More than 19,000 freshers at Shandong University or SDU began to register on campus on Sept 6.

SDU freshers head off to register for the fall semester on Sept 6. [Photo/view.sdu.edu.cn]

It is understood that the university gave them a warm – and even fun – welcome.

SDU's finance department, together with the Bank of China, provided students with one-stop banking services at its welcome site – including bank card opening, activation, campus card tying and other services – helping pave the way for a comfortable and easy time at the school.

Meanwhile, the School of Energy and Power Engineering at Qianfoshan campus issued a series of online orientations for the newbies via the WeChat account, official website and other ways – to help them get familiar with their new academic life in advance and plan their university career.

Elsewhere, the School of Basic Medical Sciences at Baotuquan campus prepared a fresher's gift bag – including a canvas bag, campus card set, map of the campus, general guide, key chain and campus card user manual.

The School of History and Culture guided freshers and their parents through SDU through a microblog live broadcast.

The library also carried out a registration day event for the first years, to help them get a handle on things.

The different schools of SDU welcome their freshers with various fun and innovative activities. [Photo/view.sdu.edu.cn]

A nucleic acid testing takes place for a young woman before entering SDU. [Photo/view.sdu.edu.cn]