ERIP Students’ blog
Stuck in the Swiss Alps
So it’s summer break, and you know you should get an internship, but you also want to travel before settling into that 9-5, 20 vacation days per year work regime. Why not both? The best part about interning in Switzerland is that during the week you gain valuable professional experience, and during the weekend you get to (…)
Summer internship at EPFL
My summer at EPFL was perhaps one of the best summers I have ever had! If you wonder why, here is a bit of my story: At EPFL, I worked in the Laboratory of Renewable Energy Science and Engineering (LRESE) and I worked there from July to September 2015. My project was about maximizing the performance (…)
My summer in Switzerland
Last year, my friend came back from an internship at EPFL in Switzerland. She was ecstatic about her time there. So, I decided to look into EPFL as well. And in the end, even though our experiences were completely different, after having spent my summer in Switzerland, I only wish that I could have stayed (…)
Summer in Lausanne – challenging and fun
Since this blog is mainly read by potential future interns I will focus on trying to give you guys a few general comments and tips. For a bit of context, I spent a bit more than two and a half months at EPFL working at LIONS on convex optimization. I had a great time both (…)
Adventures in Switzerland
My experience in Switzerland has managed not just to meet, but to exceed, everything I had hoped for in a summer internship in Europe. Let me preface my explanation by saying that I had already spent a year studying abroad in the UK before starting my internship at EPFL. When you come from the U.S., which is relatively homogenous, (…)
Work-life in EPFL
It wasn’t until my final day at EPFL when it suddenly dawned upon me — I have been here for 3 whole months, and I am now at the end of my internship. Everything felt (and still feels) so surreal. As I reminisce about my summer break, I thought to penning my thoughts into this (…)
Homage to Switzerland
There is a river running through the Swiss city Basel that is a popular place for a swim in the summer. The locals all have waterproof, floatable bags to store their belongings while they swim down the river but another intern and I decided to swim the river with our backpacks – stuffed with clothes, (…)
To Switzerland, or not to Switzerland?
I’m going to break with convention. I’m not going to devote very much time to sharing the narrative of my summer, nor am I going to spend very much time discussing my research. Instead, I’m going to talk about good reasons for doing such a program, and understanding what you can hope to accomplish if (…)
A summer in Lausanne
I was excited to receive my letter of invitation to spend the summer after my bachelor’s degree in the beautiful city of Lausanne, working at EPFL to improve my research experience and exploring Swiss culture. Coming from London, it was particularly nice to enjoy the scenic landscapes of the countryside, as well as the beach (…)
Switzerland, I will be back
After coming back to Singapore, all the 6 months I had in Switzerland was like a dream. All the breathtaking scenery, all the crazy things I have done, all the awesome people I have met, they are like existences in a beautiful dream and I finally woke up into the reality, in a hot rain (…)