EPFL opens new research center for educational science

EPFL inaugurate this Wednesday, October 10 the LEARN Center for Learning Sciences. The Center will promote innovation in teaching and help formulate responses to the challenges being created by our society's digital transformation. EPFL has created a unique ecosystem of services, research labs and entrepreneurial programs in the field of education. And today it is adding another string to its bow with LEARN, a new center that will pool the efforts of the different stakeholders involved in educational research and in developing new teaching tools. "To keep pace with the remarkable advancements in digital technology, we need to update both what we teach and how we teach," says Pierre Vandergheynst, EPFL's Vice President for Education. "LEARN's primary goal will therefore be to conduct translational research in educational science. That is, to try out new teaching methods, demonstrate their impact and turn them into new teaching practices for our campus and, where desirable, for the educational system as a whole." LEARN will aim to stimulate research and create new synergies in education - a field that has ramifications for our entire society.