Overview

About Neuro-X at Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne

Science, technology and computation are the foundations onto which engineers in Neuro-X build their expertise. Their multidisciplinary profile complements the fundamental skills of engineers and medical-domain specialists by a strong technological component, making them not only highly demanded and valued professionals in neurotechnology, but also preparing them for research in neuroscience-related fields.

The breadth of the above core courses enables students that graduate from the program to work for clinical applications, product development, fundamental or translational research, either with an experimental or information-technology oriented bend.

The study program is complemented by several projects in research labs as well as a large choice of in-depth courses in areas such as

technology

data science and machine learning

imaging and image analysis

scientific thinking

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Computational neuroscience: biophysics

Computational neuroscience: neuronal dynamics

Machine learning

Neural interfaces

Neural signals and signal processing

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 24 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-09-08 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-12-15 00:00:00 , International
- Apply before 2027-03-31 00:00:00 , National

Language

English

TOEFL^® IBT

95

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Credits

120 ECTS

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Lausanne, Switzerland

Disciplines

Biology Neuroscience Health Sciences View 8 other Masters in Health Sciences in Switzerland

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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

Your resumé (curriculum vitae).
Copy of your University degree(s), if already available.
Complete transcripts from each university you have attended.
A statement of purpose. See below for a detailed explanation.
The contact details of three academic referees, who will each be asked to produce a recommendation letter for you (except for holders of an EPFL Bachelor’s degree, and those who hold a Bachelor’s degree from ETH Zürich or a Swiss university or FHS/HES and are applying for a Master’s program in the same field of study).
Your identity card or passport.

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Tuition Fees

Tuition fees are shown in and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.

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Non-residents

4380 CHF / year

≈ 4380 CHF / year
Domestic Applies to you

Applies to you

Citizens or residents

1560 CHF / year

≈ 1560 CHF / year

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.

Funding

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