Welcome Festival orientation
All international students new to La Trobe University are invited to attend a five day International Student Welcome Festival Orientation.
What is the International Welcome Festival Orientation?
Success in your studies can depend on your adjustment to study at La Trobe University and to living in Melbourne, Bendigo or Albury-Wodonga. The International Welcome Festival Orientation is designed to assist you in the first days and weeks by providing a range of important information sessions for new international students as well as opportunities to meet many other Australian and international students and make new friends. The week includes many activities, and several essential sessions designed to make your adjustment to Australia, university life, and your study at La Trobe University as successful as possible. We encourage you to take advantage of all the orientation has to offer, by planning your arrival to be at least in time for the International Welcome Festival Orientation, and some days earlier if you also need to search for accommodation.
Information regarding subject selection and enrolment is provided during the International Welcome Festival Orientation. This includes a faculty or school-based information session as well as discussions with course advisors. Other sessions include information relating to accommodation, Australian culture, part-time work, travel, how to find your way around campus, safety, and your rights and responsibilities as an international student in Australia - so don't miss out!
Melbourne (Bundoora)
The Semester 1, 2010 Welcome Festival Orientation will be held from Monday 15 February to Friday 19 February. Check out our Welcome Festival Program (PDF 1.79MB).
Please note: Specific Study Abroad and Exchange sessions and the Sponsored Students briefings will be held during this week. Dates will be confirmed on this page and directly to affected students shortly.
Orientation for research students will be held on 30 March 2010. Check out our Research Orientation Program (PDF 19KB).
Bendigo
For students attending the Bendigo campus, the Semester 1, 2010 International Welcome Festival Orientation will be held from Wednesday 17 February to Friday 19 February. Check out this Semester's Welcome Festival Program (PDF 1.23MB).
Albury-Wodonga
For students attending the Albury-Wodonga campus, the Semester 1, 2010 International Welcome Festival Orientation will be held from Wednesday 17 February to Friday 19 February. Check out the Welcome Festival Program (PDF 1.69MB).
Students' feedback
'The Welcome Festival at the beginning of the semester helped me make friends from the first days I was here and the sessions they ran also helped me feel more comfortable in my new surroundings pretty quikly.'
Alex Baker, South Africa
Bachelor of Biomedical Science
'The international community is absolutely fantastic at La Trobe! The Welcome Festival at the beginning of the semester is just the best idea put in practice by La Trobe University; I definitely made friends for life thanks to the different events I attended during that week.' Guillaume Feraud, France
Master of International Relations
