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's it, Switzerland is part of the Schengen

The Swiss Confederation has finally decided to join the Schengen area of free movement of persons.

What difference does it make? Bah I do not need to go through the customs check at the station de Bales or highway .... But well done it does not change almost anything. I think they will implement the customs officials as it is already in France and then check heads who do not return their randomly.

A little advertising of the UDC party of extreme right in Switzerland was 20 minutes last year and is a bit shocking. I do not think that France would be allowed. (I specifying expected that the French are weird like the other ... for UDC)

What's new under the sun? Or rather under the snow. Bah, in fact, a lot of work. The end of the semester means here: to make even more homeworks, there is still two to three quizzes in here and there, we put some partial and sprinkle it account records of construction and other projects.

Otherwise, it has been nearly a month since I left the bike in the garage in France. The metro costing 41 CHF per month (27 euros). But I hope to go skiing instead: P. (By the way, skiing in Switzerland will be the subject of a future post, there was a ski out last week with the student association of the EPFL, and I go four days in February with student. But I will come back.)

Small bulk remarks:

The Swiss are very honest. The other day there was a door with monaie still put pieces in a side panel along the road so that he who has lost can find it. He stayed there long 5 days and still with its contents (I checked: D). The Swiss love
cash. December 1, JEVAIS mailed to deposit money to pay the rent on behalf of the FMEL (housing association manager). A lady in front of me has also paid some bills, and paid the few 3000 euros in cash. Ehhh yes, there's no checkbook in Switzerland.
Another thing, people generally have two credit cards to their checking account. One for withdrawals and a (visa or mastercard in general) to pay. The first is often free.
The UBS account is free for EPFL students. Anyway I have my account at Credit Mutuel Swiss currency.

At street level, the Swiss who meet all (If you exceed the speed limit of 25 km / h is 260 CHF (170 euros)) bah they do not know and do not put the blinkers in the roundabouts. They do not know any more than to enter a roundabout is a give way, most make a stop ... and do not care if you come, they go anyway. It's pretty dangerous when you ride a bike and you cut the Swiss road.
Another thing a bit disturbing, the pedestrian is given priority when it is at a crosswalk (even if not engaged). The Swiss then stop automatically if there is a pedestrian wishing to cross. This becomes even dangerous, loot cars to pedestrians who do not look before committing.
little thing that changes compared to France, the fire passes through the orange before green again. Anyway I still do not know whether the radars that are present on a lot of flashing lights you if you go with orange ... Deeply

holidays, 14 weeks non-stop is long, too long: /.

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EPFL and buffets. My

at EPFL, if you do not want you to eat, just walk through the various buildings around 19h-20h in the evening ....

Last night there was a speech for new master students from abroad at a glance Key resulting in an online survey that could be answered. This took place in the polydome, a beautiful wooden dome.
After the speech (30 minutes of a teacher talking about his research on related descapteurs Mesh and 10 minutes on key figures), the buffet.
But before proceeding to the buffet, we note that EPFL has received $ 470 million of public funds and 170 million in private funds.

Small ovens were nice, very well prepared, a pity I have no pictures: / but it was very well done, feed directly into spoons, Blinn, kebabs ... and for dessert, and lightning tarts for dessert.
Well I must say it was worse than the previous one (there were no white wines, red rose of Switzerland) and fewer choices in food.
We finished eating around 19:30, so I headed on a full stomach to the parking lot but on the way ... another buffet. This one was simpler, pizza slices, Swiss cheese, yoghurt (Swiss) and apples (Swiss?). Of course, we had to test what was to present (good French). Mathieu took the opportunity to refuel yoghurt ... sofien me and have been wiser had not brought two each.
A little later, at the bottom of the corridor (which takes time) a stand with wine tasting Switzerland. But hey I drive so I do not drink ;)... I spent my turn.

short, if you're hungry at the small stuff, do not worry, there are regular appetizers and buffets, you just need to know.

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week routine that installs

I begin to take my bearings and have a fairly predictable operation.
is cyclic over two weeks.
In fact, I try to return home to France every two weekends.

