EPFL

EPFL, formally the Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne, is a public research university in Lausanne, Switzerland, and one of the country's two federal institutes of technology.洛桑联邦理工学院（EPFL），正式名称为洛桑瑞士联邦理工学院，是一所位于瑞士洛桑的公立研究型大学，为该国两所联邦理工学院之一。

It grew out of a private school founded in 1853, became an independent federal institution in 1969 and specialises in engineering and the natural sciences, ranking joint 22nd in the 2027 QS World University Rankings.学校的前身是 1853 年创办的一所私立学校，1969 年成为独立的联邦机构，专攻工程与自然科学，在 2027 年 QS 世界大学排名中并列全球第 22。

As of 2025 it had 14,072 students, of whom 7,001 were undergraduates and 7,071 postgraduate, taught by 378 professors and some 3,697 other academic staff, with a budget of 1.188 billion Swiss francs.截至 2025 年，学校有学生 14072 人，其中本科生 7001 人、研究生 7071 人，由 378 名教授与约 3697 名其他学术人员授课，预算为 11.88 亿瑞士法郎。

History

• The school was founded in Lausanne in 1853 as the Ecole speciale de Lausanne, a private institution started on the initiative of Lois Rivier and John Gay with only eleven students.学校于 1853 年在洛桑创办，初名洛桑特别学院，是由洛伊·里维埃与约翰·盖伊倡议设立的私立机构，起初只有十一名学生。

• At its foundation it was one of the first schools in Europe to teach engineering outside a university, and it admitted students without regard to class or origin.创办之初，它是欧洲最早在大学之外教授工程的学校之一，招生不看出身与阶层。

• In 1869 it became the engineering department of the Academie de Lausanne, and it was renamed the school of engineering of the University of Lausanne when that institution gained university status in 1890.1869 年，它成为洛桑学院的工程系；1890 年洛桑学院取得大学地位时，它更名为洛桑大学工程学院。

• In 1894 the school moved into the buildings of the former Hotel de Rumine, but by the 1960s it had outgrown the city centre site.1894 年学校迁入原吕米讷宫的建筑，但到二十世纪六十年代，市中心校址已不敷使用。

• In 1946 it took the name Ecole polytechnique de l'Universite de Lausanne, and in 1969 it separated from the university to become a federal institution under its present name.1946 年，它改称洛桑大学理工学院；1969 年从洛桑大学独立出来，成为由瑞士联邦直接管理的机构，并改用现名。

• The purpose written into its founding was to train engineers and scientists, to serve as a national centre of science and technology and to promote cooperation between academia and industry.其建校宗旨是培养工程师与科学家、成为国家的科学与技术中心，并促进产学研合作。

• When the confederation took it over in 1969 the school had about 1,400 students and was still housed in the city centre.1969 年联邦接管时，学校约有 1400 名学生，校舍仍在市中心。

• From 1978 the school moved to a new campus at Ecublens beside Lake Geneva, where it sits next to the University of Lausanne.自 1978 年起，学校迁往莱芒湖畔埃屈布朗的新校区，与洛桑大学比邻。

• In 2003 the Swiss parliament confirmed the status of the two federal institutes and gave them greater autonomy over budgets and appointments.2003 年瑞士议会确认两所联邦理工学院的地位，并赋予它们在预算与人事上更大的自主权。

• In 2008 it merged with the Swiss Institute for Experimental Cancer Research, adding a cancer research institute to its life sciences faculty.2008 年，学校与瑞士实验癌症研究所合并，为生命科学学院增添了癌症研究机构。

• The school of life sciences and the merged cancer institute gave the institute a biomedical profile alongside its engineering strengths.生命科学学院与合并后的癌症研究所，使学校在工程优势之外具备了生物医学特色。

• Because it took its present name only in 1969, the institution was long classified among universities under fifty years old and was ranked first in that category by Times Higher Education in 2017.由于学校直到 1969 年才改用现名，它长期被归入建校不足五十年的大学之列，并曾于 2017 年在泰晤士高等教育的该类榜单中位列第一。

