Start UGA 2025: your new school year, your campus, your event!

Start of the year, Concert, Forum
On  September 2, 2025
Université Grenoble Alpes welcomes you to another exceptional 2025 edition! Get your diary out, save the dates and get your academic year off to a flying start with Start UGA: the must-attend event to get your new academic year off to a flying start! See you on Thursday, September 11, on the Grenoble campus and Thursday, September 18, in Valence!

>> Start UGA Grenoble • Thursday, September 11 <<

On Thursday September 11, the UGA comes alive to welcome you and answer all your questions! Whether you're taking your first steps on the Grenoble campus or you're already well established, this is THE big event to get your new academic year off to a good start. Come and find out all you need to know, meet the services and associations that will be with you ALL year long, pick up YOUR back-to-school gift and, above all... Come and party!

Service forum
11a.m. - 3p.m. • Muse

Stroll the aisles of the services forum, discover the rue de la vie étudiante (student life street), the health, housing, grants and training lanes, and stroll the neighborhoods of the information stands to find out all about practical life and everyday student life. Worried about getting lost? Our tour guides will be on hand to give you a guided, personalized tour of the forum and the Muse building!
>> Prepare your visit! (in french)

Forum des associations
5p.m. - 9p.m. • Muse

Looking for something to do after university? Do you have an idea, a project to finance, or simply want to get involved in community, cultural or civic activities?
sporty? Come and discover the essentials of UGA's student associations!

Sports forum
18p.m. - 20p.m. • Centre sportif universitaire

Whether you're a full-moon Sunday enthusiast looking for a challenge, a seasoned amateur or a future Olympic star, this forum is for you if you're looking to discover new, unrated sports. It's also your last chance to find a place in a graded sport (ETC sport, compulsory sport, bonus).
>> Prepare your visit! (in french)

Campus Express
10:30 a.m. - 6 p.m. • Place Centrale

A free tour of our magnificent campus. First departure from Relais du Campus Express. Every 30 minutes at each stop. The Campus Express takes you from one end of campus to the other: Muse, concerts, forums, shops, BUs,
swimming pool... Get in, get out, choose your stop!
  • Free boarding subject to availability
  • Certified absence of controller
  • 10:30 a.m. First departure
  • 5:30 pm last departure

Le Selfières
11a.m. - 5 p.m. • Place Centrale

Finally a class photo at university! In Medicine, Literature, Law, Chemistry, Engineering, STAPS, Archi, Sciences Po... In small groups, in medium groups, with the whole BDE, the whole graduating class... In short, with 4 or 200 students, take up the challenge of the most beautiful, the funniest, the most costumed, the most furnished class photo!
  1. Come
  2. Dress up (costume shop available)
  3. Imagine your own punchline or promo motto (sign and markers available).
  4. 3, 2, 1 Smile for posterity!
  5. 1 draw displayed
  6. 1 takeaway
  7. A gallery on intranets

Orienteering
5 p.m. > 4:30 p.m. - Team departures
4:30 p.m. > 5 p.m. - Finishes, flash mob, prize-giving ceremony

Challenge the other graduating classes! Teams of 5 to 10 students. Disguise as you like, but with a common team theme.
  • Start: Place centrale
  • Arrival: Muse on the Prairie side
  • Challenges to validate
Complete the course and achieve the highest score in the challenges.
Mvélo+ available for PRMs

Mes tips santé !
10 a.m. to 6 p.m. • Place Centrale

All the information you need to take charge of your health with the Health Insurance Bus My health tips.
On the agenda: quizzes, goodies, tips, and surprises

The Concert & its Village!
From 5 p.m. to 12:30 a.m. • Pelouse derrière le bâtiment Muse

At the end of the day, head to the concert to listen to some good music, have a drink... Meet or discover the rising stars of the national and international scene, exclusively at UGA! Face painting and food trucks on site. Village opens at 5pm, festivities begin at 6pm.

New this year: extension of streetcar B Terminus Notre-Dame until 1 a.m. to connect downtown after the concert!
Last streetcar B services to Gabriel Fauré at 0.42am and 1.02am.


Please note: water bottles, gourds, food and any object likely to endanger the safety of the audience and performers are not permitted at the concert.

Program :
6pm CarliHouse funky to tech house + Noone vinyl set (Groovy, Funk) *
7:45pm: JORMUNN (Rap)
8:15pm: M3galonix Hardgroove (Trance) *
8:40 p.m.: GEORGE KA (electro pop slam)
For reasons beyond our control, RORI, who was originally scheduled to perform, will not be able to take the stage.
9:35pm: Charenthaz Transe (Mental Techno) *
10pm: ST GRAAL (Electro Pop)
10:55pm: Iron Daisy (IR b2b Minilou) (Groovy techno, mental) *
11:15pm: MICHEL HUBERT (Electro)
* Stage Collectif Athmos

>> Start UGA Valence • Thursday, September 18 <<

THE festive day of Start UGA on the Valence Campus! Stop asking questions, come and find the solution! Get informed, find out, discover, visit, have fun, relax....to get your new academic year off to a great start! Come and meet your BDE, your student associations and celebrate the start of the new academic year!

An entertainment village
4pm to 7:30pm

Thrills and knowledge guaranteed! Not to be missed!
Map in hand, stroll around Place Latour-Maubourg and discover the richness of your campus! Return to your starting point and collect your reward.
The student services present will tell you all their secrets and keys to success.

The bonus! Come by bike! You'll be guaranteed a safe parking space, a technical inspection (a classy touch) and free anti-theft marking of your bike!

What's new? Come and challenge each other between schools and sectors!
The school with the most photos wins the challenge! 1 photo in the box and 1 souvenir photo for you (1 photo per group).
Photos available online after the event.

But also :

  • Treasure hunt (riddles/games): go to the checkpoints, stamp your card and come and get your UGA gift!
  • Smoothie bike
  • Tonneau car
  • Chill area
  • Wooden games
  • Food-trucks
  • And some SURPRISES!

A village of associations // From 4pm to 8pm

20 BDEs and UGA-approved student associations (CODE, Student Parliament, etc.).
The Valence Student Association and the UGA Student Life Department (student initiatives, commitment, prevention in the festive environment) will be present.

Food trucks and an evening concert and DJ
7:30 to 11 p.m.

But also :

COACHING WORKSHOPS "Going abroad - Procedures and application".

Times and places to be confirmed

International student welcome // 6:30 pm
In addition to the back-to-school events, information webinars and the welcome reception in your component, the UGA offers you a welcome drink at the start of the new academic year. It's a time for exchanging ideas and experiences.
Full program for international students
Location: Maison de l'étudiant, Valence

UGA welcomes its new international students // at 6:30 p.m
UGA offers you a welcome drink! A time to meet and exchange.
Complete program dedicated to international students
Location: Maison de l'étudiant, Valence
Partner(s) : Event organized by the UGA Valence Campus management, Université Grenoble Alpes and the Association valentinoise des étudiants (AVE).
Published on  September 2, 2025
Updated on  September 4, 2025