More than a thousand students are starting classes at EPFL for the first time today. Together with the excitement of the new academic year, they are feeling apprehension about starting university life and pressure to learn complex subjects at a fast pace. So to help students acquire effective learning habits, EPFL has created the Learning Companion app. The app is part of EPFL’s efforts to encourage independent learning and familiarise students with scientifically proven working methods that will enable them to acquire new knowledge quickly.
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