What is EPFL?

Located in Switzerland, EPFL is one of Europe’s most vibrant and cosmopolitan science and technology institutions. Through five schools and two colleges, EPFL community tackles the biggest challenges of our time through education, research and innovation.

What is fed up about?

An examination of America’s obesity epidemic and the food industry’s role in aggravating it. Upending the conventional wisdom of why we gain weight and how to lose it, Fed Up unearths a dirty secret of the American food industry-far more of us get sick from what we eat than anyone has previously realized.

Why EPFL in Switzerland?

Through five schools and two colleges, EPFL community tackles the biggest challenges of our time through education, research and innovation. At the heart of beautiful Switzerland, EPFL is a world of curiosity, collaboration and learning.

Can EPFL students make speculative investments in cryptocurrency?

A group of EPFL students has developed a system for making speculative investments in decentralized finance. Their startup, called APWine, raised nearly $5 million in cryptocurrency in a fundraising round this spring. “Mr. Cibils, you are terrific! We were terrible.”