On Thursday, September 10, 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 a seasoned student, this is THE big event to kick off YOUR new school year. Come get all the info you need, meet the departments and clubs that’ll support you ALL year long, pick up YOUR back-to-school gift, and most importantly… Come party!
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Today's lineup
The Services, Organizations, and Partners Village; The Experience & Central Hub; and The Music Stages!
Create Your Own Personalized Journey
Create your own personalized itinerary to explore the hundred or so exhibitors at Le Village. The Start UGA app will guide you throughout the event.
12:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. • The Village • Organizations – Services – Partners
MUSE, 80 allée Ampère / Free Admission
Come discover
The Village, the must-attend event to immerse yourself in campus life and get to know the university in a whole new way. All in one place, university services, student organizations, and partners come together to provide you with information, guidance, and access to all the opportunities that will support you throughout your time at UGA.
Ask questions, talk with people involved in campus life, meet other students, try new activities, and explore everything the campus has to offer. Whether you’re looking to broaden your horizons internationally and culturally, get involved in the environmental transition or civic engagement, participate in sports or cultural activities, or learn more about your well-being and rights, Le Village is the perfect starting point to get your academic journey off to a great start.
Take on the challenge in the Start UGA app to discover your back-to-school gift!
12:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. • UGA 360 • Activities – Campus Express – Student Stage
From rides on the mini-train to lab tours, glittery challenges, escape games, discussions about the diversity of the UGA community, and introductions to sports, every moment is an opportunity to explore the university in a new way and let yourself be surprised.
10:30 a.m. – 7:00 p.m. • Campus Express Stop • Université Bibliothèques Tram Station
10:30 a.m. first departure - 7:00 p.m. last departure
The Campus Express takes you from one end of campus to the other. It stops at every stop every 30 minutes. Hop on and off as you like—choose your stop!
12:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. • The Student Stage at the Village • MUSE
Pace your day with a program created by and for students: music, theater, choir, marching band… so many opportunities to bring the campus to life, showcase student talent, and enjoy a fun and festive time together.
12:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. • The Grand Cercle neighborhood, Grenoble INP – UGA • MUSE – La prairie du Village
Events open to all students, designed to foster more connections and help you continue to explore the campus in new ways.
5:00 p.m. – 12:30 a.m. • Music Stages & Food Court
Student Life Area & Place du Torrent / Controlled access
5:00 p.m. – 12:30 a.m. • The Food Court
A festive and friendly end to the day, fueled by student energy and initiative. The refreshment stand, run by the Student Life Office and the IAGA association, will kick things off alongside street food offerings provided by the student associations of Grenoble INP–UGA and the Grand Cercle. Meals provided by the Crous Grenoble Alpes will also be available at the Diderot university restaurant, while open-air seating areas will invite everyone to gather, chat, and fully enjoy the atmosphere.
5:00 p.m. – 11:00 p.m. • Agora Student Stage
Early-evening entertainment and interludes between concerts on the Torrent Stage, featuring a lineup designed by and for students. The highlight of the evening will be a light show projected onto the Louis Weil Amphitheater—a concrete polyhedron with remarkable architecture—which will enhance the venue and offer a spectacular visual experience, organized by the student association Krapuls.
7:00 p.m. – 12:30 a.m. • La Scène Torrent
Discover the best of the new music scene
>> 7:00 p.m. – SOALO / Rap
SOALO kicks off the main stage with a vibrant and unifying musical performance, designed to launch the evening with an immediate atmosphere of togetherness and energy.
>> 9:15 p.m. – LMZG / Brass-Infused Electro & Brass Swing
A true whirlwind of energy, LMZG hits the mark every time! The audience discovers a “Cotton Club” that’s like a digital cabaret, blending swing samples, saxophone, trumpet, and synths with powerful, electrifying electro/house!
>> 11:05 PM – Bëtises / Electro
Bëtises wraps up the evening and this Start day with an offbeat set featuring colorful, deep, and explosive sounds—let yourself be swept away, uncontrollably, into the heart of a storm of energy.
>> 12:30 a.m. – Curfew
8:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. • The Central Experience
Central Plaza / Free admission
EXIT – Inextremist Circus
With its 3,400 m³ hot-air balloon, the Cirque Inextremiste takes you on a journey into an extraordinary world.
A group of “eccentric” artists attempt to escape a world governed by unyielding rules. Between heaven and earth, carried by a hot-air balloon, they deliver a breathtaking aerial performance.
A powerful and poetic performance, straddling the line between art and madness, to share with your loved ones.
Invite your parents, grandparents, brothers and sisters, cousins...
9:00 p.m. – 12:30 a.m. • The Central Installation
Central Plaza / Free admission
True / False
What if our eyes were deceiving us? “True / False” is an immersive digital installation by artist Romain Tardy and the LDA Productions collective. The work explores our perception of truth in the age of misinformation through an optical illusion and a light and sound installation. A sensory experience presented in partnership with the Hexagone Scène nationale de Meylan.
Societies, Cultures and Modern Languages
