Please note that the Erasmus+ orientation schedule below is subject to change.
Orientation Schedule
9.30am-10.30am: Erasmus Coffee Group 1
Meet the Erasmus Team and your fellow students and chat over a cup of tea or coffee!
Location: Eden Café - Main Building
Sign up required for this event - information on how to sign up will be emailed to you closer to the date.
10.30am-11.30am: Erasmus Coffee Group 2
Meet the Erasmus Team and your fellow students and chat over a cup of tea or coffee!
Location: Eden Café - Main Building
Sign up required for this event - information on how to sign up will be emailed to you closer to the date.
11.30pm-2.30pm: Parkway Shopping Centre Trip
First bus departing for Parkway at 11.30am and running until 12.30pm
Last bus departs Parkway for UL at 1.45pm
Location: Foundation Building Car Park
Sign up required for this event - information on how to sign up will be emailed to you closer to the date.
4pm-5.30pm: Speed Friending
Make a new friend in 10 minutes at our Friendfest Challenge: Gel at UL
Location: PG-031 Sports Hall - PESS Building
Sign up required for this event - information on how to sign up will be emailed to you closer to the date.
11am-12.30pm: Erasmus Welcome Presentation
Join us and get to know UL and the Erasmus team at our general information session.
Location: CSG-001
1.30pm to 3pm: Campus Tour
Check out your new campus! A great way to get to know UL
Location: KBG-12 - Kemmy Business School
4.30pm: Trad Night
Enjoy traditional Irish Music and Dance with a live band and dancers. Refreshments provided.
Location: The Stables Club
10am-12pm: Erasmus Academic Information
Academic Essentials: Lectures, Labs, Note taking, Modules. Timetables and Supports
Location: CSG-001
This is a mandatory session.
12pm to 1pm: Immigration Information for Non-EU students
An opportunity for any non-EU students with visa or immigration queries to speak to an expert
Location: KBG-12
2pm to 4pm: Scavenger Hunt
Explore UL to take pictures and win prizes with your new friends
Location: UL Campus
Sign up required for this event - information on how to sign up will be emailed to you closer to the date.
7.30pm: Movie Night
‘The Secret of Kells’ is an enchanting Oscar winning animated Irish film.
Location: University Concert Hall
Sign up required for this event - information on how to sign up will be emailed to you closer to the date.
9am - 10am: Erasmus Semester Essentials
Student ID Cards, Email, Wifi and UL Systems
Location: University Concert Hall
10am - 11.30am: Consent and Culture Workshop
Workshops to help you navigate your way in a new community.
Location: University Concert Hall
2.30pm-4pm: Comedy Bingo
Comedian Steve Bennett will make you laugh while playing this game and you might even win a prize!
Location: University Concert Hall
7pm-8pm: Fitness Class
Join the class to get fit for the semester ahead and use the amazing sports facilities on campus
Location: UL Arena
Sign up required for this event - information on how to sign up will be emailed to you closer to the date.
11am-12pm: Cert of Arrival Drop-In Clinic
If you have any questions regarding your Certificate of Arrival, please come to speak to the Erasmus Team.
Location: The Globe
2pm - 2.30pm: ESL Information Session
Mandatory session for students taking English as a Second Language (ESL) modules.
This is a virtual online information session and the link for this session is in your schedule which will be emailed to you.
4pm: Celtic Steps
Don’t miss out on the most popular event at Orientation. A traditional Irish music and dance show with the best in the world!
Location: University Concert Hall
9pm: International Night
Meet all of the new arrivals from orientation week.
Location: The Stables Club
10am-3.30pm: Discover Limerick: Milk Market and the City Centre
Shuttle service departs UL at 10am, 10.15am and 10.30am
Return to UL at 2.30pm, 2.45pm, 3pm, 3.15pm and 3.30pm
Location: Foundation Building Car Park
Sign up required for this event - information on how to sign up will be emailed to you closer to the date.
7.45am: Bus Tour to the Cliffs of Moher
Come and discover the famous Cliffs of Moher and the Burren
Departing from UL Foundation Building at 7:45am
Please note, this is a first-come-first-serve trip and tickets are of your own personal cost.
Your team will inform you when and where the tickets go on sale, so make sure to keep a close eye on your inbox!