International welcome event will be held on 12 and 13 September 2024.
All full-time international students, including study abroad and exchange programmes students starting their studies in September 2024.
Attending the international welcome event is a great way to start your new life in Liverpool. The event will give you the chance to discover your new university environment and campuses, as well as connect with other international students also starting their LJMU journey.
Members of the international and student support teams will be on hand to offer guidance and support.
Thursday 12 September 2024
09:00 to 16:00, Student ID card collection, SLB UG.15
Please note
ID card collection is only for those that have completed enrolment.
9.45 to 10am: Refreshments Student Life Building, SLB Global Lounge
10am to 2pm: Photobooth, Global Lounge
9am to 3pm: Check in helpdesk and pick up welcome bag, SLB Global Lounge
10 to 10.30am: Welcome Talk, Redmonds Large Lecture Theatre
10am to 1pm: Information fair, SLB UG Floor
10am to 1pm: Booths from university services, NHS GP Surgeries, Banks and more, JMSU Activities space
10.30am to 1pm: Sport taster sessions win free gym membership, Sport Hall + Studio 2
10.30am to 1pm: Scavenger Hunt and Get to know LJMU campus with new friends
12 to 2pm: Lunch with vouchers in welcome bag, Outside SLB
12 to 2pm: Speed friendship (Make a new friend while enjoying lunch)
2 to 4pm: Hop on and hop off bus (Explore and get to know Liverpool City), pick up outside SLB
4 to 5pm: City/Supermarket Tour
5.30 to 7pm: Quiz Night with pizza, SLB 2nd Floor
Please note
You will need to register for Quiz night.
Friday 13 September 2024
7.30 to 8am: Morning run (Join for a short run around Liverpool Docks), Meet in front of Student Life Building (SLB)
9 to 10am: Morning refreshments, SLB Global Lounge
9am to 3pm: Check in helpdesk and pick up welcome bag, SLB Global Lounge
9am to 4pm: ID card collection, SLB UG.15
Please note
ID card collection is only for those that have completed enrolment.
10 to 10.45am: Welcome talk, Redmonds Large Lecture Theatre
10.45am to 12pm: Mandatory session UKVI Compliance, Finance, Registry and International Student Advice Teams, Redmonds Large Lecture Theatre
11 to 11.30am: Study Abroad and Exchange students session, SLB 206
11 to 11.30am: Middle Eastern sponsored students, Academic Achievement, Police (Safeguarding), Understanding British Culture, SLB, rooms 208 and 209
12 to 2pm: Lunch, outside SLB
12 to 2pm: Speed friendship (Make a new friend while enjoying lunch), outside SLB
2 to 3.30pm: Mandatory session for all students, Academic Achievement, Police (Safeguarding), Understanding British Culture, Redmonds Large Lecture Theatre
2 and 3.30pm: Campus/Library and City Tour, Exchange and Sponsored students only, Meet outside reception
4 to 8pm: Games/Sport and BBQ, Back of John Lennon Arts building
6 to 8pm: Boom Battle Bar, Register for Boom Battle Bar.
There will be lots of activities to have fun and immerse yourself in university life throughout the Induction schedule. Our students union JMSU are also hosting various events to help you meet new friends. Register for these fabulous events below.
PINS Bowling and Pre Meet at SipSin (Exchange and International Students) (native.fm), 7 September 2024, 6 to 8pm
JMSU Quiz (International Induction) (native.fm), 12 September 2024, 5.30 to 7pm
Boom Battle Bar (International Induction) (native.fm), 13 September 2024, 6 to 8pm
Please meet at Boom Battle Bar, 101-110 St George's Pl, L1 1LU for 6pm where a JMSU staff member will meet you and check your ticket.
What activities are happening after international induction?
To find out more about what’s on for freshers at LJMU you can visit the JMSU website.
You can collect your ID card during the international welcome event 12 to 13 September 2024 at the Student Life Building, room UG.15.
Those who arrive after the 13 September can collect their ID card from Exchange Station from 16 September.
Ground Floor, Exchange Station,
Tithebarn Street
L2 2QP
Most classes will start on 16 September but some courses may be different. You will be contacted if you are expected to start classes earlier than this.
An email invite and booking instructions will be sent to all eligible students during the summer.
Please note
All international students have to attend one of the induction sessions as these are mandatory.
In the case that you are not able, please email international@ljmu.ac.uk.
You will need to collect your BRP from the post office you added to your visa application.
Most LJMU students will collect their BRPs from Central Village Post Office, St John's Shopping Centre, 39 Dawson Way, Liverpool L1 1LJ.
