瑞 士 联 邦 理 工 大 学, 洛 桑. Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne

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1 瑞 士 联 邦 理 工 大 学, 洛 桑 Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne 1. Introduction 2. EPFL: Education, Research, Technologies 3. The China program 4. For discussion M. Marius Burgat, EPFL Adjoint scientifique, Vice-présidence pour les relations internationales 1

2 EPFL in numbers 6500 Students 230 Professors / 900 teachers and educators 3200 Employees National Public Funding 470 Million CHF (2006) External Financing 140 Million CHF (2006) Total Budget in USD 610 Million CHF 500 M USD 2

3 Swiss Academic Landscape UniNe UniBa UniBe ETHZ UniLu UniZH UniSG EPFL UniL UniFr UniGe USI ETHZ and EPFL: Federal schools, akin to UC System 3

4 ETH Domain: structure Federal Council ETH ETH board ETHZ EPFL PSI PSI WSL EMPA EAWAG Institut fédéral de recherches sur la forêt, la neige et le paysage Institut de recherche en science des matériaux et en technologie Institut de recherche de l eau 4

5 One of the world s most international campuses! (Times, Higher Education Suppl., 2004) 107 nationalities on campus 60% of faculty from abroad 40% foreign students 5

6 Professor: Nationality % Origin USA 7 % Europe 45 % Asia & Australia 5 % 230 Swiss 42 % 100 % 80 % 60 % 40 % 20 % Other USA Swiss Nationality of Faculty Origin of Faculty 6

7 1. Where do we stand? 1. Harvard University USA 2. Stanford University USA 3. Yale University USA 4. California Institute of Technology USA 5. University of California at Berkeley USA 6. University of Cambridge UK 7. Massachusetts Institute Technology USA 8. Oxford University UK 9. University of California at San Francisco USA 10. Columbia University (New York) USA 11. University of Michigan at Ann Arbor USA 12. University of California at Los Angeles USA 13. University of Pennsylvania USA 14. Duke University USA 15. Princeton University USA 16. Tokyo University J 17. Imperial College London UK 18. University of Toronto CAN 19. Cornell University USA 20. University of Chicago USA 21. Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich CH 22. University of Washington at Seattle USA 23. University of California at San Diego USA 24. Johns Hopkins University USA 25. University College London UK 26. Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne CH 27. University Texas at Austin USA 28. University of Wisconsin at Madison USA 29. Kyoto University J 30. University of Minnesota Twin Cities USA 31. University of British Columbia CAN 32. University of Geneva CH 33. Washington University in St. Louis USA 34. London School of Economics UK 35. Northwestern University USA 36. National University of Singapore Singapore 37. University of Pittsburgh USA 38. Australian National University AUS 39. New York University USA 40. Pennsylvania State University USA 41. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill USA 42. McGill University CAN 43. Ecole Polytechnique, Paris F 44. University of Basel CH 45. University of Maryland USA 46. University of Zurich CH 47. University of Edinburgh UK 48. University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign USA 49. University of Bristol UK 50. University of Sydney AUS The Top 50 worldwide August 13, 2006 Europe has 13 Universities in the top 50 EPFL is 26 worldwide 6 in Europe 7 Univ. are in Great Britain 5 in Switzerland 7

8 EPFL Education 8

9 Education A solid scientific foundation Strong roots in basic sciences HighTech environment Entrepreneurial spirit Additionnal skills: humanities, management, language 9

10 Education A wide range of knowledge Schools Educational programs Basic Sciences Engineering Computer and Communication Sciences Architecture, Civil and Environmental Eng. Life Sciences Social Sciences and Humanities Management of Technology Physics Chemistry / Chemical Eng. Mathematics Material Sciences Electrical Engineering Microtechnology Mechanical Engineering Computer science Communication systems Architecture Civil Engineering Environmental Science & Eng. Life Sciences & Technology Management of Technology 10

11 Education A curriculum recognized world-wide Bachelor (BS) Master (MS) Doctoral Studies (PhD) Executive Master (EM) Master of Advanced Studies (MAS) Continuing Education BS: since october 2003 MS: since october 2004 DS: since january 2004 Work in progress but many programs open 11

12 Education The MS opportunity Master programs not well developed yet in Europe: EPFL has a graduate school approach We are fully Bologna Compatible Master programs 100% in English: Computer sciences Communication systems Chemistry Chemical engineering Life sciences & technology Bioengineering & biotechnology More coming (EE, etc) Combined MS/PhD program Attractive, close to research 12

13 Students mobility 140 exchange agreements with: IN Europe USA China -> Canada Russia -> to come India Singapore -> 2003 Hong Kong -> 2003 Japan -> 70 & 80 South Korea -> 90 Mexico OUT Horizontal versus vertical mobility 13

