Doctorate

EPFL, the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne, offers its doctoral candidates an extraordinary setting: customized PhD programs; cutting-edge laboratories directed by internationally renowned professors; a modern, fast-developing campus; satellite sites in French-speaking cantons; and close ties to industry.

Doctoral candidates

Academic year 2021-2022

2407

Country of origin

Switzerland	Europe	World
14%	46%	40%

Degrees

Delivered in 2020-2021

407

Career

	Academia		Industry
	39%		61%

Doctoral studies at EPFL

Doctoral studies structure

An EPFL PhD is typically obtained after four years of study devoted to an original and independent scientific research project.

Doctoral programs

EPFL’s Doctoral School is organized into 22 doctoral programs.

Admission criteria and application

Information about an admission to a PhD program at EPFL.

Sophie Rivara, (in the center), winner of the Swis MT180 final 2022 © 2022 Alain Herzog

MT180: Sophie Rivara, an EPFL PhD student, wins the Swiss final

Published:20.05.22 — Last night in Geneva, Sophie Rivara, a doctoral student at EPFL, won the Swiss final of the My thesis in 180 seconds competition. This young specialist in innate immunity will represent Switzerland at the international final in Montreal on October 6.

Call for applications | EPFL Doc.Mobility

Published:03.05.22 — This grant is aimed at doctoral students enrolled at EPFL who wish to improve their scientific and professional profile through a research stay in an academic institution abroad.

No-deal with Oxford University Press

Published:28.04.22 — Following extensive negotiations, the Consortium of Swiss Academic Libraries and Oxford University Press (OUP) could not reach mutually acceptable terms towards renewing EPFL license and transitioning to a Read and Publish 2022 agreement, thus leading to a no-deal. This no-deal situation may affect EPFL researchers in the future.

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