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

The RA team would like to invite you to a Community Lunch on Floor 2. We will be serving a home cooked 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 water bottle.

Location: Floor 2

During this event, 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! 

Location: Auditorium

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

Check out the Yard Sale on floor 1 & 2, an initiative by LUC students where you can get a great bargain! All proceeds go to the LUC Fund. 

Location: Floor 1 & 2

Still confused about the layout of the building? Not to worry! Your Resident Assistant is here to guide you through our lovely building. 

Please note: Today, the odd floors will get a tour of their RA. These are floors: 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 15, 17, 19 and 21. 

Location: AvB

A little shopping spree might be just what you need to put a personal touch on your room. We will provide a useful guide created by our students to find your way around the shops in The Hague. Visit some stores in The Hague to decorate your room or buy essentials for settling in AvB. A number of mentors will accompany excursions to the shops in the document. They will be ready at 14:00 on floor 0 with a sign showing the logo of the shop they will visit. 

Location: City Center

Your first introduction to the night life in The Hague! Studio 582, the committee in charge of fun at LUC, has created a pub crawl of the city's best bars.

Meet up at 19:30 on Floor 0/the front steps of LUC. Make sure to be there on time so you won’t get lost in our exploration of the Hague. You will finish at Fiddlers, a LUC stable Irish Pub where you can chat, drink, and get to know more of the other first years. 

Location: City Center

Check out the Yard Sale on floor 1 & 2, an initiative by LUC students where you can get a great bargain! All proceeds go to the LUC Fund. 

Location: Floor 1 & 2

Still confused about the layout of the building? Not to worry! Your Resident Assistant is here to guide you through our lovely building. 

Please note: Today, the even floors will get a tour of their RA. These are floors: 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18 and 20. 

Location: AvB

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

Come together for an enjoyable night of games with your new friends in one of the common rooms. 

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 Counselor Mariya Shcherbinina, 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

During the Walking Tour The Hague the mentor groups will walk past the important spots in The Hague that every LUC student should know. 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

This evening is an opportunity to get to know your RA better. They will tell you all there is to know about living at LUC.

Location: Residential Floors

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

Time 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. 

Location: Walther Boerweide, Haagse Bos
 

Typically, the auditorium is a place of academic study where the global challenges are solved. For one night in 2023, 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

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 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

Touch base with your mentor group. Make a plan for going to the HOPweek Info Market in the afternoon and don't forget to brainstorm and maybe even start rehearsing for the Airband Battle! 

Discover student life in The Hague at this information market, organized by HOPweek.

This is the ideal place to discover what extracurriculars you can pursue outside of student life at LUC. There will be all kinds of different stalls: student associations, companies, social organisations, etc. providing information to students. There is also a bar and space to sit down and rest for a while.

Location: Zuiderpark

Dear firsties, here is your Fortuna Board speaking! What better way to mark the start of your university years than with a brand-new sweater? Come see us on floor 1 this Wednesday to get your hands on some LUC merch! It’s the perfect opportunity to perfect your LUC student wardrobe. We’re all looking forward to meeting you and seeing you wear your new hoodies.  

Location: Floor 1

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

Location: Classrooms

In this session you will meet the academic, study, and peer 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. 

Location: Auditorium

What is the LAS ideal and how does one DO it? Ethos and Praxis.

Dr. Brandon Zicha is Assistant Professor of Philosophy, Politics, and Economics at LUC. He will also be the Major Convener of Governance, Economics & Development.

Location: Auditorium

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". 

Welcome to the LUC Hunger Games x Beach Day! The wide sandy beach of the Hague provides the perfect setting to enjoy and celebrate the summer. Are you ready to engage in a series of exciting and fun games? 

This year’s Beach Day will be full of games, drinks and laughter, ensuring a lack of boredom and loads of fun! Students will be divided into new groups.  Bring some sunscreen, smiles and competitive attitudes.

After the games (around 17:00) you will be offered a drink and some pizza. But you will probably get hungry and thirsty (!) before that, so bring some snacks and drink of your own. 

Location: Beachclub Culpepper (Strand Noord 60/Zwarte Pad)

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

10:30 - 14:30 | Groups 1 - 8
11:00 - 15:00 | Groups 9 - 15

The name explains it all: you will be guided through some of the most iconic locations across the beautiful city of Leiden in groups. University buildings, windmills, bars… you name it! The twist? You and your group will have to complete challenges as you walk through the city in order to earn points in true scavenger hunt fashion.

Location: Leiden

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

In this session you will be introduced to The Learning Mindset, LUC’s award-winning educational innovation team. Through a goal-setting workshop and by writing a letter to your "future self at graduation", you will discover how you can shape your education to be in line with your intrinsic motivation. And for those interested, we will hand out some free journals!

Location: Auditorium