University of Geneva, Switzerland

The University of Geneva is considered to be one of the best 100 universities in the world. The third-largest university in Switzerland in terms of student numbers, it has a sizeable international population. Almost 40% of the university’s students come from abroad. The university is located in several buildings across Geneva as well as the nearby city of Carouge, with lectures given in six different locations.

Geneva is a city in Switzerland that lies at the southern tip of expansive Lac Léman (Lake Geneva). Surrounded by the Alps and Jura mountains, the city has views of dramatic Mont Blanc. Headquarters of Europe’s United Nations and the Red Cross, it’s a global hub for diplomacy and banking.

Mobility partner

>> Information for incoming students

  • Estimated number of mobility places for each subject: 1-3 full-year or 2-6 semester places

Available Subject Areas

Please ensure that you research the courses available to you as an exchange student, and check with your subject coordinator(s) that these courses are suitable for your Glasgow degree programme. Please note that partner course offerings may change on a yearly basis.

Please research course level; content and assessment structures; partner academic pre-requisites for exchange students; whether enough courses / credits are available in your degree subject(s) to meet your Glasgow degree credit requirements; language of teaching and for Joint Honours students, whether the partner has any restrictions on taking courses from different Schools/Faculties.

  • Politics and International Relations

Key facts

  • Teaching language: French 
  • Credit guidance: typical full course for home students load per semester = 30 ECTS (credit range/semester 24-30)

Travel and costs


Université de Genève, 24 rue du Général-Dufour 1211 Genève 4

Partner web
http://www.unige.ch/en/university/presentation/

Partner mobility web
https://www.unige.ch/exchange/en/incoming/why-geneva/students/europe-ex-erasmus-students/

Mobility contact
Arnaud.Waeber@unige.ch