Organization Academic and Training Institutions
University of Geneva | UNIGE
Founded in 1559 by Jean Calvin, the University of Geneva (UNIGE) is dedicated to teaching, research and dialogue with society. With more than 17’000 students of some 150 different nationalities, it is Switzerland’s second largest university.
UNIGE offers more than 500 programmes (including 136 bachelor’s and master’s degree programmes, 87 doctoral programmes) and 343 continuing education programmes covering an extremely wide variety of fields: exact sciences, medicine, humanities, social sciences, and law, among others.
Its domains of excellence in research include life sciences (molecular biology, bio-informatics), physics of elementary particles, and astrophysics. UNIGE is also host and co-host to seven National Centres of Competence in Research: Frontiers in Genetics, MaNEP, PlanetS, SwissMap, Chemical Biology, Synaptic Bases of Mental Diseases and LIVES-Overcoming vulnerabilities in a life course perspective.
Institute for Environmental Sciences
The Institute for Environmental Sciences (ISE) is an interfaculty institute of the University of Geneva, established in 2009. Five of the University’s faculties are involved in the Institute’s activities, which main functions are research and teaching in the many interconnected fields relating to the environment.
Experts
Anthony Lehmann
Anthony Lehmann is a professor at the Institute for Environmental Sciences (ISE) at the University of Geneva.
Daniel F. McGinnis
Daniel F. McGinnis is an Associate Professor at the Aquatic Physics Department F.-A. Forel of the University of Geneva.
Geraldine Pflieger
Geraldine Pflieger is the Director of the Institute of Environmental Science at the University of Geneva.
Jörg Balsiger
Jörg Balsiger is the Director of the Institute and Hub for Environmental Governance and Territorial Development at the University of Geneva.
Laurence Boisson de Chazournes
Laurence Boisson de Chazournes is a Professor at the Faculty of Law of the University of Geneva.
Mara Tignino
Mara Tignino is a Reader at the Faculty of Law of the University of Geneva and the Lead Legal Specialist of the Platform for International Water Law at Geneva Water Hub.
Peter Bille Larsen
Peter Bille Larson is Senior Lecturer and Associate Researcher, at the Environmental Governance and Territorial Development Institute and Department of Sociology, of the University of Geneva.Events
Conference
Scaling Responsible Entrepreneurship and Solutions to Global Challenges
03 Oct 2023 13:30 – 17:30
WMO Headquarter
UNITAR, UNIGE
Afterwork
Cérémonie de remise des diplômes et rencontre annuelle des Alumni des programmes FCISE
06 Oct 2023 18:00
University of Geneva | A300 du bâtiment Sciences II
UNIGE
Workshop
Operationalizing One Health and Planetary Health in Humanitarian Settings
01 – 02 Nov 2023
Institute of Global Health | Campus Biotech
UNIGE, HUG, GHF
Learning
Course in Geneva
CAS Stratégie et management des énergies – Des clefs pour une transition durable
01 Jan – 30 Jun 2024
Geneva
UNIGE
