Coming to EPFL
Every year, students from all over the world join EPFL as part of a university exchange semester or year, for their Master’s thesis or other lab projects, or in the context of a double diploma or a joint degree.
On its lively campus situated in full view of the Alps on the shores of Lake Geneva, EPFL offers you an astonishing place to study, socialize and stimulate creativity. Lausanne is a small town with plenty to offer to culture buffs, gourmets, night owls or daydreamers. It is also a perfect base camp for weekend excursions to attractions in Switzerland or to European capitals.
An exchange at EPFL in videoportraits
How did brilliant students from key partner institutions experience their exchange at EPFL and what makes EPFL such an attractive university?
We followed six exchange students from the USA, UK, Singapore, Australia and The Netherlands during their stay at EPFL, who tell us about their experience in their video testimonials.
Exchange semester or year
A university exchange offers the benefit of international experience without interrupting your studies, as the credits obtained at EPFL are recognized by its partner universities.
Master’s thesis or other lab project
You may join EPFL to complete your Master’s thesis or another project in a laboratory under the supervision of an EPFL professor.
Double diploma and joint degree
EPFL offers students with outstanding records the opportunity to follow a double degree or joint degree program. Coming to EPFL guarantees continuation of your studies at a prestigious institution and offers you complementary education.
Excellence Research Internship Program
Since 2013, the Excellence Research Internship Program has provided the opportunity to a handful of brilliant students from a selected group of institutions to experience 3-month internships in EPFL laboratories.
Meeting EPFL representatives and students
April 2025
- UNSW Sydney, Australia, UNSW Exchange Expo, April 10 (EPFL exchange students)
- University of Sydney, Australia, Sydney Abroad Fair 2024, April 14 (EPFL exchange students)
January 2025
- National University of Singapore (NUS), NUS Go Global Fair, January 22 (EPFL exchange students)
November 2024
- DTU Study Abraod Fair, November 1 (EPFL exchange students)
- CityUHK Student Exchange Fair 2024, Hong Kong, November 6-7 (EPFL exchange student)
- TU Delft, EEMCS Exchange information fair, November 14 (EPFL exchange students)
- Wageningen University, The Netherlands, Study Abroad Fair, November 20
- KAIST, Daejeon, Republic of Korea, Fall Student Mobility Fair 2024, November 22 (EPFL exchange students)
October 2024
- HKUST, Hong-Kong, China, Study Abroad Fair, October 8-9 (EPFL exchange students)
- X-Forum, École polytechnique, Paris, France, October 15 (EPFL exchange students)
- Recruit in Canada Fair Montreal, Ouébec, Montreal Convention Centre, Embassy of Switzerland booth, October 17 (EPFL exchange student)
- Recruit in Canada Fair Toronto, Ontario, Metro Toronto Convention Centre, Embassy of Switzerland booth, October 20 (EPFL exchange student)
- Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China, SJTU Study Abroad Fair, October 24
- UCSD Study Abroad Fair, October 25 (EPFL exchange students)
- Recruit in Canada Fair Vancouver, Vancouver Convention Centre, Embassy of Switzerland booth, October 26 (EPFL exchange student)
- ETH Zurich, Infomarkt ETH, October 29-31
Hönggerberg campus, HPH, October 29, 11:30 – 13:30 (EPFL exchange students)
Zentrum campus, main hall, October 31, 11:30 – 13:30 (EPFL representative and exchange students) - Nanyang Technological University (NTU), Singapore, NTU GEM Fair, October 30 Online Universities’ Talks (EPFL representative)
October 30 In-person Exhibition (EPFL exchange students)
September 2024
- Carnegie Mellon University, USA, Study Abroad Fair, September 17, 11am-2pm (EPFL exchange students)
May 2024
- KAIST, Daejeon, Republic of Korea, Spring Student Mobility Fair 2024, May 17 (EPFL exchange students)
April 2024
- DTU Study Abraod Fair, April 26 (EPFL exchange students)
- CentraleSupélec, Gif sur Yvette, France, Forum Universités partenaires, April 11 (EPFL double degree student)
March 2024
- HKUST, Hong-Kong, China, Study Abroad Fair, March 21 (EPFL exchange students)
- UNSW Sydney, Australia, UNSW Exchange Expo, March 21 (EPFL exchange students)
- University of Sydney, Australia, Sydney Abroad Fair 2024, March 18 (EPFL exchange students)
February 2024
- Johns Hopkins Study Abroad Fair, February 13 (EPFL exchange students)
January 2024
- National University of Singapore (NUS), NUS Go Global Fair, January 18 (EPFL exchange students)
November 2023
- TU Wien, Austria, Exchange Study Fair, November 28 (EPFL exchange students)
October 2023
