High School activities

Together with the Service de promotion de l’éducation de l’EPFL, we propose various mathematical activities and participate to different scientific m nous proposons plusieurs activités mathématiques et participons à différentes manifestations scientifiques

Throughout the year, the EPFL and the Service de promotion de l’éducation (SPE) organise scientific events for students in high school, in which the Institute and the Mathematics Section participate.

1011+1101=24 using Minecraft

Build a calculator in Minecraft and add up binary numbers.

The dates for the 2021 edition will be announced soon.

11th World Congress in Probability and Statistics

Published:13.08.24 — On August 12th, Victor Panaretos, who holds the EPFL chair of mathematical statistics, opened the Bernoulli-IMS (Institute of Mathematical Statistics) 11th World Congress in Probability and Statistics 2024, in his capacity of President of the Bernoulli Society (jointly with Michael Kosorok the president of the IMS).

Maria Colombo. Credit: Alain Herzog (EPFL)

Maria Colombo awarded EMS Prize

Published:17.07.24 — EPFL mathematician Maria Colombo has been awarded an EMS Prize from the European Mathematical Society.

Nomination of one new Tenure Track Assistant Professor at SB

Published:12.07.24 — At its meeting of 10-11 July 2024, the ETH Board has named Dr. Oliver Janzer as Tenure-Track Assistant Professor at the School of Basic Sciences (SB)

The 2024 "Prix Schläfli" for Mathematics has been awarded to Jonathan

Published:17.05.24 — The Swiss Academy of Sciences (SCNAT) has awarded the "Prix Schläfli" for 2024 for a doctoral work in mathematics to Jonathan Gruber for his thesis "Generic direct summands of tensor products for simple algebraic groups and quantum groups at roots of unity", obtained in 2022 under the supervision of Prof. Donna Testerman.

Dr Jonathan Gruber wins the 2024 Prix Schläfli in Mathematics

Published:17.05.24 — Dr Jonathan Gruber (GR-TES) was awarded the 2024 Prix Schläfli in Mathematics for his thesis called "Generic direct summands of tensor products for simple algebraic groups and quantum groups at roots of unity".

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