EPFL data stories help people discover EPFL’s current affairs with facts and figures. Analysing internal and external data frames ongoing issues in their context and facilitates evidence-based decision-making. The data stories highlight EPFL’s point of view on relevant topics and summarise the main results.
Challenges and opportunities of social diversity: Who will be our students of tomorrow?
Social diversity decreases throughout secondary school, a phenomenon accentuated in the scientific specializations in high school. How does the transition to EPFL fare?
Drop out to reorient yourself: educational pathways after an early exit from EPFL
The number of drop-outs during their first year at EPFL has fallen in recent years. Eight years after starting their studies, 8% have stopped for good. What are the reasons for dropping out? What are the subsequent educational pathways?
Basic science research is also a source of new talents for society.
Shortage of engineers: 60% of academics trained at EPFL work in industry, in both SMEs and large companies.