• In 2013 the institute launched the Blue Brain Project with European funding to build detailed computer models of the mammalian brain.2013 年，学校在欧盟经费支持下启动蓝脑计划，构建哺乳动物大脑的精细计算机模型。

• The Human Brain Project, coordinated at the institute from 2013, was one of the first European flagship research initiatives and ran for a decade.自 2013 年起由学校协调的人脑计划，是欧洲最早的一批旗舰研究项目之一，历时十年。

• In 2016 the institute set up a number of interdisciplinary research centres to link life sciences, computing and engineering.2016 年，学校设立多个跨学科研究中心，把生命科学、计算与工程联系起来。

• In 2019 it opened a campus in Fribourg to house parts of its engineering and technology transfer activities.2019 年，学校在弗里堡设立校区，承载部分工程与技术转移活动。

• Today the institute takes part in European research programmes and in Swiss national initiatives on energy, quantum technology and artificial intelligence.如今学校参与欧洲研究计划以及瑞士在能源、量子技术与人工智能方面的国家项目。

• It is one of the two federal institutes of technology in Switzerland, the other being ETH Zurich, and both are administered directly by the confederation rather than by a canton.学校是瑞士两所联邦理工学院之一，另一所是苏黎世联邦理工学院；两校均由联邦而非州政府直接管理。

Academics

• EPFL is organised into seven faculties, covering basic sciences, engineering, environmental, architectural and civil engineering, computer and communication sciences, life sciences, technology management and humanities.学校由七个学院组成，涵盖基础科学、工程、环境建筑与土木工程、计算机与通信科学、生命科学、技术管理以及人文学科。

• Bachelor's courses are taught mainly in French with a growing share in English, while most master's programmes are taught entirely in English.本科课程主要以法语授课并逐步增加英语比例，硕士课程则大多完全以英语授课。

• As of 2025 the school had 14,072 students, of whom 7,001 were undergraduates and 7,071 were master's and doctoral students.截至 2025 年，学校有学生 14072 人，其中本科生 7001 人、硕士与博士生 7071 人。

• Its 378 professors are supported by some 3,697 other academic staff, and the school employs about 2,367 administrative staff.学校有 378 名教授，另有约 3697 名其他学术人员，并聘有约 2367 名行政人员。

• The school's research strengths lie in engineering, computer science, the physical sciences, materials science and the life sciences.学校的研究强项在工程、计算机科学、物理科学、材料科学与生命科学。

• It operates a range of large research facilities, including the CROCUS nuclear reactor, a tokamak fusion reactor, a Blue Gene supercomputer and a biosafety level 3 laboratory.学校运营多种大型研究设施，包括 CROCUS 核反应堆、一台托卡马克聚变反应堆、一台蓝色基因超级计算机以及一座生物安全三级实验室。

• Its budget was 1.188 billion Swiss francs in 2025, and it is funded mainly by the confederation together with competitive research grants, philanthropic gifts and partnerships with industry.学校 2025 年预算为 11.88 亿瑞士法郎，经费主要来自联邦，另有竞争性研究经费、慈善捐赠以及与产业界的合作收入。

• Students come from more than 130 countries, giving the school one of the most international student bodies in Europe.学生来自一百三十多个国家，使其成为欧洲学生构成最国际化的高校之一。

• The school is known for its high ratio of staff to students and for a curriculum that requires engineering students to study mathematics and physics intensively.学校以较高的师生比著称，其课程要求工程类学生深入学习数学与物理。

• It runs a technology transfer office and a start-up programme, and its spin-off companies include several in medical devices and software.学校设有技术转移办公室与创业项目，其衍生企业涉及医疗器械与软件等领域。

• The institute is a member of the EuroTech Universities alliance, CESAER, the European University Association and the TIME network of European engineering schools.学校是欧洲卓越理工联盟、欧洲高级工程教育和研究学校协会、欧洲大学协会以及欧洲顶尖工科大学联盟的成员。

