Study Abroad Fair

Interested in a student exchange? Learn everything about studying abroad from the Education Outreach Department and the Student Exchange Office at their annual Study Abroad Fair. This event is reserved for second year Bachelor students who will receive an invitation.

The next edition will take place on the 8 and 9 October 2025 at the Rolex Forum.

Get out of your comfort zone to increase your employability

The benefits of studying abroad? Discovering another education system and new pedagogical approaches are a real added benefit to your career. An international experience, including a good command of another language will significantly increase your employability and help you stand out in the job market.

Get out of your comfort zone, get to know yourself better and unfold your potential. Build a network for your future, open to new cultures, look at the world through a different lens and widen your horizons. Come and see for yourself at our annual Study Abroad Fair! This project is financially supported by Movetia.

Program of the 2025 edition, Rolex Forum

Do I participate on October 8 or 9?

The event is reserved for second year Bachelor’s students and takes place in two identical sessions at the Forum Rolex. According to your section you will be attributed the 08.10 or 09.10 evening schedule. It is not possible to change slots. Snacks will be provided at both sessions.

To participate you will need to register via the link in the email you will receive end of September.

Date & Time of SessionSections
Wednesday, October 8
19h15 – 22h00

(general presentation of mobility program and fair with booths)

Architecture (AR)
Chemistry and Chemical Eng. (CGC)
Civil Engineering (GC)
Communication Systems (SC)
Computer Science (IN)
Environm. Sciences and Eng. (SIE)
Materials Science and Eng. (MX)
Maths (MA)

Thursday, October 9
18h15 – 21h00

(general presentation of mobility program and fair with booths)
Electrical Eng. (EL)
Life Sciences (SV)
Mechanical Engineering (GM)
Microengineering (MT)
Physics (PH)

General presentation of the exchange opportunities

The Education Outreach Department will open the general presentation underlining the benefits of study abroad opportunities for academic, personal and professional development. The Student Exchange Office will provide an overview of topics related to student exchanges (conditions, deadlines, language tests, modalities etc.) and answer questions from the audience.

Fair with booths representing partner institutions

After the general presentation, participants will be able to move around the booths and meet and discuss with returning EPFL or incoming exchange students or pass by the booth of the Student Exchange Office to ask additional questions.

Booths at the fair

The below list of booths (expand toggles), manned by students, gives you an idea of the represented institutions.

Sweden

KTH Royal Institute of Technology
Chalmers University of Technology
Linköping University (LiU)
Lund University

Finland

Aalto University

Norway

Norwegian University of Science and Technology – NTNU

Denmark

Technical University of Denmark – DTU

France

École polytechnique – L’X
ENS Paris
Sorbonne Université

Netherlands & Belgium: 

Delft University of Technology
Eindhoven University of Technology
Ku Leuven
Université Catholique de Louvain
Université Libre de Bruxelles

Germany & Austria:

Karlsruher Institut fĂŒr Technologie
Rheinisch-WestfÀlische Technische Hochschule Aachen
Technische UniversitÀt Berlin
Technische UniversitÀt Darmstadt
Technische UniversitĂ€t MĂŒnchen – TUM
TU Wien

Czech Republic & Croatia

Czech Technical University
University of Zagreb

Spain & Portugal

Universitat PolitĂ©cnica de Catalunya, Barcelona – UPC
Universidad Politécnica de Madrid (main campus)
Universidad Politecnica de Valencia – UPV
Universidad de Granada
Universidade de Lisboa

Italy

Politecnico di Milano
Politecnico di Torino
Università degli Studi di Padova “La Padova”
Università degli Studi di Roma “La Sapienza”

United Kingdom

Imperial College London
University of Edinburgh

Canada

McGill University, Montréal
Polytechnique Montréal
Université de Montréal
Université Laval, Québec
University of British Columbia, Vancouver – UBC
University of Toronto
University of Waterloo

USA

Carnegie Mellon University 
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
UC San Diego
University of Washington

Brazil

Universidade de Sao Paulo

Chile

Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile, Santiago

Mexico

Instituto TecnolĂłgico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey

Asia

Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology – KAIST
Pohang University of Science and Technology – POSTECH (Korea)
Seoul National University – SNU
The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology – HKUST
The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Tokyo Institute of Technology

India & Singapore

IIT Bombay
IIT Kanpur
Nanyang Technological University – NTU
NUS National University of Singapore
Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD)

Australia

UNSW Sydney
University of Sydney

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