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TO EPFL
Information for incoming students

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STUDENT SERVICES DESK
go.epfl.ch/student-services

© Alain Herzog, EPFL

Located on the first floor of
the BP building, the Student
Services Desk is open from
Monday to Friday, from 9:00
The Student Services Desk is the main
to 18:00.
contact point for all your academic
queries. BP 1 229

Do you have a problem or doubts student.services@epfl.ch

regarding your course and exam +41 21 693 43 45
registrations, passing requirements,
semester invoices, military duty or
lockers?

We will inform you, guide you and

reorient you towards the right service if
necessary.
CAMIPRO CARD
camipro.epfl.ch

Your student card, called the Camipro card, is your personal EPFL identity card for
the whole duration of your studies. The date of end of validity on your card must be
updated each semester in one of the Camipro terminals.

It gives you access to many advantages, functionalities and services:

• access restricted areas
• photocopy, print and scan (myprint.epfl.ch)
• borrow books from the library (library.epfl.ch)
• rent a bike with Publibike
• enjoy discounted rates on Mobility car sharing
• get discounts in selected stores off campus
and more on camipro.epfl.ch!

It can also be used as an electronic wallet, allowing you to pay without cash in all
campus shops and facilities and even get special rates. Your card can be loaded
online via e-banking or Twint; all information on camipro.epfl.ch/chargement.

If you lose your Camipro card, block it as soon as possible

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on mycamipro.epfl.ch in order to prevent anyone from using

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To order a new card, contact the Student Services Desk (BP 1229). A

You can add money onto SwissTech

Les Arcades
Convention

your Camipro card at various Center

places on campus:

charging machines
for debit cards

charge your
card with cash
at AGEPoly

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Technical support: 1234@epfl.ch

PPB
EPFL CAMPUS
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Do you need help
to install Wi-Fi on your
smartphone?

epnet.epfl.ch/wifi

© PocketCampus
EPFL Campus is the official all-in-one app for the EPFL
community. Like a digital Swiss knife, it makes your life
on campus easier and more fun:

• check your course schedule (IS-Academia)

• pinpoint your location on a detailed campus map
• follow your favorite associations
• find the best place to eat
• check how much money you have on your Camipro card
• get access to course materials (Moodle)
• print documents
and much more!
 ACADEMIC EXCHANGE ADVISORS

Architecture: Ms Sophie Lufkin

sophie.lufkin@epfl.ch | +41 21 693 32 38 | BP 2226
Chemical Engineering: Prof. Kevin Sivula
kevin.sivula@epfl.ch | +41 21 693 79 79 | CH H4 565
Chemistry: Prof. Kay Severin
kay.severin@epfl.ch | +41 21 693 93 02 | BCH 3307
Civil Engineering: Dr Pascal Turberg
pascal.turberg@epfl.ch | +41 21 693 28 02 | GC A2 435
Communication Systems & Computer Science: Mr Jean-Luc Benz
jean-luc.benz@epfl.ch | +41 21 693 76 08 | BC 403
Digital Humanities: Ms Kathleen Collins Marton
kathleen.collinsmarton@epfl.ch | +41 21 693 64 27 | INN 137
Electrical Engineering: Mr Philippe Gay-Balmaz
philippe.gay-balmaz@epfl.ch | +41 21 693 39 84 | ELB 111
Environmental Engineering: Mr Pierre-Yves Gilliéron
pierre-yves.gillieron@epfl.ch | +41 21 693 27 50 | GC C2 398
Financial Engineering: Ms Françoise Jeannotat
MFE-exchange@epfl.ch | +41 21 693 00 62 | ODY 3 18
Life Sciences: Mr Igor Allaman
igor.allaman@epfl.ch | +41 21 693 16 66 | AAB 1 03
Management, Tech. and Entrepreneurship: Ms Françoise Jeannotat
francoise.jeannotat@epfl.ch | +41 21 693 00 62 | ODY 3 18
Materials Science and Engineering: Mr Cyril Cayron
cyril.cayron@epfl.ch | +41 21 695 44 56 | MXG 335
Mathematics: Prof. Thomas Mountford
thomas.mountford@epfl.ch | +41 21 693 25 52 | MA B1 517
Mechanical Engineering: Prof. Giancarlo Ferrari Trecate
giancarlo.ferraritrecate@epfl.ch | +41 21 693 42 12 | ME C2 398
Microengineering: Dr Sebastian Gautsch
sebastian.gautsch@epfl.ch | +41 21 693 10 58 | BM 1137
Neuro X & Quantum Science Engineering: Ms Hind Klinke
hind.klinke@epfl.ch | +41 21 693 97 74 | BM 3106
Physics: Prof. Laurent Villard
laurent.villard@epfl.ch | +41 21 693 45 64 | PPB 315
REGISTERING FOR COURSES AT EPFL

As an exchange student, you must search and add each course

individually on your private IS-Academia portal, according to
your learning agreement (all EPFL study plans are available on
edu.epfl.ch).

1. Go to isa.epfl.ch and log in with your Gaspar account

2. Go to the “Course Registration” tab
3. Click on the “Other courses” button to start your search
4. Register for each course (see below)
5. Save your registrations by clicking on the floppy disk icon

Please note that courses with limited places are not accessible
to exchange students (go.epfl.ch/studies).

