Events and news related to EPFLglobaLeaders programme

Upcoming public defenses by fellows

Please find below information about public defenses of EPFLglobaLeaders fellows:

• Nana Obayashi – 10 November 2025. Further information here. 
• Amit Sawant – 11 November 2025. Further information here. 
• Beatrice Vaienti – 5 December 2025. Further information here. 
• Cristobal Miguel GARCIA JAIMES – 17 December 2025. Further information here. 
• Mostafa Rabie Shlaly Bahr OTHMAN – 28 January 2026. Further information here. 

Information for EPFLglobaLeaders fellows

A summary of important information and resources for EPFLglobaLeaders fellows can be found here.

Finally, information about EPFL events related to Innovation, Sustainability and Research Funding can be found hereunder. For any EPFLglobaLeaders specific events, fellows will be contacted directly by email.

Events related to Innovation

Entrepreneur Club Founder's Retreat

Entrepreneur Club – Founder’s Retreat Join us for a 3-day immersive entrepreneurship retreat in the Swiss Alps! The EC Founder’s Retreat is a hands-on experience where you’ll explore what it’s like to think, test,…

 13.03.202615.03.2026  

Category: Conferences – Seminars
Target audience: General public

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Events related to Sustainability

Federal Office of Transport (FOT): Call for projects within the Energy Strategy 2050 in Public Transport (ESPT 2050) programme

The Federal Office of Transport (FOT) provides financial support for projects that contribute to the objectives of the Energy Strategy 2050 in Public Transport (ESPT 2050) programme. Every year in January and June, the…

 31.01.2026  

Category: Call for proposal
Target audience: General public

Semaine de la Durabilité : Édition 2026

 02.03.202606.03.2026  

Category: Conferences – Seminars
Target audience: General public

CAS Leading Sustainable Business Operations [2026]

 10.09.202621.11.2026  

Category: Miscellaneous
Target audience: General public

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Events related to Research Funding

How to Prepare Successful Grant Proposals: a course for Postdocs

The Research Office is offering a course for EPFL postdoctoral researchers and senior PhD students entitled “How to prepare successful grant proposals”. This course will teach participants where to look for…

 16.12.202503.02.2026  

Category: Internal trainings
Target audience: General public

ERC Consolidator Grants 2026

 13.01.2026  

Category: Call for proposal
Target audience: General public

Applicant workshop – CYD Fellowships – 13th call: A Talent Program for Cyber-Defence Research

 13.01.2026  

Category: Internal trainings
Target audience: General public

Cancer Research Institute – Lloyd J. Old STAR Program

 15.01.2026  

Category: Call for proposal
Target audience: General public

SNIS | Research Funding

 28.01.2026  

Category: Call for proposal
Target audience: General public

Federal Office of Transport (FOT): Call for projects within the Energy Strategy 2050 in Public Transport (ESPT 2050) programme

 31.01.2026  

Category: Call for proposal
Target audience: General public

Transforming Health and Care Systems (THCS) – 4th JTC: Access to Care

 02.02.2026  

Category: Call for proposal
Target audience: General public

13th Call for Proposals – CYD Fellowships: A Talent Program for Cyber-Defence Research

 25.02.2026  

Category: Call for proposal
Target audience: General public

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Funded by

This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under the Marie Skłodowska-Curie grant agreement No 945363.