Bachelors, Masters, Complementary certificates & Complements

Before anything lese, please use the guide to find out the enrollment requirements, specific procedures, deadlines, documents and registration fee that apply to you.


Step 1: Create a SWITCH edu-ID account

To create a SWITCH edu-ID account, nothing could be easier: Use your own e-mail address and a password. Verify your account with the e-mail you receive and log in to the portal.

Note: If you already have created a SWITCH edu-ID account before, you do not need to create a new one. You can proceed to step 2 immediately! If you can’t remember your password, don’t worry, you can request it again.

Step 2: fill out the online enrollment form

It is now time to fill out the online enrollment form. To access it, simply click here.

Caution:

This new online platform allows all enrollment and application procedures to be carried out simultaneously for new candidates, current students and former students of the UNIGE.

If you want to apply for several courses, you only need one SWITCH edu-ID account! Once you have logged in, go to the "My applications" tab and start an application for each course you are applying for.

Caution: As of January 2024, current and former UNIGE students will be added to this platform.

  • If you are a student at the UNIGE (i.e. still registered for the 2023 spring semester) and wish to change faculty or join a second one, you must take the necessary steps to change faculty or join a second faculty within the deadline. If you miss it, your enrollment for the next academic year will not be effective.

  • If you are a former student of the UNIGE and are admitted, you will still have to complete the reimmatriculation procedure within the deadline, otherwise, your registration for the next academic year will not be effective.

STEP 3: PUT TOGETHER THE APPLICATION FILE

Now it’s time to put together your application.

To do so, gather the documents listed in the guide under "Documents", as well as those required according to the course applied for (information available on the wanted faculty's or course's website) and upload them before submitting your application.

Caution: Please make sure that your files are PDF for documents and JPG for images.

Step 4: Pay the registration fee of chf 65.00

Do you hold or are you about to obtain a foreign or international (i.e. non-Swiss) upper secondary school diploma? In that case, you will be asked to pay a registration fee of CHF 65.00 at the end of stage 3.

Caution:

  • Payment can only be made online and with the following means: Credit card, PostFinance, Paysafecard, PayPal.

  • The registration fee must be paid only once, even in the case of multiple applications.

  • The registration fee is deducted from the university fees for the first semester. This means that if your application is accepted, you will only have to pay CHF 435 (instead of CHF 500) for the first semester.

  • The fee of CHF 65.00 is not refunded for any reason if the application is rejected, withdrawn or not finalised.

STEP 5: Submit your application on time

Have you followed all the steps? Welcome to the final one, which is simply to submit your application!

Caution:

  • Please make sure to do this by February 28 or April 30 (the application deadline for the autumn semester) and by September 30 or November 30 (the application deadline for the spring semester) depending on your situation

  • The information and documents provided must be complete and correct when you submit your application online. Please make sure that your application does not contain any mistake, as once submitted you will not be able to modify it.

  • Do you want to apply for several courses? To do so, go back to the "My applications" tab and fill in the requested information within the deadline.

Step 6: Follow your application and receive the decision

Once you have submitted your application, you will receive an automatic e-mail confirming that your application has been received by the University of Geneva.

Congratulations! Your application will now be analyzed by the competent services of the University of Geneva. Now, all you have to do is read the information below carefully, be patient and follow the next instructions which will be sent to you in due course by e-mail.

Here are some examples of guidelines that can be given to you:

  • If additional documents are required, you will be invited to log in to your portal to add the missing documents under the tab "Additional documents to provide". 7 days are usually given to submit the documents. If the documents are not received within this period, the application will be considered incomplete and will not be processed for the semester applied for.

  • If your application is accepted (sometimes with reservations), you will be asked to log on to your portal to find the final decision and any additional information. You will have to "accept the admission offer" on time. If you don't, you will not be able to start your studies. Several additional information will be requested before accepting the offer.

  • If your application is refused, you will be invited to log on to your portal to find the decision.

Of course, you can also log in to your portal whenever you want to follow the processing of your application and make sure that a request or decision has not been filed there.

Important:

  • The UNIGE uses generic addresses such as "immat@unige.ch" or "noreply-immatriculations@unige.ch" to communicate with applicants. These emails may end up in your spam or junk files. To prevent them from going there, we invite you to add these addresses to your contacts or to check your spam or junk files regularly.

  • As these addresses are generic, it is not possible for you to contact us through them. If you wish to contact us, please use our platform and indicate your name, first name and file number so that we can easily find your application and help you in the best conditions.

  • If your postal or e-mail address changes, please notify us so that we can communicate through the correct channels.

Step 7: Confirm your immatriculation

Welcome to the final step! If you have reached this point, it means that your application has been accepted.

The confirmation requirements are listed under "Important information". Those are specific to your case:

  • If it is indicated that you have to send the requested documents through our platform, do so within the indicated deadline.

  • If it is indicated that you need to make an appointment, do so within the indicated deadline.

If you are unable to meet the deadline, contact the Admission Office via the platform before it is too late.

Once you have completed these formalities, you will receive:


cancel your application

After careful consideration, you have decided not to proceed with your application? Please let us know on our platform at any time, even after your admission. This will ensure that we do not bother you again.


Application for a PhD at the UNIGE

If you also wish to apply for a PhD, you are invited to follow the second procedure on the previous page. You must then follow all the steps and attach all the required documents, including those you would have already provided for your current application. The two applications will be processed independently, and no transfer of documents will take place between them. Therefore, all your applications must be individually complete.

Good news : The registration fee only has to be paid once!


Your personal data

Candidates’ personal data is treated in strict confidence following the applicable data protection legislation. For more information, please refer to the UNIGE’s Personal Data Protection Policy.