• Its Doctoral School organises doctoral training across the faculties, and PhD candidates are usually funded by research grants or assistantships.其博士学院统筹各学院的博士培养，博士生通常由研究经费或助教岗位资助。

• Research at the institute spans quantum science, robotics, neuroprosthetics, solar energy, environmental engineering and computational science.学校的研究涵盖量子科学、机器人学、神经修复、太阳能、环境工程与计算科学。

• It hosts several Swiss and European research centres, including the Swiss National Centre of Competence in Research in robotics and in quantum science.学校承载多个瑞士与欧洲研究中心，包括机器人学与量子科学领域的瑞士国家研究能力中心。

• The institute works closely with the nearby European Organization for Nuclear Research and with Swiss industry on instrumentation and computing.学校与近旁的欧洲核子研究组织以及瑞士产业界在仪器与计算方面密切合作。

• Its library and information services support study across the seven faculties and hold a substantial collection of scientific and technical material.其图书馆与信息服务支撑七个学院的学习与研究，藏有大量科技类文献。

• EPFL awards bachelor, master and doctoral degrees and also runs continuing education programmes for engineers already in industry.学校授予学士、硕士与博士学位，并为已进入产业界的工程师开设继续教育项目。

• It is funded mainly through the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology domain, and its researchers hold grants from the Swiss National Science Foundation and from European programmes.学校经费主要来自瑞士联邦理工学院体系，其研究人员则获得瑞士国家科学基金会与欧洲各类项目的资助。

• The institute works with the University of Lausanne and the University of Geneva on joint doctoral programmes in the life sciences, physics and engineering.学校与洛桑大学、日内瓦大学在生命科学、物理与工程领域合作开设联合博士项目。

• Its research partners and affiliated centres include the Idiap Research Institute, the Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics and the Paul Scherrer Institute, the last being part of the federal institute domain.其研究伙伴与附属机构包括伊迪亚普研究所、瑞士生物信息学研究所与保罗·谢尔研究所，后者属于联邦理工学院体系。

• Its teaching is organised in semesters, and the bachelor programme requires a common core in mathematics, physics and computer science before students specialise in their third year, with laboratory work throughout.其教学按学期组织，本科学生在第三年进入专业方向之前，须完成数学、物理与计算机科学的共同必修，全程并有实验课要求。

Campus

• The main campus is at Ecublens, on the shore of Lake Geneva, and is shared with the University of Lausanne in a district that together houses some 25,000 students.主校区位于莱芒湖畔的埃屈布朗，与洛桑大学共用同一片区，两地合计约有 25000 名学生。

• The campus covers about 55 hectares and contains some sixty-five buildings of the school, many of them modern research and teaching facilities.校区占地约 55 公顷，学校在此拥有约六十五座建筑，其中许多是现代研究与教学设施。

• The site is an urban campus with a lakeside setting, and it is connected to the centre of Lausanne by metro and bus services.这是一座临湖的城市型校区，通过地铁与巴士与洛桑市中心相连。

• Among its buildings are the Rolex Learning Center, a curving single-storey structure by the Japanese practice Sanaa opened in 2010, which houses the library and study spaces.其建筑中包括劳力士学习中心，这座由日本事务所妹岛和世与西泽立卫设计、2010 年启用的单层曲面建筑，内设图书馆与学习空间。

• The school's colours are Swiss red, and its logo and signage use a distinctive grid of letters and numbers.学校的代表色为瑞士红，其标志与指示系统使用辨识度很高的字母与数字网格。

• Students and staff work across the campus's laboratories, libraries and workshops, and the campus also has student housing and sports facilities.师生在校内的实验室、图书馆与工作坊中开展活动，校区还设有学生宿舍与体育设施。

• The campus is close to the international organisations and research institutes of the Lake Geneva region, including CERN.校区邻近莱芒湖地区的国际组织与研究机构，其中包括欧洲核子研究中心。

• A second site at Fribourg and premises in other Swiss cities extend the institute's presence beyond Lausanne.位于弗里堡的第二处校区以及其他瑞士城市的场所，把学校的影响扩展到洛桑之外。

