Welcome Week
Spain
Welcome to Geneva Business School!
We can't wait to meet you and welcome you to our beautiful campus in the heart of Barcelona and to the team who will be supporting you throughout your Geneva Business School journey.
Below is the Welcome Week program with everything you can expect during your first week with us. We're expecting to see you on campus or online and ready to meet your new colleagues at 10:00 on Monday 22nd February!
Don't forget to download our Guide to Barcelona and our Madrid Guide as well before you arrive with all the details from getting around the cities to the best eating spots near campus.
BARCELONA CAMPUS ADDRESS
*Carrer de Rivadeneyra 4, 08002 Barcelona*
Monday 22nd February: The Essentials
Meet your new Geneva Business School family and get the low-down on all the essential information you need to make your time here a success.10:00 - 11:00 WELCOME
Location: Reception and Cafeteria
Join us for a breakfast mingle and meet the team, with welcome speeches from Nicola Jackman, Campus Director and Megan Shapleigh, Barcelona Senior Academic Coordinator.
Don't forget to collect your access card with Chloé Plews so you can access the campus freely.
11:00 - 12:00 ICEBREAKER & CAMPUS TOUR
Student Ambassadors
Location: 101
Join the student ambassadors and get to know your new classmates.
12:00 - 13:00 MY ACADEMIC PROGRAM
Hector Martin, Megan Shapleigh and Gabriel Aguirre
Location: Classroom 101
What am I studying again? Come to our academics session and meet with the academics department to learn all about how things work at Geneva Business School.
13:00 - 14:00 LUNCH
We're pleased to announce that lunch will be provided by TBD.
Location: Cafeteria
13:00 - 14:00 PHOTO BOOTH
Smile! Our photographer will be here to take your photo.
Visit the photo booth for your student I.D. photo. An essential task!
Location: 3rd Floor
14:00 - 15:00 ACADEMIC INTEGRITY
Megan Shapleigh
Location: Classroom 101
Learn how to avoid plagiarism and cheating, like a pro! Essential guidance on how not to fail a paper.
15:00 - 16:00 MY STUDENT SERVICES
Paloma Simonpietri and Juan Ordoñez
Location: Classroom 101
Find out what services are on offer, relocation services and how to get involved with our student community.
16:00 WRAP-UP
Don't forget to collect your welcome pack!
Tuesday 23rd February: Taster Sessions
In these sessions you will get a taste of the kinds of activities you should expect to do during normal class time. You'll be working with members of our amazing faculty team and should come away with a good idea of what to expect once real classes start on 1st March. You will also be joining our student ambassadors to get some insider tips.10:00 - 10:30 INSIDER TIPS
Global Student Ambassadors
Location: Classroom 101
In this session you will be getting some insider tips on the online experience, on the city you will now be calling "home", and many more.
10:30 - 11:30 GENEVA BUSINESS SCHOOL: DIGITAL TOOLS*
*please bring a laptop or device
Balbino Fernandez
Location: 101
Find out how to use all the different Google tools we use at Geneva Business School. This session is really useful as we use Google for pretty much everything here!
11:30 - 11:45 MINGLE BREAK
Student Ambassadors
Location: Cafeteria
Mingle with your new colleagues and take the time to meet our Student Council.
11:45 - 13:00 MINI DEBATE- CULTURE, DIVERSITY AND STEREOTYPES"
Nicola Jackman
Location: Room 101
In this mini debate get a ready to exchange thoughts about culture, diversity and stereotypes and get ready to be challenged by our very own Campus Director and faculty member Nicola Jackman.
13:00 - 14:00 LUNCH
Location: Free of choice
14:00 - 15:00 SPANISH TASTER
Cristina Sospedra
Location: Classroom 101
Learn the essential linguistic skills needed to get you through your first week of life in Spain with faculty member Anna.
Wednesday 24th February: Cooking Day!
On Wednesday we will have a day of fun!13:30 - 15:00 HEALTHY COOKING LESSONS
Sid Ahmed Bellat
Location: Cafeteria
Join one of your very own colleagues in one exciting healthy cooking lesson with less. Make sure to have all the ingredients before! (Click here for the list)
Thursday 25th February: Online Conference & Game Day!
Get ready for some fun trivia and an online conference featuring finance!10:00 - 12:00 ONLINE CONFERENCE
From Geneva Campus - Christian Pauli
Location: Online
Join the Geneva Campus for an online conference with Mr. Christian Pauli.
12:30 - 13:30 ONLINE GAME DAY!*
*please bring a laptop or device
Global Team
Location: Auditorium & Online
Join us for an afternoon of fun online games!
We will also take a few minutes to fill out the Geneva Business School hometown map; a great opportunity to engage with colleagues.
Friday 26th February: Online Conference & Fun Day!*
Last day! *On Campus10:00 - 12:00 ONLINE CONFERENCE
From Geneva Campus - Romain Zappella
Location: Online
Join the Geneva Campus for an online conference from Red Cross specialist Mr. Romain Zappella.
13:00 - 14:00 OLYMPICS*
For students on campus
Location: Campus
Are you ready for a challenge? Get ready for more fun games hosted by our very own Academic Coordinator Gabriel Aguirre.
14:00 - 16:00 LUNCH ON CAMPUS
For students on campus
Location: Cafeteria
Our BIM and MIM students will get the opportunity to mingle, have a nice lunch together and celebrate the end start of a new journey together.