A month after the start of the academic year, HELHa in Tournai looks back at the first steps of new students in the Bachelor's in Communication program with a podcast report produced by Thibaut Deplanque, a radio teacher.
The transition from secondary school to higher education can cause apprehension. To support this change, the Communication department organizes an welcome day with games, activities to get to know each other, and tours of the campus and the city of Tournai.
Organized by second-year students, this day aims to help newcomers integrate, as Lily explains: 'I was helped last year to integrate, so I wanted it to be the same for this year.' Adrien Padovano, coordinator of the Bachelor's program, emphasizes the importance of this welcome for the students' development.
The day concluded with a drink, a moment appreciated by first-year students like Youness: 'It's better than being directly in an amphitheater behind a computer without talking. Here, I'm sitting with people I didn't know this morning, and we're really forming strong bonds.'
This initiative highlights the importance of meeting people and integration within the department, which also engages in podcast production through the HELHa de la Voix project.
