Orientation for Incoming Exchange

Incoming Exchange Students, we’re looking forward to welcoming you to Laurier!

You can continue your pre-arrival preparations by:

Reviewing the content on the Orientation for Incoming Exchange Students course.
Carefully reading the weekly update email you are receiving from incomingexchange@wlu.ca.

Find details on how to pre-book your shuttle from the airport to campus.

Complete the Waterloo Campus Orientation Registration Form

Waterloo Campus Orientation

Welcome to Campus and Drop-in Support

Friday, Jan. 2, 10am-2 p.m. | Location: Laurier International Offices - Arts Building 2A01. Come by Laurier International to meet our staff, have a snack and we will have student volunteers on hand to help you. Need a OneCard, to open a bank account or help finding something on campus? Our student volunteers will be here to help you out!

Campus Tour

Friday, Jan. 2, 2-3 p.m. | Location: Laurier International Offices - Arts Building 2A01. Join some of our student volunteers on a tour of the Waterloo campus.

Welcome Event for Exchange Students!

Friday, Jan. 2, 3-7 p.m. | Location: Arts 2C16 (Close to the Laurier International Office) - from 3-5pm, and then move to The Turret (3rd Floor, Fred Nichols Campus Centre) for dinner and further orientation.

Join us for a guest lecture, mini-workshop on adapting to life at Laurier, dinner, and a chance to connect with other exchange students studying at Laurier!

Drop-in Advising for Business and Economics Students

Tuesday, Jan. 6, 11 a.m. - 12 p.m. | Location: Laurier International Offices - Arts Building 2A01 - Business or Economics students interested in adding a new course, or with questions about their courses are welcome to drop by Laurier International to meet with an Advisor who can help you.

International Student Welcome Breakfast

Wednesday, Jan. 7 9:30-11:30am | Location: The Turret

The buffet style breakfast will open at 9:30am in The Turret (located 3rd floor in the Fred Nichols Campus Centre). Enjoy breakfast and connect with your international student peers during the first week of class! The event will wrap up at 11:30am. This is a free event, but you must register.

Camp Kawartha Fall Camping Trip

January 30 - February 1

Laurier exchange students are invited to join us for a winter camping trip to Camp Kawartha from Jan 30 - Feb 1! Experience cross-country skiing, snowshoeing, hiking, a campfire and other activities in the great Canadian outdoors!

There are plenty of other events being planned - check out all the details.