16 Mai 2022
“Kindness is a powerful tool in teaching”
Jamila Sam is one of EPFL’s first teachers of computer science, and she was personally responsible for opening up this discipline to life sciences students. The trailblazing mother of four is …
28 April 2022
Innovative application helps students learn to write
Handwriting problems affect nearly 25% of children aged 5 to 12. These problems, if not managed early on, can negatively impact them throughout their school years. EPFL startup School Rebound has …
13 April 2022
A design class that gives students free rein
The idea behind the Product Design & Systems Engineering class couldn’t be simpler: students have to design and build an object that serves a purpose. “That’s the only instruction we give …
11 April 2022
EPFL introduces new Bachelor's excellence fellowships
EPFL has introduced new Bachelor’s excellence fellowships to enable talented students to study at the School without sacrificing their involvement in charitable work, sports, the arts or other …
18 November 2021
Happy 10th birthday to Thymio, the teaching robot!
Imagine coding without even realizing you’re doing it. With Thymio, that’s exactly what you can do! This little teaching robot was created at EPFL 10 short years ago, and since then has performed …
23 September 2021
Retrospective of the 2nd edition of the “Teaching Day”
The second iteration of the "Teaching Day" was held on the morning of Tuesday 14 September in a condensed, revised, and adapted format to comply with current health regulations. Nicknamed "Teaching …
News
Promising Start for the First Laidlaw Scholars' Cohort
22.05.2023
A thematic day uniting sustainability, science and technology
16.05.2023
Workshop helps eliminate unconscious biases
15.05.2023
A game-based approach to learn about ethics in Machine Learning
10.03.2023
DigitALL: Innovation at EPFL for explainable and equitable AI
08.03.2023
EPFL Teachers Council hosts 3rd annual Teaching Day
06.03.2023
22.05.23
Promising Start for the First Laidlaw Scholars‘ Cohort
On May 11th 2023, a kick-off event gathered the program’s key stakeholders, as well as all EPFL scholars for the launch of this enhanced learning program that is based on four main dimensions: …
16.05.23
A thematic day uniting sustainability, science and technology
The discovery journey through the world of science and technology To sensitize high school students for these issues and approaches, EPFL’s Education Outreach Department (SPE) mobilized nearly 50 …
15.05.23
Workshop helps eliminate unconscious biases
Picture a doctor operating on a patient, and a nurse administering care. What gender did you attribute to each role? Even if you believe strongly in gender equality, chances are you pictured the …
10.03.23
A game-based approach to learn about ethics in Machine Learning
Over the last decade, the development of artificial intelligence has accelerated exponentially. Nowadays, the scope of Machine Learning applications has expanded to include almost every sector and …
08.03.23
DigitALL: Innovation at EPFL for explainable and equitable AI
In 1597 during the Enlightenment, in his work Meditationes Sacrae, the British philosopher Francis Bacon coined the phrase ‘knowledge is power’. Four hundred years on, never has it been more …
06.03.23
EPFL Teachers Council hosts 3rd annual Teaching Day
The purpose of this day, which was punctuated by two plenary lectures and four interactive workshops, was to provide an opportunity for all faculty members to participate in discussions on both …
27.02.23
EPFL takes steps to better equip students with transversal skills
While it’s essential for scientists and engineers to have solid technical skills, that’s not enough if they’re to make a real positive impact on society. Today’s challenges are increasingly …
09.12.22
Powering vocational education and training with technology
Switzerland is known for its fondue, its punctual trains and its watchmaking industry. But the country has another claim to fame: its vocational education and training (VET) system. At the end of …
29.11.22
Prof. Francesco Mondada receives Prestigious Polytechnik-Preis 2022
A first for Switzerland Endowed with 77'000 euros, this is the most important prize for research in subject didactics and honors outstanding scientists from the regions of Germany, Austria and …
18.11.22
Video support
Like many of the teaching staff at the EPFL, Jean-Cedéric Chapelier had a number of long lecture recordings. These were recorded in the CE amphitheaters on campus and lasted for the duration of the …
05.11.22
Francesco Mondada awarded for „Equal Opportunities Excellence“
The award recognizes in particular the action made by Francesco Mondada in schools, withing the robotics master and in both the "Education and Society" and the "Equal Opportunities" Committees of the …
04.11.22
“I design my classes for the average student, like me!”
Some people have such a talent for math that they might as well have been born with a calculator in their hands. And then there’s the rest – those who are average at math, or even "slow and …