The University's mission is to provide excellent teaching, conduct advanced research and provide service to the wider community. It enjoys a reputation for its longstanding traditions and maintenance of the local heritage as well as excellence with an international angle due its close collaborations with international organizations. The University's research, in particular in the Life Sciences area, is rapidly expanding, giving students an edge above the competition. The University can also be proud of its most recent discovery of the extra-solar planets carried out by its astrophysicists.

Semester 1: Mid September to Late December
Semester 2: Mid February to End May

BA (3 years) - MA (2 years) – PhD (3 years)

With the exception of all foreign language courses, lectures at the University of Geneva are held in French. The University offers intensive French courses before and during term time.

Most of the courses are taught in French, courses taught in English are listed here.

Faculties:

	Faculty of Sciences Faculty of Medicine Faculty of Arts Faculty of Economics and Social Sciences Faculty of Law Faculty of Protestant Theology Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences

In Addition to the 7 Faculties, the University also comprises of the following:

	School of Translation and Interpretation School of French Language and Civilization Interdisciplinary Centers (United Nations Environment Program (PNUE), European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN), European Southern Observatory (ESO), European Space Agency (ESA) and NASA) and National Centers of Competence (Affective Sciences, MaNEP and Frontiers in Genetics)

Please refer to the Other Links section for relevant links to course information.  

Please check with your faculty for its internal application deadlines. After you have been selected by and accepted your faculty’s internal offer, your faculty would give you the application instructions of the partner university. An online application to the partner university is needed.

The University has over 400 student rooms and apartments available to international students. International students are given priority for housing options. Applications need to be submitted before the specified deadlines to ensure successful applications and accommodation allocation.

Temporary housing in Geneva is in very short supply and booking accommodation in advance is crucial. We have listed a number of options but successful GISP applicants will need to apply for at least option 1 and 2.

Student hall central applications: Return the Bureau du Logement form as soon as possible and not after December 1, 2010 to the Bureau du Logement (by email: logement@unige.ch or by fax: +41 22 379 77 85). Regularly check your email for updates on your application. You can expect a reply by mid January. Cite Universitaire applications: Please return the Cite Universitaire form before November 30th 2010 to cite-uni@unige.ch or by fax: +41 22 379 22 23). Student Residences applications: Please make contact directly with the student residences listed in the brochure “List of Geneva Student Residences” Privately rented accommodation: you can apply independently for privately run accommodation in Geneva and neighboring France. We must however urge you to be cautious. Never send any money without thoroughly checking the existence of the said housing and that the landlord is legitimate. You may check the web-based phone directory.

GISP students from countries that are non UE/AELE will need to complete applications for visa and entry “Demande d’autorisation de séjour pour étude (hors UE/AELE).

Students should aim to complete application procedures as soon as possible as some visas can take as long as 3 months. If you have any question on visa and entry procedure, please refer to the the Swiss Federal Office for Migration website www.foreigners.ch. When booking your flight to Geneva, make sure you have the required visa for the countries via which you may transit.

A valid health and accident insurance is obligatory to reside in Switzerland but not in neighbouring France. Students who do not hold a European Health Insurance Card will need to have the “Check form for the equivalent of the Swiss Health Insurance” sent to their home insurance so that these can certify full coverage according to the specific Swiss rules for the duration of the program. Should such a certification not be possible, students will need to sign up for an insurance upon arrival in Switzerland. The BUIS (Office for Student Welfare) have a variety of policies to recommend for as little as CHF 80 a month.

Please refer to the Other Links Section for the relevant links to the university’s insurance policies.  

Breakdown of Costs	CHF$
Accommodation	470 - 600
Food	300
Transport	45 - 70
Insurance	436
Others (Entertainment, clothes)	700
Monthly Estimate	1,951 - 2,106

Please refer to the Other Links Section for the relevant links to the estimated costs of living.

Universal Currency Converter:

	http://www.xe.com/ucc/

Accommodation:

	http://www.unige.ch/dase/bulog/accueil_en.html

Cost of Living:

	http://www.unige.ch/dase/buis/BoitesOutils/Budget.html

International Webpage:

	http://www.unige.ch/international/etudageneve/gisp.html

Course Information:

	http://www.unige.ch/international/mobint/ProgrammeIN/progranglais/Courses_in_English_CG.pdf