Magistrale Archives

Magistrale 2023

The graduation was held on October 7, 2023 at the SwissTech Convention Center in the presence of Mirjana Spoljaric, President of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC).

EPFL awarded 1240 Master’s degrees.

Visuel de la Magistrale 2021

La Magistrale 2021 took place on October 2, 2021 at SwissTech Convention Center.

EPFL awarded 1179 Master’s degrees.

Globe terrestre avec des trajectoires rouges
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La Magistrale 2020 took place on October 2 and 3, 2020 in several auditoriums, small rooms of the STCC and at the Forum Rolex.

EPFL awarded 1072 Master’s degrees.

Vue de la salle durant la Magistrale 2019 © Christian Brun
© Christian Brun

La Magistrale 2019 took place on October 5, 2019 at SwissTech Convention Center.

EPFL awarded 1028 Master’s degrees.

La Magistrale 2018 took place on October 6, 2018 at SwissTech Convention Center.

Saturday, October 3, 2015

SwissTech Convention Center

Film from the 2015 edition (part. 1)

Film of the 2015 edition (part. 2)

Program

HorareEventLocation
10hDoor openingSwissTech Convention Center
10h30MagistralSwissTech Convention Center
CollationFront audiences according to sections
GraduationFront audiences according to sections
from 15hAperitifsIn the halls in front of the audiences
from 7pmGraduates’ ball Beau-Rivage Palace, Lausanne

Saturday, October 4, 2014

SwissTech Convention Center

First time at the SwissTech Convention Center

EPFL students received their first diploma in the prestigious SwissTech Convention Center. With a capacity of 3000 places, the congress centre welcomed, on 4 October 2014, the graduates of the 2013-2014 class, their families and many personalities for this major academic event.

Artistic performance of 2014 graduates

Saturday, October 5, 2013

SG Hall

On Saturday, October 5, 2013, the 818 EPFL graduates, a record, proudly received the paper they had earned. Among them was the very first wave of energy management students.

The day was also marked by the creation of a giant human puzzle on the theme of wind energy.

Saturday, October 6, 2012 at 10:30 am

Under the Big Top on Cosandey Square

Program

Opening of the ceremony Patrick Aebischer, President of EPFL
Collation of the degrees of Doctor Honoris Causa David Donoho, Professor at Stanford University

Emily Carter, Professor at Princeton University

Polyspheres of Agepoly
Awarding Alumni Awards Horst Hippler, President of the German University Rectors’ Conference

Aymeric Sallin, Founder and Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of NanoDimension

Musical interludes Pierre Amoyal and the Orchestre Camerata de Lausanne
Master delivery Section Directors
Cocktail

Graduates’ Ball (7pm)

In the presence of Federal Councillor Didier Burkhalter

10h30

OPENING OF CEREMONY

Patrick Aebischer, President of EPFL

ALLOCATION OF OUR GUEST OF HONOUR

Mr. Didier Burkhalter, Federal Councillor,

Head of the Federal Department of Home Affairs

COLLATION OF DOCTOR GRADES HONORIS CAUSA

Hanna Damasio, Director of the Neuroimaging Centre

Dana Dornsife, University of Southern California

Antonio R. Damasio, Director of the Institute for Neurological Studies

of emotion and creativity, University of Southern California

Roberto Car, Professor of Chemistry, Princeton University

Subra Suresh, Director of the National Science Foundation, (USA)

AGEPOLY POLYSPHERS

PRICE REDUCTION 2011

ALUMNI AWARDS RESET

Alain Fuchs, President and CEO of the CNRS

André Borschberg, CEO and Co-founder of the Solar Impulse project

MASTER RESET

Section Directors

COCKTAIL