Welcome & farewell

Welcome and farewell events in Toulouse

Info sessions, presentations and social mixers that welcome international students to Toulouse from day one, organised by AEGEE Toulouse members. Joining the association is free.

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An information banner and table set up in a grand, ornately decorated hall
An information banner and table set up in a shared office space

In short

AEGEE Toulouse runs welcome sessions for international students arriving in Toulouse, from information booths and presentations to social mixers, so new arrivals meet the association from day one. Each one is run by a member, in English, and joining AEGEE Toulouse itself is free.

The format

The first face you meet

A table, a slideshow, or just a member ready to answer questions: welcome sessions take whatever shape a given fair or orientation day calls for. The constant is a member on the other side of it, there to explain what AEGEE Toulouse actually does before you join.

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English
language of every session
Members
who runs each one
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moments AEGEE Toulouse marks each semester

How AEGEE Toulouse says hello

Info booths at university fairs, presentations to a full room, or just a mixer over a drink: welcome takes a few different shapes, but a member is always the one running it.

  • Info booths
  • Presentations
  • Social mixers
An information banner and table set up in a bright lounge space with a reserved seat for a partner association
Students queueing past a row of association information stands under a covered walkway
A member presenting to a full room of seated students, a title slide projected behind them

And when it's time to say goodbye

Welcome is not the only bookend. When a semester ends and members move on, AEGEE Toulouse marks that too, with a farewell event that closes the semester the way the welcome sessions opened it.

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A large group photographed together at a farewell event, dressed up for the occasion

How do you take part?

Two steps, in this order: you cannot book a welcome social before you are a member.

  1. Ask to join

    Send AEGEE Toulouse a direct message on Instagram. No fee and no restriction: Erasmus or not, student or not, anyone who shares what the association stands for is welcome.

    Message us on Instagram

  2. Book your spot

    Once you are a member, pick a welcome social on the ticketing page. Spots are limited, so an early look at what is coming up is worth it.

    Open the ticketing page

Membership is free, and so is coming by an information booth or a presentation. Ticketed welcome socials, such as a welcome dinner, follow the same rule as everything else on the ticketing page.

Next welcome sessions

Upcoming welcome sessions will be listed here. Until then, every one open for booking is on the ticketing page.

See upcoming sessions
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Want to help run a welcome or farewell session?

Every info booth, presentation and mixer runs on a member willing to show up and talk to strangers about what AEGEE Toulouse does. If you are comfortable explaining the association to someone who has never heard of it, AEGEE Toulouse is looking for you.

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Common questions

  • Are the welcome sessions free?

    Yes. Welcome sessions cost nothing to attend, and joining AEGEE Toulouse costs nothing either.

  • What language are they in?

    English. AEGEE Toulouse is a multilingual association, and its welcome sessions run in English so that any international student can follow.

  • Do you need to be an Erasmus or exchange student?

    No. There is no restriction at all: anyone who shares what the association stands for can join and take part.

  • Who runs the welcome sessions?

    AEGEE Toulouse members, in person, not a printed leaflet. Each one is there to explain what the association does and answer questions on the spot.

  • Does AEGEE Toulouse only welcome, or does it also say goodbye?

    Both. Alongside its welcome sessions, AEGEE Toulouse also marks the end of a semester with a farewell event for members who are moving on.

  • How can you help run a session?

    By volunteering. If you can spend an hour at a table or a few minutes on a stage explaining AEGEE Toulouse to strangers, that is the whole job.

Other kinds of events

Welcome and farewell events are one of six kinds of event AEGEE Toulouse runs in Toulouse.

See all events