About University of Geneva

University of Geneva Medical School

Department of Genetic Medicine and Development
1 Rue Michel-Servet
1211 Geneva
Switzerland

Tel: +41-22-379-5196
Fax: +41-22-379-5706

Website: http://www.unige.ch/international/etudageneve/acadstruct/medicine_en.html

The University of Geneva is an institution devoted to research, teaching and dialogue. It is the site of academic creativity and the transmission of knowledge.

Since its foundation in 1559 the UNIGE has developed ever higher ethical standards and steadily increased in quality and the will to innovation. Today it is one of Europe’s leading universities.

The UNIGE also shares the international calling of its host city, Geneva, a centre of international and multicultural activities with a venerable cosmopolitan tradition. Its desire to expand its collaboration with partner institutions and broaden its appeal to researchers and students from around the world has made the UNIGE a "globalised university", a meeting place for academic disciplines and various cultures, and a forum for ideas.

We are pleased to have you visit this website, intended for a general international public, and look forward to welcoming you to Geneva.

About Faculty of Medicine

From DNA to bedside manner

In its effort to continuously adapt its instruction to developments in biomedicine as well as to a changing society, the Faculty of Medicine is a leader in teaching. It was the Swiss pioneer of the new problem-based method, and the Faculty is today the first and only one of its kind in Switzerland to be officially accredited.

It collaborates closely with Geneva University Hospitals in the development of clinical medicine and houses the only School of Dental Medicine in French-speaking Switzerland, and the quality of its research has been broadly recognized. Diabetes, infectious diseases, genetics, neurosciences and transplants are some of the fields in which Faculty scholars enjoy international renown.

Website: http://www.unige.ch/international/etudageneve/acadstruct/medicine_en.html

University of Geneva 450th Anniversary

To celebrate the 450 years of University of Geneva, the UNIGE prepared programmes such as expositions, workshops, open doors, festive moments, lectures and open debate to all and to all during the period of February to December 2009.

Visit the official website of The University of Geneva 450th Anniversary http://www.unige.ch/450/accueil.html#top for more information.