Events

Events organized by the Doctoral School

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PhD Welcome event

The Doctoral School of EPFL organizes every year a PhD Welcome event open to all first year PhD candidates at EPFL.

La Doctorale

At this annual event, EPFL celebrates all doctoral graduates for the successful completion of their PhD and presents the EPFL Research Awards to selected laureates in recognition of their outstanding research contributions.

More events for the PhD community

FLP Program -Foster. Lead. Promote. – Influcence, convince and handle conflict through Applied Neuroscience

 28.04.202611.06.2026   09:0013:00

Speaker: Dr. Catherine Marselli Pasquier has held several positions in project management and training, both in corporate and academic environments. A graduate of EPFL, she holds a PhD in Science from the University of Neuchâtel as well as an MBA from the School of Management in Neuchâtel. For several years, she has focused on social cognitive neuroscience and behavioral economics, integrating recent discoveries about brain functioning into her courses and managerial practice. She also delivers seminars and workshops at EPFL and in other professional contexts, offering new insights into key topics such as difficult communication, stress management, cognitive performance, motivation, and decision-making — while emphasizing practical and directly applicable tools
Location:  GC C2 413
Category: Internal trainings
Target audience: General public

MoRAT: Mathematics of Randomized linear Algebra Techniques – Summer School 2026

 31.08.202604.09.2026   10:0012:00

Speaker: Daniel Kressner (EPFL), Laura Grigori (EPFL/PSI), Alice Cortinovis (Università di Pisa), Afonso S. Bandeira (ETH Zurich), Yuji Nakatsukasa (Oxford), Hussam al Daas (Rutherford Appleton Laboratory)
Location:  Hotel Murtenhof & Krone
Category: Conferences – Seminars
Target audience: General public

Formation COSEC (FR)

 03.11.2026   09:0016:00

Speaker: Sébastien Gex, Kirstin Friedrich, Marc Matthey, Patrick Gerber, Simona Frateschi, Yvan Belaieff, Thomas Laporte.
Location:  BS 182
Category: Internal trainings
Target audience: General public

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