[ELSA] #2025-6 – Summer BBQ – Upcoming Events in Fall – Upcoming – Volunteers – Fees

Summer Slowdown 

As you all have noticed, the campus has been much quieter as many of the students and yourselves are going on summer vacation.

We will be planning one more event for those still around in August (BBQ!).

We already have a full-fledged schedule coming up for Fall 2025.

If youre interested in helping out, let us know : Clemens or Kelvin

 

🍖🍗🍻🥤Summer BBQ – Thursday August 14th 1800

To enjoy this summer season and to reach out to the scientific staff (PhD, Postdoc, Scientists) that are still hard at work on campus, come take a break at the grill!

Food and Drinks will be supplied. You are welcome to bring your own food to grill and to share with your colleagues

When: Thursday August 14th 2025 , 1800
Where: BBQ Pits by Rolex Location

Sign UP HERE

 

 
 
 
 

 
 
 
 

Open Positions – Volunteers 💪🏽💪🏽

We are looking for Volunteers to help with organization of events, communications and strategy

What you’ll learn : event planning, marketing, year-long strategic planning, communication and negotiating skills

Time commitment < 4 hours per month. 

Let us know! Email : Nikita or Kelvin

 
 
 
 

 
 
 
 

Next Events / Workshops / Seminars

 

🍻🥤🍕🤝 Welcome Event 2025 – TBD

With the start of the next academic year, we will host our annual Welcome Event, our largest event with invited guests.

Join us to meet new colleagues and of course food and drinks. 
 

💳👨‍⚕️💊 Health Insurance – How to navigate the maze – Sep 30 2025

Join us in this upcoming event where our invited speaker, Mr. Johan Lobmeyer, MBA, presents the Swiss health insurances landscape.
The goal of this seminar is to learn

  • how does the health insurance system work
  • terminology: compulsory & supplementary insurance, care models, deductibles etc
  • how to get unbiased information on prices

With a Q&A session at the end.
When: Tuesday, 30th September 2025, 17:00 – 18:30 (Networking and Question apéro from 18:30)
Where: Online + in-person (EPFL main campus, tbd)
Sign up: fill this form
Questions? contact Clemens


🧓🏦🤝 Retirement System in Switzerland –  Nov 25 2025

Understand how the retirement system in Switzerland works by joining this seminar from Mr. Johan Lobmeyer, MBA. 
Topics covered are

  • terminology: contributions, buy-ins, 3A, vested benefits, pillars+taxes etc
  • practical guidelines to help you decide if it is worth investing or not
  • how to simulate your case, and other tips

With a Q&A session at the end.
When: Tuesday, 25th November 2025, 17:00 – 18:30 (Networking and Question apéro from 18:30)
Where: Online + in-person (EPFL main campus, tbd)
Sign up: fill this form
Questions? contact Clemens

👨‍⚖️🏠📝 Immigration and Residence Permits – tbd

Are you an EPFL PhD, Postdoc or scientist and would like to know more about

  • residency permit types for the intermediate body (PhD, Postdocs, scientists)? 
  • how to find and land that job in Switzerland?
  • legal status of your residency after the end of your contract?

Fiorella Deshogues, Legal Advisor on Swiss Immigration will give a seminar with a Q&A session at the end. 
When: tbd
Where: Online + in-person (EPFL main campus, tbd)
Sign up: cooming soon…
Questions? contact Clemens

 
 
 
 

 
 
 
 

Past Events

🥪☕️🤝Networking Lunch for the Scientific Staff – July 14th 2025

Thanks for all those that attended, we covered the structure of how EPFL and our associations are structured. Thank you for all your comments. Next edition will be held in Fall! Stay Tuned

 
 
 
 

 
 
 
 

Be Heard! – Consultations

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

None right now 🙂
 
 
 
 

 
 
 
 

Membership Fees 2025 Due

Our membership fees are for each calendar year.

All members who are on our membership list and have not paid yet for 2025 will receive a reminder shortly for their dues

 
 
 
 

 
 
 
 

Future Events

If you want to stay updated on all upcoming events, join our Slack channel (its for free!) and check out elsa.epfl.ch.
See you soon!

Your ELSA Committee