Please note that the Exchange orientation schedule below is subject to change.
Orientation Schedule
9.30am - 10.30am: Exchange Welcome: Coffee Meet-Up Group 1
Welcome to the 51±¾É«! Your first opportunity to meet the Exchange team for a morning coffee.
Location: Eden Café - Main Building
Sign up required for this event - information on how to sign up will be emailed to you closer to the date.
10.30am - 11.30am: Exchange Welcome: Coffee Meet-Up Group 2
Welcome to the 51±¾É«! Your first opportunity to meet the Exchange team for a morning coffee.
Location: Eden Café - Main Building
Sign up required for this event - information on how to sign up will be emailed to you closer to the date.
11.30pm - 2pm: Parkway Shopping Centre Trip
First bus departing for Parkway at 11.30pm and running until 12pm
Last bus departs Parkway for UL at 1.45pm
Location: Foundation Building Car Park
Sign up required for this event - information on how to sign up will be emailed to you closer to the date.
4pm-5.30pm: Speedfriending
Make a new friend in 10 minutes at our Friendfest Challenge: Gel at UL!
Location: PG031 Sports Hall - PESS Building
Sign up required for this event - information on how to sign up will be emailed to you closer to the date.
11am - 12.30pm: Exchange Welcome Session
Meet the Exchange Team and other exchange students
Location: CSG-001
1.30pm - 3pm: Campus Tour
Check out your new campus! A great way to get to know UL!
Location: KBG-12 - Kemmy Business School
4.30pm: Trad Night
Enjoy traditional Irish Music and Dance with a live band and dancers. Refreshments provided.
Location: The Stables Club
10am - 12pm: Exchange Academic Essentials
Academic Essentials: Lectures, Labs, Notetaking, Modules, Timetables and Supports
Location: CSG-001
12pm-1pm: Immigration Information for non-EU students
An opportunity for any non-EU students with visa or immigration queries to speak to an expert
Location: KBG-12 - Kemmy Business School
2pm - 4pm: Scavenger Hunt
Explore UL to take pictures and win prizes with your new friends
Location: UL Campus
Sign up required for this event - information on how to sign up will be emailed to you closer to the date.
7pm: Movie Night
‘The Secret of Kells’ is an enchanting Oscar winning animated Irish film.
Location: University Concert Hall
Sign up required for this event - information on how to sign up will be emailed to you closer to the date.
9am - 10am: Semester Essentials
Student ID cards, email, WiFi and UL Systems
Location: University Concert Hall
This is a mandatory session.
10am - 12pm: Consent and Culture Workshop
Workshops to help you navigate your way in a new community.
Location: University Concert Hall
This is a mandatory session.
2.30pm - 4pm: Comedy Bingo
Comedian Steve Bennett will make you laugh while playing this game and you might even win a prize!
Location: University Concert Hall
Sign up required for this event - information on how to sign up will be emailed to you closer to the date
7pm-8pm: Fitness Class
Join the class to get fit for the semester ahead and use the amazing sports facilities on campus
Location: UL Arena
Sign up required for this event - information on how to sign up will be emailed to you closer to the date.
12pm - 1pm: Q&A Session
An opportunity to ask the Exchange Team any questions you might have
Location: The Globe
2pm - 2.30pm: ESL Information Session
Mandatory session for students taking English as a Second Language (ESL) modules.
This is a virtual online information session and the link for this session is in your schedule which will be emailed to you.
4pm: Celtic Steps
Don’t miss out on the most popular event at Orientation. A traditional Irish music and dance show with the best in the world!
Location: University Concert Hall
9pm: International Night
Meet all of the new arrivals from orientation week.
Location: The Stables Club
10am - 3.30pm: Discover 51±¾É«: Milk Market and the City Centre
Shuttle service departs UL at 10am, 10.15am and 10.30am
Return to UL at 2.30pm, 2.45pm, 3pm, 3.15pm and 3.30pm
Location: Foundation Building Car Park
Sign up required for this event - information on how to sign up will be emailed to you closer to the date.
7.45am: Bus Tour to the Cliffs of Moher
Come and discover the famous Cliffs of Moher and the Burren
Departing from UL Foundation Building at 7:45am
Please note, this is a first-come-first-serve trip and tickets are of your own personal cost.
Your team will inform you when and where the tickets go on sale, so make sure to keep a close eye on your inbox!