Visiting & Exchange Students

Visiting & Erasmus Students

Congratulations on your acceptance to Trinity College Dublin as a Visiting Student, an Exchange Student or as an Erasmus Student We are delighted to welcome you to Trinity and we hope that you will have an exciting and enriching educational experience here with us.
Orientation introduces you to life at Trinity and is key to facilitating a smooth transition and to preparing you to get the most from your year or semester. You will have two orientation meetings, a welcome reception, a campus tour and much more. Non-EU students will also have a visa/immigration information session and further information on all of these meetings will be included in your Freshers’ Week Programme which will be sent to you in early September.
Finally, we would very much encourage you to come and see us in the Academic Registry when you arrive. The Academic Registry is open Monday to Friday, between 09.30 am and 17.30 pm. We would be very happy to meet you and answer any questions you may have!
Please attend your Orientation Sessions at the times below:

Monday 16th September

ORIENTATION 1   :  For Erasmus and EU Visiting students only

11.30 to 13.00             Edmund Burke Theatre (Arts Building)  Monday 16 September
This General Orientation meeting introduces you to the university facilities and the services available to you as a student of the university, and many other topics.

ORIENTATION 1:  For Non-EU Visiting students only

15.15 to 16.30 :           McNeill Lecture Theatre (Hamilton Building) Monday 16 September
This General Orientation meeting introduces you to the university facilities and the services available to you as a student of the university, and many other topics.

Visa / Immigration Information Session  : for Non-EU international students

14.00 to 14.30:            Synge Theatre, (Arts Building) Monday 16 September
Guidance is provided relating to some of the additional tasks Non-EU students face on arrival such as registration with the Garda National Immigration Bureau (GNIB), opening a bank account etc.

Tuesday 17th September

12.00 to 13.00: Sports Centre Tour:   For Erasmus and Visiting Students. Meet at the Lobby of the Sports Centre.

ORIENTATION 2: For Erasmus, EU and Non EU Visiting students, and Non-EU full degree new entrants

14.00 to 15.15 : Edmund Burke Theatre, Emmet Theatre, Synge Theatre, and Davis Theatre, Arts Building.

These theatres are all located on the ground and lower ground floor of the Arts Building.
(students will be allocated to the lecture theatres alphabetically by family name. International Admissions and Study Abroad will send details to each student)
In this culture Orientation session we discuss cross-cultural adjustment, settling into life in Trinity College and Dublin and many other topics.

15.15 to 17.00 Meet your Mentors (Student2Student)  For Erasmus and Visiting Students
multiple venues in Arts Building.  S2S Mentors will collect you at the lecture theatres  where you attend the Culture Orientation 2 –see above. Tuesday 17 September)
You will be introduced to your S2S Peer Mentors and have the opportunity to ask questions. 
The meeting will include a Library Tour and a Tour of Campus. 

Histories and Humanities Module Registration for Visiting Students

For visiting students wishing to sign up for courses in the Departments of History, Classics and History of Art, please see module registration information below:

EU and Non EU Visiting students (i.e. non-Erasmus): Wednesday 18th September between 2.00 and 4.30 p.m. in the Classics Seminar Room (6th floor, Arts Building).
We will begin at 2.00 p.m. with a few short talks about the School, the Departments (History, Classics and History of Art) and the courses on offer.

Erasmus Students only: Wednesday 18th September between 4.30 and 6.00 p.m. in the Classics Seminar Room.
We will begin at 4.30 p.m. with a few short talks about the School, the Departments (History, Classics and History of Art) and the courses on offer.

DEPARTMENT MEETINGS for ERASMUS/VISITING STUDENTS

Please find below details of the schools/departments that will hold meeting for incoming ERAMUS AND VISITING STUDENTS during Fresher’s week.  All other students should go to the department(s) into which they have been accepted and the Secretary/Executive Officer will be able to advise which academic staff member you should meet.