15 May 2023
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 March 2023
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 …
8 March 2023
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 …
27 February 2023
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 …
26 September 2022
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 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 …
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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 takes steps to better equip students with transversal skills
27.02.2023
Raising the first-year pass rate without compromising on standards
26.09.2022
Retrospective of the 2nd edition of the “Teaching Day”
23.09.2021
31.01.22
Interdisciplinary projects attract ever more students
With a rocket that climbed to 3,167 meters, EPFL Rocket Team was crowned champion at the European Rocketry Challenge (EuRoC). The student-built Swiss Solar Boat, nicknamed “Dahu,” came in second …
16.12.21
Three climate-related projects win the 2021 Durabilis Awards
The winners of the Durabilis Awards are selected by a panel of judges comprising representatives from the University of Lausanne (UNIL) and EPFL, a cantonal forest inspector and a journalist. In this …
26.11.21
EPFL and ETH Zurich launch their first joint doctoral programme
Anyone who’s sat in a classroom knows how important it is to have the right learning environment, teaching methods and study materials in order to learn a subject properly. Learning sciences are a …
24.11.21
A new master’s program for computer science teachers
From shopping and eating to banking and communication, computers touch nearly every aspect of our modern daily lives and as a result, understanding computer science of increasing importance. This is …
19.11.21
Jupyter Notebooks: interactive, digital tools for better learning
Thanks to Jupyter Notebooks, students can solve structural engineering problems by watching structural deformation as it happens, understand signal processing with the help of sounds, music or …
18.11.21
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 …
29.10.21
“I feel rewarded every day I teach at EPFL”
Prof. Martin describes his teaching method as connecting the chalkboard with the lab bench. Flattered to have won this year’s best teacher award for the microengineering section, he nevertheless …
26.10.21
“The more you put into teaching, the more you get out”
Ricci received his "Polysphère d’Or" award at this year’s graduation ceremony, and even just a few minutes on stage were enough to demonstrate his remarkable teaching capability. Using some …
22.10.21
Kristin Schirmer is awarded ENAC students’ prize
Every year in an anonymous voting process, the students at the EPFL award the “Polysphere” prize to their professors in recognition of their services to academic teaching. One prize is awarded in …
13.10.21
Excellence through Diversity
What does excellence in education mean to you? Kathryn: To me, excellence means going beyond the expected, attaining a level of exceptional quality. In terms of education outreach, excellence means …
08.10.21
Students disassemble everyday devices to grasp the underlying theory
Every year, some 150 third-year Bachelor’s students in microengineering get an opportunity to directly link the theory they learned in class to real-world objects through a fun reverse-engineering …
04.10.21
Reward for learning with a twist of real-life research
The explosion of machine learning in the past two decades has already transformed large sectors of society, including healthcare, education, transport, and food and industrial production, as well as …