At your arrival at EPFL

Read the information for the new exchange students.

Participate in one of the exchange student card distribution sessions. We will send you an email with the relevant information in August.

Participate in the welcome day (only before the autumn semester in September).

Register at the immigration office of your “commune” of residence (“contrôle des habitants”) to apply for your residence permit.

Register for the courses no later than 2 weeks after the beginning of the semester.

If you are entitled to a scholarship, we will send you an email with the relevant information at the beginning of the semester.