on the Competitions tab.
MILS / Hackathon · All schools
Recurring monthly club for students interested in drone technology, aerial photography, mapping and autonomous flight.
Club · Students interested in drone technology, aerial photography, mapping, and autonomous flight
Recurring monthly club and safe space for women across all programmes, feeding into the Technovation/TechMIVAtion pipeline.
Club · All women students across all programmes. Safe space, mentorship, TechMIVAtion pipeline
Recurring monthly club for students from non-technical backgrounds who want to build physical things.
Club · Students from non-tech backgrounds (architects, designers, business) who want to build physical things
Recurring monthly club for students programming robots, writing control algorithms and deploying AI to hardware, plus a weekly async channel.
Club · Students focused on programming robots, writing control algorithms, and deploying AI to hardware
Recurring monthly club for students building robots, PCBs and automation systems, plus a weekly async channel.
Club · Students interested in physically building robots, PCBs, and automation systems
Recurring monthly session where students fix broken appliances at the study centre using electronics skills - builds practical skills, goodwill and social content.
Recurring flagship · All schools
Recurring free 2-hour virtual open house where the lab demos a live project and answers questions - no sales pitch, pure curiosity event.
Recurring flagship · All schools
Recurring simulated drone-racing competition (DRL Simulator); teams design and tune virtual drones and race live on YouTube. Winner receives a DJI mini drone kit.
Recurring flagship · All schools
Recurring bi-annual tours (virtual or physical) of Nigerian tech companies such as Interswitch, Flutterwave, NNPC tech division and NASENI.
Recurring flagship · All schools
Recurring end-of-semester virtual showcase where every enrolled student presents their project to family, employers and Miva leadership.
Recurring flagship · All schools
Miva's full-day flagship annual virtual conference: keynotes from Nigerian tech leaders, research presentations, industry panels and student project pitches, open to the public.
Recurring flagship · All schools
This is the Events tab. It lists every programme in the Miva Robotics Lab calendar — completed programmes, ongoing ones, and upcoming events, plus our recurring clubs and flagship events.
