Staff and contact

The Admissions Office is here to help students during their studies with registrations, academic fees, faculty changes and other extracurricular administrative aspects, even printing.

The Career Center aims to guide the students and graduates from the University of Geneva through their transition from student to professional life. It helps them identify a position that matches their interests, ambitions and skills. Students can also get a strategical outlook on their personal and professional fulfillment.

The Culture Office offers dozens of activities: dance, music, photography, video, audio, cinema, drama, writing, nature…
Explore with our classes and workshops… Admire with our shows, concerts, screenings, performances and exhibitions.

The University of Geneva and the HES-SO Geneva offer help and support to students going through difficult financial times with scholarships, one-time aids, tax exemptions and social counseling.

The Graduate Campus is a structure dedicated to doctoral students and postdocs, whose missions are (1) to provide information on the PhD journey; (2) to support doctoral training; (3) to strengthen the community of early career researchers; and (4) to develop employability beyond academia.

The Observatory of Student Life conducts studies with surveys for students. Its goal is to produce knowledge on the student world in order to be a decision-making tool. The studies cover every part of a student life to get a regular and diachronic analysis of phenomena linked to life conditions and study environment.

Managing one’s health and well‑being is a complex task, that requires taking into account several dimensions: social, emotional, physical, academic, financial, etc. Are you experiencing difficulties in one or more of these areas, and want to resolve them while improving your self-image and developing your strategic thinking? Personal development (coaching) can help.

The social office helps students to manage their social issues and understand their financial difficulties linked to their studies. It gives them tools to pursue their studies under the best possible conditions.

University Sports offers dozens of individual and team disciplines, a sports center, camps, tournaments and championships... the University never stops moving!

The tasks of the University Sports Commission include:

• Developing, supporting and participating in the implementation of sporting projects within the University in line with the University Sports policy;
• Deciding on the use of the Walthard Fund in accordance with its regulations;
• Awarding the Walthard Prize in accordance with its regulations.

Chairman

Prof. Henry Peter

Members

• Henry Peter – President (Alumni)
• Edouard Gentaz – Vice-Rector
• Didier Raboud – Secretary General
• Jasmine Champenois – Director of DIFE
• Aude Thorel – Director of Human Resources or a member of the department
• Marco Cattaneo – Director of Communications or a member of the department
• Marco Girani – Director of the Buildings Division or a member of the department
• Karine Byland – Alumni Manager
• Yann Bernardini – Sports Instructor and Head of University Sports
• Markos Michaelides – Sports Instructor at University Sports
• Sébastien Grossini – Sports Instructor at University Sports
• Julien Bonjour – Head of the Healthy Campus program
• Jacques de Werra – Professor of Law (PENS)
• Julien Chanal – Lecturer and Researcher – Faculty of Psychology (PENS)
• Manon Pesse – Master's student in Psychology following a Bachelor's degree in Sports Science (student)
• Valérie Favez – Academic Advisor, FAPSE (PAT)
• Roger Amoos – Head of Department – Finance – (PAT)
• Kiny Parade – Head of Water Sports and Coordinator, Sport Handicap (Instructor)
• Yousfi Yassine – Sports Instructor, Head of the Entourage Unit at the International Olympic Committee (Alumni)

The Student Health Service offers various services (consultations, workshops, group support, etc.) provided by professionals to ensure students' well being.

Our multidisciplinary and devoted team will help with any educational matter. Our goal is to contribute to the quality of the academic training and ensure conditions that favor the assistance and the success of students.

"Together, we will take up the challenges of academic teaching and learning."