Program Overview

Program Overview

The EDMT Management of Technology program is a doctoral program offered by the College of Management of Technology at EPFL.

Program Structure

Every doctoral student in the EDMT program is assigned a mentor, a professor from the EDMT program. The mentor's role is to support the doctoral candidate throughout their work and educational progress and help them overcome any professional or personal challenges they may face during their studies.

Mentor's Role

The mentor provides guidance during the PhD, discusses career strategy with the student, or any other topic related to the PhD that the student feels like discussing. The mentor can provide unbiased advice, related to the academic world and career paths, from an experienced scientist and advise on any issues with the PhD work. Importantly, the mentor does not supervise or co-supervise the student's thesis but is the primary contact for any issues with the thesis director or within the laboratory.

Mentoring Relationship

The mentor remains anonymous with respect to the thesis director(s) to ensure confidentiality. It is the doctoral student's decision to keep this anonymity or not. In the first months of their PhD, the doctoral student meets with the mentor to discuss the mentor's role and both parties' expectations regarding the mentoring relationship. Additionally, as part of the annual reports, the mentor meets with the doctoral student to discuss the progress of their work and their well-being in the laboratory. The PhD student is responsible for organizing this meeting.

Program Regulations

Mentors regularly meet with the program director to discuss anonymously any problems reported by doctoral students. Only with the agreement of the doctoral candidate, the program director takes the necessary measures.

Program Details

• The EDMT program is part of the College of Management of Technology at EPFL.
• The program offers a doctoral degree in Management of Technology.
• The program has a mentoring system, where each doctoral student is assigned a mentor.
• The mentor's role is to provide guidance and support to the doctoral student throughout their studies.
• The program has a set of regulations that govern the mentoring relationship and the role of the mentor.
• The program director meets regularly with mentors to discuss any issues or problems reported by doctoral students.

Research Areas

The EDMT program is part of a broader range of doctoral programs offered by EPFL, including:

• EDAM Advanced Manufacturing
• EDAR Architecture and Sciences of the City
• EDBB Biotechnology and Bioengineering
• EDCB Computational and Quantitative Biology
• EDCE Civil and Environmental Engineering
• EDCH Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
• EDDH Digital Humanities
• EDEE Electrical Engineering
• EDEY Energy
• EDFI Finance
• EDIC Computer and Communication Sciences
• EDMA Mathematics
• EDME Mechanics
• EDMI Microsystems and Microelectronics
• EDMS Molecular Life Sciences
• EDMT Management of Technology
• EDMX Materials Science and Engineering
• EDNE Neuroscience
• EDPO Photonics
• EDPY Physics
• EDRS Robotics, Control and Intelligent Systems
• JDPLS Learning Sciences

Schools and Colleges

The EDMT program is offered by the College of Management of Technology, which is one of the several schools and colleges at EPFL, including:

• 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)