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Civil Engineering Section

The Civil Engineering Section places the challenge of sustainability with respect to natural resources, urbanization and risks at the center of its polytechnic training priorities. It offers a teaching program oriented towards the research and development of more sustainable structures, new forms of energy and optimized transportation and mobility systems.

Bachelor in Civil Engineering

The first three years of study in the bachelor’s degree programme focus on acquiring the basic skills needed to understand concepts, master construction techniques, evaluate these techniques and integrate them into our natural and built environment.

Master in Civil Engineering

The two years of study in the Master’s programme allow our students to perfect their fundamental knowledge, while specialising in one of the four programmes offered: Structural Engineering, Hydraulics and Energy, Geotechnics or Transport and Mobility.

Design Together

Our mission is to train civil engineers by insisting on the necessity of a common component to our three sections of the ENAC faculty (Civil Engineering, Environmental Sciences and Engineering, Architecture) according to its concept “Projecting together”.

Studying civil engineering

The civil engineering course at EPFL enables our students to acquire the knowledge needed to develop large-scale projects and to manage and implement them.

Upcoming events for the Civil Engineering Section

Magistrale – October 5, 2024

The graduation ceremony for Civil Engineering students will take place on Saturday, October 5, 2024 at 2:00 pm in the Polydôme in the presence of Mr. Raphael Gindrat, EPFL 2014 alumni.

Information days 20-22.11.2024

This not-to-be-missed event, which will be held this year at the SwissTech Convention Center from 20 to 22 November 2024, is a truly immersive experience that will help you make a well-considered and informed choice for your future, and allow you to appreciate the scientific abundance and diversity that characterise EPFL. In addition to the teaching staff and researchers on site, EPFL students will be on hand to answer all your questions and guide you around the campus.

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Matthieu Fehlmann, pictured here on the site of the extension to Collège du Cheminet in Penthalaz (Vaud), designed by Ferrari Architectes. © 2024 EPFL/Alain Herzog - CC-BY-SA 4.0

“Timber can be a good alternative if it's used wisely”

05.11.24Education

For his master’s degree in civil engineering, Matthieu Fehlmann worked on a project in Australia where he studied methods for laterally stabilizing an eight-story timber building without using concrete. This experience was both personally and academically enriching, and it gave him exposure to a whole different set of construction standards.

Gabriel Meyer closes the TARGET press, a new measurement instrument at EPFL’s Laboratory of Experimental Rock Mechanics (LEMR).© 2024 EPFL/Alain Herzog - CC-BY-SA 4.0

Scientists explore the complexity of rocks within the Earth's crust

08.10.24Research

A team of EPFL scientists has provided insight into the mechanisms at work in geothermal reservoirs located deep underground, known as supercritical reservoirs. Through a combination of computer simulations and lab experiments, they showed that rocks located between five and eight kilometers deep in the Earth’s crust are also permeable to fluids.

Sophie Delhay, an architect and EPFL professor, is promoting an entirely new approach to designing and building homes - 2024 EPFL/Jeanne Guerard - CC-BY-SA 4.0

“Architects write the score, and residents interpret the music”

07.10.24EPFL community

Sophie Delhay, an architect and EPFL professor, is promoting an entirely new approach to designing and building homes. She believes we urgently need to break away from standard housing types that no longer correspond to today’s reality or modern-day imperatives.

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