College of Humanities

Bringing together engineering and the humanities

About the CDH

The College of Humanities (CDH) encourages joint research and educational programs that combine the human and social sciences with engineering, life sciences, natural sciences and the other technical fields taught at EPFL. We work through a variety of teaching, research and public outreach programs as described below.

About the CDH

CDH in brief

This year our school has 74 employees, seven faculty members and 130 teachers, and offers 146 classes on a wide variety of topics. We are also home to two research centers – the Digital Humanities Institute (DHI) and the Institute for Area and Global Studies (IAGS) – as well as EPFL Pavilions and the CDH-Culture program, which puts on a range of artistic and cultural events.

Our teaching, research and public outreach activities are carried out using what we call a POLY-perspective approach based on the principles of:

  1. cross-disciplinary thinking
  2. big-picture awareness
  3. responsible citizenship
  4. creativity
Education at CDH
Research at CDH
Art, culture and society

News

© Virginie Martin-Nunez

“My skills and my friendships are spread across the campus”

— Yannick Rochat will sustain interdisciplinary collaboration with EPFL in his new appointment as an Assistant Professor of Game Studies at the University of Lausanne. 

© iStock

Students make the news by producing original data journalism

— EPFL and UNIL students collaborated with professional journalists to write data-driven articles on key social issues – family and money – for publication in the Tribune de Genève and other news outlets of Tamedia.

© Visualizations : Shin Koseki, Graphic design : Oxyde

2020 Annual Report Highlights the CdH's Interdisciplinary Networks

— A series of visualizations by Professor Shin Koseki in the 2020 Annual Report demonstrate that the College of Humanities (CdH) functions as a key engine of interdisciplinary innovation in the Swiss academic landscape.

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ArtLab EPFL - photo Adrien Barakat

ArtLab EPFL – photo Adrien Barakat

EPFL Pavilions

Learn more about ArtLab

EPFL Pavilions, located in the middle of EPFL’s Lausanne campus, consists of three pavilions that bring together art, research and technology. The exhibitions held by ArtLab explore the many ways that digital technology and engineering are changing the way we experience art and our cultural heritage. Entry free of charge.

Learn more about ArtLab

CDH events

Damsaz Ensemble

Tirgan Fest; Iranian classical music

24-07-202124-07-2021

With: Damsaz Ensemble & Sara Hamidi
Place and room: CE 1 515
Category: Cultural events

Rohrwerk, pavillon sonore

ROHRWERK – pavillon sonore

21-09-202123-09-2021

With: Compositeurs: Beat Gysin (idée et concept), Nicolas Buzzi, Emilio Guim, Marianthi Papalexandri, German Toro-Perez et Denis Schuler Architectes: Bureau Made In (François Charbonnet et Patrick Heiz) Scénographe: Peter Affentranger Musiciens: Shuyue Zhao, Jens Bracher, Stephen Menotti, Anne Brise, Jeanne Larrouturou – Studio-klangraum
Place and room: Patio extérieur du Rolex Learning Center
Category: Cultural events

Newsletter

The newsletter of the College of Humanities appears approximately every two months. It includes upcoming events, the latest news, as well as various news about collaborators and current projects.