Start UGA 2025: a good start to the new school year!

Back to school, Forum, Concert Student life
September 11, 2025Saint-Martin-d'Hères - University campus
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

11am - 3pm - 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!

Forum des associations

5pm - 9pm - 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!
>> Prepare your visit!

Sports forum

6pm - 8pm - University Sports Center

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!

4:30 pm - 7 pm - University Sports Center

Ahead of the forum, take advantage of the Recyclerie sportive, a sale of sportswear and equipment!

Campus Express

10.30am - 6pm - 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

11am - 5pm - 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

14h > 16h30 - 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

My health tips!

10am - 6pm - Place Centrale

All the information you need to take control of your health with the Assurance Maladie Mes tips sante bus. On the program: quiz, goodies, tips and surprises!

The Camio'net

10:50 am - 2:30 pm - Muse

Batteries at the end of their life, coffee spilt on the keyboard, viruses or other minor problems: Camio.net is committed to prolonging the life of your computer!
Thanks to UGA's free mobile computer repair workshop, you can save money and protect the planet!
>> Book your slot online


Guided tour of the LPO Campus refuge

3pm - 5pm - Muse

Mysterious birds and insects have taken refuge on campus! It's up to you to unearth them with the help of our adventurer-guide...
>> Online registration

The Concert & its Village!

5 p.m. to 12:30 a.m. - Lawn behind the Muse building

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 :
18h CarliHouse funky to tech house + Noone Set vinyls (Groovy, Funk) *
7:45pm: JORMUNN (Rap)
8:15pm: M3galonix Hardgroove (Trance) *
8:40pm: Mauvaise Bouche (Pop/R&B)
For reasons beyond our control, RORI, initially scheduled, will not be able to perform on 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) * Scène Collectif Athmos

It also happens at the start of the school year!

Welcoming new international students

In addition to the "Start UGA", UGA offers you a specific orientation program.
In addition to the " Start UGA ", UGA offers you a specific orientation program.

The great evening of associations

>> Jeudi 4 septembre • 18h - 23h30 • EVE <<
Concerts en plein air, scène tremplin, animations, stands associatifs…
InterAsso Grenoble Alpes et le Grand Cercle s’associent pour une grande rentrée festive et musicale !
>> Découvez le programme

Back to culture

Come along to Start UGA's festive back-to-school day! meet the Ouvre-boîte team to find out about all the cultural activities you can take part in throughout your studies! Concerts, shows, visits to the cultural heritage of the campus... Discover the new cultural program !

Students from Valence, meet us on September 18 on the Valence campus!
 

Published August 25, 2025
Mis à jour le  10 septembre 2025