2025 Program

DEI: Diversity, Equality, Inclusion. What place do these values have today in the pursuit of education, research, and innovation missions?

6 March | 6 to 8 pm

EPFL Alumni invites you to the presentation (in French) of the book “Game Ovaire” by Lucia Sillig, science journalist and EPFL alumna.

?SV 1717 – Program and registration

7 March | 5:30 to 8:30 pm

The START Lausanne student association is organizing a round-table discussion on women and entrepreneurship.

?Forum Rolex – See the details

10 March | 12:15-1:45 pm

EPFL President Anna Fontcuberta i Morral and the Equal Opportunity Office are honored to welcome Ruth Dreifuss, the first woman to become President of the Swiss Confederation, who as Minister of the Interior from 1993 to 2002 was instrumental in setting up equality offices in the Federal Institutes of Technology. She will give us a testimonial as a preamble to a round-table discussion on the theme of DEI in institutions, with:

• Helene Füger, EPFL Equal Opportunity Delegate
• Vincenzo Iacoviello-Frederic, social psychologist, University of Geneva
• Pamela Ohene-Nyako, historian of black feminisms in Europe and founder of the Afrolitt’ literary platform
• Christophe Wagnière, Director of Ecole 42, co-signatory of a recent open letter from 60 CEOs on DEI programs
• Nicola Winzenried, lecturer at the EPFL College of Management of Technology, expert in diversity in management

Moderation by Quentin Delval, project manager at the Equal Opportunity Office, and Corinne Feuz, EPFL spokesperson. This event will take place in French.

? Forum Rolex (lunch bag offered on registration) or Zoom

3 to 8 March

The EPFL Library highlights women scientists on Instagram through books from its collections.

?To be seen on @epfllibrary

7 to 14 March

The student association Polyquity is organizing events like sign-making workshops, information stands and discussions.

?Full program on Instagram