THE EPFL STUDENT'S GUIDE - International Relations | EPFL
THE EPFL STUDENT'S GUIDE - International Relations | EPFL
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12 B BACHELOR / MASTER STUDIES<br />
B 15<br />
Army, Military Service<br />
It has become difficult for <strong>EPFL</strong><br />
students to reconcile their studies<br />
with military obligations.<br />
You are therefore advised to<br />
complete the whole of your<br />
military training before starting<br />
your university curriculum, so as<br />
to avoid suspending your education<br />
at the risk of losing a year of<br />
studies. If you decide to take a<br />
year’s leave after leaving school to<br />
complete your military training,<br />
it would be wise to use the time<br />
to do a few compulsory refresher<br />
courses or to opt for long service<br />
so as to complete your life’s<br />
military duties once and for all.<br />
You will find further information<br />
on the <strong>EPFL</strong> http://bachelor.epfl.<br />
ch/page28396.html and the Army’shttp://www.vtg.admin.ch/internet/vtg/fr/home.html<br />
Websites.<br />
During your studies requests<br />
for leave, postponement or<br />
exemption should be submitted<br />
to the Army subject to<br />
the Registrar’s Office’s prior<br />
agreement. All the necessary<br />
information and links to fill the<br />
relevant forms are on http://<br />
sac.epfl.ch/page32090-fr.html<br />
B 16<br />
Adapted Study Schedule<br />
If you have a physical disability<br />
or are an elite sportsperson or<br />
musician, you may – subject to<br />
certain conditions – request an<br />
adapted study schedule or even<br />
exemption from certain tests.<br />
Kindly fill in the relevant form<br />
on http://sac.epfl.ch/page32303.<br />
html and send it to the Registrar’s<br />
Office together with<br />
the required evidence, i.e. :<br />
O elite sportsperson (official<br />
certificate from your Swiss<br />
sports federation, together<br />
with training and competition<br />
schedule)<br />
O musician (official certificate<br />
from the Conservatoire de<br />
Musique stating the number of<br />
hours devoted to music lessons)<br />
O disabled student (medical<br />
certificate stating why you need<br />
an adapted study schedule)<br />
B 17<br />
Teaching Languages<br />
There are four official languages<br />
in Switzerland : French, German,<br />
Italian and Romansh. Although<br />
a number of persons understand<br />
English, the official language<br />
in Canton Vaud is French.<br />
French is the official language for<br />
legal texts at <strong>EPFL</strong>. Teaching is<br />
partly in French and partly in English<br />
depending on course levels.<br />
The <strong>EPFL</strong> recommends that<br />
students starting at <strong>EPFL</strong> should<br />
have minimum B2 level in the<br />
teaching languages (as defined by<br />
the Common European Framework<br />
of Reference for Languages scale).<br />
For further information : http://<br />
langues.epfl.ch/page69202-fr.html<br />
Cours de Mathématiques<br />
Spéciales<br />
Teaching is exclusively in<br />
French and a good understanding<br />
of this language is<br />
needed to follow the courses.<br />
Bachelor<br />
Most courses are given in<br />
French although a few (Analysis<br />
or Physics) can be followed in<br />
German or English depending<br />
on the programme.<br />
Master<br />
The teaching language is strongly<br />
dependent on the chosen<br />
curriculum. Some Master programmes<br />
are available mostly<br />
in English, others in French and<br />
some are bilingual. The trend<br />
is for most Master classes to<br />
be taught mainly in English.<br />
Details on the specific page of<br />
the Master programme of your<br />
choice, under the “Curriculum in<br />
Brief” link : http://master.epfl.ch/
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