Prepare before Orientation Week before 18 February
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1. Enrolling and your first steps
- Complete all the steps on the Starting at UQ website.
- Attend a Getting Started Session.
- Check if you need to attend any program sessions before O-Week.
- After you have enrolled, log in to CaptureMe and upload a photo for your ID card.
- Like the UQLIFE Facebook page.
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2. Find accommodation
- Find a place to live.
- Use our Brisbane suburb guide.
- Attend an accommodation workshop.
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3. Getting to UQ
- On arrival free airport pickup (for international students).
- Get a pre-paid electronic touch card (go-card) to pay for travel.
- How to get to St Lucia campus
- How to get to Gatton campus
- How to get to Herston campus
Car parking
- Consider whether you really need to drive as parking is extremely limited and roads can be congested after 7:30am.
- Download the CellOPark app to pay for parking at UQ.
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4. Get to know your campus
- UQ maps on your mobile. Download UQ Nav (Apple and Android).
- Attend a campus tour.
- Find out about our campuses.
- St Lucia places to eat and shop on campus.
- Gatton.
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5. Attend sessions to prepare you for university
Orientation Week 18 - 22 February
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Get ready for an action-packed week filled with entertainment and activities to introduce you to University life. Take part in a campus tour; join a club or society; attend Market Day; make new friends at the Welcome BBQ; visit the Welcome Hub and International Arrival Lounge; and enjoy free food and entertainment all week. O-Week is an important step to starting university and making new friends, so make sure you get involved! There will be something on for everyone at every campus. Your #UQLife Starts today.
Drop in to the Great Court for all things Orientation.
Check out the full program
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Make sure you attend a Getting Started session
If you missed an early Getting Started session, make sure you attend one during the week.
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Attend your program sessions
Choose your campus and Faculty on the right hand side of this page to find out what programs and sessions you need to attend.
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Visit the Welcome Hub
The Welcome Hub in the Great Court is the place to be during Orientation. Drop in daily from 10am – 4pm for ongoing entertainment, information, events and more.
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Attend Market Day
Market Day is not to be missed with hundreds of stalls highlighting internal and external services, clubs, societies and programs for students to get involved in.
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Follow UQ Life on Facebook & Instagram
Follow UQ Life on Facebook and Instagram to keep up to date with all UQ student events, photos, student experiences, daily updates and more.
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IT and eLearning sessions
Attend these essential sessions to familiarise yourself with the learning systems you'll use every day, such as setting up Wi-Fi and your student email account.
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Academic and personal skills sessions
Start the semester confidently by attending workshops covering essay writing, referencing and time management.
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UQ Library sessions
Tours and talks to introduce you to UQ’s Library services, training and facilities.
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Sessions for international students
- Getting Started Session (compulsory for all international students)
- Safety in Australia (compulsory for all international students)
- OSHC and the Australian Medical System
- International Student Arrival Lounge
- Finding Accommodation in Brisbane
- Australian Academic Culture
- Missing Home? Coping with Homesickness
- Australian Culture
- Studying in Australia
- Working and taxation
- Study Abroad/Exchange Students
- English Language skills
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UQ Mates
UQ Mates is our free social network which lets you find and create communities within UQ based around the ideas and activities that matter to you. Join up to meet new friends, find out what’s on, chat, share tips, attend on-campus meetups and events or explore Brisbane with like-minded students who share your interests.
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Mentoring
UQ offers a number of mentoring programs that provide valuable leadership and guidance through all stages of your time at UQ and beyond. From supporting new students in the transition to uni life to fostering positive cultural, social and professional connections, our mentoring programs can support you every step of the way.
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Follow us
– to keep connected with what is happening around the university each day, be sure to follow us on social media for daily updates, events and activities around campus. Follow @uqlife for daily campus life activities, @uqsport for all sporting events and activities and @uqunion for important information that affects all students on a daily basis.
Instagram
Facebook
Connect Week 25 February - 1 March
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Connect Week is all about making connections at university that last a life time. This is your opportunity to connect with your peers, teachers, clubs and societies, and a chance to try something new. The Great Picnic, Speed Friending, and ongoing support and entertainment in the Welcome Hub and International Arrival Lounge at St Lucia will be the highlights of the week.
Check out the full program
Success Week 4 - 8 March
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Success Week will ensure you have the building blocks to make your studies succeed. This week will feature a job fair, entrepreneurship and innovation opportunities, and networking events to help you supercharge your degree. Brisbane Tours, the Welcome Hub and the International Arrival Lounge at St Lucia will be some of the highlights for the week.
Check out the full program
Your program sessions
Attend all compulsory program sessions for essential advice and learn how to choose your courses.