Monday morning, returning from France. I leave around 7am and arrive to the Alsace Laussanne to 11H.
transport by train costs about 5 euros from my home in Bales (1:30) and 29.50 francs (20 euros) to de Bales in Lausanne (2h). For both trips I have 50% discount with the 12-25 card in France (49 euros) and the half fare card in Switzerland (150 francs => 100 euros). There is another reduction that can be added to the half fare card, which is called channel 7 (100 francs extra): After 7 am and until last night, all transports are free. I did not take because I rarely take public transport at night.
The other means of transportation was a motorcycle or car. It costs about the same price as the train, there are 300km to go, it takes about 3 hours.

Monday, I start to 13h. Eat Yourself the apartment. At night I usually work on homework ITC (information theory and coding), material that I workout in the next day. It is also the deadline for making the extra exercise of DIS (Distributed Information System).
Tuesday is the worst day. I do a 8h-17h. Morning 3am DIS with the new fiscal year and additional 4h of ITC in the afternoon. I also want to eat at a restaurant on campus with student Sofien and Mathieu. In the evening I finalize the ITC homework.
Wednesday is a quiet day. I'm only 3 hours during the morning and 1 hour from 16h to 17h. We'll eat and I generally remains at EPFL do with the DIS Sofien from 13h to 16h and to make the homework ITC whose dead-line is Thursday noon.
Thursday, I cryptography and TCP-IP from 10 to 16 o'clock stop.J 've TP about a week on two TCP-IP, next week's exercises. We must make the TP before the course begins. I did not have time to eat, even if I can grab a sandwich and eat at the break. I usually take an apple and I have lunch very well in the morning. That evening, around 10am, the new ITC homework is available on the Internet.

Friday, I cryptography for 4 hours in the morning. There are regularly a small flow of the QCM (sometimes on Thursday morning).
At noon either I take the subway to catch my train at Central Station, either I get my bike home for the weekend.
If I take the subway, I have my train at 12:45, and I'm home around 17h for a weekend of rest (still with homework and revision).
the weekend or I stay at the apartment, I want to work for other things and do some housekeeping, laundry etc..
For laundry there is a laundry room in each building (10 apts per building so about 50 people). It is very cheap. 0.5 to 1.5 euros depending on the wash cycle.

I still have my computer with me, I take courses on computer I said directly that the slides are available on the webpage of the laboratory of the professor, except that the ITC has no slides but with a lecture at the table.
interest is that I can work around my homework: D I think it's a good way ... and saw my writing, at least I manage to read it again.

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Operation courses and exams

This post is a bit long, there is no picture, but to explain a bit more how to pass the exams will be graded and how the courts ....

Yesterday I had my first exam at the EPFL. The midterm exam Information Theory and Coding (math with great probability). It is a hundred
this course (which is in the mandatory category). This course is a notoriously difficult because very theoretical. In fact, the teacher is a doctor at Stanford, specializing in this area and we eyeful ...
In brief, the first exam for my exam that I feared a little ... 4h math very theoretical knowledge that last year it was a slaughter (average of 32 points out of 100).
When we discovered the room we had, we were not too happy. No tables, chairs with tablets. On this shelf, you can attach 2 / 3 of an A4 sheet. So to have about two pages, pages of notes that we had the right to make and copy of a writing is not really a must. 4 hours in there ... but hey it could always be worse.
Before entering, you must read your seat number on the sheet taped to the door. When
part, the teacher, TA or password. You must provide your student number (or present student card) and sign the attendance sheet. You must answer on your own sheets or blank sheets of paper (without tiles) that are distributed. Ditto for the draft.
The exam is supervised by all the TA (which are very bored) and this part the teacher was present.

For exam itself, it looks like not hurt the exam in previous years. I have not found it too hard, but some questions and exercises at 5. First exam
past ... the next is tomorrow ... 2 days in cryptography: / / (will also be hard enough, these two subjects representing almost half of my credits each semester and midterm counting for about 40% of score).

