The ISA Team organise and deliver an Arrivals and Orientation for all new international students to UEA in September and in January. International Arrivals and Orientation is held the week before term starts. This will give you the opportunity to settle in and get adjusted to life in the UK and at UEA.
What you will find here:
Pre-Departure Guide
Pre-Departure Videos
Join your International Students Community Facebook page
Arrival Week
Arrival Days
Travelling to Norwich
Arriving at UEA Late
Orientation
Activities During Arrival Weeks
Arriving at Other Times of the Year
Useful Links
Pre-Departure Guide
The Pre-Departure will prepare you for arriving at UEA. It is full of valuable information and including visa, travelling to Norwich and UEA's campus, healthcare, money, and much more. You will also find links to other useful information. On arrival you will receive an Arrivals Handbook with loads of information to help you settle in to life at UEA. Download your Pre-Departure Guide now.
Pre-Departure Videos
Watch these 2 short videos which will help you prepare and get ready for coming to UEA. Join your International Students Community at UEA Facebook page
This page is for you to meet and talk to others students. There are new students who are going to be starting soon, just like you, and other students who have already been studying at UEA. Who knows you might make friends even before you arrive.We will also be posting useful information on what is happening around campus.
Join the community at www.facebook.com/uea.intl.community
Arrival Week
During the Arrival Week the ISA Team will be welcoming students, organising an orientation programme and holding a variety of events and activities to give you the information need you need and to give you a chance to meet other new international students. Your school will have their inductions and the Student Union will be holding many events and opportunities to meet other students and to sign up for clubs and societies.International students arrive a few days before the rest of the students arrive. These few days will give you time to settle in and help make the transition to the UK and UEA as easy as possible before everything gets busy. This does mean that campus will be a little quite for a few days and your hall of residence may feel empty. You might be the only student in your flat. Do not worry, this will not last, so enjoy the time and get familiar with life in the UK.
Arrival Days
The Arrival Days are designated days for new international students to arrive at UEA if you are living in on-campus accommodation. This is to welcome you to UEA, to get your room key, and to help assist you to your room with your luggage. We will also have information and details about what is happening over the next few days, as well as information to help you settle in to a new city and country. If you are living off campus you are welcome to come in to pick up more information and find out what is happening.Date: 19 and 20 September 2012 (Wednesday and Thursday)
Time: 10.00 - 22.00 (Wednesday) and 10.00 - 17.30
Location: LCR in the Union House (17 on the campus map)
Download a campus map here
[523 KB] pdf Arriving in January
Arrival Date: 3 January 2013, for students starting in JanuaryJanuary Orientation date is 4 January 2013
There are a few changes to the Arrivals and Orientation in January. More information and details will be available here closer to the time.
Travelling to Norwich
Details of how to get to Norwich can be found on Travel to Norwich and UEA.Arriving at UEA Late
If you arrive on campus after 8 pm during one of the arrival days, please report to the Security Lodge to collect your room key. The Security Lodge is open 24 hours a day and there is also a UEA staff member there to assist you.Orientation
At the 2 day orientation programme you will hear short presentations from a variety of services across the campus, from the UEA Medical Centre to how the UK university education system works. Orientation provides you with a lot of very important information that you will need while at UEA. You might not be able to remember everything, but you will at least know where to go when you need something.Dates: 21, 22, 23 September 2012
Location: Thomas Paine Study Centre - Lecture Theatre
The full Orientation Programme will be available here when it is finalised in December.
Activities During Arrival Weeks
The ISA Team works closely with the Student Union to put on a wide variety of events and activities during Arrival Weeks. These might be different depending if you arrive in September or January and we are always looking at new and different activities to give you a great welcome. However, we are always interested to hear from you for any idea, so please email us if you want to share your ideas at isat@uea.ac.uk.Campus Tours
Welcome Drinks Reception
Meeting for Dinner
Norwich Walking Tours
Treasure Trail of Norwich
Trip to Cambridge
Arriving at Other Times of the Year
We appreciate that not everyone can arrive on the Arrivals Days.If you are unable to arrive on the Arrivals Days and have UEA accommodation, you will need to arrive on campus between 9.00 and 17.00 Monday-Friday, and report to the Accommodation Office (C11 on the campus map) to obtain the keys for your room. If you will be arriving outside of these hours you will need to arrange your own accommodation, by booking a room in a local Bed and Breakfast (B&B) or hotel, until the Accommodation Office opens again. You can find a list of local hotels and bed and breakfasts here. If you do arrive on campus in the middle of the night and you have no place to stay, go to the Security Lodge and they will do their best to help you.
Useful Links
UEA Accommodation UEA International Office
Applying for your student visa Information for New Students
UK Border Agency UEA Medical Centre - Information for New International Students
UK Visas UKCISA - UK Council for International Student Affairs
Opening a UK Bank Account UEA Student Union
Guide to Culture Shock Student Union Home Run - Off campus housing
Studying in the UK Norwich and Norfolk
Registering with the Police UK Student Life
All Information Guides Childcare and Family Life
You can contact us at isat@uea.ac.uk if you have any questions about arrivals and orientation.
