Personalised Discovery Mission
Thanks to the discovery mission, solve the puzzles to explore the campus and tackle numerous challenges! A challenging and interactive game that can be played indoors or outdoors.
Updated on 20/02/2026
More than just a formality, integration day is one of the key factors in freshmen’s success. The objectives are clear: organize activities to foster connections between new students and help them discover their future living and study environment. That’s why Student Councils mobilize every year to deliver a positive start to university or grande école life. If you’re part of one and want to create a successful event, here are 5 tips to guide you.
The first step is to set clear objectives and allocate your budget. Beyond the diverse student profiles, everyone shares the same need: to quickly find their place and bond with a group.
So, start by focusing on relationship-building and helping newcomers get familiar with important locations.
A successful orientation day should enable new students to:
Once objectives and budget are set, focus on planning the best group activities to ensure a memorable orientation.
To welcome new students, you can focus Orientation Day either on discovering the campus or the university town, or on more structured team-building activities, indoors or outdoors. In both cases, choosing connected, fun formats tailored to large groups is a great way to quickly encourage team autonomy and interaction between students.
Here are some particularly effective activity ideas:
Urban Race: turn the city or campus into a game board with a connected photo rally, perfect for discovering the area while boosting cooperation.
À l’assaut du Mont Blanc: an immersive indoor adventure where participants take on collective challenges to reach a shared goal: get to the summit as fast as possible!
Eco Escape Game: a collaborative investigation centered on environmental issues, combining critical thinking, strategy and awareness-raising.
Interactive digital quiz: a fun, fully customizable quiz-based format that fosters team spirit and can easily be rolled out, even at the last minute!
These formats, built around digital games or collaborative challenges, are very popular with young people because they combine speed, scalability to any group size and team autonomy, while effectively building group cohesion.
Here are six activity ideas for your orientation event !
You’ve now defined the goals of Integration Day and have an idea of the kind of activity you’d like to run. To ensure your project’s success, the next step is to choose a event agency to bring it to life.
Facilitating a group and managing the logistics of an event is not something you improvise. At Teams Connect, we’ve spent several years designing group cohesion activities for companies and for new students at the start of the academic year.
Surround yourself with a professional, experienced team to turn your Student Orientation Day into a strong, unifying memory for your first-year students.
To make sure Orientation Day is a success, we recommend choosing a team-building activity specifically designed for this moment. Discover our immersive team-building experience to explore the campus: a 100% tailor-made cohesion activity designed to help students discover every service, hidden corner and must-see location on campus!
Check out the custom orientation activity run for INSP (formerly ENA) here: https://www.letudiant.fr/etudes/concours-fonction-publique/les-eleves-de-l-insp-le-nouvel-ena-ont-fait-leur-rentree-a-strasbourg.html
It’s essential to communicate details and registration info through all available networks. But don’t stop there : post-event sharing adds real value.
Share highlights from the orientation on your institution’s website and faculty groups to help the new class embrace campus culture and build a sense of belonging throughout their studies.
Welcoming students in September—or even again in January—is a crucial step for their integration. Now you have some practical ideas to plan their arrival. Contact our team to discuss and refine your project for a successful orientation day !
Personalised Discovery Mission
Thanks to the discovery mission, solve the puzzles to explore the campus and tackle numerous challenges! A challenging and interactive game that can be played indoors or outdoors.
Urban Race
The city is transformed into a playground where participants navigate from point of interest to point of interest. A real race against the clock awaits you with over 50 photo missions to complete!
Assault on Mont Blanc
With the Mont Blanc assault, experience the ascent of Europe's highest peak and set off without delay as a team on this incredible adventure.
Eco Escape Game
An immersive investigation featuring ten puzzles based on the IPCC report! Investigate and raise students' awareness of the environmental challenges we face.
Fun Quiz
Offer students a unique experience with our diverse and personalised quiz. A dynamic, fun and unifying integration.