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Pre-Departure Orientation

The next Pre-Departure session is:

FALL 2013 - MONDAY, 25 NOVEMBER 2013

Leacock Building, Room 132 (LEA 132)

You must register for this event (registration will open soon!)

Who must attend?

Students from all faculties traveling outside Canada for University-related bilateral exchanges, internships, independent study-away, field study semesters, research, international clinical rotations and/or other such activities during Winter 2014 who have not previously attended Pre-Departure Orientation.

Medical students travelling outside of Canada during the 2013-2014 academic year for medical rotations who have not previously attended a Pre-Departure Orientation session.

(The next Pre-Departure session will be held in the Winter 2014 semester.)

Registration for this event will be open soon!

Topics covered at the session include:

  • Canadian Consular Services (Travel Reports from the Department of Foreign Affairs);
  • Personal health abroad, including healthy travel tips;
  • McGill University-Related Travel Guidelines;
  • Managing your success abroad; and
  • Travel Registry

Note for graduate students who are traveling outside Canada to attend an international conference or formally organized workshop: You are not required to attend Pre-Departure Orientation but you are required to complete a Travel Registry form on Minerva.

Funding opportunities for students studying abroad