Program Overview

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Master in Sustainable Management & Technology

The Master in Sustainable Management & Technology (SMT) attracts many foreign students and thus allows students to immerse themselves in an international and multicultural environment where English is the natural language for both classes and communication between students.

International Students Information

We are proud to welcome students from different countries such as: Canada, China, France, Germany, Italy, the United States of America…

Entry Requirements

International students interested in joining our Master program must follow the detailed admission process.

Study Management

• New Master students at EPFL
• Learn more about how studies are managed at EPFL

Explore Switzerland

Studying in Switzerland is a unique experience! Discover what this country has to offer.

Prepare Yourself for EPFL

Settling in a new country, understanding the culture and meeting new people are the many challenges you might face when you decide to study abroad.

Arrival

• Check out how to get things together and prepare for your arrival as a new student at EPFL.
• Coming to EPFL

Campus

• Learn all about EPFL services, restaurants, health insurance, events

Meeting Other Students

• Would like to be put into contact with a peer?
• Would you like to hear about another student’s experience as an SMT student?
• Do you want somebody to talk to who can relate to your student’s life?

Application Process

Please check the online application process and the deadlines.

Exchange Students Conditions

Exchange students from another section of EPFL can ONLY take courses that:

• do not have a limited capacity
• are part of the study plan of their own section

Rules Regarding the Access to SMT Courses for Exchange Students

Exchange students from another section of EPFL are only allowed to register for the following courses in the SMT curriculum, if it is part of the study plan of their own section at EPFL:

Autumn

• ENV-410 Science of climate change
• MGT-450 Technology, sustainability and public policy
• MGT-494 Economics for challenging times
• MGT-499 Statistics and Causal inference for sustainability
• MGT-541 Nature Finance

Spring

• ENG-410 Energy supply, economics and transition
• MGT-505 Systems Thinking

Once the second week of the semester is over, the SMT section will cancel all the registrations that do not follow these rules.

Prepare Yourself for EPFL

• Coming to EPFL
• New Exchange students
• EPFL Information for Exchange students

About EPFL

• Who we are
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Education

• Admission
• Academic Calendar
• Preparatory Year (CMS)
• Bachelor
• Master
• Doctorate
• Continuing Education - Extension School
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• International
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• Educational Initiatives
• Education & Science Outreach
• Infrastructures Under Development
• Engaging with Society

Research

• Mission and Policy
• Research Domains
• EPFL Research Facilities
• Faculty Members
• Solutions 5 Sustainability - S4S
• Awards and Prizes
• Funding Opportunities
• Research Management Support
• From Lab to Market
• Research Ethics
• Research with Animals
• Open Science

Innovation

• Industry Collaboration
• Innovation Initiatives
• Startup Launchpad

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• Visit EPFL
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Schools & Colleges

• School of Architecture, Civil & Environmental Engineering ENAC
• School of Basic Sciences SB
• School of Engineering STI
• School of Computer & Communication Sciences IC
• School of Life Sciences SV
• College of Management of Technology CDM
• College of Humanities CDH