Our campuses are places of exploration where everyone can express their talents, experiment, and enrich their journey. Student life at UGA is vibrant! Experience a campus that’s always on the move: let yourself be surprised, try new activities, and enjoy memorable moments with a community that’s constantly evolving.
A rich and vibrant cultural scene
At Université Grenoble Alpes, culture is at the heart of the university experience. Both artistic and scientific, it enriches academic programs, stimulates curiosity, and fosters personal growth. Throughout the year, shows, festivals, workshops, artist residencies, lectures, and scientific culture events enliven the campuses, creating spaces for discovery, creation, and dialogue with society. Accessible to everyone, our cultural offerings invite you to experiment, question, and share, keeping you close to major contemporary issues.
Immerse yourself in culture
Concert by Alderaan, a high-level student artist, as part of the "Mythes" University Cultural Festival in 2021.
Here, sports are part of the student experience
At Université Grenoble Alpes, sports are an integral part of student life. Thanks to quality facilities, a dynamic sports department, and an exceptional natural environment, our campuses are among the most active in France. Whether you want to look after your health, push your limits, relax, or share experiences, everyone can find a sports activity suited to their desires and pace.
Experience sports at UGA
A rock climbing session offered as part of the 2022 Start UGA back-to-school event on the Saint-Martin-d'Hères campus.
Exhibitions to see, understand, and question
Throughout the year, the campuses of Université Grenoble Alpes host exhibitions open to everyone. Artistic culture, scientific and technical culture, research, and science communication transform your living and study spaces into areas for discovery and reflection.
View the program
"Sauve-garde!" exhibition featuring historical, scientific, and technical artifacts in the museum space of the Joseph-Fourier University Library in 2025.
Art workshops to explore your creativity
At Université Grenoble Alpes, culture is also experienced through practice. Artistic workshops offer everyone the opportunity to discover, explore, or deepen a discipline alongside professional artists and instructors. From dance, theater, and circus arts to drawing and photography, whether through introductory sessions or weekly workshops, these creative sessions provide spaces for meeting, expression, and sharing, helping you develop your artistic sensitivity and experience collective creation.
Explore creation
Dance workshop with UGA students and staff as part of the artist-in-residence program led by the Groupe Émile Dubois / Cie Jean-Claude Gallotta in 2019. © Simon Cavalier
Ideas take shape in our FabLabs
Université Grenoble Alpes ’s FabLabs are open spaces where innovation takes shape. Equipped with 3D printers, laser cutters, and a wide range of prototyping tools, these spaces enable users to quickly move from idea to prototype while experimenting and learning by doing. Whether for educational projects, collaborative workshops, entrepreneurial initiatives, or personal experiments, the FabLabs offer a flexible environment that fosters creativity, teamwork, and the development of practical skills that are directly applicable in the professional world.
Students are working on their projects and building prototypes at the FabLab in the Alps.
Get involved, create, make a difference
Showcase your community and civic engagement: it’s possible at UGA! Whether through a club, a civic project, an entrepreneurial initiative, or a one-time volunteer opportunity, every student can bring their ideas to life, develop their skills, and enrich their personal and professional journey. We support all your initiatives to help you get involved, learn by doing, and contribute to the vibrant campus community.
Become an engaged student
