Vice Presidency for Human Development (VPH)

The VPH manages our HR policy and employee development programs and supports the teams at our School that work for the well-being of our entire community.

Staff on EPFL campus | Adrien Buttier 2025 | CC-BY-SA 4.0

About

The Vice Presidency for Human Development (VPH) at EPFL is responsible for HR policy concerning academic, scientific, administrative, and technical personnel. The VPH supports all stages of the employee life cycle, overseeing skills development, leadership, and career growth, ensuring workplace well-being and compliance with legal personnel standards.

The VPH ensures that all members of the EPFL community can study and work in an inclusive and equitable environment that respects diversity and promotes both mental and physical health. It also fosters the institution’s values and culture.

Within its own teams, the VPH embraces modern management practices that incorporate digital transformation and sustainability principles. Additionally, it encourages the development of innovative human development projects in collaboration with national and international institutions.

Organizational structure

Vice President

Marianne Wannier

EPFL created the Vice Presidency for Human Development in order to bolster its commitment to meeting our community’s diverse needs. We put people at the center of our work, seeking to provide them with a healthy, stimulating and inclusive environment. We want every single member of our community to feel valued and to be able to fully contribute to our School’s mission. Our efforts are aimed at managing human resources fairly by promoting well-being, equal opportunity and skills and career development, among other things. I’m looking forward to getting started!

Marianne Wannier, Vice President for Human Development

VPH Domains

Well-being and Inclusion

People Experience

Strategic Advice | Employee Lifecycle Management | Recrutement, Onboarding, Promotion | Employee Relations |

People Operations

Leadership and Development

VPH Office

Presidential Affairs | Social Parternship

Jessica Pallie

Flavie Robert (a.i.)

Gemma Pardo

Monika Salas

Emmanuelle Marendaz Colle

Resources and links

VPH Memento

Bike to Work

01-05-202530-06-2025

Category: Miscellaneous

Queens of Structure – Signatures d’ingénieures civiles

12-05-202509-06-2025

Place and room: Place Ada Lovelace
Category: Exhibitions

Sexual Harassment Awareness Day 2025 (2)

27-05-202527-05-2025

With: Specta(c)tor
Place and room: Forum Rolex – Table de Vallotton
Category: Miscellaneous

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VPH News

Maléna Bastien Masse - 2025 EPFL/Alain Herzog - CC-BY-SA 4.0

“Plenty more women deserved to be in this exhibition!”

Published:15.05.25 — "Queens of Structure" is a traveling exhibition celebrating the work of over 20 leading women in civil engineering. Here, we talk to Maléna Bastien Masse, who spearheaded the initiative at EPFL and in French-speaking Switzerland more broadly.

Marianne Wannier - 2025 EPFL/Alain Herzog - CC-BY-SA 4.0

“I love working with passionate individuals”

Published:17.04.25 — Marianne Wannier joined EPFL’s leadership team in January 2025 as head of the new Vice Presidency for Human Development. As someone who’s particularly attached to EPFL, she’d like to see the School offer an attentive ear to its entire community.

Alexandre Mayor - 2025 EPFL/Alain Herzog - CC-BY-SA 4.0

“A chance to reflect on what we want to grow in our lives”

Published:07.03.25 — This spring, EPFL chaplain Alexandre Mayor is urging members of the School community to go on a consumer detox and experience the joy that comes from embracing degrowth as a path to personal discovery.