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Physics and Computational Sciences, and also the rema<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g Departments,<br />
who are still prepar<strong>in</strong>g the areas <strong>of</strong> <strong>cooperation</strong> and will announce them <strong>in</strong><br />
the near future.<br />
The University<br />
The world-renowned École Polytechnique Fédéral de Lausanne is the Frenchspeak<strong>in</strong>g<br />
Institution <strong>of</strong> the Swiss Federal Institute <strong>of</strong> Technology. Along with its<br />
German speak<strong>in</strong>g counterpart, the Technical University <strong>of</strong> Zurich, as well as a<br />
number <strong>of</strong> smaller federal <strong>in</strong>stitutions, EPFL belongs to the centrally-governed<br />
<strong>in</strong>stitutions <strong>of</strong> Research and Education <strong>of</strong> the Swiss Confederation.<br />
The city <strong>of</strong> Lausanne<br />
Lausanne is a city full <strong>of</strong> young people because a lot <strong>of</strong> them choose to study<br />
at its Universities and are attracted by the city itself, which is full <strong>of</strong> activities despite<br />
its relatively small size. Lausanne attracts not only the w<strong>in</strong>ter sport enthusiasts<br />
but also those that love city life. It comb<strong>in</strong>es the positive<br />
elements <strong>of</strong> a large European city without los<strong>in</strong>g the traditional<br />
elements <strong>of</strong> the countryside that make Lausanne a unique place.<br />
Lausanne is the capital <strong>of</strong> canton Vaud and the second largest city<br />
on lake Leman (after Geneva). F<strong>in</strong>ally, Lausanne is the Olympic<br />
capital <strong>of</strong> Switzerland and <strong>of</strong> the world, as it has hosted the International<br />
Olympic Committee s<strong>in</strong>ce 1914.<br />
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