Overview

The Architecture and Sciences of the City program at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne is based on two fundamental principles: interdisciplinarity and dialogue between basic and applied research. Interdisciplinarity as conceived of in the EDAR doctoral program is multidimensional.

Key facts

It is situated inside architecture (history, theory, projects) and in the urban sciences (geography, urban sociology, environmental economics, housing and networking, urbanism and spatial planning), but also between the two fields in that it is based on the role of a mediator between the problems of the city, of mobility, of space, and of inhabiting it.

Finally, the openness of the EDAR doctoral program to mathematics, the sciences of matter and life and the science of engineering is part of its essential choice.

The program also maintains particularly close relations with the School of Architecture, Civil and Environmental Engineering (ENAC), which regards interdisciplinarity and transdisciplinarity as fundamental and is the origin of a large part of the faculty and Doctoral candidates of EDAR.

Programme Structure

Research expertise:

Urban Demography
Conception of Space
Urban and Regional Planning Community
Timber Constructions
Architecture and Sustainable Technologies
Urban Sociology
Creative Computation
Integrated Performance in Design
Digital Humanities
Heritage, Anthropology and Technologies

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 48 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-09-08 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-04-30 00:00:00

Language

English, French

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95

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Credits

12 ECTS

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Lausanne, Switzerland

Disciplines

Architecture

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

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95

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Other requirements

General requirements

You will be asked to upload a pdf version of the following documents:

Official transcripts of diplomas and grades from all academic institutions of higher education you list in your application (after and not including high-school)
Certified translations of diplomas and grades into English if not originally in French, German, Italian or English
Statement of objectives
A copy of your passport or official identity document showing your name in full.
Once you have uploaded all these documents and confirmed all the details you have provided, you will be asked to complete and submit your application by validating it.

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Tuition Fees

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Non-residents

Free
Domestic Applies to you

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Citizens or residents

Free

Additional Details

EPFL doctoral students are usually enrolled with a dual status as employees of the school.
CHF 1500 doctoral tax charged at the completion of the studies.

Living costs

Lausanne

Switzerland

1609 - 1979 CHF / month

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

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Programme Structure

Key information

Duration

Start dates & application deadlines

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Credits

Delivered

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Disciplines

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Academic requirements

English requirements

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Other requirements

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Tuition Fees

International Applies to you

Domestic Applies to you

Additional Details

Living costs

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