Meet and Greet and Orientation Programme

Meet and Greet in January 2013

At Heathrow on Thursday 31st  January 2013 the International Student Office and the International Relations Office teams warmly welcomed 70 newly arriving students. Among them were Exchange Programme students, Science Without Borders and Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences (FEPS) students.

The January Meet and Greet would not have been successful without involvement of fourteen experienced student helpers who were based at Heathrow and on Stag Hill Campus.

We wish all the February starters good luck with your studies!

At the Airport in January 

Meet and Greet and Orientation Programme 2012

This year we welcomed more than 500 students at Gatwick and Heathrow airports.

We are going to publish more photographs from Meet and Greet and Orientation Programme events shortly.

The Meet and Greet Welcome Team 2012

Meet and Greet and Orientation Programme 2011

The International Student Office team was out in force for the annual Meet and Greet scheme, meeting students travelling into London Heathrow and Gatwick airports. Working alongside the team were student helpers from the Welcome Team, who were as professional as ever in making the new arrivals feel welcome.

Staff and students were based in Heathrow, Gatwick, and on campus, with regular coach drop-offs between the airports and campus, where staff and Welcome Team members were ready and waiting to greet new students and take them to their new accommodation. 

Over the four days of the scheme, the International Student Office met well over 500 students from such far-flung places as Columbia, Australia and Kenya. It can be daunting travelling to a new country to study and the scheme is in place to make sure all new international students arrive to a friendly welcome.  

Las year's Orientation Programme included visits to Loseley Park, Brooklands Museum and a boat ride through Guildford. All new international (non EU) students were invited to these activities, designed to allow students to get to know the local area, and to meet other international students far from home.

At Loseley Park, the students were treated to a tour of the 16th century house and gardens, followed by cream tea and scones – a very English start to their time at Surrey! Other students were taken on a tour of the Surrey Hills by coach with a local guide.

The Meet and Greet Welcome Team 2011