Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne
Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne, Research university in Lausanne, Switzerland
The Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne is a technical university beside Lake Geneva with laboratories, research centers and lecture halls serving several thousand students. The grounds include buildings for computer science, architecture and different engineering disciplines, and house institutes for robotics and materials research.
The school was created in 1853 as a small engineering school and was taken over by the Swiss federal government in 1969. Since then it has grown into one of Europe's leading technical universities.
Students from over 130 nations participate in academic programs conducted in English and French, contributing to a multilingual learning environment.
The grounds sit on the western edge of town and can be reached by public transport or on foot from several stops. Many areas are accessible to visitors, although certain laboratories and research spaces have security restrictions.
A dedicated innovation park on the grounds helps graduates and instructors launch new technology businesses. Since the late 1990s roughly a dozen startups have emerged there each year on average.
Location: Lausanne
Inception: 1969
Elevation above the sea: 396 m
Part of: ETH Domain
Website: https://epfl.ch
GPS coordinates: 46.52028,6.56556
Latest update: December 4, 2025 19:05
This collection brings together 50 universities from four continents, among the best known in the world. You can find institutions that were founded centuries ago, with campuses full of history, next to research centers working on future technologies. These places host students, researchers, and teachers from all over the world. This creates a lively environment that often spills over into nearby neighborhoods. In Oxford and Cambridge, medieval colleges line cobbled streets where students ride bikes. In Boston, the brick buildings of Harvard and the modern labs of MIT run along the Charles River. In California, Stanford sets up its arcades under the sun, while in Zurich, ETH watches over the city from above. In Singapore, the tropical campus blends into the thick greenery of the island. Each university leaves its mark on the cityscape, drawing visitors with its architecture, history, or just curiosity to see these places where part of today’s thinking forms.
Rolex Learning Center
304 m
Bois-de-Vaux Cemetery
2.8 km
Bolo Museum
222 m
Bibliothèque cantonale et universitaire Lausanne
1.1 km
Lousonna
2.7 km
Stade Pierre de Coubertin
2.8 km
Jean Monnet Foundation for Europe
1.4 km
Canton Vaud archives (collection)
1.2 km
Polydôme EPFL
297 m
Sainte-Marie-Madeleine reformed church and priory
1.3 km
Napoleon Oak
1.1 km
Musée romain de Lausanne-Vidy
2.6 km
Bains de Bellerive
4 km
Louis-Bourget park
1.8 km
Archives de la construction moderne (EPFL)
145 m
Temple de Broye
3.2 km
EPFL library
304 m
Espace des Inventions
2.9 km
EPFL Pavilions
226 m
Bibliothèque cantonale et universitaire, service des Manuscrits
1.1 km
Major Davel memorial (1899), Bourget park
1.7 km
Canton Vaud archives (buildings)
1.2 km
Polydôme EPFL
300 m
EPFL Physics Museum
0 m
Archives communales de Prilly
3.5 km
Castle with outbuildings
2.5 km
Edouard Fleuret Library
1.4 km
Sur Roche, maison de campagne avec orangerie
2.7 kmReviews
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