Planning your arrival

 

Important dates
 

  • Monday 19 August 2024: Beginning of the OPTIONAL Math Bootcamp - date TBC

  • Monday 26 August 2024: Beginning of the OPTIONAL Intensive Summer French course

  • Thursday 5 September 2024: Public holiday in Geneva, the Institute will be closed

  • Monday 16 September 2024: Beginning of the academic year, MAS information session and welcome drinks with the MAS Co-Directors and Professors

  • Tuesday 17 September 2024: Beginning of classes

Unless you registered to the Math Bootcamp (from 19 August to 6 September 2024) and/or to the intensive summer French course (from 26 August to 13 September 2024), it is not necessary to arrive in Geneva much in advance before Tuesday 17 September 2024 (first day of classes). Depending on your own need to “find your feet", we would advise that you plan to arrive two to four days in advance. Geneva is quite small and when the academic year begins, you will still have time between classes to take care of all your paperwork and get organised.

The Geneva Graduate Graduate Institute Student Association (GISA), organises social events during the week before the semester begins, and also in the first week of the semester. These events provide a great opportunity for you to meet your fellow students and will also help you to become integrated and settle in.

The numerous Student Initiatives - among which the Geneva Impact Investing Association (GIIA) - also organise a number of events at the beginning of the semester and during the academic year.

 

AUTUMN SEMESTER 2024-2025

From Monday 16 September 2024 to Friday 14 February 2025

 

MAS INFORMATION SESSION & WELCOME DRINKS

  • Monday 16 September 2024

FIRST DAY OF CLASSES

  • Tuesday 17 September 2024

LAST DAY OF CLASSES

  • Friday 20 December 2024

END OF THE SEMESTER

  • Friday 14 February 2024

 

SPRING SEMESTER 2025

From Monday 17 February 2025 to Friday 12 September 2025

 

FIRST DAY OF CLASSES

  •  Monday 17 February 2025

EASTER BREAK

  •  Friday 18 to Sunday 27 April 2025

LAST DAY OF CLASSES

  • Friday 30 May 2025

END OF THE SEMESTER

  • Friday 12 September 2025

 

PUBLIC HOLIDAYS IN GENEVA

The Institute will be closed on the following dates :

 

2024

  • Thursday 1 August (Swiss National Day)

  • Thursday 5 September (Jeûne Genevois)

  • Wednesday 25 December (Christmas Day)

  • Tuesday 31 December (Restoration of the Geneva Republic)

2025

  • Wednesday 1 January (New Year’s Day)

  • Friday 18 April and Monday 21 April (Easter Friday/Monday)

  • Thursday 1 May (Labour Day)

  • Thursday 29 May (Ascension)

  • Monday 9 June (Pentecost or Whit Monday)

  • Friday 1 August (Swiss National Day)

  • Thursday 11 September (Jeûne Genevois)

  • Thursday 25 December (Christmas Day)

  • Wednesday 31 December (Restoration of the Geneva Republic)