I'll describe a little rating system, heterogeneous system:

For each class, the teacher is assisted by TA (teacher assistant).
TAs are instructed to exercise sessions, the practical and correct copies.
The teacher is free to choose the rating system for its course, just a final part or as a continuous control.

In general, there is a midterm exam in the middle of the race that counts for 40% of the grade and a final exam counts for 50%. The remaining 10% of homework, and tp (DEFOIS up 30% as tcp / ip), see little question mark as to the course during cryptography.

After teachers go BANO inventiveness immagine systems sometimes silly story about the same time study the behavior of students.
I'll take the case of Distributed Information System. There are only
a partial final.
But every week, every workout, there is a harder exercise, an additional exercise that can be made.
To make it, you have to go on moodle.epfl.ch in the section of the course, send our file (pdf) before the deadline. After the correction the following week, ask TA to correct our copy, if you consider that we just. If so, it was 6 / 6. Otherwise, after 2 times, it is clear the system.
These additional duties may take up to 40% of the note.
How? In fact, there is a gate saying that if you're the only one who passed the year count for your copy 40% of your material, then 40% with 6 (20/20).
By cons, most people make, the less it matters ... 2 persons 20 persons 12% 3% ... 4% 9 people.
Basically, if you bump alone, you maximize your chances of having a larger% ... but hey I think it is better now to work in groups, include all exercises (which will be very useful for the time) and fly 4% each time.
We are at 6th exercises, I had 3 times the correct answer and I note the 4th (which was much more difficult) and the 5th I have the right answer so it will not be a problem.
total so I hope to have already 24% of my Final Score ... see more.
I work every week with Sofien, another French student who was already last year in Erasmus, he just ESIEE Paris and is the master computer as I do here. (Except that it already has 60 credits of erasmus last year, but must do a semester in addition to the 15 credits of boring (mandatory)).
short, form a good tandem, and we manage to solve without too much trouble twisted problems that we face. Let's hope it lasts. To note

cryptography, the formula is even more twisted ...
Sometimes there are short written form of MCQ (10 questions, if you are here you have at least one, if you respond well you + 0.5 if you answer wrong -0.5). Are
kept the two best third QCM.
There is a midterm. Note
"average continuous control" the average "best MCQ"
midterm and final grade is the maximum between:
- note the final exam
- the minimum between:
- note final exam + 1
- the average score of the final exam and the "continuous medium"
You follow? No? ... To summarize, if you have less than 3 on the final exam, you do not 4 and not matter. If you are between 3 and 4, you have a chance. If you have above 4, it's good: D.

There are a lot of personal work, for some materials, papers (publications) to read for homework the other (in Information Theory and Coding, we must make homework a week, a homework taking several hours to do ( I think 5 hours is a good average). In the end these homeworks will count for 10% of the bill .. not even 1% homework :////).
In TCP / IP, I have a midterm in half a score of days and TP are noted. The TP are long, but fairly simple. I answer on the subject (twenty pages in general). It is guided by the subject throughout the TP .... I find it more a discovery, an overview, a real work practice as it was in France. By
cons in other subjects, there are big projects to render. I did not choose a course of peer to peer because we had four weeks to make a type bittorent software supplied with a library in C + +, plus a weekly publication to criticize and make more on a project throughout the courses etc..

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courses at EPFL

The Swiss school system

In Switzerland, the copies are noted in 6 (and not 20!). It takes 4 to validate the subject at the university. You have at least 1 if you you write the exam, 0 otherwise.


maturity

In Switzerland, there is no tray. But they spend their maturity (18 years). Swiss Maturity

Review Expiration Switzerland is a graduate from high school who obtained after 13 years of study and opens the doors of all universities. They have science subjects, languages and options, like the tray.
The big difference is that this review is not nationnal. There has cantonal and federal (roughly, each school makes its own or when for private colleges, they are something more comprehensive).
The rates are not equivalent in relation to home school ...


