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Undergraduate Orientation
Saturday, August 09, 2025 - Friday, August 15, 2025
8:30 am - 9:00 pm 
MBZUAI Campus – Masdar City, Abu Dhabi
Orientation Week at MBZUAI is designed for new undergraduate students.
Participants: 120 new undergraduate students.
This week is focused on onboarding students, introducing them to academic, legal, and cultural expectations. The
orientation also aims to foster a sense of bonding and belonging while familiarizing students with campus resources
to ensure a smooth transition into university life.
Directions to MBZUAI
Welcome Weekend
Orientation
O-Week Wrap Up
Saturday - 9 Aug
Time
Session
Location
Presenter
8:00 AM to 10:00 PM
Registration/Welcome Pack Collection
Arrival Zone/Visitor Center
Student Life
2:00 PM to 5:00 PM
Trip to IKEA / Yas
Mall
Off Campus
Sunday - 10 Aug
Time
Session
Location
Presenter
8:00 AM to 12:00 PM
Registration/Welcome Pack
Collection
Arrival Zone/Visitor Center
Student Life
12:00 PM to 2:00 PM
Lunch for Parents and Students
(Complimentary
for
Parents)
Canteen
Student Life
2:00 PM to 4:00 PM
Trip to IKEA / Yas
Mall
Off Campus
4:00 PM to 5:00 PM
Q&A with Parents
LH 1/2
Hao, Rebecca, Student Council President (TBC)
5:00 PM to 6:00 PM
Campus Tour for Parents
Starting from 1B
RLAs
Monday - 11 Aug
Time
Session
Location
Presenter
8:00 AM to 10:00 AM
Registration/Welcome Pack
Collection
Arrival Zone/ Visitor Center
Student Life
10:00 AM to 10:30 AM
Welcome to Domestic (Emirati and UAE
residents) Students
Coffee Morning with RLAs , for International Students
LH 1/2
Ground floor Lobbies of Solar and Wave
PAAR/Alumni Relations (Alumni speaker)
10:45 AM to 11:30 AM
Cohort Welcome with
Provost
LH 1/2
Tim / Hao
11:30 AM to 12:00 PM
Living in Masdar, UAE Laws and
Expectations
LH 1/2
Rebecca, Eman
12:00 PM to 1:00 PM
Lunch
Visitor Center and Class 1,2,3
Catering
1:00 PM to 14:00 PM
Community Values and Student
Conduct
LH 1/2
Rebecca
2:00 PM to 3:00 PM
Navigating Campus and EID
Process
LH 1/2
Student Life
3:00 PM to 4:00 PM
Campus Tours
Student Life
4:00 PM to 5:00 PM
Meetings with RLAs
Residential Lounges
RLAs
5:00 PM to 6:00 PM
Dinner with RLAs
Residential Lounges
RLAs
Tuesday - 12 Aug
Time
Session
Location
Presenter
8:00 AM to 10:00 AM
Breakfast with RLAs
Canteen
RLAs
10:00 AM to 12:00 AM
Activity with the RLAs
Residential Lounges
RLAs
12:00 PM to 1:00 PM
Lunch
Across Campus
Catering
1:00 PM to 2:00 PM
Health and Wellbeing
LH 1/2
Student Affairs
2:00 PM to 3:00 PM
Intro to Academic
Polices
LH 1/2
Charles Grim
3:00 PM to 4:00 PM
Understanding your Academic
Journey
LH 1/2
Hanan
5:00 PM to 8:00 PM
Adventures - Qasr Al
Hosn
Off Campus
RLAs
Wednesday - 13 Aug
Time
Session
Location
Presenter
9:00 AM to 12:00 PM
Math and Python Placement
Tests
Classrooms
Liz
12:00 PM to 1:00 PM
Emirati Lunch and Session on
History of the
UAE
LH 1/2
Catering / PAAR
1:00 PM to 2:00 PM
AI and Innovation in the
UAE
LH 1/2
IEC
2:00 PM to 4:00 PM
Orientation Mini Fair
MUH
MUH
4:00 PM to 6:00 PM
Drop-in Student Social
MUH
RLAs
Mini Fair Stakeholders
- Facilities Health & Safety
- Academic Affairs / Registrar’s Office
- Alumni Affairs
- IT
- Wellbeing
- Library
- Marcomms
- Incubation and Entrepreneurship Center
- Emirates NBD Bank
- ADCB Bank
- FAB Bank
- Emirates NBD Bank
- MIRAL
- Student Life
- Lockton Insurance Brokers
Thursday - 14 Aug
Time
Session
Location
Presenter
9:00 AM to 8:00 PM
Trips to Yas Amusement
Parks
Off Campus
Student Life
Friday - 15 Aug
Time
Session
Location
Presenter
9:00 AM to 10:45 AM
Individual Class
Portraits
MUH- L1
Marcomm/Student Life
11:00 AM to 1:00 PM
O-Week Wrap Up* with Provost,
Hao li -
and
Lunch+ Signing wall
MUH
1:00 PM to 5:30 PM
No Scheduling
5:30 PM to 10:45 PM
Orientation Week Party
Out of Campus
Airaj
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Venue
MBZUAI Campus – Masdar City
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates