Vice Presidency for Education EPFL Presentation | 2018

Degree programs Bachelor’s Master’s PhD Continuing education ~3 yrs Undergraduate Graduate High-school or equivalent Bachelor’s (13 programs) Master’s (25 programs) CAS, COS DAS PhD (20 schools) MAS, MBA Exec MA Prep school & transfer students (application required) Bachelor’s grads from CH or abroad (application required) Master’s grads from CH or abroad (application required) EPFL Presentation | 2018

First-year program and Review Course First-year exam January session 2nd sem. First-year exam June session, 60 ECTS credits 2nd year ≥ 3.5 exam average (core subjects) 1st sem. Reorientation < 3.5 exam average (core subjects) Review Course Fail Pass A chance for students to improve on weak areas and start their degree program on a solid foundation EPFL Presentation | 2018

EPFL – 13 Bachelor’s programs Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Mathematics Physics Electrical and Electronic Engineering Mechanical Engineering Microengineering Materials Science and Engineering Computer Science Communication Systems Architecture Civil Engineering Environmental Sciences and Engineering Life Sciences and Technology EPFL Presentation | 2018

EPFL – 25 Master’s programs Molecular and Biological Chemistry ◦ Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology ◦ Applied Mathematics ◦ Mathematics ◦ Mathematics for Education ◦ Applied Physics ◦ Physics ◦ Nuclear Engineering ◦ Electrical and Electronic Engineering Mechanical Engineering ◦ Microengineering Materials Science and Engineering ◦ Computer Science ◦ Data Science ◦ Computational Science and Engineering ◦ Communication Systems Architecture ◦ Civil Engineering ◦ Environmental Sciences and Engineering ◦ Energy Management and Sustainability ◦ Life Sciences and Technology Bioengineering ◦ Financial Engineering Management, Technology and Entrepreneurship Digital Humanities EPFL Presentation | 2018

EPFL – 20 doctoral programs Advanced Manufacturing ◦ Architecture & Sciences of the City ◦ Biotechnology & Bioengineering ◦ Civil and Environmental Engineering ◦ Chemistry and Chemical Engineering ◦ Digital Humanities Electrical Engineering ◦ Energy ◦ Finance Computer and Communication Sciences Mathematics ◦ Mechanics ◦ Microsystems and Microelectronics ◦ Molecular Life Sciences Management of Technology ◦ Materials Science and Engineering ◦ Neuroscience ◦ Photonics Physics ◦ Robotics, Control and Intelligent Systems EPFL Presentation | 2018

Computational thinking EPFL programs have long been based on two pillars, math and physics. They will soon have a third: computational thinking Thought processes based on calculations, data, information and algorithms  Formulating problems so that machines can calculate or approximate a solution EPFL Presentation | 2018

Computational Thinking Initiative@EPFL Goal: Make EPFL a frontrunner in education for the digital era Add an intro to computational thinking course to the first year of all programs starting in fall 2018 Give it the same importance as math and physics Adapt content developed by computer scientists to all programs Teach programming skills in a way useful for computational thinking Provide more specific, coordinated courses for all Bachelor’s and Master’s levels Computational science and engineering Simulations Computational-X Offer a new Master’s degree in Data Science EPFL Presentation | 2018

Computational thinking: an example From conventional design (A) to design by computational thinking (B & C) A B C EPFL Presentation | 2018

Key figures In 2016, the number of EPFL students reached the 10,500 mark 5,418 2,124 2,801 193 EPFL Presentation | 2018

Origin of BSc & MSc students Europe 38% CH 51% Asia & Oceania USA Africa 2% 4% 5% 77% of all graduates and 66% of the international students stay in CH after their studies. EPFL Presentation | 2018

On-line campus: MOOCs - A continued success 88 MOOCs online; 32 in preparation To date: 2,037,946 registered participants 66% are not students (continuing education) 34% in French, 66% in English > 102,416 users passed an EPFL MOOC 1st COS: “Villes Africaines” EPFL Presentation | 2018

Thank you! EPFL Presentation | 2018

EPFL Presentation | 2018