Submit your housing request Incoming students have priority from 10am on March 20th 2024 to 10am on April 19th 2024. Then all students can register.
Apply for your visa and/or residence permit from 20 April 2024. Please note that a Residence Permit is required for ALL non-Swiss nationals, but a Visa is required for some nationalities but not all. So in case your require a Visa, please submit your Visa application no later that mid-May since the procedure takes 3-5 months to be processed by the Swiss authorities.
Register to the OPTIONAL Mathematics and Statistics Course in June 2024 (called the "Math bootcamp") (the course should start on 19 August 2024, TBC).
Register to the OPTIONAL Intensive French Summer Course in June 2024. The Intensive Summer course will take place from 26 August to 13 September 2024 (3 weeks, 20 hours per week, morning OR afternoon). The Summer course is for students with minimal (lower than B1) or no prior knowledge of French (the only levels proposed are beginners, A1 and A2).
Activate your different digital accounts (create your OneLogin and your Switch edu-ID account) in June 2024.
See details below.
Consult the accommodation options in the Geneva Graduate Institute's Residences.
Consult the types of rooms available and select three options, in order of preference.
Apply for a room on the Geneva Graduate Institute's Accommodation Portal. IMPORTANT: Incoming students have priority from 10am on March 20th 2024 to 10am on April 19th 2024. Then all students can register. Since rooms are allocated on a first-come-first-served basis, we advise you to apply for a room as soon as possible (ideally on March 20th, 2024 at 10am).
Note: Housing offers will only be made to students who have confirmed their admission and have paid the first CHF 1'500 tuition fees installment.
Note: Please consider applying to additional residences in Geneva, in case demand exceeds our supply.
Questions? Read the Frequently Asked Questions or contact our Housing team: booking.housing@graduateinstitute.ch
Please follow the procedure described here and read all the information carefully and prepare the required documents well in advance.
Please note that a Residence Permit is required for ALL non-Swiss nationals, but a Visa is required for some nationalities but not all.
So unless you have a Swiss passport, you will need to apply for a Swiss Residence Permit. The procedure can be made online (but as the OCPM website is only available in French, we recommend that you use your browser's built- in translator to help you with the application process.) Also, please note that EU/EFTA nationals can apply for a residence permit maximum 3 months before arrival, no later than 14 days after arrival.
In case your require a Swiss Visa, please submit your Visa application no later that mid-May since the procedure takes 3-5 months to be processed by the Swiss authorities. Who needs to apply for a visa? Please consult the Swiss State Secretariat for Migration (SEM) website to check whether your nationality requires a student visa.
Please follow the procedure described here and read all the information carefully and prepare the required documents well in advance.
For any additional enquiries, please do not hesitate to contact us at admission@graduateinstitute.ch
When to apply: Mid-April if you need a visa plus a residence permit.
In June 2024, please register to the OPTIONAL Mathematics and Statistics Course, a math refresher course affectionately known as the "math bootcamp", to be taken before the beginning of the first semester (in 2024/2025, the course should start on 19 August 2024 - TBC).
In MAY and JUNE 2024, please register to the OPTIONAL French courses available at the Geneva Graduate Institute for the MAS in Sustainable Finance and Development students:
An intensive summer course will take place from 26 August to 13 September 2024, before the start of the academic year 2024-2025,
and an annual French course will be organised from 30 September to 6 December 2024, during the first semester (followed by a second course in the second semester - dates tbc).
Please note that dates are subject to change.
Find out more about the French courses. SPECIAL OFFER: Please note that in 2024-2025, French courses will be free for the MAS in Sustainable Finance and Development students.
Please follow the procedure described here. Thank you.
Just before summer, keep an eye out for an email containing your Geneva Graduate Institute email address and instructions on how to activate your digital accounts.
This official email address will be key in your student life and even as an alumnus after you graduate.
Once this email is received, you will need to follow these simple steps:
1) Set your password by clicking on the provided link (only valid for 24 hours)
2) Once your password is created, log into OneLogin to accept the terms and conditions.
3) Also don't forget to create or update your Switch edu-ID account by following the instructions on this webpage.
Then please follow the procedure described here. Thank you.
