École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
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The École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) is a public research university in Lausanne, Switzerland. Founded in 1969 with the mission to "train talented engineers in Switzerland" and inspired by the École Centrale Paris, EPFL has placed itself as a leading research university specializing in science, technology, engineering and mathematics.
Type | Public research university |
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Established | 1969; 55 years ago (1969)[1] |
Budget | 1.142 billion CHF (2022)[2] |
President | Martin Vetterli[3] |
Academic staff | 372 professors 3,713 (other academic staff) (2023)[4] |
Administrative staff | 2,445 (2023)[3] |
Students | 13,445 (2023)[5] |
Undergraduates | 6,940 (2023)[5] |
Postgraduates | 6,505 (2023)[5] |
Location | , 46°31′13″N 6°33′56″E |
Campus | Urban, 136 acres (55.0 ha) |
Language | English, French |
Nationalities | 130+ |
University Press | Dimensions |
Colours | Swiss red[6] |
Affiliations | AUF, CESAER, EUA, EuroTech, RESCIF and TIME |
Website | epfl.ch |
Like its sister institution ETH Zurich, EPFL is part of the Swiss Federal Institutes of Technology Domain[7] which groups several universities and research institutes under the Federal Department of Economic Affairs, Education and Research.[8] As of 2023, EPFL enrolled 13,445 students from over 130 countries.
EPFL has an urban campus that extends alongside Lake Geneva, and includes the EPFL Innovation Park as well as university research centers and affiliated laboratories.