Study Abroad Fair
The next edition will take place on the 8 and 9 October 2025 (dates tbc) at the Rolex Forum.
Get out of your comfort zone to increase your employability
The benefits of studying abroad? Discovering another education system and new pedagogical approaches are a real added benefit to your career. An international experience, including a good command of another language will significantly increase your employability and help you stand out in the job market.
Get out of your comfort zone, get to know yourself better and unfold your potential. Build a network for your future, open to new cultures, look at the world through a different lens and widen your horizons. Come and see for yourself at our annual Study Abroad Fair! This project is financially supported by Movetia.
Program of the 2024 edition, Rolex Forum
Do I participate on October 9 or 10?
The event is reserved for second year Bachelor’s students and takes place in two identical sessions at the Forum Rolex. According to your section you will be attributed the 9.10 or 10.10 evening schedule. It is not possible to change slots. Snacks will be provided at both sessions.
To participate you will need to register via the link in the email you will receive end of September.
| Date & Time of Session | Sections |
| Wednesday, October 9 18h15 – 21h00 (general presentation of mobility program and fair with booths) | Architecture (AR) Civil Engineering (GC) Life Sciences (SV) Mechanical Engineering (GM) Microengineering (MT) Physics (PH) |
| Thursday, October 10 19h15 – 22h00 (general presentation of mobility program and fair with booths) | Chemistry and Chemical Eng. (CGC) Electrical Eng. (EL) Computer Science (IN) Maths (MA) Materials Science and Eng. (MX) Environm. Sciences and Eng. (SIE) Communication Systems (SC) |
General presentation of the exchange opportunities
The Education Outreach Department will open the general presentation underlining the benefits of study abroad opportunities for academic, personal and professional development. The Student Exchange Office will provide an overview of topics related to student exchanges (conditions, deadlines, language tests, modalities etc.) and answer questions from the audience.
Fair with booths representing partner institutions
After the general presentation, participants will be able to move around the booths and meet and discuss with returning EPFL or incoming exchange students or pass by the booth of the Student Exchange Office to ask additional questions.
Booths at the fair
The below list of booths (expand toggles), manned by students, gives you an idea of the represented institutions.
Sweden:
KTH Royal Institute of Technology
Chalmers University of Tecnology
Linköping University (LiU)
Lund University
Finland:
Aalto University
Norwegian University of Science and Technology – NTNU
Technical University of Denmark – DTU
France:
École polytechnique – L’X
ENS Paris
Netherlands/Belgium:
Delft University of Technology
KU Leuven
Germany/Austria:
Technische Universität Berlin
TU Wien
Technische Universität München – TUM
Italy:
Politecnico di Milano
Politecnico di Torino
Sapienza University of Rome
Spain and Portugal:
Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya – UPC
Universidad Politecnica de Madrid – UPM
Universidade de Lisboa
United Kingdom:
Imperial College London
University of Edinburgh
Canada:
Polytechnique Montréal
McGill University
University of British Columbia
USA:
Carnegie Mellon University
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
UC San Diego
University of Washington
Asia:
Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology – KAIST
Pohang University of Science and Technology – POSTECH (Korea)
Seoul National University – SNU
The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology – HKUST
The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Tokyo Institute of Technology
Australia:
UNSW Sydney
Singapore:
Nanyang Technological University – NTU
NUS National University of Singapore
Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD)
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