REGISTER OF INTERESTS

Before taking up an activity outside the institution, you must determine if that activity is subject to certain requirements (reporting, authorization request, public release).

The register of interests helps you quickly make this determination through a simple questionnaire. If your activity must be reported, or if you must request authorization, the register will help you take those steps after the questionnaire.

WHO IS SUBJECT TO PRIOR DECLARATION OF THEIR ACTIVITIES?

All University employees: professors (paid or as volunteer), instructors, researchers, and administrative and technical personnel.

WHEN MUST I EVALUATE MY ACTIVITIES?

Activities must be evaluated before being taken up. The register of interests is available via the link provided here. Each report or authorization is valid for 12 months. After that time, the process must be renewed via the register if the activity is to continue.

DO MY VOLUNTEER ACTIVITIES NEED TO BE EVALUATED?

Yes. Certain unpaid activities must be reported before they can be carried out. For example, taking a seat on the board of an association or foundation related to your professional field (Article 2.1 on participation in governance bodies of third-party entities). If there is any doubt, you can evaluate your activities outside UNIGE through this questionnaire in order to see if there are related obligations.

DO MY ASSOCIATIVE ACTIVITIES NEED TO BE EVALUATED?

Yes. Certain associative activities can be subject to reporting.
For example, if you take a seat on the board of an association or foundation related to your professional field (Article 2.1 on participation in governance bodies of third-party entities). If there is any doubt, you can evaluate your activities outside UNIGE through this questionnaire in order to see if there are related obligations.

SHOULD THE ABSENCE OF ACTIVITY ALSO BE ANNOUNCED?

Yes, if you do not have any activity that is subject to the obligation to declare or to authorize, you must attest to this absence of activity at least once a year in the register of links of interest.

WILL MY DECLARATIONS BE MADE PUBLIC?

Certain activities will be made public on the UNIGE website as indicated in the plan matrix and legal bases of the register. This is the case, for example, of professors participating in the governance bodies of third-party entities (cf. RLI summary table).