- Recognition of foreign qualifications
- Bilatéral agreements
- Entitlement to practise
- Getting around
- Other links
Recognition of a foreign qualification
A foreign qualification must be recognized for the holder to be able to work at Geneva University Hospitals.
Information about putting together your application for recognition:
- Croix-Rouge suisse (Swiss Red Cross)
- Office fédéral de la santé publique (Federal Office of Public Health)
- Association suisse des infirmiers(ières) (Swiss Nurses Association)
Bilateral agreements
Switzerland has signed bilateral agreements with Europe, which promote, amongst other things, the free movement of people. European foreign nationals automatically obtain an authorization to work on presentation of a work contract.
Further information is on the federal administration website.
Entitlement to practise
The entitlement to practice is a mandatory permit for health professionals wishing to practise in the administrative area (canton) of Geneva. It is issued by the Entitlement to Practise Unit at the General Management of Health. Also see the directives of the Regional Pharmacists Division.
Getting around
To encourage colleagues to use environmentally friendly transportation between home and work or between different sites, HUG offers various solutions to the problems of city traffic and the lack of parking places.
These measures form the HUG transport plan and include some beneficial offers for staff:
- Subsidies for universal, CFF (Swiss Federal Railways) and P+R (Park and Rail) season tickets
- car pooling solutions,
- park and ride between sites at Belle-Idée (parking + shuttle),
- Free HUG staff shuttles between sites,
- installing 2-wheel parking
- suitable for bikes, including electric ones,
- Making Mobility Car Sharing cards available to all divisions,
- good deals on bicycles and accessories from retailers.
Other links
- Western Switzerland Specialist College (Haute école spécialisée de Suisse occidentale)
- The Geneva Regional Department of Regional Affairs, the Economy and Health (DARES)
- Federal Public Health Office (OFSP)
- Geneva Regional Office for vocational guidance and professional and continuing training (OFPC)
- The Federal Office for professional training and technology (OFFT)
- The European Cross-Border Group
