For International Students International Student Webinars

Pre-Arrival Webinar Series

Our pre-arrival webinar series for international students is designed to prepare you for your upcoming journey to Ulster.

You can find information below on what we discuss in our webinars, and on how to join them.

In these live sessions your key staff contacts as well as current international students will provide you with guidance and advice as a new incoming international student.

Our aim is to support students with:

• Arranging travel and adapting to life in Northern Ireland.
• Understanding accommodation needs and options.
• Understanding and meeting orientation expectations and responsibilities.
• Transitioning successfully to student and academic life at Ulster University

Welcome to Ulster: Meet the Team!

Join us at the informal webinar to meet the team that will be supporting you in advance of your arrival and during your first few weeks at Ulster. You'll also get to meet some of our Global Ambassadors (current students) who will share their everyday experiences and give their advice. See you there!

Accommodation: Your Options

In this extended webinar, participants will begin by learning about on-campus housing application deadlines, how housing assignments work, about on-campus housing options at Ulster, and how you can select the housing appropriate for your needs. We will also go over the move-in process and tips for international students.

Participants will then move on to learning about the advantages and disadvantages of living in privately-owned housing located off-campus.

The team will discuss the best practices for obtaining off-campus housing, things to consider before signing a rental agreement, and ways to avoid potential pitfalls in the process. Participants will be able to ask questions to the team as well as to current students living in each of these areas.

At our webinar on 23 April we'll look at accommodation options for those students who are currently studying with us, and how they may be affected by making changes to their accommodation arrangements at the end of this academic year.

Achieving Success: Be Your Academic and Personal Best!

In this live webinar, participants will learn about the benefits of and the opportunities to get involved on campus, and how involvement can help with cultural adjustment.

Current international students will share their experiences about life on campus and highlight how this supported their adjustment. Participants will have an opportunity to ask questions at the end of the webinar.

Understanding Orientation: Expectations and Your Responsibilities

In this live webinar, participants will learn about how to successfully participate in the international student Orientation and university-wide new student Welcome Week programs that help students find campus resources, meet other students, and work out the logistics of being an international student.

Students will learn more about the mandatory and optional sessions they can expect to encounter during the Orientation period and Ulster's all student Welcome Week.  There will be an opportunity to ask questions at the end of the webinar.

How to Support Your Dependents

The UK  brought in new rules in 2024 around students bringing their dependents to the UK, so only certain groups of students will now be eligible to have their immediate family join them.

• Get more information on bringing your family

Graduation Preparation, The Graduate Route Visa and Working After Study

Our graduation preparation webinars are designed to prepare you for your next steps - what you need to be thinking about as you come to the end of your studies, i.e. graduation information, how you apply for your Graduate Route Visa and when you can enter the world of work.  Make sure you join our webinars if you're thinking about "what happens next"!

Instructions on how to join a webinar

1. Download Zoom from the download center web page
   Users in mainland China need to use a client version available at Zoom.com
2. Register for the webinar in advance following the registration links above.
3. Mark your calendar for the webinar date and start time in your time zone including the joining link.
4. Connect to the webinar 5-10 minutes prior to the webinar start time.
5. Each webinar is approximately 1 hour long, this includes presentation and 10-15 minutes for live Question and Answer (Q&A) time. Please plan accordingly.
6. Ask questions during the webinar using Zoom Q&A function.
7. Each live webinar will be recorded.  Links to the recordings will be posted next to the broadcast date.  This can take up to 1 week after the webinar date.

If you have any questions regarding the webinars, please contact isas@ulster.ac.uk