Welcome Days SA25

Welcome to the University of Geneva!

Date: Friday 12 September 2025
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.

Program

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

Agenda

8am – 8:30am

Welcome

Distribution of welcome packs

Welcome words by Vice Rector, Martine Collart

8:30am – 10am

Mobility information session

European Exchange Program (SEMP)

Uni Dufour, Room U600

Extra-European Exchange Program (non-SEMP)

Uni Dufour, Room U300

Swiss Exchange Program

Uni Dufour, Room U159

10am – 10:30am

Coffee Break

10:30am – 11:45am

Student Services’ session

Uni Dufour, Room U600

11:45am – 12:30pm

IT Support
Uni Dufour, Room U300/U600

Student Services Booths

Vie de Campus, Maison des Langues, Health, ESN,..

Permanence - Exchange Team

Ask your questions to your exchange academic coordinator

Uni Dufour, 1st Floor

From 11.30 am

Lunch box (voucher)

Other Activities

WHEN	ACTIVITIES
Tuesday 09.09 Wednesday 10.09	> Inter-Association Rally, Humanities, FPSE, Theology, CUI, GSEM, Science, organized by Uni Party and the student associations, by registration only > Inter-Association Rally, GSI, SdS, FTI, Medecine, Law, organized by Uni Party and the student associations, by registration only
Wednesday 10.09	> Open Days at the Centre Sportif Universitaire, 10am-5pm. Free admission More information
Thursday 11.09	> City tour, organized by Erasmus Student Network (ESN), by registration only
Friday 12.09	> Associations Day, 11am-5pm, Parc Baud-Bovy, Uni Mail. Free admission. More information > Campus tour, organized by Erasmus Student Network (ESN), by registration only > Activities organized by UNIGE Library Swisscovery Workshops: on registration Visits of the UNIGE Library sites: on registration

And more
Program Welcome Week organized by ESN

Faculties Information Sessions

Faculty	Date and place
Law	16 September, 09h15am-10h00am, Uni Mail, M1130 Students CDT/CTL: 15 September, 14h15pm-16h00pm, Uni Mail, Room MR060
Ecole de langue et civilisation françaises	15 September, 10h00am-12h00pm, Face-to-face interview, Landolt, Room L504
GSEM - Economics and Management	16 September, 10h15am-12h00pm, Uni Mail, Room MS130
Global Studies Institute	12 September, 14h15pm, Uni Mail, Room MR060
Institut des Sciences de l'Environnement (MUSE)	16 September, 17h15pm-18h00pm, ISE, Annexe B, 1st Floor, Blvd Carl-Vogt 66
Humanities	15 September, 18h00pm, Les Philosophes, Room PHIL201
Psychology and Educational Sciences	16 September, 16h15pm. Uni Mail, Room M4050
Social Sciences	15 September, 12h15pm, Uni Mail, Room MR060
Science	15 September, 09h00am, Sciences II, Room A300 (session for regular students also open to exchange students)
Theology	15 September, 08h30am, Les Philosophes, Room PHIL201 (session for regular students also open to exchange students)
Translation and Interpretation	15 September, 09h15am, Uni Mail, Room MR160

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 (link or flyer in french below) prepared especially for you.

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