Welcome Day
17 September 2021 – On campus – COVID certificate requested
For this major event it is necessary to show a valid COVID certificate that confirms you have either:
– been fully vaccinated with a vaccine that is recognised in Switzerland
– recovered from a covid infection (confirmed by a test dating back less than 180 days)
– received proof of a negative antigen test ( 48 hours validity) / PCR test (72 hours validity)
Wearing a surgical mask (product approved by the Federal Office of Public Health / FOPH) during the event is compulsory. Cloth face masks are not accepted. Please use the hydro-alcoholic gel available at the entrance of the rooms and buildings.
In case you are suffering from symptoms that might be linked to COVID, you should not come on campus.
Information and conditions for entering Switzerland on this page.
Test Centers: COVID-19 testing center EPFL and other centers
No testing opportunity will be provided the day of the event. All test must be done before September 17.
Cost: the price of a COVID test may vary at the different centers.
Please note that the COVID-19 testing center at EPFL provides free tests for students who do not have a Swiss health insurance. To allow these students to benefit from this service, EPFL invites all students who have Swiss health insurance to get tested in other centers, so students from abroad will be able to benefit from this service.
Test reimbursment: the cost of Antigen test is reimbursed by the Swiss Confederation for students with a Swiss health insurance. If you have a foreign insurance, please contact them directly for coverage issues.
- Coronavirus information for your studies
- General COVID information
- It will soon be possible to get a COVID vaccine at the EPFL (from September 17)
Morning
The President of EPFL, Martin Vetterli, will open the ceremony, before leaving the floor to Kathryn Hess, Associate Vice President for Student Affairs and Outreach for a presentation of our Federal Institute.
Members of the Association Générale des Etudiants de l’EPFL (AGEPoly) will also introduce you to student life on campus.
COVID certificate check: from 8.15 onwards
There will be many attendees for this event: thank you for showing up early and keeping your COVID and ID card handy. This will allow us to seat everyone before the presentation.
Presentation: 10 to 10.45
By: EPFL Presidency
Place : Swiss Tech Convention Center
If you are not able to come on campus, you can join the ceremony via streaming on this link.
COVID certificate check: from 10 onwards
There will be many attendees for this event: thank you for showing up early and keeping your COVID and ID card handy. This will allow us to seat everyone before the presentation.
Presentation: 11.15 to 12h
By: EPFL Presidency
Place : Swiss Tech Convention Center
If you are not able to come on campus, you can join the ceremony via streaming on this link.
- The Coaching team welcomes all new CMS/Bachelors & Bachelors from CMS EPFL!
- Section’s associations will welcome all new HES Gateways/Masters/Exchange students!
An opportunity to mingle with other students and discover the EPFL campus!
Afternoon
Section’s welcome sessions
Your section will welcome you on campus to provide you with all the useful information you need to start your curriculum:
- Preparatory year (CMS)
- Architecture
- Civil Engineering
- Environmental sciences and engineering
- Chemistry and chemical engineering
- Physics/Nuclear engineering
- Mathematics and mathematical sciences / Computational science and engineering
- Electrical and electronics engineering
- Mechanical engineering
- Microengineering
- Material science and engineering
- Computer science and cyber security
- Communication systems and data science
- Digital humanities
- Life sciences engineering
- Sustainable Management and Technology
- Management of technology and entrepreneurship
- Financial Engineering
If you are not able to come on campus, you can join your section’s welcome session through their page.
More information
To welcome all students in CMS, Bachelor, Mobility, HES Gateways and MA, EPFL offers CHF 10.- for your lunch break !
This amount:
- is charged directly on your camipro (student) card (it is not necessary to validate your card in a camipro Infoterminal)
- can be used in all eateries on campus that accept payment with camipro (cafeteria, restaurants, food trucks).
- to be used from September 17 to October 1, 2021
Bon appétit !
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The use of public transportation is recommended for this event, as there are only a small number of available parking spaces. Consult the metro M1 and bus ( “EPFL” stop) timetables.