Admission criteria
To live at La Ciguë, you must meet three criteria throughout your stay:
- Be a student as your main activity (12h/week minimum) in university or HES studies, apprenticeship, internship or assistantship (or any other training with valid proof).
- Have an annual income of less than CHF 36,000 (including 13th salary).
- Be aged 18 or over.
The maximum length of stay at La Ciguë is 5 years.
As the number of places at La Ciguë is limited, we also recommend that you visit the following websites:
- The City of Geneva’s website, which lists all accommodation facilities for students.
- University placement office
- Hospice Général d’Action Social housing directory
- Association Genevoise pour le Logement des Apprenti-e-x-s et Etudiant-e-x-s (Geneva Association for the Housing of Apprentices and Students)
- Sites specializing in shared accommodation in Geneva: Roomgo, Roomlala…
You can also visit the UNIGE website.
For questions relating to studies, residence permits, rules governing student status and Swiss law, it’s best to contact the CUAE (students’ union of UNIGE).