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 2020-2021

2282

Country of origin

Switzerland	Europe	World
15%	51%	34%

Degrees

Delivered in 2020

390

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 21 doctoral programs.

Admission criteria and application

Information about an admission to a PhD program at EPFL.

Communication in science and technology

Published:13.09.21 — A new course for PhD Students starting on September 30th 2021

Call for Projects – Summer Schools in 2022 with ETH Zürich

Published:30.08.21 — Are you interested in organizing a summer school to explore a topic that you find important?

Apply now for SNSF PRIMA!

Published:03.08.21 — Call for outstanding female postdocs who aspire to a professorship. For the internal deadlines, check out the EPFL Toolkit and contact your host school / institute asap. EPFL applicant workshop: 8 September 2021.

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