On Thursday, Aug, 27th , 2015 University of Dubai held its Fall New Student Orientation Program. The orientation started with welcoming †remarks by UD President, Dr. Eesa Al Bastaki who urged new students to prepare themselves for an exciting journey with UD and announced his open-door policy to all students. Ms. Amina El Marzak, Manager of Students Services and Alumni Affairs encouraged students to participate in extracurricular activities such as; †sports, painting, music and other activities offered by the office of Students Affairs. Following the Orientation which included a digital presentation, students visited Ski Dubai as their first activity and returned to campus for a get-together Pizza time. 
