The Foundation in brief

Since 2009, the continuing education services of the two institutions have been combined into a single entity with the aim of developing a greater number of synergies.

Our mission is to contribute to economic, social and cultural development as well as full employment by facilitating the transmission of academic knowledge to the professional world via continuing education. More specifically, our role is to :

• Encourage and promote the creation of university continuing education programmes in the specialised fields of the UNIL and EPFL
• Adapt the range of continuing education programmes available according to needs at regional, national and international levels
• Ensure that the continuing education programmes offered satisfy quality criteria and academic regulations

The bodies of our Foundation are :

• The Board of Trustees
• The Executive Board

The Board of Trustees

Our Board of Trustees, which administers and manages the Foundation’s assets, is composed of the following four members :

• Pierre Vandergheynst, Vice-president for Education, EPFL, Foundation Board President
• Nouria Hernandez, Rector, UNIL
• François Bussy, Vice-Rector, Research and International Relations, UNIL
• Marc Gruber, Vice-President for Innovation, EPFL

The Presidency of the Foundation’s Board of Trustees is assumed alternately by the Rector of UNIL and the President of EPFL.

The Executive Board

Our Executive Board, delegated by the Board of Trustees, supervises the Foundation’s operational work, and is composed of the following three members :

• François Bussy, Scientific Director UNIL
• Pierre Vandergheynst, Director of Continuing Education EPFL
• Pascal Paschoud, Executive Director

Statutes and Internal Regulations

The Internal Regulations of the Foundation define our organisation and activities.

The Statutes govern the functioning of the Foundation.