Welcome at LUC! 

Grab a coffee or tea and chat with your fellow first-year LUC'ers or Intro Week Mentors!

Location: Floor 2

The Intro Week Team & College Board welcomes you to LUC!

Location: Auditorium

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: Classrooms

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

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

LU cards 

All LU students need an active LU card to access Leiden University premises. Moreover, starting in academic year 2024-2025, all students residing at LUC housing need an LU card to access their accommodation floor. Be sure to apply for your LU card sufficiently ahead of time. We recommend doing so as soon as you are admitted to LUC.

To ensure a smooth arrival, during the Move-in Days weekend you will be able to access your accommodation floor without an LU card.

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: Residential floors

The Student Life Officer, Lenore Todd, will introduce you to the RAs (Residential Assistants) and the Support System at LUC. 

Location: Auditorium

LUC is a very international community. With so many people from so many different walks of life, everybody has had varying forms of sex education. This talk is a starting point from which everyone can get on the same page about a very important issue. The discussion, led by sex educator Lucía Lodi, will address topics including consent, boundaries, and sexuality.

Location: Auditorium

This talk, given by Student Life Officer, Lenore Todd, is for everyone. Some of you may have come to university with a diagnosis of ADHD, autism, or other learning differences, and now need to navigate this new learning environment. Others of you may only start to get to grips with your neurodiversity during your time here. For those who are not directly affected, it's good to be aware of the issues your classmates may face and how approaches to learning vary in our community.

Location: Auditorium

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. 

Remember to bring your own plate 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 2024, 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

Welcome to LUC from Fortuna and DISC!

During this session, you will have a first contact with one of the core organs of your (future) student life at LUC. Run by students, for students, Fortuna is the association responsible for the committees that you will get to know soon enough, offering all types of activities ranging from sports to arts and (almost) everything in between. You will get the opportunity to meet and talk to your student representatives in addition to the Fortuna board members. 

After the presentation, you’ll also get the opportunity to buy some of last year’s merch!

The Diversity and Inclusion Student Committee (DISC) is here to ensure everyone feels seen, heard, and valued. We are advocating for and fostering a welcoming environment for all students. With seven vibrant subcommittees—Femco, Interfaith, LGBTQIA+, Money Matters, Race and Ethnicity, Accessibility and Disability, and Stronger Together—we are dedicated to themes of intersectionality, decoloniality, and (of course) diversity and inclusion.

In a Capitalist world, money matters! Therefore, LUC's Money Matters committee will give you some tips and tricks on finances during your time at LUC. 

Location: Auditorium

Spend some time in one of your go-to places near AvB: the Haagse Bos. Enjoy a picnic with new found friends or your mentor groups to gear up for some action! We are sure that you are eager to let out some energy and interact with each other in a more interactive way. You will be competing with different mentor groups and discover the opportunities of having a park at our doorstep at the same time.

Alternative activities will be offered for those that do not want to particpate in the Capture the Flag game.

Location: Walther Boerweide, Haagse Bos

Touch base with your mentor group and don't forget to start rehearsing for the Airband Battle! 

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

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

11:00-13:00 | Mentor Time

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 Leiden walking tour or did your group receive the most overall points throughout the week? Then you might be called forward to receive your well-deserved award!

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 party. There are limited spots for LUC students and wrist bands are mandatory! Minors are allowed to attend.

Please note that the doors close at 01:00!

Location: PAARD | Prinsegracht 12, Den Haag

A true LUC room can't go without its Kallax shelf used as a room divider. Don't have one yet? Join this trip to Ikea in Delft! You can use this trip to get all your furniture/room decoration essentials.

Location: IKEA Delft | Olof Palmestraat 1, 2616 LN Delft

In this session you will meet the study advisors. These advisors are part of LUC’s support structure, and they are great first points of contact for any questions you might have during your first year at our lovely college. We are also going to go over some important web applications you will be using. If you have a laptop, please bring that with you!  

Location: Auditorium

Starting a Study Programme at LUC is not just about acquiring new academic learnings. It means starting a whole new life chapter (for many far away from family and friends) that involves multiple challenges related with autonomy, self-care, socialization and adjustment to a new educational setting and maybe even culture. Having the right resources will make a difference to better navigate these challenges and make the most of this experience. In this presentation, held by the Student Psychologist and Student Life Counselor Lidia Pardo Alba, you will be able to get a glimpse of the most important skills that will help you start this chapter in a smoother way!

Location: Auditorium

In this session you will be introduced to Learning Mindset, LUC’s award-winning educational innovation team. You will prepare your own graduation folder by writing a letter to your "future self at graduation". On the basis of this letter, we will help you discover how you can shape your education to be in line with your intrinsic motivation as well as provide you with effective learning strategies to reach your goals. Write it down in your agenda and see you there!

Location: Auditorium