O WEEK has hit top gear at the University of New England, welcoming back continuing students and helping new ones to get into the swing of campus life.
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About 1250 undergraduates are starting their on-campus studies this trimester, bringing the expected total on-campus cohort for 2015 to about 4400, including an anticipated 800 international students.
Some of the in-demand fields of study for students this year include medicine, teaching, humanities and social sciences, business, law, and natural and environmental sciences. In particular, among on-campus students there has been an increase in demand for places in agriculture and nursing this year.
UNE vice-chancellor Professor Annabelle Duncan welcomed new students on-campus, saying she was excited to see such strong numbers.
“It is always exciting to welcome a new intake of students, and this year it is wonderful to see so many new faces on campus,” she said.
“The demand for places within the UNE colleges is very high this year, with occupancy rates already above 90 per cent and a number of offers still to be accepted. These numbers are well up from 2014, bringing the total on-campus residential students to over 1500 individuals.”
Orientation Week is the first taste of uni life for commencing students, with a range of activities to get them acquainted with university life.