The Doctoral School of EPFL organizes every year a PhD Welcome event open to all first year PhD candidates at EPFL. In 2025 it took place on Thursday November 6th at Rolex Learning Center on the Lausanne campus.
The 2026 edition of the PhD Welcome event will be communicated later on.
The event at a glance
- Learn about your PhD journey
- Listen to testimonials from past & current EPFL PhD candidates
- Meet members of the PhD community
- Discuss with services available on campus
- Enjoy free food & drinks!
Information
| 15:30 | Registration |
| 16:00 | Information session |
| 17:00 | Visits to the services’ stands |
| 17:00 | Welcome & networking apéro |
| 18:00 | End |
- Doctoral Programs
- PhD Representatives from several Programs
- Registrar’s Office
- Social Affairs
- EPFL Library
- PhD Associations
- Spiritual Care Service
- Well-being and inclusion – Trust Point
- Equal Opportunities Office
- People Experience Office
- Teaching Support Center
- Research Office
- Languages Center
- Technology Transfer Office
- EPFL Startup Launchpad
- Research Computing Platform
The EPFL campus can easily be accessed by public transport, and we strongly encourage you to prioritise this means of travelling, as parking spaces are limited.
The EPFL access page lists all available options to access the campus.
On-line registration for first-year PhD candidates will be communicated in summer 2026.
EPFL VPA AVP-DLE EDOC
CE 1 625 (Centre Est)
Station 1
1015 Lausanne