UTAR resumes its physical orientation for the new freshmen

UTAR Sungai Long Campus held a physical orientation programme for its new intake of Foundation and undergraduate students recently. The event, which was organised by the Department of Student Affairs (DSA) and the Student Representative Council (SRC) of Sungai Long Campus, started on 5 June 2022 for the undergraduate students and on 18 June 2022 for the Foundation students. Meanwhile, a whole host of activities took place throughout the entire time to help ease the transition of the freshmen as they learn to settle into UTAR’s education system and values. The orientation programme officially ended on 7 July 2022.

On the first day of the orientation programme, the new students were required to complete and collect their orientation pack, which consisted of the UTAR t-shirt, document folder and goodies at UTAR Multipurpose Hall. The students also attended Faculty Day which served to introduce them to their respective academic programmes, course structures, expected schedules and important academic announcements.

UTAR freshmen during the registration

The second day of the orientation saw several activities, including talks and briefings on the library, student affairs and scholarships, and financial aid, held at UTAR Multipurpose Hall. There was also an ice-breaking and grouping session for the freshmen to introduce themselves and make new friends. Meanwhile, the undergraduate students had the opportunity to take part in a campus hunt, where they solved puzzles to get clues, and win prizes.

Students attending the briefings

Students getting to know one another during the ice-breaking session

The students having fun during the campus hunt

On 20 June 2022, both Foundation and undergraduate students attended the Sungai Long Mass Call at UTAR Multipurpose Hall. The mass call saw the participation of over 500 students and UTAR President Ir Prof Dr Ewe Hong Tat welcoming the students with an insightful speech. For more information regarding the mass call, read here.

From 20 June 2022 to 7 July 2022, activities such as clubs and societies promotion & recruitment, community awareness campaign or “gotong-royong”, Talent Time, City Tour and Blood Donation campaign were conducted, all of which were beneficial and fun for the students to participate in. Overall, the orientation programme was a huge success. UTAR would like to take this opportunity to welcome all the new students to Sungai Long Campus.