🎄Happy Holidays 🎉

The year of 2025 is coming to an end. We at ELSA hope you had a productive year to pursue your studies, research and personal projects

Find out what has happened in 2025 @ elsa.epfl.ch under ‘News’ and ‘Events’

We already have a full-fledged schedule coming up for Winter 2026!

Elections – EPFL Personnel Commision –  December 18 2025

Remember to VOTE on your CORPS INTERMEDIAIRE representatives to the EPFL Personnel Commission that will be delegated to deal with WORKING CONDITIONS.

You can consult the candidates statements on the School Assembly website:

https://inside.epfl.ch/ae/fr/cope-candidatures-2025/

You may vote or modify your votes until Thursday, 18 December at midnight. EPFL VPN REQUIRED

Only your final choice will be taken into account.

>>>> VOTE OR MODIFY YOUR VOTES <<<<

How to access the voting platform: log in (red button at the top of the page) → surveys → vote 

Events for Winter 2026 – Mark your Calenders!

👍🏽🗳️ 43rd Ordinary General Assembly (Jointly with Polydoc and EPDA)

January 29th 2025 – 1830 – Followed by an Apero – In-person and Online

Agenda to come

Positions where we welcome candidatures including:

Co-President
Vice President
Coordinators – Politics, Events
Scientist Working Group

… and More!

More info : [email protected], [email protected], [email protected]

📆 Infosessions

💰Swiss Tax Declarations –  February 11 2026

Speaker: Johan Lobmeyer

Sign up – Stay tuned in January!

📬 Job Search/Permits/Start-Ups (For EU/Non-EU) – March 2026

Speaker: A-link

Sign up – Stay tuned in January!

📈 Swiss Investments – April 2026

Speaker: Johan Lobmeyer

Sign up – Stay tuned in January!

🥪 Quarterly Lunch Get-together – March 2026

TBA

Questions? contact Clemens or Alexandra

#Mental Health – Swiss-wide Mental Health Survey – Results

A Swisswide Mental Health Survey done in 2024, supported by ELSA, has published their findings on December 1st, 2025.

EPFL was the second highest respondent in Switzerland, more than even ETHZ

The full Swiss-wide report is here: https://actionuni.ch/swiss-wide-mental-health-survey-swims/

ELSA has had access to data exclusive for EPFL

Our Executive summary is here on our website: https://www.epfl.ch/campus/associations/elsa/2024-swiss-wide-mental-health-survey-swims-actionuni/

Be Heard! – Consultations and Opinions

EPFL launches Consultations many times per year. Your viewpoints are requested for many changes.

We have completed two consultations on Mental Health (Psychosocial risks) and a Employee Commission (COPE) this Fall thanks to your input. We have also provided our opinions on the restructuring of the School of Digital Humanities

See our opinions :https://inside.epfl.ch/ae/category/consultations/