Timetable of Events for
International/ EU Induction: May2017
Monday 8th May
Time / Site / Description10:00 – 11:00 / ECG-02 / International Office Welcome/Welfare talk
11:00 – 12:00 / ECG-02 / Tier 4 Compliance – You and Your Visa
12:00 – 13:00 / Coventry Cathedral steps / Campus tour
12:00 – 14:00 / ECG-02 / Board games and card games with the International Office
14:00 – 15:00 / ECG-02 / British Culture Workshop
15:00 – 16:00 / ECG-02 / Practical Tips for Living in the UK
17:00 – 18:00 / Coventry Cathedral steps / City tour: where to buy food and daily necessities
Tuesday 9th May
Time / Site / Description08:30 – 09:30 / Coventry Cathedral steps / Campus tour
10:00 – 11:00 / ECG-02 / International Office Welcome/Welfare talk
11:00 – 12:00 / ECG-02 / Tier 4 Compliance – You and Your Visa
12:00 - 13:00 / Meet outside Engineering building / City tour: transport links (ending at Coventry rail station)
13:00 – 18:30 / Meet at Coventry rail station / Trip to Birmingham: see the UK’s second city and a chance to shop at the famous Bullring
Register here.
14:00 – 15:00 / ECG-02 / British Culture Workshop
15:00 – 16:00 / ECG-02 / Practical Tips for Living in the UK
14:00 – 16:00 / Student Centre (ground floor) / International Student Adviser drop-in sessions: come and see an International Student Advisers with any questions you might have. No appointment needed!
18:30 – 19:30 / Coventry Cathedral steps/ Rail station for those on Birmingham trip / City tour: places to eat and drink in Coventry
Wednesday 10th May
Time / Site / Description08:30 – 09:30 / Coventry Cathedral steps / Campus tour
10:00 – 11:00 / ECG-02 / International Office Welcome/Welfare talk
11:00 – 12:00 / ECG-02 / Tier 4 Compliance – You and Your Visa
12:00 – 13:00 / Coventry Cathedral steps / City tour: fun things to do in Coventry (ending at Coventry Transport Museum)
13:00 – 15:00 / Sports Centre, Whitefriars Lane, CV1 2DS / Sport Coventry International Welcome: sports, team building and socialising
14:00 – 16:00 / Student Centre (ground floor) / International Student Adviser drop-in sessions: come and see an International Student Advisers with any questions you might have. No appointment needed!
15:30 – 16:30 / tbc / Academic culture in the UK: a practical guide to studying in a UK university.
17:00 – 18:30 / Coventry Cathedral steps / Campus photo treasure hunt
18:30 – 19:30 / Coventry Cathedral steps / City tour: where to eat and drink in Coventry
Thursday 11th May
Time / Site / Description08:30 – 09:30 / Coventry Cathedral steps / Campus tour
10:00 – 11:00 / ECG-02 / International Office Welcome/Welfare talk – repeat of earlier talk for Engineering students
11:00 – 12:00 / ECG-02 / Tier 4 Compliance – You and Your Visa - repeat of earlier talk for Engineering students
12:00 – 13:00 / Coventry Cathedral steps / City tour: fun things to do in Coventry (ending at Coventry Transport Museum)
12:00 – 14:00 / ECG-02 / Board games and card games with the International Office
14:00 – 16:00 / Student Centre (ground floor) / International Student Adviser drop-in sessions: come and see an International Student Advisers with any questions you might have. No appointment needed!
14:00 – 15:00 / ECG-02 / British Culture Workshop - repeat of earlier workshop for Engineering students
15:00 – 16:00 / ECG-02 / Practical Tips for Living in the UK - repeat of earlier workshop for Engineering students
16:00 – 17:00 / Coventry Cathedral steps / City tour: where to buy food and daily necessities
17:00 – 19:00 / tbc / Quiz!
Friday 12th May
Time / Site / Description17:00 – 18:00 / Coventry Cathedral steps / Walk to Ikea with a Student Ambassador: discover Ikea, where you can shop for furniture and utensils.
18:30 – 21:00 / tbc / Film night: Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
Saturday 13th May
08:30 – 19:30 / Meet outside Coventry Leisure Centre, Fairfax Street, CV1 5RY / Trip to the Cotswolds (Stow-on-the-Wold, Bourton-on-the-Water & Cheltenham)
Register here
Wednesday 17th May
Time / Site / Description13:00 – 15:00 / Sports Centre, Whitefriars Lane, CV1 2DS / Sport Coventry International Welcome: sports, team building and socialising
14:00 – 16:00 / Student Centre (ground floor) / International Student Adviser drop-in sessions: come and see an International Student Advisers with any questions you might have. No appointment needed!
You must attend one of each International Office Induction talk. You can choose on which day you attend each talk.
Session slides will be available from Monday 15th May 2017on our website.