Initiatives

Ongoing

Utop’IA: a graphic novel to understand the impact of AI

An educational tool for understanding AI through the lens of sustainability.

Ongoing

BeLEARN

In order to strengthen and extend EPFL’s contribution to the digital transformation of education, the Center LEARN has joined the partnership between the Canton of Bern’s Department of Education and Culture and five universities to form BeLEARN: a competence center whose objective is to advance digital education through a translational approach.

Ongoing

Interface With Schools

Bring together national and international partners around the missions of EPFL, support our current and future Bachelor, Master, and PhD students in their choices and ambitions, ensure good visibility of the programs offered by the School, and act proactively to ensure a smooth transition from secondary education to EPFL.

Ongoing

Cellulo

Cellulo robots make abstract aspects of learning concrete, and act as intermediaries, facilitating and enriching educational activities.

Ongoing

Research on Education in Times of Covid-19

How does distance teaching during lockdown affect students and teachers? How can we collect the evidence in order to inform decision-makers?

Ongoing

iHub4Schools

Accelerating digital innovation in schools through Regional Innovation Hubs and a whole-school mentoring model.

Ongoing

Thymio: the state-of-the-art in mobile educational robotics

Thymio is an open-source educational robot designed by researchers from EPFL, in collaboration with ECAL, and produced by Mobsya, a nonprofit association whose mission is to offer comprehensive, engaging STEAM journeys to learners of all ages.

Ongoing

Socio-Emotional and Ethical Blended Learning

The purpose of this project is to understand, support, and promote the development of psychosocial and ethical skills crucial for reshaping the 21st-century educational environment.

Ongoing

ASPIRE

ASPIRE is empowering researchers, beyond the current platform stakeholders, to access data generated within Graasp.

Finished

Digital education: the “EduNum” reform project

La transition numérique à l'école et au gymnase: afin d’accompagner la transition numérique de la société, le canton de Vaud a priorisé un programme d’éducation numérique étendu à l’ensemble du système de formation dans son programme de législature 2017-2022.