Equality and Diversity

Equal opportunities are an integral part of EPFL’s development and excellence policy. The Equal Opportunity Office is attached to the Vice Presidency for Responsible Transformation (VPT).

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EPFL’s equal opportunity policy is based on federal legislation, ETH Domain specific legislation, as well as on EPFL’s Development Plan and the agreement on objectives between EPFL and the ETH Board.

On this basis, together with its steering committee and in cooperation with faculties and services, the Equal Opportunity Office draws up action plans to foster equal opportunities.

Projects

Task Force Harassment, Respect @ EPFL, Inclusive Language, Safe Space & LGBTIQ+, Inclusive Name Change, Women in Science, etc.

Family and work-life

Child Care solutions, Financial Help, Parents Network and Legal Advice During Pregnancy

Equality and careers

Courses, coaching, mentoring, events, for women. Dual Career Support, Implicit Bias Awareness Seminars,…

 

See also the press review

Equal Opportunity & Diversity News

Equal Opportunity & Diversity Events

Bassam Aramin et Rami Elhanan

Stories of hope from Israel and Palestine

16-10-202416-10-2024

With: Bassam Aramin lives in Jericho, West Bank. At the age of 17, he was incarcerated and spent seven years in an Israeli prison. He went on to study history and holds an MA in Holocaust Studies from the University of Bradford, England. In 2005, Bassam was one of the founders of Combatants for Peace, alongside Rami’s son, Elik. He became a member of the Parents Circle in 2007 after losing his daughter Abir who, aged 10, was killed by an Israeli border policeman outside her school. Bassam devotes his time and energy to his belief in a peaceful, non-violent end to the Israeli occupation of Palestine and Israeli-Palestinian reconciliation. Rami Elhanan is a seventh-generation Jerusalemite on his mother’s side. His father is an Auschwitz survivor. He is a retired Israel Defense Forces (IDF) soldier, having fought in three wars. He considers himself a Jew, an Israeli and, above all, a human being. On the first day of the 1997 school year, Rami’s 14-year-old daughter Smadar was killed by Palestinian suicide bombers in central Jerusalem. A year later, Rami joined the Parents Circle and today speaks to Israeli, Palestinian and international audiences.
Place and room: RLC E1 240
Category: Conferences – Seminars

Douceur de la ville, strolling with two dancers

16-10-202416-10-2024

With: Luana Volet et Lia Schädler, danseuses
Place and room: Départ de l'Esplanade
Category: Cultural events

Effective Lecturing

31-10-202431-10-2024

With: Valentina Rossi, Nihat Kotluk
Place and room: AAC 1 14
Category: Conferences – Seminars

Tech4Eva Roadshow Supporting Women’s Health in the Workplace

31-10-202431-10-2024

Category: Conferences – Seminars

PhD Welcome cartoon

PhD candidates: Welcome to EPFL!

04-11-202404-11-2024

Place and room: RLC E1 240
Category: Convention

Erna Hamburger Prize 2024 / EPFL-WISH Foundation

11-11-202411-11-2024

Place and room: RLC E1 240
Category: Conferences – Seminars

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