LSE's induction week is known as Welcome. During this week you'll learn more about your programme, meet your fellow students, formally enrol as an LSE student and select your courses. Many of these activities are compulsory, so you should plan to arrive in London before Monday 22 September to ensure you can attend everything.
European Institute Welcome Schedule 2025
Pre-Arrival Drinks
Time: 6.15pm - 8.30pm
Location: Beaver's Retreat, George IV Pub, Portugal Street
Registration required. Please see your emails for the invitation.
European Institute Welcome Pack Collection
Time: 10.30am - 12.30pm (drop in)
Location: CBG.6.14
All new MSc and PhD students.
European Institute Welcome Induction
Time: 2.30pm - 3.30pm
Location: Sheikh Zayed Theatre (CKK.LG.08)
All new MSc and PhD students.
European Institute Welcome Reception
Time: 3.30pm - 5pm
Location: CKK. Lower Ground Floor
Open to all MSc and PhD students.
MSc Political Economy of Europe in the World Induction
Time: 9.30am - 11am
Location: LSE Lecture Theatre (CBG.G.01)
All MSc PEEW students, PEEW LSE-Sciences Po DD students & LSE-Fudan students.
MSc European and International Politics and Policy Induction
Time: 11am - 12.30pm
Location: LSE Lecture Theatre (CBG.G.01)
All MSc EIPP students, EIPP LSE-Sciences Po DD students, & EIPP LSE-Bocconi DD students.
MSc Culture and Conflict in a Global Europe Induction
Time: 1.30pm - 3pm
Location: CBG.2.02
All MSc CCGE students & CCGE LSE-Columbia DD students.
MSc Global Political Economy of China and Europe (LSE-Fudan) Induction
Time: 1.30pm - 2pm
Location: CKK.2.16
All MSc GPECE (LSE-Fudan) DD students.
MSc International Migration and Public Policy Induction
Time: 3pm - 4.30pm
Location: CBG.2.06
All MSc IMPP students.
Academic Mentor Meeting
Check the schedule below for your meeting time and place. Meetings are taking place on Tuesday & Wednesday.
Campus Enrolment
Time:
11.15am - 11.30am: MSc European and International Politics and Policy students (incl. LSE-Sciences Po & LSE-Bocconi)
11.30am - 11.45am: MSc International Migration and Public Policy
11.45am - 12pm: MSc Culture and Conflict in a Global Europe (incl. LSE-Columbia)
12pm - 12.15pm: MSc Political Economy of Europe in the World (surnames A-M), LSE-Fudan students
12.15pm - 12.30pm: MSc Political Economy of Europe in the World (surnames N-Z)
Check the Enrolment pages for guidance on the enrolment process and what to bring.
Location: MAR. Great Hall
Open Office Session
Time: 1pm - 2.30pm
Location: Various (check Open Office Session schedule below).
Academic Mentor Meetings
Check the schedule below for your meeting time and place. Meetings are taking place on Tuesday & Wednesday.
Course selection opens
Time: 10am
Location: LSE for You (online)
Course selection opens for you to begin selecting your courses.
Treasure Hunt
Time: 2pm - 5pm
Location: Various London landmarks
Registration required. Please see your emails for the invitation.
End of Welcome Drinks
Time: 5pm - 7pm
Location: George IV Pub, Portugal Street
Academic Mentor Meetings
Your Academic Mentor is a key point of contact in your academic department. Their role is to keep an overview of your academic progress and overall wellbeing during your time at the School.
We will email you in the week before Welcome to allocate you an academic mentor. The academic mentor meetings during Welcome will be group meetings for you to meet your mentor and their other mentees. The meetings are an opportunity to discuss your course choices.
Download Academic Mentor Meeting Schedule (Available early September)
Open Office Session
The Open Office Session offers you the chance to speak directly to course convenors about their courses before course selection opens. The schedule below indicates who will be available and what office they are in. Drop by to say hello to your new course teachers, ask any questions you may have about EU-coded courses, and grab a coffee while you explore the department.
Download Open Office Session Schedule (Available early September)
Arrival in London delayed? What to do if you're arriving after Welcome
We strongly recommend that you arrive in London before Welcome, but we recognise that there are sometimes unavoidable delays. If your arrival in London and at LSE will be delayed, please follow the below steps:
Email us at ei@lse.ac.uk to inform us of your expected arrival date.
When you receive details of your academic mentor, email them to let them know you will arrive late and ask to arrange an online meeting to discuss your course selection.
