Guide to Geneva Content Map¶
This page tracks migration of the GDD Guide to Geneva, source update date 10 February 2026. The guide's content has now been migrated into the Newcomer Area pages; this table records where each part landed and what still needs verifying before the pages move out of draft.
Work in progress
This page needs to be reviewed and updated. The old GDD Guide to Geneva is now obsolete and new information should be added to the research handbook.
Names of individual colleagues in the source document have been removed from the handbook pages.
| Source content | Handbook destination | Treatment | Review owner |
|---|---|---|---|
| UNIGE ID, email, salary setup | Getting started at UNIGE and GDD | Migrated; links to official UNIGE pages | GDD operations / HR |
| Phone, mail, e-government portals | Settling in Geneva | Migrate concise steps | GDD operations |
| Emergency numbers | Settling in Geneva | Retain after official verification | Safety owner |
| Housing and scam warnings | Settling in Geneva | Keep practical guidance; review legal claims | GDD operations |
| Health insurance | Settling in Geneva | Migrated; premium ranges need annual review | HR / Welcome Center |
| Banking and payments | Settling in Geneva | Migrated with the full document list; named banks are examples, not endorsements | GDD operations |
| Living costs, tax, and pensions | Settling in Geneva — living costs and taxes | Migrated; 2024 pension rates flagged as dated and need verifying | HR / finance |
| Subsidies and training vouchers | Settling in Geneva — CAF; UNIGE benefits | Verify eligibility and current scheme | GDD operations |
| Transport and driving licence | Settling in Geneva | Keep official links; review annually | GDD operations |
| Leave and UNIGE benefits | Getting started at UNIGE and GDD | Link rather than duplicate policy | HR |
| Activities, shopping, and markets | Settling in Geneva — activities and shopping | Keep optional and community-maintained | Volunteer editor |
| Role- and nationality-specific permit accounts | Immigration & residency | Migrated as anonymised, clearly-marked personal accounts | HR / Welcome Center |
Migration decisions¶
- The source is treated as a Guide, not a Policy.
- Time-sensitive facts should point to official sources and have a short review cycle.
- Personal experiences should be attributed, dated, and separated from required steps.
- Personal names have been removed from procedure headings and from the body text.
- Recommendations should not imply institutional endorsement.
- Identity, residence, payroll, and health documents should be explicitly treated as sensitive.
Remaining work¶
- Obtain approval from the source owner to retire or redirect the Google Doc after migration.
- Identify page owners and replace role placeholders.
- Validate legal, immigration, insurance, tax, pension, leave, and emergency information.
- Decide whether community lifestyle content belongs in the research handbook or a separate welcome guide.
- Preserve any useful comments or linked attachments that were not included in the document export.