The Bachelor

With their Matu, the Swiss can get what they want in universities, for example at EPFL for a bachelor. (Provided they have completed their military service lasting several months ... so basically for the guys, they have one year from completing their maturation and entry to university). Upon entry, the student's chosen pathway.
at EPFL is very broad: physical, mathematical, computer, biology, social sciences, architecture, materials, mechanics etc..
For the French, you need a tank (only scientific?) With honors (14/20) to enter at the EPFL. As for Switzerland, the choice of stream is in the first weeks of courses with the opportunity to change his mind in the first two weeks. (A friend wanted to do physics, and materials and finally chose architecture ...).

The Bachelor is done in 3 years. There are a lot of failure (+ 50% the first year) and there are very few people who manage to do bachelor in 3 years.
An example a French masters with me came at EPFL after a French tank. He completed his first year of bachelor in mechanical engineering. He missed and redone. It moved into second year. He missed his second year. He therefore repeated but underwent a second failure. The rule here is simple: it is forbidden to miss twice in the same year => it has been 4 years for nothing. He left for Geneva to unil to a bachelor degree in computer and came back this year.
For people in 3rd year of Bachelor, the rule is simple ... leaving for his year abroad (in Sweden at KTH for example) to spend a year without too much work cool (true).

The Master

Having finally obtained the Bachelor of précieu EPFL or elsewhere, you can become master. The
good plan is to come from another university with good grades to enter the program at the EPFL, a highly renowned master.
In the master, I do not know if there are 50% of Swiss. There are a lot of French, 15% I think, and many people in other countries: bulgaria, romania, china, pakistan, india, vietnam, canada, usa, south america ...
Masters are two years (120 credits) except the master computer can be done in 90 credits (one and a half) if it is not without specialization and minor.

For a master, you must choose courses from a list of required courses, other courses from a list of option (~ 70 courses available for computers) and possibly a course of specialization. There is a semester project to produce (12 credits) and a master project (equivalent to Project Graduation) worth 30 credits. We must also make a SHS project that lasts one year and is worth 6 credits. I shall return later to these projects.

For master computer must 15 ECTS credits in required courses.
27 credits must be in options, and possibly 30 credits in a specialization or a minor in management and entrepreneurship.
(Master's degree in communications network, you need 120 credits, with almost the same course in computer science, but we must make a special ogligatoirement or take the minor ...)

Basically, to make a master You program the card. It is not easy, because you must comply with a multitude of rules, pay attention to prerequisites and check carefully that no material overlap.

The PHD

A PHD is a PhD ... must be very good at EPFL to spend a doctorate. I do not know a lot of things over there because I'm not interested at all. I know that the doc must do 30 credits of courses during their training usually lasts 3 or 4 years and he is not obliged to have a real thesis ... In short, it's very vague to me.


The choice of courses at EPFL

Here is the list of courses for the master INS (IT) http://ic.epfl.ch/page57856.html
Group 1 is compulsory courses (15 credits to be taken)
Group 2 is the options of specialization
ago but I do not care.

Earlier this year, we have two weeks to choose the courses, go to the lecture halls and see the progress. But every good teacher begins its course, so it's better now make his choice quickly. For October 3, you must be registered online courses.

I am doing my Masters in two semesters. The course is mandatory wholesale prices that nobody wants to take is complicated courses with many people in the lecture halls and many work at home (homework).
I gotta do during these two semesters the SHS project. The project SHS (human and social sciences) is an area where you do something that has nothing to do with your section master.
I chose to do in management and entrepreneurship. For groups of 4 to 6 during the two semesters, we will have to audit a company and make a report and a presentation on that.
I need to do a semester project (18 hours per week for one semester for 12 credits). I decided to do so during the second half. This project focuses on a subject and is performed in a laboratory school. It is possible to choose a topic among those suggested or propose their own topic. Sample topics
made by friends last year:
- Renderer 3D terrain
- Bluetooth Remote Control with LCD color display of the playlist to control the media player on your computer.

I propose my own thinking, but I'm not there yet, we'll talk later.

