Your orientation to the University plays a major role in preparing you for success as a student. There are several stages of Orientation:
Undergraduate Students
New Student Orientation
There is a general New Student Orientation for all incoming undergraduate students. This comprises:
- An Online Self-paced Orientation (available mid-July for Semester 1 and earlyJanuary for Semester 2)
- A Live New Student Orientation Forum (Semester 1 - August 2025 and Semester 2 - January 2026)
- New Student Information Sessions
- Parents and Partners Forum
- A range of exciting Freshers’ Week social and networking events (Semester 1 only)
Faculty Orientation
The general orientation for all new students is followed by:
- An Orientation hosted by each Faculty, which includes a welcome by the Dean and Heads of Departments, and Academic Advising to prepare you for registration for courses.
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Graduate Students
A general Orientation Forum for all new graduate students will take place on August 26, 2025. This will be preceded by Briefing/Advising Meetings with Programme Coordinators for students in Taught Programmes (for some taught programmes, these briefing may come after the general Orientation Forum). For Research Students a briefing and meeting with the Director of the School for Graduate Studies and Research and Research Supervisors will be held on August 28, 2025.
Other Orientation activities planned for graduate students include the following:
- Developmental Information Sessions/Workshops
- An online self-paced orientation site (available from August 1)
Students entering in semester 2 will be advised by their coordinators regarding orientation.
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