Yes, Spring Orientation will be online. Simply register via the main menu or on the 'Register now' button on this page. 

Unfortunately, current COVID-19 restrictions and health advice has made it challenging to plan for or host large scale in-person events on campus, so at this point in time, the O-Festival is postponed.  When we reschedule the event you will be contacted via email.

Yes you do. All Faculty Welcome Sessions and Transition for Success Workshops will be streamed online. It's important that you register for your session via the Register tab above in the main menu.

If you have already enrolled at UOW, your registration details will pre-populate and all you need to do is select sessions and save them in your calendar. It is important to read through and confirm your details are correct. If you haven’t enrolled, then you will be required to fill out your own personal details.   

If you have enrolled at UOW it’s important to register with your UOW email otherwise your enrolment details during registration won’t pre-populate.

Please note you will need to select a password to view your sessions; please make sure this is NOT your UOW password.

Your orientation is an important event that will help with your transition into university, so we encourage you to attend if able. If you cannot make your Orientation, all sessions will be made available for you to watch in your own time.

These recordings will be uploaded under the 'On demand' section on the website. We will send you a link to all the recordings after the event.

When you register and attend UOW’s Orientation sessions, you may be required to provide certain information to give you a personalized and interactive experience.

All information relating to the sessions will be initially collected and stored by Swoogo (an event management platform) on behalf of UOW. Swoogo will store data on servers located in UK/Ireland and in accordance with their Privacy Policy.

Please note all sessions will be recorded and made available to watch on-demand until Census date, at which time all data will be deleted from Swoogo servers; registration to the site is required to access the on-demand sessions.

UOW will access and manage all data captured during these sessions in accordance with our privacy policy. De-identified data may be used by UOW for quality assurance and future program planning purposes.

You can modify your registration at any time via your login details provided at registration.

No need to stress, you can easily change your Faculty or school by modifying your registration via the Modify my registration button on this page or in the main menu.

Yes. Click on the Register tab in the main menu and select Modify Registration.  You can update your personal details as well as changing your selected sessions. 

To find what sessions you have registered to attend, click on the tab 'My Orientation' then 'My Orientation Schedule'. Log in with your email and password you registered with (if you are not already logged in), find your session and then click on the blue button 'View Session' which will be available closer to the date of Orientation. You can also save the session directly in your calendar and access the session from your calendar. 

If you would like a UOW Student Card you will need to submit a request. Once you have enrolled, we will email you with details on how to do this. 

For further questions regarding your first year of study at the University of Wollongong, you can either visit the First Year Students FAQs or speak to our friendly Student Services Team:

Phone: +61 2 4221 3927
Email:   askuow@uow.edu.au 

Or visit the team in person at Student Central (Building 17, UOW Wollongong Campus or the front desk at your local campus) Monday - Friday between 9am and 5pm.

Unfortunately, current COVID-19 restrictions and health advice has made it challenging to plan for or host large scale in-person events on campus, so at this point in time, the O-Festival is postponed.  When the O-Festival has been rescheduled you will be contacted via email.

Yes, Spring Orientation will be online. Simply register via the main menu or on the 'Register now' button on this page. 

Unfortunately, current COVID-19 restrictions and health advice has made it challenging to plan for or host large scale in-person events on campus, so at this point in time, the O-Festival is postponed.  When we reschedule the event you will be contacted via email.

Yes you do. All Faculty Welcome Sessions and Transition for Success Workshops will be streamed online. It's important that you register for your session via the Register tab above in the main menu.

If you have already enrolled at UOW, your registration details will pre-populate and all you need to do is select sessions and save them in your calendar. It is important to read through and confirm your details are correct. If you haven’t enrolled, then you will be required to fill out your own personal details.   

If you have enrolled at UOW it’s important to register with your UOW email otherwise your enrolment details during registration won’t pre-populate.

Please note you will need to select a password to view your sessions; please make sure this is NOT your UOW password.

Your orientation is an important event that will help with your transition into university, so we encourage you to attend if able. If you cannot make your Orientation, all sessions will be made available for you to watch in your own time.

These recordings will be uploaded under the 'On demand' section on the website. We will send you a link to all the recordings after the event.

When you register and attend UOW’s Orientation sessions, you may be required to provide certain information to give you a personalized and interactive experience.

All information relating to the sessions will be initially collected and stored by Swoogo (an event management platform) on behalf of UOW. Swoogo will store data on servers located in UK/Ireland and in accordance with their Privacy Policy.

Please note all sessions will be recorded and made available to watch on-demand until Census date, at which time all data will be deleted from Swoogo servers; registration to the site is required to access the on-demand sessions.

UOW will access and manage all data captured during these sessions in accordance with our privacy policy. De-identified data may be used by UOW for quality assurance and future program planning purposes.

You can modify your registration at any time via your login details provided at registration.

No need to stress, you can easily change your Faculty or school by modifying your registration via the Modify my registration button on this page or in the main menu.

Yes. Click on the Register tab in the main menu and select Modify Registration.  You can update your personal details as well as changing your selected sessions. 

To find what sessions you have registered to attend, click on the tab 'My Orientation' then 'My Orientation Schedule'. Log in with your email and password you registered with (if you are not already logged in), find your session and then click on the blue button 'View Session' which will be available closer to the date of Orientation. You can also save the session directly in your calendar and access the session from your calendar. 

If you would like a UOW Student Card you will need to submit a request. Once you have enrolled, we will email you with details on how to do this. 

For further questions regarding your first year of study at the University of Wollongong, you can either visit the First Year Students FAQs or speak to our friendly Student Services Team:

Phone: +61 2 4221 3927
Email:   askuow@uow.edu.au 

Or visit the team in person at Student Central (Building 17, UOW Wollongong Campus or the front desk at your local campus) Monday - Friday between 9am and 5pm.

Unfortunately, current COVID-19 restrictions and health advice has made it challenging to plan for or host large scale in-person events on campus, so at this point in time, the O-Festival is postponed.  When the O-Festival has been rescheduled you will be contacted via email.