I do 15 credits from compulsory courses ... I took over:
Distributed Algorithms, Distributed Information Systems and Information Theory and codes, which makes me 15 credits.
Why all courses required immediately? Because information theory and codes I've already done a bit ... although there is far more driven, and because it allows me to make no more required courses in the second half ...

My project then is simple: make things interesting.
I want to do business and management. So I will take up courses in these areas. Except that I am limited to 12 credits max in non-technical areas ...
ago during a business plan on 3 credits which is not to be considered art.
So I can take 15 credits in management & business.
It remains for me to take 12 credits in the technical options.

I chose to take advanced TCP / IP for 5 credits (Because I have very good knowledge in network).
I took cryptography to 7 credits, just out of obligation (because the course was ESISAR crypto). I also took a course this semester in e-business for 4 credits. I therefore
15 ECTS (compulsory) + 12 ECTS (options) + 3 (SHS project) + 4 (off course) = 34 credits.

What makes for the next semester I can take only current business plan, and 2 extra-curricular courses in management & business. I also follow the SHS project and semester project. That will give me 26 credits (if all goes well and I passed all my classes for semester 1!).

short, if all goes well, I'll have a quiet second half more and more interesting ...

My schedule for the first half

Operation courses

A course lasts 2 hours. In fact it is two times 45 minutes with 15 minute break between the two parties.
In general courses are composed of a part called "reading", ie a lecture and exercise sessions.
Prices are in the form of slides available on the Internet and are provided by the teacher.
For years, the teacher is usually there. A sheet with exercises is distributed and there are TA (teacher assistant) that pass between the rows when there are questions.
solutions are available the following week on the Internet.


Comments various bulk

- The classes are all in English, some teachers accepted for examinations that copies are written in French or English.
- The level of course is higher than in France. I think there are several reasons for this. The first is that people are highly specialized in their field. So teachers will quickly deep into details. Then I think they expect many staff work more important than where I come from, especially since nothing encourages us to work in groups. Personally, I work regularly with a group of students (French general) who also used to do group work. This allows us to learn much more quickly and finish our homework in time. (1 per week per subject, except for certain subjects where one does not need to go).
- At EPFL there are about 20% of girls. They are concentrated in social sectors, bio (where they are the majority!) And architecture.
- I do not think this is a good system for exercise sessions, the TA is often wrong! (Ie PhD students or former students who successfully completed the well in previous years).

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long absence from the blog ... Update

I know, I know, it's been a while since I have not updated the blog ...
I did not really an excuse, I got my pc this weekend in France (7 days from Monday to Monday to change the motherboard in poland, searched computer and as reported by UPS ... enjoy).

I'll try to make some posts about everyday life on campus, the court system and so on.

Programme:
- The choice of courses and the school system in general
- The small stuff, a university which means
- The outputs lausanne
- ...

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The Swiss and Immigration

As I already wrote, this week is dedicated to the discovery of the courses and people like me being the master (or exchange).
the first day I met a nice Bulgarian: Stan, and it made some progress it has in common with me.
All that to come to immigration and a comparison between a Swiss national of the EU (the West) and others.

For Switzerland, no problem at arrival in the canton of Vaud, I do not even know if he should or should not go and tell the police.
For others it's different.
For Europeans, not normally need a visa or passport, identity card is sufficient.
must go within 8 days to register with the police sercice immigration in his city (for me Lausanne), with multiple documents: A recognition
debt saying it gives you enough money to live in Switzerland: 2100 CHF per month. For the document is available here: http://www.lausanne.ch/DataDir/LinkedDocsObjDir/3619.pdf. Sure, it is within 8 days it signed by the guarantor, in my case my father. Then you
completed a record (blue for EU citizens) with their name address etc. etc.. and specify the type of stay. For me, a student must then provide the document to the school. (But it's very well done at the EPFL, the certificate of registration to the Master is available online in pdf and printable !!!). So with all this
attach a photo ID and a document showing that you have enough money (bank statement, tax bill etc.. Etc.).

