First Year Orientation

First Year Orientation

Orientation 2025: Tuesday 2 to Friday 5 September
A very warm welcome to the College of Arts, Social Sciences and Celtic Studies at University of Galway. We wish you every success in your studies and are delighted that you have chosen to study a course in the College of Arts, Social Sciences and Celtic Studies. Orientation is you essential introduction and welcome to University of Galway and it is not to be missed!

Web Welcome: Online orientation

• • Tuesday 2 to Thursday 4 September. 
    These dates are for College of Arts, Social Sciences and Celtic Studies students, find out more below.

Campus Welcome: In-person orientation

• • Friday 5 September

The full in-person Orientation schedule for Undergraduate students commencing their studies at University of Galway in September 2025 will be available in the summer months. For more general information on Orientation at University of Galway, see here. 

Curious about what the Orientation experience might be like? You can get a taste of some of the welcome talks from Orientation 2024 by watching the videos below. 

• President's Welcome Address
• Dean of Students' Welcome Address
• Spaces and Systems - Student Talk

Find out more

The Help Hub has all the orientation information you need. If you have questions about university life you can ask Cara, the university virtual assistant. Contact our Accommodation Advisory team if you need advice about finding accommodation.