The Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), also known as the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne, was established 168 years ago in 1853 and is homed on 136 acres of land in Lausanne, Switzerland. The University specializes in the field of science and engineering. The EPFL is one of the two Institutes of Swiss Federal Institutes of Technology with the motto of “Education, Research, and Technology Transfer.”
EPFL offers undergraduate programs in Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Communication Systems, Computer Science, Microengineering, Architecture, and many more. It further offers postgraduate programs in Civil Engineering, Computer Science, Mathematics, Molecular and Biochemical Chemistry, Physics, etc.
The EPFL ranks 83 in the ARWU World in the year 2020. In the Q.S. World list 2021, it ranked 14th position. The World list 2020 ranked EPFL at Number 38, and the USNWR Global ranked the University at Number 45 in the same year. The notable alumni include Jean-Daniel Nicoud (Swiss computer scientist), Franck Riboud (CEO of Danone), George De Mestral (Electrical engineer, inventor of velcro), and many more.
The top recruitment participants include Rolex, ABB, RUAG, Roche, Richemont, and many more. The top professionals train the students of EPFL in both theoretical and practical Education. The achievements of the students say it all for it.
The EPFL is one of the significant contributors to the CROCUS research reactor, The Hydroptère, and The Bio wall. The institute has also been in partnership with the Swiss Cube 1 (the first Swiss satellite), Boats of Alinghi, Solar Impulse, and many more such prestigious projects.
