Registration

Registration to the 2024-2025 Horizon Académique program are closed.


GENERAL INFORMATION ABOUT THE ACCESS TO HORIZON ACADÉMIQUE PROGRAM

Program's admission criteria

 
Eligibility criteria
Exceptions to the eligibility criteria
Place of residence Reside in the canton of Geneva: Holders of asylum permits (i.e. N, F, F-refugee, B-refugee, Livret S) from cantons other than Geneva, whose study project is supported by a social welfare institution in Switzerland, as attested by a letter from the institution, and who have a minimum certified level of B1 oral and written in French or B2 certified English for courses in English.
Residence permit Have one of the following permits: N, F, F-refugee or B-refugee permit or a Livret S, a B family reunion permit, or be a Swiss national returning from abroad; Holders of Ci permits or legitimation cards in the context of family reunification and any other person holding another residence permit, if they are referred by the joint employability project between the Geneva municipalities, the BIC and the OFPC.
Minimum age

Must be over 18 years of age on or before September 1st preceding the start of the academic year.

  
Academic project

Criteria 1: Have a UNIGE/HES-SO Geneva/IHEID study project.

Criteria 2: Have started and interrupted an academic course OR have not been able to start university studies after obtaining a secondary school qualification.

Criteria 3: Not be in possession of a university master's degree.

In the event of refusal following assessment of the study plan, the applicant may submit a new application the following year.

Exceptions for criteria 3 :

  • People with a regulated professional activity
  • People working towards a PhD
  • Based on individual analysis of the application (validation of acquired experience, retraining, etc.)
French level

Candidates must have an acquired level of French A1.

Holders of an F, F-refugee or B-refugee permit obtained after 1 May 2019 are eligible from level A0.
Duration of stay in Switzerland Have lived in Switzerland for a maximum of 5 years, (some exceptions may apply) ; An excess of 5 years of stay may be accepted, depending on personal situations.
RDU scale Corresponds to the scale of Unified Determining Income (RDU) required for the Chèque annuel de Formation (CAF); Does not apply to persons holding an F or B-refugee permit obtained after 1 May 2019.
Application To have submitted a complete application online and sent the necessary documents by the deadline.
 

Additional information:

- Each application is assessed individually. All applicants will be contacted by the programme managers to inform them of the outcome of their application. Applications are assessed as a whole and submitted to the Academic Horizon Strategic Committee for a final decision.

- In the event of rejection, all applicants have the right to submit a new application the following year.

In the event of refusal, all applicants have the right to submit a new application the following year. To give you an idea of what you can expect to learn, here's what the Geneva universities have to offer:


The eligibility criteria are updated regularly. Please read them carefully before registering.

PROGRAMME HORIZON ACADEMIQUE

Candidate selection process 2024-2025

 

If your application is rejected because of study plans :

  • you can submit a new application the following year
  • we can refer you to another more suitable  measure

1 Access to the intensive French summer course for people with an acquired B1 level in French, with some exceptions.

Exception: Asylum-related permits obtained after 01/05/2019 (i.e S, B and F-refugee permits and F-foreigners provisionally admitted).