EPFL is the most cosmopolitan of all European technical universities. It welcomes students, professors and collaborators of more than 120 nationalities.
With both a Swiss and international vocation, EPFL focuses on three missions: education, research and innovation.
EPFL collaborates with an important network of partners, including other universities and colleges, secondary schools and gymnasiums, industry and the economy, politicians and the general public, in order to have a real impact on society.
Some key figures
51 years
over 15’000
over 120
over 370
laboratoires focused on disciplines ranging from mathematics to life science to architecture and engineering
over 340
8%
N° 18
University in the world, according to QS ranking, alongside with Columbia and Yale Universities
over 4’300
scholarly publications in 2019, making a prolific average of one publication per professor per month
151
23
over 1.5 billion CHF
approx 1 billion CHF
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Founded in 1853, the École Spéciale de Lausanne was renamed École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne in 1969.
EPFL is structured as a Direction, Schools, Colleges, an EPFL Assembly, a Council of EPFL Teachers, Centers and Central Services.
Teaching, research and technology transfer take place within a framework that promotes equal opportunities and sustainability actions.
Découvrez les statistiques plus détaillées relatives à l’éducation, la recherche, l’innovation, les finances, le personnel et les rankings de l’Institution.
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