Pre-Departure Briefing

Do what you love @Fanshawe

Academics Rated No 1 in Colleges (ISB 2016)
Facilities 110 acre best-in-class campus

Recreation Fitness 101, Athletics Dept, Clubs,

Events, Trips

The London Advantage

10th largest metropolitan area
2 hours from Toronto, Detroit
Canadian not Indian :)
Cost of Living

Student City
Safe

Major Questions and

Concerns!

Accommodation

Airport Pick Up

Employment

Academics

Weather

Expenses

Academics
Practical and hands-on
Industry Focused approval/renewal process

Assignments everyday cumulative weightage

Approachable professors
Need for initiative
Strict action against unethical practices Plagiarism

Career Services
Co-op and Career Services Cell
Resumania
Job Fairs
Field/Clinical Placements
Exchange Programs

Its all about Employment

OCAS KPI
Provincial Average

84%

Fanshawe College

88%

Toronto Average

79%

How does Fanshawe help for

jobs?
Career Services

How does Fanshawe help for

jobs?

Fairs

Student Support Services

Student Success Advisors every division
International Student Life Coordinator - 3
Immigration Advisor
Career Services
Library

Skills
IT skills
Critical thinking

Communication skills
Patience and Politeness

Fanshawe Cares
Arrival Services

Pick up from Toronto Pearson Airport

Upto 2 nights accommodation
Assistance in finding permanent
accommodation
Assistance in setting up bank account

Arrival
Please plan to arrive between 25th August and 6th September 2016

How to arrive in London, Ontario

a. College Pickup from Toronto (Pearson Airport)
through RobertQ bus service

b. Fly from Toronto (Pearson) to London, Ontario

How to book the airport pick up

1.

Email flight ticket along with your name and student

number to vmathur@fanshawec.ca

2.

We will send you the bus ticket + arrival instructions

3.

Take a print and carry this with you

Pick up from Toronto Airport

1.

Please reach the RobertQ desk in Ground Transportation

2.

Quote your booking reference number

3.

You will be transferred to the bus to London

4.

The bus will drop you to your temporary accommodation

5.

Fanshawe Representative will meet you in the hotel and provide a

short orientation

Temporary Accommodation
Knights Inn/ EastCourt/Maple Glen
Upto 2 nights stay free of cost
You can book this place for beyond this period as
well (Cost CAD 60 per night)

Please vacate the temp accommodation once you

find permanent accommodation

Permanent Accommodation
Shared Room
Private Room
Homestay - $750
On-Campus

Shared Accommodation
2-4 students share accommodation
Per head cost can range from CAD 250-350
It will take 2-3 days to find a suitable
accommodation
Fanshawe shares data of available places
Location: Should be walk able distance or straight
bus route

Private Accommodation
Per head cost can range from CAD 400-500
It will take 2-3 days to find a suitable
accommodation
Fanshawe shares data of available places
Location: Should be walk able distance or
straight bus route

Living Expenses
Rent : CAD 250 (shared)-500 (private)
Food : Subjective CAD 250-350+
Transportation: about CAD 80, but CAD 0 for

Fanshawe students

After Arriving
International Orientation 14th September
Program Orientation
Welcome Events
International Centre : E-2025

In brief
Banking Scotia Bank, GIC
Phone and Internet expensive
Carrying cash CAD2000 (recommended)
Luggage - 2
Weather
Health Insurance covered, take travel insurance

Read the Arrival Guide

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