Fam Week Pre-Arrival Guide 2015 by UEA ISS

AGENT FAM WEEK PRE-ARRIVAL GUIDE 10-15 MAY 2015

NORWICH, UK

CONTACT DETAILS For any questions or issues before the Fam Week, please email: fam.trip@uea.ac.uk. If you have any travel issues on Sunday 10 May, please telephone +44 (0) 1603 592255. This number will be staďŹ&#x20AC;ed from 10:00 to 18:00. If you are contacting us before 10:00, please leave a message on the answerphone. For any questions or issues during the Fam Week, please use the following contact numbers: Amanda Mason: +44 (0) 7557 300031 Alex Cole: +44 (0) 7824 307208 Claire Arnup: +44 (0) 7717 806588 Mike Gavin: +44 (0) 7557 300032

WELCOME

WELCOME FROM THE FAM WEEK 2015 TEAM! We are really pleased that you will be joining us for this year’s Fam Week, and we look forward to welcoming you to our Norwich campus in May. We hope that this Pre-arrival Guide gives you everything you need to know to help you prepare for your trip, as well as letting you know what you’ll be doing while you’re here. The partnership between the University of East Anglia (UEA) and INTO was the first INTO university partnership in the UK, and we are proud to be approaching our 10th anniversary. We work closely together to develop enhanced international student progression from INTO UEA to UEA and since the partnership was established we have seen student numbers, and their quality, grow steadily across a broad portfolio of academic and English language courses. Our joint Fam Week will highlight everything that our campus has to offer, training you on our courses, progression routes and the student experience as a whole. You will attend informative workshops about our courses, participate in engaging activities, hear from our academic staff and English language tutors, and have the opportunity to chat with student services, current students and recruitment staff. Take a look at the overview of the programme within this Guide to give you a taste of what to expect. Our aim is to give you a memorable experience packed full of useful information about being a student in Norwich at the University of East Anglia and INTO UEA. If there’s anything else that you’d like to know before you travel, please email us at fam.trip@uea.ac.uk. See you on Sunday 10 May! P.S. Don’t forget to complete the Fam Week arrival survey link provided in your arrivals confirmation letter, to help us prepare for your arrival.

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ARRIVAL To help us make arrangements for your arrival, please let us know your flights by completing our online arrivals form by Tuesday 31 March. You may need to apply for a visa to enter the UK. You can use your arrivals letter in support of your application if required. Further information can be found at: https://www.gov.uk/check-uk-visa It is wise to check this information at an early stage, to avoid any issues. We would suggest that you bring your arrivals letter with you to the UK in case it is requested by the UK Border Force at the point of entry. ARRIVAL ON SUNDAY 10 MAY Staff will be waiting to greet your arrival on to our campus at Congregation Hall from 12:00 on Sunday 10 May. Check-in to your accommodation is from 14:00. We will arrange taxis to meet the 16:40 Amsterdam flight arrival in to Norwich International Airport to bring you to campus. Participants arriving at other locations will need to arrange transport to Congregation Hall at the University. For details on how to get to UEA please visit: https://www.uea.ac.uk/about/visiting-staying/getting-here Please arrange to arrive in Norwich by 17:00 on Sunday 10 May. There will be an arrivals reception on campus, with University staff, starting at 18:00. DEPARTURE ON FRIDAY 15 MAY The week will conclude on Friday morning after breakfast. Check-out from your accommodation is by 10:00. We have arranged a coach transfer to London Heathrow, departing at 08:00 and expected to arrive at London Heathrow by 11:00. Please allow plenty of time for this transfer and flight check-in when booking your flight home. For those taking the 17:15 flight from Norwich International Airport to Amsterdam, we can store luggage after check-out from accommodation and arrange taxis to Norwich International Airport.

FURTHER DETAILS

HOTEL During the Fam Week you will stay at Broadview Lodge, the on-campus guest suite on the University of East Anglia campus: Broadview Lodge, University of East Anglia, Norwich Research Park, Norwich, NR4 7TJ www.broadviewlodge.co.uk MEALS Breakfast, lunch and dinner will be provided from Monday 11 May until Thursday 14 May inclusive. In addition, a welcome meal will be provided on Sunday 10 May and a farewell breakfast on Friday 15 May. DRESS CODE The dress code for the Fam Week is smart casual. It is advised that you pack layers and bring a coat. Please also bring suitable clothing for sports activities, including soft-soled shoes, and a formal clothes for the finale event. WEATHER Weather in the UK should be quite warm in May, but it can be changeable. Please prepare for both sunshine and rain! In Norwich, the average daytime temperatures in May are between 14-18째C, dropping to around 6-8째 at night. INTERNET Where there are scheduled sessions during the Fam Week, all attendees are expected to participate and should not require internet access. There is wifi access across campus and in Broadview Lodge via The Cloud. Details will be provided on arrival. CONTACT Please feel free to contact us if you have any questions before the event: fam.trip@uea.ac.uk

NORWICH The University of East of Anglia and INTO UEA are situated in Norwich, a city with a long and interesting history. It was once the second biggest city in the country, after London, making it one of the most important places in England. Norwich was founded in Anglo-Saxon times and quickly became a thriving centre for trade and commerce. By the time of the Norman Conquest the city was one of the largest in England. It was around the end of the Norman Conquest that Norwich Castle was built, at the order of William the Conqueror. From the year 1220 the castle was used as a prison, until it was bought by the city of Norwich to be used as a museum in 1887. The castle itself is now more than 1,000 years old, but it was renovated in 1835 and looks quite new today! Soon after Norwich Castle was founded, Norwich Cathedral was built. Norwich Cathedral is the cathedral church for the Church of England Diocese of Norwich. It has the second-largest cloisters - a rectangular open space surrounded by covered walkways - in England. The old cathedral spire was blown over by wind in 1362. It was then rebuilt, but was struck by lightning in 1463! The current spire is the second-tallest in England, at almost 100 metres high. The pale stone used to construct Norwich Cathedral is limestone imported by sea from Normandy in France. To transport the stone to the cathedral building site, a canal was cut from the River Wensum all the way up to where the Cathedral stands now. It was around the year 1300 that the city walls were built. Along with the river, the walls enclosed an area larger than the City of London. However, when the walls were built it was made illegal to build outside, which limited the expansion of the city of Norwich. You can still see remains of the walls today near the shopping areas of Norwich. The popular symbol of Norwich is a bright yellow canary bird. The canary was introduced to Norwich by Flemish refugees around the year 1550. These refugees brought with them not only advanced textile-working techniques but also their pet canaries, which soon became popular with the local population. In the past, it was said that Norwich has a church for every Sunday of the year, and a pub for every day of the year. As you walk round the city perhaps you could count them and see if this is still true today!

THE NORFOLK BROADS

BOATING ON THE NORFOLK BROADS At the University of East Anglia we are very fortunate to be so close to beautiful countryside and coastal areas, including the Norfolk Broads. The Norfolk Broads are a series of rivers and lakes that were excavated by monks over 1,000 years ago. Nowadays the Broads are very popular with tourists, who enjoy hiring boats and visiting the different villages that surround the Broads. Students can hire a small boat for a whole day or half a day, and explore the Norfolk Broads at their leisure, and during our Fam Week you will get to experience these waterways. The area has a wide variety of habitats, and there are many birds and other animals to look out for as well as windmills and many beautiful houses and boats.

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