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EPFL - Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne

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The Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne (Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, or EPFL) is often called the Swiss MIT. One of the most prestigious centres for advanced study and research in Europe, the EPFL provides undergraduate, graduate and post-graduate instruction and research in all fields of science and engineering. It has over 3,000 professors and research assistants, and is the source of countless inventions and start-ups.

About EPFL : • Total budget: 550 million Swiss francs • Student population: 6'400 • Number of PhD students: 1'300 • Number of professors: 260 • Number of staff members: 3'400 • Number of research laboratories: 250 • Number of patent applications/year 100 • Average number of corporate start-ups per year: 10 • A technology park housing more than 100 companies founded on the EPFL site
Schools (faculties) : • Architecture, civil & environmental engineering • Information & communication sciences • Basic sciences • Engineering science & technology • Life sciences • Humanities	Micro-engineering research at EPFL : The following institutes are especially involved in micro-engineering research : • CMI - Centre for Micro- and Nano-Technology • IMM - Institute of Microelectronics and Microsystems • BIO-E - Institute for Biomedical Imaging, Optics, and Engineering • IPR - Institute for Production and Robotics • I2S Institute for Systems Engineering
Programmes (academic options) : • Electrical engineering • Mechanical engineering • Materials science • Microtechnology • Architecture • Civil engineering • Environmental science & engineering • Chemistry & chemical engineering • Mathematics • Physics • Information science • Communication systems • Life sciences and biomedical engineering