International Week: 2 to 6 October 2023
PROGRAMME
The 2nd International Academic Exchange Week will take place from 2 to 6 October 2023. Organised by the Academic Exchange Service, this event will feature a number of events and will provide information on exchange programmes, the registration procedure, the financial aid available, the courses and exams offered by the Maison des Langues and the opportunities for internationalisation while remaining in Geneva.
Movetia (the national agency for the promotion of exchanges and mobility within the education system) will also be present on Thursday 5 October. The programme includes a stand, video testimonials, an information session and a silent disco to get you moving!
To answer academic questions, information sessions will be held by the different faculties during the week or just before.
Future Outgoing students will also have the opportunity to obtain concrete information on certain destinations thanks to 5 sessions (previously known as "Paroles d'étudiants-es et d'expert-es") organised by geographical region, during which experts and students will give testimonials.
These sessions will also give our students the opportunity to talk to Incoming students representing partner universities.
Foraus, the Swiss participatory Think Tank on Foreign Policy is holding a workshop on Tuesday October 3 at 6:00 pm in room M5193 on the following topic: International mobility for young people: a necessity, a luxury or an illusion? Find out more and register
Outgoing exchange procedure ¦ slides ¦ video
The aim of this session is to provide information on exchange programmes and the application procedure, as well as on the financial aid available, the courses and exams offered by the Maison des Langues and the health and psychological aspects.
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Session/Time/Room
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Thursday 5 October
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Outgoing exchange procedure
12h15 to 14h - Uni Mail, MR080 |
Internationalisation@home ¦ slides ¦ video
There are different ways to internationalise your studies while staying in Geneva; this session will be an opportunity to learn more about the UNIGE's Summer Schools, the language courses offered by the Maison des Langues, the online course possibilities offered by the LERU's Virtual Exchange programme and the possibility of rubbing shoulders with an international student population by taking part in the activities of the ESN student association
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Session/Time/Room
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Wednesday 18 October
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Internationalisation@home
12h15 to 14h - Uni Mail, MR060
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In order to answer academic questions, the academic advisors of several faculties organise information sessions on mobility. Please consult the schedule below.
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Date
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Faculty/Time/Place
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| Friday 15 September |
GSEM (Master) - 14h15 - Uni Mail, MR280
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| Wednesday 27 September |
GSEM (Bacehlor) - 14h15 - Uni Mail, MR290
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| Monday 2 October |
Droit - 12h15 à 13h - Uni Mail, M1170
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| Tuesday 3 October |
GSI - Master of Science in Global Health - 12h15 -
SIP 3H8 (session in English)
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Wednesday 4 October
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GSI - MA in European Studies, Russia/East Central Europe, Middle Eastern Studies, African Studies-
08h15 - Uni Philosophes PHIL201 (session in French)
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| Thursday 5 October |
SdS- 16h15 - Uni Mail, MS150
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| Thursday 5 October |
FPSE- 16h15 - Uni Mail, MS160
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| Friday 6 October |
GSI - BARI- 16h15 - Uni Mail, MR080 (session in French)
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| Wednesday 11 October |
FTI- 14h15 - Uni Mail, MR290
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These sessions, organised by geographical region, offer the possibility to obtain concrete information on certain destinations thanks to the testimonies of students and experts. They will be followed by a convivial moment which will give the opportunity to meet other people interested in going to the same destinations as well as IN students from that region
- Monday 9 October at 12h15pm, Room MR060, region North America and Australia.
- Wednesday 11 October at 12h15pm, Room MR070, region Europa 1
- Friday 13 October at 12h15pm, Room MR060, region Asia
- Tuesday 17 October à 12h15pm, Room MR070, region Africa, Middle East and Latine America
- Thursday 19 Octobre at 12h15pm, Room MR070, region Europa 2
