The Exchange office welcomes you to LUC!

Location: Classroom 3.01

As a start to this exciting week and years to come at LUC we want you all to get comfortable with each other in a fun way! Coming together as a group with people you don’t know can be a challenge. Therefore, icebreaker games with your mentors serve to let your group have a fun time, while also creating shared experiences that you can bond over! Essential: icebreaking is teambuilding. Team-building with people that are becoming your neighbours, study partners, partners in crime, friends and family! 

Location: Classroom 3.01

During the Walking Tour The Hague the mentor groups will walk past the important spots in The Hague that every LUC student should know. This will include shops in The Hague to know where best to help you decorate your room or buy essentials for settling in AvB. In a “scavenger hunt” style they will pass by useful places to get settled in The Hague. At the end, the mentees will get sent a document with a list of places that they visited during the tour including some fun extra places that were not specifically mentioned in the tour.

Tip: while you are in the city centre, use this opportunity to get the props you need for your Airband Battle performance. 

Location: Starting point AvB

All LU students need an active LU card to access any Leiden University premises.

Location: Service desk Campus The Hague in location Wijnhaven, 2nd floor.

MasterChef will take you on a culinary journey filled with delicious flavors. The activity will be to prepare a three-meal course to compete against other mentor groups. Each plate will be judged by a mentor duo, and there will be a winning mentor group. Put on your chef’s hat, sharpen your knives and let’s get cooking!

Location: Community Kitchen, 2nd floor

The Community Kitchen would like to invite you to a Community Lunch on Floor 2. We will be serving a home cooked (vegan) meal. This is a unique experience that demonstrates the community experience at LUC. 

Your mentors will get you disposable plates and cutlery! Drinks will not be provided so please bring your own.

Due to the maximum capacity our kitchen can handle, we will split the groups.

• Mentor group 1 - 8 will go at 13:00
• Mentor group 9 - 17 will go at 13:45

Location: Floor 2

Typically, the auditorium is a place of academic study where the global challenges are solved. For one night in 2025, this space will be transformed into the ultimate movie experience in your comfiest pajamas! So sit back, relax, and enjoy the show!

Location: Auditorium

After the Movie Night, students will be welcome to come down to Coasters for their first ever LUC party! There will be music and drinks, giving students the opportunity to have fun, socialize and get to know each other outside your mentor groups as well. 

Location: Coasters

Come play Capture the Flag in the beautiful Haagse Bos. It’s all about teaming up, getting active, and discovering a whole new side of the group and the forest. Whether you're fast on your feet, great at strategy, or just in it for the fun, everyone’s welcome.

There are other activities to join as well, so feel free to take part in whatever suits you best.

Location: Walther Boerweide, Haagse Bos

Touch base with your mentor group. 

Check out the Yard Sale in the classrooms on the 3rd floor, an initiative by LUC students where you can get a great bargain! All proceeds go to the LUC Fund. 

Location: Classrooms 3.01, 3.02 & 3.03

Fortuna Merch Hunt
The merch hunt of the year, happening on the different floors at LUC. During this thrilling treasure hunt, you have the opportunity to win 3 unique sweaters from the fabulous Fortuna merch!

Head to Coasters for a fun quiz night, complete with beers and plenty of laughs!

Location: Coasters

An LUC tradition: Karaoke Night! Sing your heart out and celebrate your beginning at LUC. But... with a slight twist. How well do you know your favourite tunes? 

Location: Coasters

The perfect time to bond with you mentor group! Travel together to the beach for Beach Day and have lunch there to avoid crowded tram rides. 

Get on tram 9 direction "Scheveningen Noord" and get off at the last stop: "Zwarte Pad". 

Are you ready for the very iconic LUC Beach Day?

Location: Beachclub Culpepper

Address:
Strand Noord 60
2586 JL Den Haag

Get together with your mentor group to rehearse for the infamous Airband Battle.

Location: Classrooms

This session will be split into a session for internationals and people with previous Dutch experience. 

During these parallel sessions you'll find out what is typically Dutch culture or you'll find out what it means to be a Dutch student in an international programme. 

1) Going Dutch | The Netherlands: a cheese-loving and rainy country with its strangely tall inhabitants. And for some of you a brand new home that you have to get used to. Quite a challenge, and therefore we are here to help! Flirting in Dutch, music and oliebollen: "Going Dutch" will cover it all. 

Location: Auditorium

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2) Being Dutch | Joining an international environment like LUC is an exciting new adventure. Something very different from studying Rechtsgeleerdheid or Bouwkunde, with only Dutch students! We hope you are really excited to start this journey, but you might also be wondering what it will be like. Not to worry! In this session we will prepare you for what to expect as a Dutchie at LUC.

Location: Coasters on Floor 2

Get together with your mentor group to rehearse for prepare for the spotlight later this evening! 

The Airband Battle is a contest where everyone gets an opportunity to unleash their inner star! Every mentor group will showcase their dancing and lip-syncing skills to different beats in some fun costumes. Meet us on the final day of Intro Week at 19:00 in the auditorium and get ready to shine!

Location: Auditorium

Did you complete the most challenges during the walking tour or did your group receive the most points during Beach Day? Then you might be called forward to receive your well-deserved price!

Location: Auditorium

End Intro Week with a bang! We will join HOPweek to mingle with all other students in The Hague for one big final themed party. There are limited spots for LUC students and wrist bands are mandatory! Minors are allowed to attend.

Dress code: Back in Time

In 2025, Leiden University celebrates its 750th anniversary, making it one of the oldest universities in Europe. It’s also the 10th edition of HOPweek, marking a decade of welcoming new students to The Hague! LUC is also celebrating its 15th anniversary this year, marking this party an important one for the books! As we all together “HOP back in time,” we’re celebrating centuries of academic tradition while looking forward to the future you’re about to help shape. Whether you're stepping into a lecture hall or dancing in the final party, you're now part of this long and exciting history.

Please note that the doors close at 01:30!  

Location: PAARD | Prinsegracht 12, Den Haag