Just over fifty years ago, on 1 January 1969, the Ecole polytechnique de l'Université de Lausanne (EPUL) became a Swiss federal institute of technology under the name EPFL. In his New Year's address this week, President Martin Vetterli provided a preview of some of the events planned for this jubilee celebration. This past Wednesday, the SwissTech Convention Center auditorium was the site of the now-traditional information session with EPFL's Senior Management, which was attended by several hundred staff and students. The gathering had a celebratory air about it this year. That's because 2019 marks the 50th anniversary of the school's transformation into a federal institute of technology. Prior to that, the school was part of the University of Lausanne and funded by the Canton of Vaud. Professor Vetterli, after touching on EPFL's key milestones over the past half century, presented the school's strategy for the coming years.
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