- Nanyang Technological University (NTU), Singapore, NTU GEM Fair, October 26, Online Universities’ Talks (EPFL representative)
- DTU Study Abraod Fair, October 24
- UCSD Study Abroad Fair, October 23 (EPFL exchange students)
- GO places with PoliTO, Politecnico di Torino, October 12 (EPFL exchange students)
- LTH’s Exchange Study Inspo, Lund University, October 11 (EPFL exchange students)
- 2023 Fall Student Mobility Fair, KAIST, October 11 (EPFL exchange students)
- X-Forum, École polytechnique, Paris, France, October 10 (EPFL exchange students)
- TU Delft, October 9 (EPFL exchange students)
- Recruit in Canada Fair Toronto, Ontario, Metro Toronto Convention Centre, Embassy of Switzerland booth, October 1 (EPFL exchange student)
September 2023
- Recruit in Canada Fair Vancouver, Vancouver Convention Centre, Embassy of Switzerland booth, September 28 (EPFL exchange student)
- University of Toronto, Canada, Learning Abroad Fair, September 26-28, (EPFL exchange students)
- Wageningen University, The Netherlands, Study Abroad Fair, September 25, (EPFL exchange student)
- Carnegie Mellon University, USA, Study Abroad Fair, September 19, 11am-2pm (EPFL exchange students)
May 2023
- Tokyo Institute of Technology, Japan, Study Abroad Fair, May 31
- KAIST, Daejeon, Republic of Korea, 2023 Spring Student Mobility Fair 2023, May 10 (EPFL exchange student)
March 2023
- University of Sydney, Australia, Sydney Abroad Fair 2023, March 30 (EPFL exchange student)
- University of New South Wales, Australia, UNSW Sydney Exchange Expo, March 28 (EPFL exchange student)
- CentraleSupélec, Gif sur Yvette, France, Forum Universités partenaires, March 16 (EPFL double degree student)
- HKUST, Hong-Kong, China, Study Abroad Fair, March 9 (EPFL exchange students)
February 2023
- National University of Singapore (NUS), NUS Go Global Fair, February 8 (EPFL exchange students)
November 2022
- TU Wien, Austria, Exchange Study Fair, November 22 (EPFL exchange students)
- TU Delft (Electrical Engineering, Mathematics and Computer Science), The Netherlands, Info Market, November 15 (EPFL exchange students)
- Wageningen University, The Netherlands, Study Abroad Fair, November 10 (EPFL exchange student)
- KU Leuven, Belgium, Go Global Week, Week of November 7 (EPFL exchange students)
October 2022
- Nanyang Technological University (NTU), Singapore, NTU GEM Fair, October 25 Online Universities’ Talks (EPFL representative)
October 26 In-person Exhibition (EPFL exchange students) - ETH Zurich, Infomarkt ETH, October 25-27
Hönggerberg campus, HPH, October 25, 11.30 – 13.30 (EPFL exchange students)
Zentrum campus, main hall, October 27, 11.30 – 13.30 (EPFL representative and exchange students)
Online Zoom: October 26 (EPFL representative and exchange students) - University of Toronto, Canada, Learning Abroad Fair, October 24-28, (EPFL exchange students)
- University of Oxford, UK, Oxford’s Science, Engineering and Technology Fair, October 15, 10:30am to 1pm (EPFL representative and Oxford interns returning from EPFL)
September 2022
- X-Forum, École polytechnique, Paris, France, September 27 (EPFL exchange students)
- Recruit in Canada Fair Vancouver, Vancouver Convention Centre, Embassy of Switzerland booth, September 27 (EPFL exchange student)
- Recruit in Canada Fair Montréal, Montreal Convention Centre, Embassy of Switzerland booth, September 24 (EPFL exchange student)
- Recruit in Canada Fair Toronto, Ontario, Metro Toronto Convention Centre, Embassy of Switzerland booth, September 22 (EPFL exchange student)
- Carnegie Mellon University, USA, Study Abroad Fair, September 15, 11am-2pm (EPFL exchange students)
- DTU, Denmark, Study Abroad Fair, September 12, 11:30am-1pm (EPFL representative and EPFL exchange students)
- University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA, Study Abroad Fair, September 8, (EPFL exchange students)
- University of Sydney, Australia, Sydney Abroad Fair, September 1, 10am-3pm (EPFL exchange student)
April 2022
- CentraleSupélec, France, Forum virtuel des Universités partenaires, April 21, 10h30-16h
November 2021
- Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China, SJTU Virtual Study Abroad Fair, November 29 – December 1 (EPFL representative)
- KU Leuven (Faculty of Bioscience Engineering), Belgium, Go Global 2021 KU Leuven, November 18 (EPFL exchange students)
October 2021
- University of Toronto, Canada, UofT Virtual Learning Abroad Fair, October 29 (EPFL representative)
- University of Oxford, UK, Oxford’s Virtual Science, Engineering and Technology Fair, October 18 (EPFL representative)
- École Polytechnique (l’X), Paris, France, X-Forum, October 12 (l’X students following a double degree at EPFL)
September 2021
- National University of Singapore, Virtual Go Global Fair, September 1 (EPFL representative)