     the Ãcole polytechnique fÃ©dÃ©rale de lausanne (epfl, english: swiss federal institute of technology in lausanne) is one of the two swiss federal institutes of technology and is located in lausanne, switzerland. the school was founded by the swiss federal government with the stated mission to: * educate engineers and scientists * be a national center of excellence in science and technology * provide a hub for interaction between the scientific community and industry epfl is located in the french-speaking part of switzerland; the sister institution in the german-speaking part of switzerland is the swiss federal institute of technology in zurich (eth zurich). associated with several specialised research institutes, the two universities form the [[eth domain|swiss federal institutes of technology domain (eth 
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