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Campus Life

Campus Life info point | Uni Dufour | 1st floor
Welcome desk | Monday-Friday | 10AM-4PM

The Campus Life info point guides you and can give you tips. If you need a specific answer to your question, please contact (by mail or phone) the appropriate office.

Admissions Office

About us

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

You will receive an answer to your questions/requests within 3 business days

  • Admissions Office hotline:
    Monday-Friday | 10:30-1PM

Career Center

About us

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.

Culture

About us

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.

Financial Aid

About us

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.

  • Financial Aid hotline:
    Tuesday | 9AM‑11AM
    Thursday | 2PM‑4PM
  • Walk-in hours (Campus Life information point):
    Wednesday | 10AM-12AM
    Thursday 2PM-4PM

Graduate Campus

About

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.

Observatory of Student Life

About us

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.

Social counseling

About us

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.

Sports

About us

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

University Sports Commission

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

  • Micheline LOUIS-COURVOISIER - Vice-Rector in charge of DIFE
  • Didier RABOUD - General Secretary
  • Jasmine CHAMPENOIS - Director of DIFE
  • Aude THOREL - Director of Human Resources (PAT)
  • Karine BYLAND - Alumni Coordinator (Alumni)
  • Jennifer GAUMANN-PACCAUD - Law student, 2nd year Master’s and PhD candidate (Student and instructor)
  • Kiny PARADE - Nautical activities manager and former top-level sailor (Instructor)
  • Elise RAPHAËL - Scientific assistant at the Mathematics Section
  • Yann BERNARDINI - Sports instructor and Head of University Sports
  • Markos MICHAELIDES - Sports instructor at University Sports
  • Roger AMOOS - Head of Finance (PAT)
  • Julien BONJOUR - Sports instructor and Health & Sport project manager
  • Anton ALEXEEV - Mathematics teacher (PENS)
  • Julien CHANAL - Senior lecturer at the Faculty of Psychology (PENS)
  • Yassine YOUSFI - Sports instructor, head of the Entourage Commission at the International Olympic Committee (Alumni)

Student jobs

About us

The Student jobs Office aims to support students from the University of Geneva in finding a job during their studies: From searching to working.

  • Student jobs hotline:
    Monday-Friday (except Tuesdays) | 9AM-12PM
  • Walk-in hours (Campus Life information point):
    From September 19, Thursdays | 2PM‑4PM

Teaching and Learning Support

About us

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."