Forward of 1000's of additional college students arriving in Belfast within the coming weeks for the brand new time period, the PSNI and universities right here have appealed for folks to remain secure and respect communities.
Alongside the brand new Ulster College campus within the metropolis, college students can even be returning to Queen’s College and the Belfast Metropolitan School.
Launching a brand new pupil security marketing campaign, PSNI space commander and chief inspector Finola Dornan mentioned: “We stay up for welcoming new and returning college students to Belfast for the beginning of this educational yr.
"The protection of scholars and the wellbeing of the broader local people is a precedence for us. To this finish, native police are right here for you and might be working carefully with companions throughout increased training campuses and Belfast Metropolis Council within the coming months.
"Our pupil security marketing campaign will present crime prevention recommendation on to college students and throughout our social media channels.
“Officers can even be seen and accessible in the area people, reinforcing these messages and making certain that we're there when wanted.
“We might be working with companions on the bottom to stop hurt and deal with any points within the native space.”
The brand new Ulster College campus opens within the York Avenue and Cathedral Quarter space and contains new pupil lodging buildings.
It's estimated the brand new campus will result in 4-5,000 further folks to the positioning every single day.
Director of public engagement at Queen's College Belfast, Ryan Feeney mentioned: “We wish all our college students to learn from the entire college expertise whereas, on the similar time, making certain they're fulfilling their potential.
"It is an thrilling time for college students as they begin a brand new chapter and it is essential that they continue to be conscious that residing away from residence brings extra duties.
"We encourage all our college students to make sure their actions are designed to maintain themselves, and others in the neighborhood, secure, and to utilize the number of security and crime prevention recommendation accessible."
Duncan Morrow, director of neighborhood engagement at Ulster College added: “We’re wanting ahead to welcoming first yr college students to the college and encourage all to get pleasure from Freshers Week.
"We wish all college students to get pleasure from a optimistic expertise of residing within the metropolis, a part of which is to pay attention to their very own security and the way we and our companions can assist them."
Dee McDowell, head of learner success at Belfast Met mentioned: “Lots of our college students might be shifting away from residence for the primary time as they begin their programs at Belfast Met.
“We hope that is an thrilling and rewarding expertise for all of them and the School will do the whole lot doable to offer assist and help.
"We additionally need to remind our college students of the significance of conserving themselves secure and of exhibiting respect in the direction of their neighbours and the area people.”