EPFL College of Management of Technology

EPFL College of Management of Technology
EPFL Collège du Management de la Technologie
The Odyssea building, EPFL campus
TypeResearch institution
Established2004
Parent institution
EPFL
Location
Lausanne
,
Switzerland
Websiteepfl.ch/schools/cdm

The College of Management of Technology (French: Collège du Management de la Technologie, abbreviated CDM) is a public research institution and one of the seven schools and colleges of EPFL, the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne, Switzerland. Established in 2004, CDM conducts research and provides graduate and postgraduate education at the intersection of management, engineering and technology. [1] . The college is housed in the Odyssea building at Station 5 on the EPFL campus on the shores of Lake Geneva.

History

The college was established in 2004 under the EPFL presidency of Patrick Aebischer (2000-2016). Its creation reflected a strategic initiative to broaden the university's academic scope beyond natural sciences and engineering to encompass management, finance, and social sciences [2]

Academic structure

CDM is organised into two research institutes and one associated centre.

Management of Technology and Entrepreneurship Institute

The Management of Technology and Entrepreneurship Institute (MTEI) conducts research in technology management, entrepreneurship, and public policy.

Swiss Finance Institute at EPFL

The Swiss Finance Institute at EPFL (SFI@EPFL) is affiliated with the Swiss Finance Institute, a non-profit foundation founded in 2006 with support from the Swiss banking sector and public partners.[3] It focuses on mathematical finance, financial engineering and entrepreneurial finance.[1]

Enterprise for Society Center

The Enterprise for Society Center (E4S) is a joint centre created in 2020 with UNIL (HEC Lausanne) and IMD.[4][5][6] The centre focuses on the transition toward a resilient, inclusive and sustainable economy.[4]

Educational programmes

Master's degrees

CDM supports three master's-level programs:

  • Management, Technology and Entrepreneurship (MTE): A two-year master’s program bridging technology and management.[7]
  • Financial Engineering (MFE): A two-year master’s program in quantitative finance.[8]
  • Sustainable Management and Technology (SMT): A joint master’s degree with UNIL-HEC and IMD through E4S.[9]

Doctoral programs

The college offers two doctoral programs: the Doctoral program in Management of Technology (EDMT) and the Doctoral program in Finance (EDFI).[10] EDFI is part of the Swiss Finance Institute PhD program for the Léman area, jointly offered by EPFL, the University of Geneva and the University of Lausanne.[11][12]

Executive education

CDM provides executive education programs, including the EPFL Executive MBA (EMBA) in innovation and technology management and several Certificate of Advanced Studies (CAS) and executive short courses.[13] The EPFL EMBA is accredited by the Association of MBAs (AMBA).[14]

Faculty

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "About". EPFL. Retrieved 19 February 2026.
  2. ^ "Les entreprises suisses semblent déconnectées de la recherche". L'Agefi (in French).
  3. ^ "Histoire". Swiss Finance Institute. Retrieved 19 February 2026.
  4. ^ a b "About the Enterprise for Society Center". IMD. Retrieved 19 February 2026.
  5. ^ "UNIL, IMD and EPFL team up on sustainable management". EPFL News. Retrieved 19 February 2026.
  6. ^ "E4S, à l'école d'une nouvelle économie". Le Temps (in French). Retrieved 19 February 2026.
  7. ^ "Management, Technology and Entrepreneurship". EPFL. Retrieved 19 February 2026.
  8. ^ "Financial Engineering". EPFL. Retrieved 19 February 2026.
  9. ^ "Sustainable Management and Technology". EPFL. Retrieved 19 February 2026.
  10. ^ "Doctoral programs". EPFL. Retrieved 19 February 2026.
  11. ^ "EDFI – Finance". EPFL. Retrieved 19 February 2026.
  12. ^ "EDMT – Management for Technology". EPFL. Retrieved 19 February 2026.
  13. ^ "Executive Education". EPFL. Retrieved 19 February 2026.
  14. ^ "EPFL achieves AMBA re-accreditation confirming itself in the top 2 percent of business schools". AMBA & BGA. Retrieved 19 February 2026.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.