Students must register for courses on IS-Academia

by the second Friday of the semester

To register for an EPFL course or project:

• search by code (e.g. PHYS-101), by keyword (e.g. %biochem)
or by teacher’s name
• select the course title to register

To register for a UNIL course:

• search with the keyword “%unil”
• select the relevant faculty (e.g. HEC), as UNIL course titles are
not available on IS-Academia
• don’t forget to register for the course at UNIL as well

Note: if you are doing a project at EPFL which is not a semester

project offered in our study plans, please register for the project
“EPFL 301_Specific project for exchange/visiting student” on
IS-Academia.
REGISTERING FOR HEC COURSES (UNIL)

Bachelor courses: you may follow HEC courses in the 2nd and
3rd years of the Bachelor programme in both specialisations
“Economics” and “Management” (except “Business English” and
“English for Studying Economics” courses, individual projects
and internships).

Master courses: to follow Master-level courses, you must prove

that you have graduated from a Bachelor programme (180 ECTS
credits) at the time of HEC exam registration.
Master courses in “Accounting, Control and Finance” (MScCCF)
and “Actuarial Science” (MScAS), as well as some courses in
the Master of Management (please refer to the syllabus) are not
open to exchange students.

Registration for HEC exams takes place

during the 3rd and 4th weeks of the semester
Important: exam registrations that do not comply
with HEC rules will be automatically cancelled

Exam registration: in addition to registering for HEC course(s)

on IS-Academia, you must register using your EPFL login
on hecnet.unil.ch/inscriptions_EPFL.
You will automatically receive the confirmation of your exam(s)
registration by email.
Important: registration for Master exams must be submitted
with a copy of the official Bachelor’s transcript of records.

For additional information: Inès Rosati, Internef building, office 256,

Monday & Tuesday (online), Thursday & Friday (9:00-12:00),
hec.incoming@unil.ch

HEC Lausanne
Internef building       | 1015 Lausanne
+41 21 692 33 00 | unil.ch/hec
epfl.esn.ch esnepfl

ESN EPFL is a student association whose purpose is to help

international and exchange students in Lausanne make the
best of their stay in Switzerland. To achieve this, we organize
a wide range of events, from city tours to sport weekends,
thematic parties, international dinners and trips throughout
the country. To answer the desire for integration and cultural
understanding of students, we also set up a Buddy Matching
system each semester and are always willing to collaborate
with other associations from EPFL and UNIL.

Our association is part of the Erasmus Student Network and

of AGEPoly. For any question you might have, do not hesitate
to contact us.

Rick Roesti, ESN EPFL's mascot, is on Facebook!

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EXTENSIVE CAMPUS FACILITIES

Information Desk Language Centre

+41 21 693 30 43 langues.epfl.ch

Campus information point and Lost English, French, German and Italian
and Found (on the Esplanade) courses for all levels, preparation for
various certificates

Health and Support

Repro – Print Center
go.epfl.ch/individual-support
(paying service)
go.epfl.ch/health
repro.epfl.ch
Social and psychotherapeutic
consultation (advice, support, help). Regular and wide-format printing,
Nurse consultation (primary health care, professional bindings and finishings
vaccinations, STD screenings, etc.) of your works and projects

Sustainability
Housing Information go.epfl.ch/sustainability
logement.epfl.ch
Support in all your projects related
Information and advice for finding to sustainability on campus (energy,
housing in the Lausanne area mobility, food, biodiversity, waste)

IT Service Bike Center

1234@epfl.ch go.epfl.ch/bikecenter   

IT support and security issues Sales of new and second-hand bikes,

cycling gear, repairs at cost price,
self-repair station in open access

Poseidon
poseidon.epfl.ch Chaplaincy
Tips and discounts for buying your aumonerie.epfl.ch
laptop, interest-free loan, help and A welcoming place for dialogue and
support, small equipment rental spirituality

Career Center Sports Center

carriere.epfl.ch sport.unil.ch

Academic orientation and More than 120 sports, group lessons,

professional integration workshops, gym, sauna
 © Bibliothèque de l’EPFL
Located at the Rolex
Learning Center,
the Library is open 7/7,
from 7:00 to midnight.
EPFL LIBRARY Reception and services
library.epfl.ch Monday through Friday,
from 8:00 to 20:00.
library@epfl.ch
+41 21 693 21 56
The EPFL Library is a must-see place for
studying and exchanging on the campus.
It offers a wide range of services:

• librarians available to answer all To borrow documents,

your questions regarding scientific register now for Swisscovery
information on go.epfl.ch/registration
• a rich and up-to-date collection of (free registration)
books, available on site and online
• science-fiction movies and novels,
video games and consoles
• free and personalized training
sessions (go.epfl.ch/bookalibrarian)
• support services on citation, copyright
and information retrieval
• 800 workstations
• silent and quiet areas to study alone or
in group
COMMUNITY LIFE
associations.epfl.ch

With almost a hundred student associations on campus, the EPFL community

enjoys a dynamic study environment with many weekly events fostering diversity.

During your second week of studies, discover the stands of all associations on the
Esplanade, between 12:00 and 13:30.

© Jamani Caillet, EPFL

AGEPOLY, EPFL GENERAL
STUDENTS’ ASSOCIATION
agepoly.ch

Every student enrolled at EPFL is automatically registered as an AGEPoly

member and benefits from the advantages offered by the association.
The goal of the students’ union is to represent EPFL’s students, defend
their interests, as well as inform and consult its members about all
decisions made by the EPFL Direction that concern them.
It promotes campus activities and provides services to improve and
facilitate life on campus: information on insurance, book exchange,
discounted sales and more!
 ACADEMIC CALENDAR
go.epfl.ch/academic-calendar

Photo © Alain Herzog, EPFL | Graphic design & printing: Repro – EPFL Print center
It gives you all the key dates
of the academic year.
Remember to consult it regularly!

For emergency
assistance 24/7:
021 693 30 00
(free service)
SOS from the EPFL
Campus app