The Forum EPFL is Europe’s largest student-led recruitment fair: more than 210 companies and 130 start-ups come to meet EPFL students, graduates and doctoral candidates every year. For the past 41 editions, the Forum EPFL Committee has been working hard to ease EPFL students’ professional integration into the working world.

The Forum EPFL is organized each year by a committee of 20 volunteer students. This core team is then supported by 7 additional joint committee members as the Forum EPFL week approaches.

Every year, the Forum EPFL provides a week-long opportunity for EPFL students, graduates and doctoral candidates to meet with nearly 210 companies and 135 start-ups. The aim of this week of meetings is to enable them to establish close contact with potential future employers and thus facilitate their professional integration.

In addition to the Forum week, several events are organized during the year, such as the Skills Weeks, which aims to prepare students for different recruitment processes, through conferences, workshops and more. Besides that, to expose innovation and entrepreneurship to students, the Forum EPFL organizes the Innovation Night, which addresses various inspiring and hot topics.

The Forum EPFL Week is primarily for the benefit of EPFL students, graduates and doctoral candidates in their search for a job or an internship.

The Forum EPFL week starts with the Forum Get Ready. This is the last chance for students to prepare for the company meetings. Last minute CV photos, CV corrections, sophrology workshops, and more are on the agenda. The day ends with the traditional Opening Conference.

On Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, companies have the opportunity to give presentations.

Tuesday is the day dedicated to start-ups: the Start-up Day is a real condensed Forum, which aims to bring together various actors of the entrepreneurial universe and to introduce EPFL students to new horizons. This day ends with the Eloquence Contest.

Wednesday is the NGO & IGO Day.

Thursday and Friday are the stands days, during which companies come to meet EPFL students directly. In addition, there are workshops, interview rooms and lunch meetings, to offer the students multiple opportunities for being recruited.

The members of our committee are committed to making our Forum a sustainable and responsible event. To this end, numerous actions are undertaken throughout the year and during the Forum week. In addition, our partnership with The SeaCleaners allows us to ensure a carbon neutral event.

To learn more about our commitment, you can visit our Responsible Forum page.

Do not hesitate to contact us, we will do our best to help you. You can reach out to us via email at forum@epfl.ch or on our social media (Instagram: @forumepfl, Facebook: Forum EPFL).

The list of the companies and start-ups attending last year’s edition of the Forum EPFL can be found here.

The complete program of the week 2023 is available here.

The whole week is free access.

Company presentations and stands visits are open to all. Company workshops, interview boxes and contact luncheons are organized upon registration or upon prior contact between the student and the company via student accounts on our platform.

The Forum EPFL takes place during one week at the SwissTech Convention Center, on the EPFL campus. It is accessible from the center of Lausanne or from the Renens train station, by taking the M1 metro line, at the EPFL stop. More details are available on the page Access to the Forum EPFL.

Coming to the fair is free for visitors.

The services offered by the Forum EPFL to students, graduates and doctoral students are also free. Some of them, such as workshops, interviews and contact-luncheons only require a prior registration on our platform.

The latest information about the Forum EPFL is available on our website and on our Instagram page, @forumepfl.

Additionally, throughout the week, the EPFL community will be able to follow the latest Forum EPFL news directly on the EPFL Pocket Campus app.

Registrations will open later. You will be able register to become staff on our intranet page.

You will only need to register using your GASPAR.

For each staffing shift you will be completing, you will be offered a HolyCow ! or Tap Voucher and you will be given a goodies bag.

From 5 hours of shift on, you will be offered your ticket for the annual Gala of the Forum EPFL.

For the Forum EPFL week, we are hiring for the following positions:

• Reception desk (mastering English is necessary)
• Logistics
• Godfather/Godmother (mastering English is necessary)
• Catering
• Satisfaction Survey (mastering English is necessary)

Yes, there is! Depending on the staff positions, the dress code to follow is the following:

• Reception desk & Godfather/Godmother & Satisfaction Survey: suit
• Catering: white shirt and black pants
• Logistics: comfortable clothing

To register, simply make a request to create an account on our platform. One of our members will then contact you by email to confirm your registration.

Registration for the 42nd edition of the EPFL Forum is open until May 31st, 2024.

To register, simply make a request to create an account on our platform. One of our members will then contact you by email to confirm your registration.

Registration for the 42nd edition of the EPFL Forum is open until July 31st, 2024.

To make the most out of the Forum EPFL week as a student, it is recommended that you have a validated account on our platform. You will then be able to register for this edition of the Forum and take advantage of all the services offered to you, in particular
uploading your CV to our CV library will allow you to gain visibility among the companies taking part in the Forum EPFL.

Be aware that platform registrations must be renewed every year.

Once registered, companies can take advantage of many services. First of all, they have access to the CV library, which collects thousands of CVs from EPFL students.

In addition, companies can choose to organize presentations, workshops and on Thursday and Friday, hold a stand to meet directly with students, or even organize interviews or contact-luncheons.

All companies registered for the current edition of the Forum EPFL are entitled to a double-page presentation in our Companies Book, printed thousands of copies and distributed to visitors.

You will find more details and rates in our Companies Salesbook.

With a preferential rate, start-ups benefit from a stand during the now traditional Start-Up Day, on Tuesday which is dedicated to them.

Every start-up participating in this event will be entitled to a double-page presentation in our Start-Ups Book, printed in more than a thousand copies and distributed to visitors.

You can find more information in our Start-Ups Salesbook.

As a student, all the services you can benefit from are free. Once you have registered on our platform, you have access to all our events throughout the year and also during the Forum EPFL week. You will be able to participate in the two Skills Weeks, during which conferences to prepare you for your job search, CV correction workshops, interview preparation, professional photography, etc. will be offered.

During the Forum EPFL week, you will be able to participate in numerous workshops, company presentations, lunches and interviews, directly with the companies.