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EPFL invest in tutoring

Published:27.01.11 — EPFL will invest no less than CHF 800,000 in 2011 in tutoring, a teaching aid that has already been proven with first-year bachelor students. The goal of this support is to help students to both integrate on the campus and succeed in their first year studies.

EPFL honored by Wallpaper* Magazine

Published:26.01.11 — Wallpaper*, the “bible” in the areas of design and fashion, has named the Rolex Learning Center the best new public building of 2010. Two EPFL doctoral students in architecture have also been distinguished among the international candidates.

Students prizes: worth gold in a CV

Published:25.01.11 — No fewer than seventy prizes are awarded each year to EPFL students, mainly to those who have completed their master degrees, but also to those who have obtained their bachelor. Although the monetary value of the prizes is not very high, the document they receive is worth gold when included in their CV.

Man has been provoking climate change for thousands of years!

Published:24.01.11 — The Roman Conquest, the Black Death and the discovery of America – by modifying the nature of the forests – have had a significant impact on the environment. These are the findings of EPFL scientists who have researched our long history of emitting carbon into the environment.

Don't be afraid to launch your start-up

Published:21.01.11 — Do you have a start-up project in the works? Then the class “venture challenge” starting on the 22nd of February will give you some of the tools you need to get your start-up off the ground.

Mathematics at the service of the forest

Published:20.01.11 — Extreme temperatures have a severe impact on vegetation. The result is that, with climate change, certain species of tree are disappearing from some Swiss forests. However, mathematical models are coming to the rescue of the canopy.

EPFL exploring the borders of science in the US

Published:19.01.11 — EPFL will be well represented at this year’s American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) annual meeting. The AAAS holds one of the largest scientific annual conferences in North America each year.