Welcome Centre

Fabrice Ducrest © UNIL

The UNIL Welcome Centre operates as a coordination unit for the various administrative services and faculties, all involved in welcoming new arrivals.

The typical welcome procedure for a new employee is as follows: 

1. Welcome in one of the seven faculties where colleagues and the secretariat will support the new employee in the various actions which need to be taken 
    
2. Employees with a UNIL contract are supported by the Human Resources Department on all questions related to their recruitment (taxes, work permits, pay, social security contributions, family allowances etc.)

Visitors who do not have a contract with UNIL are supported by the Welcome Centre in the administrative actions they need to take.

The Welcome Centre provides a great deal of information and many resources on its website. It is always available to answer your questions.

Target group

The Welcome Centre offers advice and information to support our welcome to:

• Visiting researchers and professors invited by UNIL institutes or faculties for a limited period (i.e. those neither enrolled at nor employed by UNIL);
• Members of staff from abroad coming to a permanent post.

Services

The Welcome Centre can offer you support in the following areas: 

• Assistance with external administrative procedures (for example: obtaining a visa or registering with the relevant authorities);
• Assistance with internal administrative procedures working with the UNIL Human Resources Department;
• Assistance with your search for accommodation; 
• Provision of useful information about UNIL, Lausanne and the region;
• Provision of information about French classes within and external to UNIL;
• Support for couples with dual careers.

We also organise social events to facilitate the integration of members of the UNIL community.