École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
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The Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne[7] (EPFL) is a public research university in Lausanne, Switzerland. Established in 1969, it has placed itself as a public research university specializing in engineering and natural sciences.
École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne | |
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 | 348 professors 3,537 (other academic staff) (2023)[4] |
Administrative staff | 1,474 (2023)[3] |
Students | 12,720 (headcount 2021 excluding CMS & CAS, 30.2% female)[5] |
Undergraduates | 6,428 (2021)[5] |
Postgraduates | 6,115 (2021)[5] |
Location | , , 46°31′13″N 6°33′56″E |
Campus | Urban |
Language | French, English |
Nationalities | 125+ |
University Press | Dimensions |
Colours | Swiss red[6] |
Affiliations | AUF, CESAER, EUA, EuroTech, RESCIF and TIME |
Website | epfl.ch |
EPFL is part of the ETH Domain,[8] which is directly dependent on the Federal Department of Economic Affairs, Education and Research.[9]
The name EPFL is the abbreviation of École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne (English: Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne; German: Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Lausanne).[10]
Inspired by French engineering school École Centrale Paris, EPFL was established to "train talented engineers in Switzerland".[11] The school has an urban campus that extends alongside Lake Geneva, and includes the EPFL Innovation Park as well as university research centers and affiliated laboratories.