DAE Kick-Off 2022-23

Dear students,

The start of the academic year is almost upon us. Classes start on the 19th of September in what will hopefully be a corona-free academic year (this time FOR REAL for real). In order to allow new students to smoothly transition to our programme we’ve scheduled an orientation week which starts on September the 14th (schedule below). During this time students will be provided all the relevant info they need, to answer questions like: 

 

How do I access my school account? 

Where can I see my class schedule? 

Where can I download the required software? 

Is the sound design teacher as good-looking as the legends say?

Etc.

 

Major abbreviation:

  • GGP = Game Graphics Production
  • IGP = Independent Game Production
  • GD/ISP = Game Development + Interactive Sound Production
  • 3D&VFX = 3D Animation + Visual Effects

 

ONLY NEW students are required to attend the Kick-Off.

 

IOT students or students that were enrolled previous Academic Year do not need to be present. There will be a separate Online stream that will feature a major talk and upcoming community initiatives. For details check your favourite learning platform LEHO.

 

KICK-OFF SCHEDULE 2022-23

 

 

WEDNESDAY, 14th of September - 1st Year DAE - ENGLISH curriculum

1DAE GGP + IGP English  (Morning)                                                        

  • 08:30AM-09:00AM    Reception + classgroup allocation (Location: The Level )
  • 09:00AM-10:00AM    General presentation
  • 10:00AM-10:45AM    Community presentation
  • 10:45AM-11:15AM    Break
  • 11:15AM-11:45AM    Major Talk
  • 11:45PM-12:30PM    Campustour / Take photos / Studentcard
  • 12:30PM-13:30PM    Class group meetup with drink at campus 'The Penta' (provided by Stuvo)

 

1DAE GD / ISP + 3D & VFX English (Afternoon)

 

*12:00PM-13:30PM: (HIGHLY RECOMMENDED) Experience the Howest campus life with a free drink provided by STUVO (Student Services) at campus 'The Penta'. Keep in mind the Kick-Off program in the afternoon starts at 13h30 at DAE campus 'The Level'. Make sure you are back on time at The Level. 

  • 01:30PM-02:00PM    Reception + classgroup allocation (Location: The Level )
  • 02:00PM-03:00PM    General presentation
  • 03:00PM-03:45PM    Community presentation
  • 03:45PM-04:15PM    Break
  • 04:15PM-04:45PM    Major Talk
  • 04:45PM-05:30PM    Campustour
  • 05:30PM-06:30PM    Class group meetup at campus 'The Level'

 

THURSDAY, 15th of September - 1st Year DAE - NEDERLANDS curriculum

1DAE GGP + IGP Nederlands  (Morning)                                                        

  • 08:30AM-09:00AM    Reception + classgroup allocation (Location: The Level )
  • 09:00AM-10:00AM    General presentation
  • 10:00AM-10:45AM    Community presentation
  • 10:45AM-11:15AM    Break
  • 11:15AM-11:45AM    Major Talk
  • 11:45PM-12:30PM    Campustour / Take photos / Studentcard
  • 12:30PM-13:30PM    Class group meetup with drink at campus 'The Penta' (provided by Stuvo)

 

1DAE GD / ISP + 3D & VFX Nederlands (Afternoon)

 

*12:00PM-13:30PM: (HIGHLY RECOMMENDED) Experience the Howest campus life with a free drink provided by STUVO (Student Services) at campus 'The Penta'. Keep in mind the Kick-Off program in the afternoon starts at 13h30 at DAE campus 'The Level'. Make sure you are back on time at The Level. 

  • 01:30PM-02:00PM    Reception + classgroup allocation (Location: The Level )
  • 02:00PM-03:00PM    General presentation
  • 03:00PM-03:45PM    Community presentation
  • 03:45PM-04:15PM    Break
  • 04:15PM-04:45PM    Major Talk
  • 04:45PM-05:30PM    Campustour
  • 05:30PM-06:30PM    Class group meetup at campus 'The Level'

 

FRIDAY, 16th of September - 1st Year DAE - ENGLISH & NEDERLANDS curriculum               

WHAT? Non-binding orientation test made by the University of Ghent.

FOR WHO? Students who are attempting higher education for the first time (= generation students). List on KICK-OFF module on LEHO.

WHY? The test attempts to estimate your chances of succeeding in DAE, and which courses may require extra attention or effort.

  • 09:00AM-11:30AM    SIMON-test (Location: 'The Penta' Auditoriums P.-1.012 + P.-1.013)

 

 

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

 

The presentations will be posted on our learning platform (LEHO) for the students that could not attend. Additional essential info that will not be covered during the physical sessions will also be made accessible online via public Howest URLS and our learning platform.

 

In order to be able to access some of the programme-specific online info you need to first setup your student account and login to LEHO. If you fail to do this step, you cannot proceed.

If you run into troubles during this step (e.g. login not working), please contact helpdesk@howest.be asap.


Setup your student account: https://www.howest.be/en/helpdesk 

Under Most asked ICT questions you will find 'How do I (re)activate my Howest account'. Click on it and follow the instructions.

The link above also provides instructions as to how you can connect to the wifi on campus, access the student platform, class schedule, etc. Language settings can be changed in the top right corner. 

 

After that you’ve successfully logged into our learning platform LEHO, you can access the vital programme-specific content via the “DAE KICK OFF 22-23” module on your dashboard, next click “modules” and browse through the KICK-OFF content.

Please note: some of the content is marked “mandatory”, choosing not to view this info (e.g. the EER) will most definitely come back and haunt you (I’m not even kidding).

 

 

Your student card will be available for pickup at the front desk during the course of the first week of class.