14 Doctoral studies 14

15 Doctoral school A marked growth in the PhD student population 400 % 350 % 2005: 1,422 doctoral students 300 % 250 % 200 % 150 % 100 % 1990: 354 doctoral students 50 % 0 %

16 Doctoral school Attract the best talents worldwide (354) (1422) 45.2% 44.2% 34.7% 27.7% 8.2% 5.1% AMERICA CH 8.2% 3.7% AFRICA EUROPE 10.7% 11.9% ASIA 0.3% 0.4% OCEANIA 16

17 Excellence in research 17

18 Research The scientific impact of nations Citation per paper (normalized) Switzerland USA Denmark United Kingdom Netherlands Germany Austria Belgium Sweden Canada Finland France Italy Australia Israel Ireland Spain Luxembourg Japan Portugal Poland South Africa Greece South Korea Singapore Brazil Russia China Taiwan India Source: Nature 430, (15 July 2004) 18

19 Discover & Innovate Research priorities Information science Life science at the interface of engineering Microtechnology and nanosciences Urban systems and mobility Energy 19

20 Discover & innovate Scientific productivity 450 Publications ISI (1990=100) EPFL World

21 Research EPFL publications in Nature & Science 77 publications from 1990 until since 2000 Cover page last September for a paper on the Bose- Einstein condensation 21

22 Research & competition National research centers > Quantum Photonics > Mobile Information and Communication Systems (MICS) > Multimodal Systems (with IDIAP) > Molecular Oncology (with ISREC) > Genetics (with UNIGE) 22

23 Research & interdisciplinarity Blue Gene : a fascinating research tool 23

24 Promotion of transdisciplinarity 24

25 School Projects «Alinghi»:Winner of America s Cup: Auckland 2003 and Valence? ? EPFL as scientific advisor 25

26 Challenge «Solar Impulse»: a new challenge 26

27 New initiatives Creation of new centers Energy Nuclear fusion (ITER), alternative energy sources, systems security and reliability,... Information security Scientific business legal interdisciplinarity, data security, banking sector, insurances, e-commerce,... Industrial and architectural design Technical artistic commercial interdisciplinarity, users perception, support for innovation,... 27

28 International affairs 28

29 International cooperation Looking East! Collaboration with China, India, Hong Kong, Singapore... Symposia and workshops Faculty exchange fellowships Research grants in the near future 29

30 International affairs: China 30

31 International cooperation - China 瑞 士 联 邦 理 工 大 学, 洛 桑 China - EPFL: some history Longue tradition 1950 Relations diplomatiques 1980 Xi'an Jiaotong: premiers échanges avec EPFL 1990 Nombre croissant d étudiants 2000 une dizaine de laboratoires ont des contacts réguliers 2006 : > 100 scientifiques chinois sur le campus 1 professeur chinois, 17 post-docs, 37 doctorants 14 étudiants MS et 23 BS et 11 CMS+PG 31

32 China: building up 瑞 士 联 邦 理 工 大 学, 洛 桑 2000 Universities in China: which one? EPFL develops a program for its students: «Master thesis in China» (~ 10 students in 1st year) EPFL develops bilateral relations with major universities: active cooperation and MoU signed with Tsinghua, Beijing University, Shanghai Jiaotong -> Fudan Lab to lab research projects Exchanges (Master, PhD, post doc, faculty members) 32

33 International cooperation Nicolas Musy Marius Burgat Zhen Xiao 33

34 International cooperation - China Master theses and Internships A unique opportunity for EPFL master student experience in China! 6-month master thesis work in a reputed China university or a foreign R&D center in China 6-month Internships in an international enterprise in China Additionally, the student is encouraged to take a 6-month intensive Chinese language course prior to their master theses or internships. Fellowships at EPFL for excellent students Competitive offers Selection 34

35 International cooperation: China China as priority at the national level From 2008 to 2011: 10 million CHF to be invested (swiss side), swiss parliament decision in December 2007 China intend to match ETHZ as leading house & project manager: 35

36 International cooperation: China Swisshouse / Swissnex in Shanghai (Hanspeter Hertig & team): an important hub to Science and Technology in China Industries universities cooperation Top Master students sponsored by industries Joint research projects Education programs in China & Switzerland Offshore campus? -> one or two week EPFL courses held in China (E-governance, Beijing, 2007). Shanghai 2010: Swiss idea: «to build a true waste treatment factory» with oportunity for visitors to interact: who take part? 36

37 In relations with chinese academics Une réelle passion pour les technologies Une ouverture et une curiosité sans pareille, tous secteurs confondus! La Chine développe une production en R&D qui sera égale à celle de l Europe en Certains labos chinois mieux équipés que les labos suisses La Chine est de retour dans le monde scientifique et technologique, elle devient un acteur majeur. De la Chine atelier du monde à la Chine, vers la Chine centre R&D du monde? 37

38 Fudan, April

39 Fudan, April

40 Thank you for attention 40