Welcome Session SA24

Welcome to the University of Geneva!

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Date: Friday 13 September 2024
Time: From 8h00 am
Place: Uni Dufour
 

Our ‘Welcome Days ’ event ensures that your arrival at the University of Geneva goes as smoothly as possible.

During this orientation day, you will receive extensive information regarding:

  • your exchange program, including practical information on residency permits, insurance, French classes, etc.;
  • computer tools required to take your classes;
  • special services made available to students by the University as part of the ‘Campus Life’ program.

https://www.unige.ch/presse/plans/uni-dufour 

Agenda

8am – 8:30am

Welcome

Distribution of welcome packs

Welcome words by Vice Rector, Stéphane Berthet

8:30am – 10am

 

Mobility information session

Europe (SEMP) Students

Uni Dufour, Room U600

Extra-European Students (non-SEMP)

Uni Dufour, Room U300

Swiss Mobility Students,

Uni Dufour, Room U159

10am – 10:30am

 

Coffee Break

10:30am – 11:40am

 

Student Services’ session

Uni Dufour, Room U600

11:40am – 12:30pm

IT Support
Uni Dufour, Room U300/U600

Student Services Booths

Maison des Langues, Sports, Social and Health…

Permanence - Exchange Team

Ask your questions to your exchange academic coordinator

Uni Dufour, 1st Floor, Espace Point Vie de Campus

 

From 11.30 am

Lunch box (voucher)

 
Other Activities

To be confirmed

Inter-Association Rally, organized by Uni Party and the student associations, by registration only

To be confirmed

Associations Day, 11am-6pm, Parc Baud-Bovy, Uni Mail. Free admission

Campus tours (from 2pm), organized by Erasmus Student Network (ESN), by registration only

Visits of the UNIGE Library sites: on registration

  • Uni Arve (Bibliothèque E et L. Schmidheiny) : 14h
  • Uni Bastions (Espace Jura) : 14h
  • Uni Mail : 14h

To be confirmed

Campus tours (from 2pm), organized by Erasmus Student Network (ESN), by registration only


And more
Program Welcome Week organized by ESN

 

Faculty

Date and place

Law
To be confirmed

Students CDT/CTL:
16 September, 16h15, Uni Mail, MR070


Ecole de langue et civilisation françaises


16 September, 10h00am-12h00pm, Face-to-face interview, Landolt, Room L504


GSEM - Economics and Management

 
16 September, 12h15pm, Uni Mail, Room MS130


Global Studies Institute

 
13 September, 14h15pm, Uni Mail, Room MR060


Institut des Sciences de l'Environnement (MUSE)


16 September, 09h15am, Bd  Carl-Vogt 66, Room CV01


Humanities


16 September, 18h15pm, Uni Philosophes, Room PhilL201


Psychology and Educational Sciences

 17 September, 16h15pm, Uni Mail, Room M1130 


Social Sciences


13 September, 16h15pm, Uni Mail, Room MR030


Science


16 September, 09h00am, Sciences III, salle A300 (information: session for regular students also open to exchange students)


Theology
16 September, 08h30am, Uni Philosophes, Room Phil201


Translation and Interpretation


16 September, 09h15am, Uni Mail, Room MS150

For a successful digital start to the school year, the IT team will help you to solve your technical problems. In order to be ready for Welcome Days, we recommend that you prepare your IT accesses now.

You will be able to set up the 4 main IT services once at the university: Wi-Fi, Printing and scanning, VPN and Virtual Workstation/VDI with the help of the tutorials prepared especially for you.

Do not forget to take your laptop for the IT support at the Welcome Session. 

 

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Other useful information:

Point Vie de Campus

Ressources and services dedicated to your integration and the support of your student life. More information