Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL)

There were many courses to choose from. Most were in French, but many Master courses were in English. I especially enjoyed the database courses and Multimedia Documents. The department for Management of Technology and Entrepreneurship had many interesting courses. I also atended two courses at HEC Lausanne, the city's business school. I strongly recommend doing that as their courses are interesting and you get to know students outside your own university.

There were too few laboratory sessions. Out of the 13 courses I took, only three had lab work. Many courses should have contained more exercise session.

Try to get in touch with the assistants everytime you need it, because they are quite accessible, much more than professors. Be prepared to plenty of projects and exercises throgouhout the course.

They should try to promote more the interaction with local students, the contact is quite reduced, and the system does not help at all.

Courses were OK, there is a very big choice in physics courses, but the few I chose were not the best. The lab I worked in however was very well equipped.

Oral exams are a bad way to assessknowledge, and it is not allowed to retake exams.

Don't forget to register for the exams, otherwise it will be expensive.

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never take "international money and finance" at the HEC

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It is hard to find the right courses.

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