Campus life

USMB is on the move! Throughout the year, numerous events and activities enliven your campus and enrich your student life. DIY workshops, exhibitions, concerts, sports tournaments, conferences, health prevention, association events, shows, meetings, etc., you're bound to find something to suit you in the Campus Diary.

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Highlights of the year

Save the dates! Here are the 9 major "Campus Life" events not to be missed this year at USMB, between September and April.

The festivities begin in the 1st week of September with VĂ´ga, the back-to-school event for new USMB students. One day on each campus to welcome you and introduce you to your new university and its services. Come and fill up on information, meetings and fun!

  • September 3 on the Jacob campus
  • September 5 on the Le Bourget campus
  • September 12 on the Annecy campus

Biodiversity, sport, theater, music, medieval combat (yes, it does exist!), environment, solidarity, etc., more than 45 associations bring the USMB campuses to life. Come and meet them at the village associatif during the JDA! 

October 8, 2024 at Le Bourget, October 23 at Jacob

Did you know that at university, you can be a student AND a reservist? But what exactly is the Reserves? We'll explain it to you over the course of a day on campus, with demonstrations and stands where you can meet representatives of the army, air force, navy, gendarmerie, national police and fire department. 

  • Annecy campus: October 2
  • Le Bourget campus: October 9

Du 6 au 10 octobre 2025, venez poser toutes vos questions pour préparer votre expérience à l’international et rencontrer les partenaires chez qui vous irez peut-être étudier.

From November 18 to 22, 2024, we're talking environment and eco-responsibility with the EWWR. Workshops, conferences, testimonials and actions to inform you about good practices to consume better, produce better, extend the life of products and, above all, throw away less! 

Local professionals come to meet you on November 19 and 21, 2024 !

Your back-to-school pro event!

For :

  • Discover careers related to your academics
  • Meet local businesses
  • Securing your internship
  • Take part in a great game and activities to win prizes

All the info on the USMB Business Club website!

Et si nous prenions un temps de réflexion et de débat autour des questions d’égalité ? Nous vous attendons au premier trimestre 2025 à Jacob, au Bourget et à Annecy sur le village des stands pour des conférences, ateliers, témoignages, jeux, expositions, et bien plus encore. Ce sera l’occasion d’échanger, d’apprendre et de lutter ensemble contre toutes les formes de discrimination.

At home, on campus, in the city or on a larger scale, our individual and collective actions can make a difference to preserving our planet and making our society more sustainable. But how do we go about it? Where to start? Join us at the SEES to fill up on information and events, and talk to a host of local players to find out more about environmental and social issues, as well as the sustainable solutions that already exist. 

March 17 to 21, 2025 on all 3 campuses.

A festive evening that blends the arts and spotlights USMB student talent! Every year, the winners of the Prix des Talents art competition present their work to the public in Chambéry.  

Date à venir à La Base, Espace Malraux à Chambéry.

Petit aperçu de l’édition 2025.

The culture

culture

Thanks to USMB cultural partnerships and CVEC funding, fill up on culture at mini prices in town and on your campus!

En 2024/2025, les étudiantes et étudiants ont pu participer à près de 50 actions culturelles auprès de partenaires locaux (spectacles, concerts, visite d’exposition, etc.), près de 30 ateliers sur les campus et bénéficier de 870 places de cinéma gratuites dans des cinémas d’Annecy et de Chambéry.

From September to March, you can attend a wide range of cultural events, with free or heavily discounted tickets to a selection of shows specially chosen for you.  

Interested in science? Our researchers share their passion and their work with you all year round through lectures, events and exhibitions. Climate, sports performance, biodiversity, mental health, tourism, history, etc., discover all the colors of science in the Les Amphis pour Tous lecture series. 

As you can see, the cultural season promises to be rich and varied. So make the most of it this autumn!

Community life

Vie asso

Would you like to meet people who share the same passions as you? Get involved in a cause that's close to your heart? Or simply represent your industry?

There are more than 50 associations or BDEs at USMB, bringing life to the campuses. And if you'd like to start your own association, SVEC is here to help. 

Relay students (ER)

student relays

You're likely to come across them on campus in their orange T-shirts, at a stand, at an event or discussing upcoming events.

Les Étudiants Relais (ER), véritables ambassadeurs de l’université, vous informent et vous accompagnent tout au long de l’année sur des thématiques Santé, Vie Etudiante, Sport, et International.  

The CVEC, a contribution to improve student life

When you enrolled at university, most of you had to pay the Student and Campus Life Contribution (CVEC). But what is it actually used for? What projects are funded at the USMB? Who sets the price each year? Answer in video with Edouard Messin, USMB Student Vice-President from 2020 to 2022.

In a nutshell, the CVEC is used to finance actions and projects from which YOU are the primary beneficiaries.