• The lakeside setting allows rowing and sailing, and the nearby Alps provide skiing and hiking within an hour or two of the campus.临湖的环境使划船与帆船成为可能，附近的阿尔卑斯山则在距校区一两小时车程内提供滑雪与徒步去处。

• The campus is served by the Lausanne metro, whose western terminus at Crochy stands on the edge of the site.校区由洛桑地铁服务，其西端终点站克鲁瓦西就在校区边缘。

• The campus includes an innovation park where company laboratories stand beside the school's own research buildings, and student housing within walking distance of the lake.校区内设创新园区，企业实验室与学校自有研究大楼比邻而立；学生宿舍距湖岸步行可达。

• The main campus stands on a plateau above Lake Geneva, and because of the wind off the water many of the buildings are linked by covered walkways and underground passages.主校区坐落在莱芒湖上方的台地上，由于湖面风大，许多建筑之间以有盖走廊与地下通道相连。

Reputation

• EPFL ranks joint 22nd in the 2027 QS World University Rankings, 36th in the 2027 Times Higher Education World University Rankings and 80th in the 2026-2027 U.S. News Best Global Universities.学校在 2027 年 QS 世界大学排名中并列全球第 22，2027 年泰晤士高等教育世界大学排名第 36，2026 至 2027 年度 US News 全球最佳大学排名第 80。^[1]

• It is one of the highest ranked universities in continental Europe in the major global tables and is the leading institution of its kind in French-speaking Europe.在主要全球榜单中，它是欧洲大陆排名最高的大学之一，也是法语欧洲同类院校中的领头者。

• Its strengths in engineering, computer science and the life sciences are reflected in subject rankings, where several fields place in the world's top ten.学校在工程、计算机科学与生命科学方面的实力反映在学科排名上，多个领域位居世界前十。

• The institute is a member of the EuroTech Universities alliance and the TIME network, and works with leading technical universities across Europe.学校是欧洲卓越理工联盟与欧洲顶尖工科大学联盟的成员，并与欧洲各主要工科大学合作。

• It works closely with Swiss and international industry, and its graduates are prominent in engineering, technology and research.学校与瑞士及国际产业界合作紧密，毕业生在工程、科技与研究领域表现突出。

• Its spin-off companies and technology transfer record are among the strongest in Europe, and the school ranks highly for innovation.其衍生企业与技术转移成绩在欧洲名列前茅，学校在创新方面排名靠前。

• The institute's location in the Lake Geneva region gives it access to one of Europe's densest concentrations of international organisations and technology companies.学校地处莱芒湖地区，可以接触欧洲最密集的国际组织与科技企业集群之一。

• Its research output in computer science, materials science and neuroscience is widely cited, it takes part in European framework programmes, and it ranks among Europe's leaders in citations per researcher.其在计算机科学、材料科学与神经科学方面的研究成果被广泛引用，并参与欧洲框架计划，按研究人员人均引用计在欧洲名列前茅。

• Because of its federal status the school is funded directly by the confederation, which gives it a stable financial base unusual among European universities.由于是联邦院校，学校经费直接来自联邦，这使它拥有欧洲大学中少见的稳定财政基础。

• Philanthropic support comes from bodies including the Bertarelli Foundation and the Leenaards Foundation, and donations have funded chairs, scholarships and research centres.其慈善支持来自贝塔雷利基金会与莱纳尔基金会等机构，捐赠用于设立讲席、奖学金与研究中心。

• The institute's graduates are recruited by European technology firms as well as by Swiss banks, pharmaceutical companies and research institutes, and its careers service reports strong employment outcomes.学校毕业生受到欧洲科技企业以及瑞士银行、制药企业与研究机构的青睐，其就业服务报告显示就业情况良好。

Student life

• Students come from more than 130 nationalities, and the campus is bilingual in French and English, with master's teaching largely in English.学生来自一百三十多个国家，校园通用法语与英语，硕士教学则大多使用英语。

