Welcome Session SP25

Welcome to the University of Geneva!

Date: Friday 14 February
Time: 8am - 12.30pm

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

8:00 – 8:30	Welcome Distribution of welcome packs Welcome words by vice-rector, Stéphane Berthet
8:30 – 10:00	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
10:00 – 10:30	Coffee Break
10:30 – 11:40	Student Services’ session Uni Dufour, Room U600
11:40 – 12:30	*IT Support - take your laptop* 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(voucher)*

other activities

WHEN

ACTIVITES

Friday 14.02

> Visits of the UNIGE Library sites: on registration
Note: The Uni Mail library will be closed for cleaning from February 10 to 16. The meeting point will be in front of the library entrance.

> Campus tour, organized by Erasmus Student Network (ESN), on registration

From 11.02 to 16.02

Program Welcome Week Spring, organized by Erasmus Student Network (ESN), on registration

Faculties Information Sessions

Faculty	Date and Place
Law	17 February. 09h15, Uni Mail, room MR2130 Students CDT/CTL 17 February. 14h15, Uni Mail, room MR170
Ecole de langue et civilisation françaises	17 February, 10h-12h, Face-to-face interview, Landolt, room L504
GSEM - Economics & Management	17 February 12h15, Uni Mail, room MS160
Global Studies Institute	14 February, 14h15, Uni Mail, room MR060
Institut des Sciences de l'Environnement (MUSE et MDT)	19 February, 12h-13h, Face-to-face interview, office B1014 Bld Carl-Vogt 66
Humanities	17 February, 18h15, Uni Philosophes, room PhiL102
Psychology and Educational Sciences	18 February 10h15, Uni Mail, room M2020
Social Sciences	14 February 14h15, Uni Mail, room MR160
Translation and Interpretation	17 February, 09h, Uni Mail, room MS160

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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