Welcome Day 16.09.2022
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 and Pierre Dillenbourg, Associate Vice President for Education 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.
Presentation: 8:30 to 9:50
By: EPFL Presidency
Place : Swiss Tech Convention Center
If you are not able to come on campus, you can join the ceremony via streaming
Presentation: 10:00 to 11:10
By: EPFL Presidency
Place : Swiss Tech Convention Center
If you are not able to come on campus, you can join the ceremony via streaming
- 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
- Neuro-X
- Quantum Science and Engineering
- Life sciences engineering
- Management of technology and entrepreneurship
- Sustainable Management and Technology
- 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)
- is visible only at the cash registers (not visible on EPFL Campus application and MyCamipro website)
- can be used in all eateries on campus that accept payment with camipro (self-services, restaurants, food trucks : Thai/Kebab/Lebanese/Indian specialities)
- to be used from September 16 to October 15, 2022
Bon appétit !
Find out everything you need to know to start your studies by following Laure and Raphaël!
Find your way out (or in) the EPFL maze with the “EPFL Campus” app!
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.