• The school runs student associations covering sport, culture, technology and entrepreneurship, and the campus has sports facilities and residences.学校设有涵盖体育、文化、技术与创业的学生社团，校区并配备体育设施与宿舍。

• The lakeside setting allows rowing, sailing and other water sports, and the nearby Alps provide opportunities for skiing and hiking.临湖的环境使划船、帆船等水上运动成为可能，附近的阿尔卑斯山则提供了滑雪与徒步的去处。

• The campus is shared with the University of Lausanne, so students mix with those of the neighbouring institution in many activities.校区与洛桑大学共用，学生可在许多活动中与邻校学生往来。

• As the campus lies in French-speaking Switzerland, students commonly use French outside classes and English within them.由于校区位于瑞士法语区，学生在课外常使用法语，在课内则使用英语。

• The institution's emphasis on entrepreneurship and industry links gives students access to start-up incubators and company projects, and its annual start-up competition draws teams from across Europe.学校强调创业与产业联系，为学生提供创业孵化器与企业项目的渠道，其年度创业大赛吸引欧洲各地团队参加。

• Student life includes an annual festival, sports tournaments between the two Lausanne institutions and a programme of public lectures.学生生活包括一年一度的节庆、洛桑两校之间的体育赛事以及公开讲座项目。

• Because the school is relatively small, teaching groups in the later years of the bachelor programme are small and laboratory work is intensive.由于学校规模相对不大，本科高年级的教学班较小，实验课比重很高。

• The institute offers student housing on and near the campus, and many students live in the surrounding communes along the lake.学校在校区内外提供学生宿舍，许多学生住在湖畔的周边市镇。

Notable people

• Lois Rivier and John Gay founded the school in 1853 as a private engineering school, giving French-speaking Switzerland its first polytechnic.洛伊·里维埃与约翰·盖伊于 1853 年创办这所私立工程学校，为瑞士法语区建立了第一所理工学院。

• Jean-Daniel Nicoud, a professor at the school, developed the computer mouse at the institute and founded the company Logitech with an associate.学校教授让-达尼埃尔·尼库在此研发出计算机鼠标，并与伙伴共同创办了罗技公司。

• He also built some of the earliest minicomputers and worked on early microcomputers and robotics.他还制造了最早的一批小型计算机，并在早期微型计算机与机器人领域开展工作。

• Martin Vetterli, a specialist in signal processing, served as president of the institute from 2017 and guided its digital and interdisciplinary strategy.信号处理专家马丁·韦特利自 2017 年起担任校长，主导了学校的数字化与跨学科战略。

• Patrick Aebischer, a neuroscientist who served as president from 2000 to 2016, expanded the institute's life sciences and its international standing.神经科学家帕特里克·埃比舍于 2000 至 2016 年任校长，扩展了学校的生命科学学科与其国际地位。

• Anna Fontcuberta i Morral, a materials scientist, became president of the institute in 2025.材料科学家安娜·丰特库贝塔·伊·莫拉尔于 2025 年出任校长。

• Henry Markram, a neuroscientist at the institute, directed the Human Brain Project and led the Blue Brain Project.学校神经科学家亨利·马克拉姆主持了人脑计划，并领导蓝脑计划。

• Researchers at the school have contributed to solar cell efficiency, brain-computer interfaces and quantum computing.学校研究人员在太阳能电池效率、脑机接口与量子计算方面做出了贡献。

• Its graduates are prominent in Swiss engineering, in the pharmaceutical and technology industries and in academic research.其毕业生在瑞士工程界、制药与科技产业以及学术研究中表现突出。

• Alumni of the school have founded technology companies in Switzerland and abroad, particularly in medical devices, robotics and software.学校校友在瑞士及海外创办了科技企业，尤其在医疗器械、机器人与软件领域。

• Its professors include the roboticist Auke Ijspeert, whose laboratory develops walking and swimming robots modelled on animal locomotion.其教授中包括机器人学家奥克·伊斯佩特，其实验室研发模仿动物运动方式的步行与游动机器人。