Education

At EPFL, our core mission is training the next generation of engineers, scientists and architects. Our cutting-edge programs are recognized around the world.

We offer students and faculty an innovation-oriented environment equipped with state-of-the-art facilities in a cosmopolitan setting. And because we believe in learning by doing, our degree programs place a heavy emphasis on lab sessions and hands-on workshops with direct research applications.

We strive to give students solid technical skills combined with a sound basis in computational thinking. But that’s not all – we also encourage them to develop their imagination, creativity, and entrepreneurial spirit through cross-disciplinary projects.

"First-year students are still adjusting to an academic routine."

Published:21.11.24 — Jérôme Waser has been named best teacher in the chemistry and chemical engineering section at EPFL for 2024. Originally inspired to study chemistry by a chaotic teacher, he now draws inspiration from the creativity of his young students.

Architect Ada Massarente explores movement on the banks of the Veveyse river.© Ada Massarente - CC-BY-SA 4.0

“I've always been fascinated with how the body moves through space”

Published:18.11.24 — For her master’s project in architecture, Ada Massarente combined notions of dance, drawing and landscape, focusing on the intimate relationship between the body and the city. She proposed redeveloping the banks of the Veveyse – a river that empties into Lake Geneva at Vevey – to create new community spaces.

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