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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 …

31.10.22

Robots come out of the research lab

Visitors at this year’s Swiss Robotics Day are in for a glimpse of some exciting new technology: a robotic exoskeleton that enables paralyzed patients to ski, a device the width of a strand of hair …

26.10.22

Advancing research on the role of emotions in engineering education

This symposium is a continuation of the work initiated in 2020 by a research group comprised of eight experts in engineering education, educational sciences, psychology and faculty development, …

06.10.22

Summer in the Lab gives Bachelor’s students research experience

Summer in the Lab, a program run by EPFL’s Education Outreach Department, gives Bachelor’s students an opportunity to apply the theory they acquired in class, deepen their understanding of …

03.10.22

Center LEARN delegation attends SEFI’s 50th annual conference

Considered the most important event of its kind in Europe, this year's edition invited the 450 participants from over 50 different nations to shape the future of engineering education through roughly …

01.10.22

1245 students graduate with EPFL Master’s degrees

Today, EPFL hosted its annual graduation ceremony called La Magistrale, held for the 9th time at the SwissTech Convention Center and honoring the graduation of 1245 Master’s students in the …

26.09.22

Raising the first-year pass rate without compromising on standards

For as long as he can remember, Simone Deparis has enjoyed sharing his knowledge and observing those lightbulb moments when students finally connect the dots. Back in high school, he organized study …

23.09.22

Appointment of EPFL professors

18.07.22

Boosting learning by putting theory into practice

For engineers, little can be more satisfying than turning your ideas into working objects you can see and touch. That’s exactly what two groups from EPFL’s chemistry and chemical engineering …

16.05.22

“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 …