PhD, Certificates of specialization & Master of Advanced Studies

Before you start, use the guide to find out the enrollment requirements, special conditions, deadlines, documents and registration fee that apply to you.

STEP 1: Create an ORISIS account

Creating an ORISIS account is easy: use your personal e-mail address and a password. Then confirm your account with the e-mail you will receive and log in to the portal.

Note: If you have already created an ORISIS account in the past, you do not need to create one again. You can proceed to step 2 without delay! If you don't remember your password, don’t panic, 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.

 

STEP 3: 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 this case, you will be asked to pay a registration fee of CHF 65.00 at the end of stage 2 to cover the processing costs.

Please do not skip this step as if it is required and not completed, your application will unfortunately not be validated or considered.

To return to the payment screen:

  • Go back to your ORISIS account and enter your personal e-mail address and password;

  • Click on "Formalities to accompany the application";

  • Then click on "Payment procedure for applicants with foreign or international diplomas";

  • Follow the instructions.

 

Attention :

  • Payment can only be made online and by 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 of study. 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  • The fee of CHF 65.00 is not refunded for any reason if the application is rejected, withdrawn or not finalised. It is also not transferable to a subsequent semester.

 

STEP 4: 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 courses applied for.

In addition, compile a second file in the following cases, and send it, by mail, to the Admissions Office:

STEP 5: submit your application within the deadline

Have you followed all the steps? Then welcome to the final step which consists in submitting your application… simply!

As a rule, it is possible to register for doctoral programs year-round, with a view to starting a doctorate in either the autumn or spring semester. You should nevertheless confirm this with the Faculty/Institute concerned.

To do so, mail, in one and the same envelope, the complete application file and the second file (equivalence or admission to a PhD if necessary) within the required deadline (if there is a deadline), to the following address:

 

Service des immatriculations, Uni Dufour, rue du Général-Dufour 24, CH - 1211 Genève 4.

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Follow your application and receive the decision

  1. A mail from another continent may take several weeks to arrive in Geneva. Find out how long it will take for your shipment to arrive so you don’t have to worry if you don't hear from us.
  2. As soon as we receive your application file at the Admissions Office, we will send you an e-mail to acknowledge receipt.

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 mail. To prevent them from getting into your spam or junk mail, we invite you to save these adresses in your contacts or to check your spam or junk mail regularly.

  • As these adresses 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 on our platform so that we can communicate through the correct channels. 

   3.  Check your postal mail and e-mail (including spam/junk mail) for our response after reviewing your files.

  • If your application is accepted (sometimes with reserves), you will receive an e-mail with a pre-immatriculation certificate attached (one official version in French, another in English), specifying any reserves to enrollment, and indicating how to confirm the immatriculation (once any reserves have been lifted). In somes cases, if your application has been submitted to a faculty/institute/centre/school, you will also receive an admission letter from them, with details of any specific reservations that need to be lifted in order to confirm your immatriculation.

  • If additional documents are requested, an e-mail is sent by the Admissions Office and a deadline of 7 days is given, in general, to send the missing documents. If the documents are not sent within the given deadline, the application file is considered incomplete and declared inadmissible.

  • Your application is rejected because:

-      you do not meet the conditions for immatriculation: You will be informed by registered mail by the Admissions office;

-   you do not meet the conditions for admission to the faculty/institute/centre/school: You will be informed by the faculty/institute/centre/school.

 

STEP 6: confirm your immatriculation

Welcome to the final stage! If you have reached this point, it means that you have received your pre-immatriculation certificate and that any reserves on it have been removed. In other words: your application has been accepted and all that remains is for you to confirm your immatriculation!

To do this, follow the link on your pre-immatriculation certificate, which will take you to a web page with more information, specific to your situation:

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

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

If you are unable to meet the deadline, contact the Admissions Office via the platform before the deadline expires.

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 you have been admitted. This will ensure that we do not bother you again.

However, if you wish to reactivate your application the following semester or year, click here to find out how to do so.

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