

		Associate Vice Presidency for Doctoral and Lifelong Education, Doctoral School

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March 2025

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News and events of the Doctoral School

Doctoral Program Directors | Appointments

Prof. Andreas Fuster has been appointed Director of the doctoral program in Finance (EDFI) for a mandate from January 1, 2025 to December 31, 2028.

We thank you for your commitment and wish you and your colleagues every success in running your program.

Transversal Skills Courses | Project Management and Effective Leadership (ENG-648)

A new course has been added to the EDOC Transversal Skills course book. The objective of this doctoral course is to provide a foundational understanding of project management and leadership in industry through interactive learning, collaboration, case studies and projects. This course gives 2 ECTS and will be organized once a year from spring 2026.

Teachers: Prof. Sandro Carrara, Head of the SCI STI SC Group, and Ms. Serena Giovannini, Head of Global Operations Finance at Mozarc Medical

More info

EPFL - ETHZ Summer schools | Explore exciting opportunities at 5 summer schools taking place from June to August 2025

Simulating Many-Body Quantum Physics – A Classical and Quantum Perspective

June 2-6, 2025 | EPFL (VD)

Registration is now open until April 17, 2025.

Evolution by Nature and by Design: from molecules to populations

June 23-27, 2025 | EPFL (VD)

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Movement Matters: Exploring Transitions in Architecture Research

June 23-27, 2025 | Gotthard Pass (Airolo, TI)

Registration is now open until April 13, 2025.

Lattice-Based Cryptography

July 7-11, 2025 | EPFL (VD)

Registration is now open.

From Science to Action: Shaping sustainable and informed policy

August 18-22, 2025 | Salgesch (VS)

More info

EVENTS

In 2025, the Doctoral School is once again organizing its two flagship events: one to celebrate doctoral candidates who have completed their thesis during the year and another to welcome those who have just begun their doctoral studies at EPFL. Both events are open to the entire EPFL doctoral community, and the Doctoral School looks forward to welcoming you to these festive occasions.

Research and Doctoral Awards Ceremony

Monday, October 27, 2025 | Forum Rolex

Take this wonderful opportunity to gather with the PhD graduates, their friends and family, as well as members of the EPFL community to celebrate this remarkable achievement.

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PhD Welcome Event

Thursday, November 6, 2025 | Forum Rolex

Learn about your PhD journey, listen to testimonials from past & current EPFL PhD candidates, meet members of the PhD community, explore campus services, and enjoy free food and drinks!

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Parent Network for Doctoral Candidates and Postdocs | Next meeting

The next Parent Network meeting will take place on March 25 at 12h15 in room CO 123, organized by Cassandre (PolyDoc), Seniz (EPDA) and Quentin & Kristin (Equal Opportunity Office).

A place to exchange about all the fun (and not-so-fun) things you experience at EPFL as a parent, to share tips and find solutions together. There’ll be coffee and some sweets, and feel free to bring your lunch along.

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Did you know?

REGARD workshop program offer each year more than 20 transversal skills workshops to female PhD candidates, professors, and members of the mid-level faculty.

The REGARD workshops propose concrete tools for career management and supervision. Participants develop necessary transversal skills together with other researchers from different universities.

They create opportunities for discussion and the exchange of experience between women researchers. These workshops are free of charge for researchers from EPFL. Take a look at the program for 2025!

More info and registration

Stay informed

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Contact: edoc.news@epfl.ch