Student deals

Buy a computer or open an account at a favourable rate: view our range of deals available to all the HES-SO Genève students. Have fun without breaking the bank !

Ads for free tickets or student discounts are also available on the intranet (via login SWITCH edu-ID).

Free tickets

Shows, plays, screenings, parties, concerts, festivals, performances, conferences, meetings... Take advantage of the new free ticket offers available every week! 

Ticket list and information

Bank accounts

The Swiss Alternative Bank offers an account with no management fees for people in education aged 16 to 30. For foreign students, the compulsory residence permit should be presented when applying. More information: Training account

Support courses

Discover the new, free Tutorapp app, developed by two HEIG-VD alumni, which enables you to find support courses or tutoring, in Switzerland or abroad. Thanks to this app, you can easily connect with people offering courses, and agree together on the modalities: face-to-face or online, at the time and place of your choice. A practical solution for all students!

IT

  • Microsoft Office Suite: install the Office 365 ProPlus suite free of charge, offered by HES-SO to all students and employees through its “campus” contract with Microsoft. More information: Terms and how to get the installation
  • Computers at cheap prices: buy a computer at a very attractive price and benefit from free support from the Poseidon project, for universities and colleges in Switzerland. More information: Poseidon products and loans
  • Recycled Computers:
    • The Itopia cooperative, working in favor of free, ethical, sustainable and civic computing, offers affordable prices on upgraded computer equipment, repair and IT support. 
    • Via fairstore, the company réalise reconditions computer equipment recovered from companies or individuals (smartphones, desktop computers, laptops, screens and tablets) to then resell them at the best quality/price ratio.
  • Computer repairs: in collaboration with Itopie, the association Home Informatique, which aims at bringing a human dimension to computing, takes care of the main repairs and support at home.

Books and magazines

Leisure

  • Aquatis / Aquarium-Vivarium: reduced rate on admission to the Aquarium-Vivarium
  • Yverdon-les-Bains Thermal Baths: for students: reduced rate on individual admissions to the baths on Tuesdays only, and on presentation of your student card. For employees and teachers: on presentation of documentation from the HES-SO (displaying the Haute École logo, for example), reduced rate on individual admissions or annual subscriptions to the baths, as well as half-yearly or annual subscriptions on "Fitness & Baths" / "Relaxation & Baths" / "Fitness & Relaxation & Baths". A 10% discount also applies for treatments at the Beauty Centre.
  • EF Education: 10% discount on stays in over 50 destinations around the world. Terms and conditions.

Meals

Student meals at student rate: meals at preferential rates are offered daily to all people who can certify their HES student status in the cafeterias of the HES-SO Genève (HEPIA, HEdS-Champel, HEG and HEAD): from CHF 8.90 for dishes with the “fourchette verte” label to CHF 13 for “cuisine du monde” or “street food” dishes.