As an international & exchange student, you will learn here all useful information about your arrival in Switzerland, joining our program or registering for specific courses in the SMT Master program.
International students information
The Master in Sustainable Management & Technology (SMT) attracts many foreign students and thus allows students to immerse themselves in an international and multicultural environment where English is the natural language for both classes and communication between students.
We are proud to welcome students from different countries such as: America, China, France, Germany, Italy, Germany…
Entry requirements
International students interested in joining our Master program must follow the detailed admission process.
Explore Switzerland
Studying in Switzerland is a unique experience! Discover what this country has to offer.
Prepare yourself for EPFL
Settling in a new country, understanding the culture and meeting new people are the many challenges you might face when you decide to study abroad.
Arrival
- Check out how to get things together and prepare for your arrival as a new student at EPFL.
- Coming to EPFL
Campus
Meeting other students
- Would like to be put into contact with a peer?
- Would you like to hear about another student’s experience as an SMT student?
- Do you want somebody to talk to who can relate to your student’s life?
Contact our section who will put you in contact with a peer: [email protected]
Exchange students Conditions
Exchange students from another section of EPFL can ONLY take courses that
– do not have a limited capacity
– are part of the study plan of their own section
Rules regarding the access to SMT courses for exchange students
Academic year 2024-25
Exchange students from another section of EPFL are only allowed to register for the following courses in the SMT curriculum (if it is part of the study plan of their own section):
Autumn
- ENV-410 Science of climate change
- MGT-494 Economics for challenging times
- MGT-541 Nature Finance
- MGT-499 Statistics and data science
- MGT-450 Technology, sustainability and public policy (if it is part of your study plan)
Spring
- ENG-410 – Energy supply, economics and transition
Once the second week of the semester is over, the SMT section will cancel all the registrations that do not follow these rules.