After shedding 95 CHF for me, 150 Stan, you said that you write when your card will be available over the counter ... The card is Valabre 5 years, if finally you do not change the situation. Emilien had to repay because he went from student to worker.

Good at organizing the Swiss administration, I have nothing to fault, you take your Tiquet, so you wait your turn. etc.. everything is so clean. By
cons when you do something you are taking money.

quick note at the Swiss: A Swiss
loves his country and he bought in Switzerland. A Swiss is very welcoming with strange so sure we do not lack respect for him. A Swiss in general did not say he can vote for national parties. The Swiss are friendly rules, pedestrian crossings, of politeness.
Little remark about the French: A French
is a joker. Many French student living in Switzerland and want to take the Nationality ... Why? bah because being French it means nothing. And then the Swiss saw the first strange when there is a problem in the company.
(To become Swiss, one must live in the country 12 years (each year under 20 years count double).)

quick note on the Franco-Swiss. Poor
they are rooms in France because they are Swiss and Swiss because they are strange ^^...

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My first day of classes and my disappointments ... My roommates

Yesterday, I had an appointment with the head of the section to present my course selection.
All went well, I'll just have a first half very, very busy with 36 ECTS credits (normally 30).
I'll have to work :/...
short, just after this meeting face to face, my nice PC HP brand has passed away without warning. Only one shutdown innopiné and since then no sign of life. As
must connect with a RJ45 cable to my residence for the Internet, I have no real way of communication.
Luckily there are ways to EPFL, particularly in buildings of the computer section (pictures are taken, I wait to have a pc for the add: p). In the small room where I am, on one side with 42 computer flat screen 21 "and the other as well. (It's one of the rooms, there are others, not hurt others. ..).
I remmercie Emilien who lent me her pc last night so I could check the date of expiry of the warranty on my laptop. I was lucky, that is until 20 September So in 6 days! (three-year warranty) ... By
cons nothing wrong with the service pro HP. They called me in the morning, a couple of questions about symptoms and engineer myself offers a collection by courier (UPS in France of course). It will Monday. In passing I will get my old wheelbarrow (p3 450 mhz) to help me time to repair.

My first day of classes.
In fact on Monday it may be the coolest day of my week.
I have one or two courses in the afternoon (2 to 5 hours of courses) according to my choice. (If I do not take the second course on Monday after noon, I take it Tuesday morning).
the program of my day: information theory and codes followed by the algrithmique distributed. All in English with an Indian for the first Courset an American second. American who kept hopping throughout the auditorium (which has nothing to do with the small auditorium of ESISAR).
This week is reserved for testing of course. Ehhhh, yes, in Switzerland you are entitled to like or dislike your teachers. This to make the best uses of time. Good teachers
each begins its course, so if you're not there at first, it's your problem.

For my part, I am still leaves a choice between two courses: Distributed algorithms
Monday aprem
Distributed Information Systems on Tuesday morning
The two are the same.
I do an article later on the course selection system in Switzerland, you have to be engineers to understand everything the first time! The photos arrive

later;)

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We are four in the apartment.

the last person I met on Thursday, I was passing to get a few things and take my own bike.

We're in full: D in a true English hotel.

There are two boys, Jakov and I and two daughters, Catherine and Anna.

Jokib just Macedonia. He speaks English very well (lived and studied in the USA), a little less French. He comes from Stanford, where he did a thesis on problems in computer video transmission in real time. He came to EPFL to work with researchers working on the same field as him. (So it is post doctoral assistant prof ...?)

Catherine is a Canadian from Toronto. She speaks English so well but also French (her mother is from Quebec). She finished her studies in sports (she played much football) seeking a job (UEFA?).

Anna English Barcelona. She came here after his bachelor of architecture to the master.

Catherine and Jakov

Anna and Catherine

We usually talk in English in a roommate. So much the better, with my French accent cut with a knife and my problems with grammar, I can better myself: p.

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week integration

Newcomers to the small stuff, whether in bachelor, masters, etc. in exchange. have the possibility of the integration week organized by the student association of the EPFL: Agepoly.

week costs 200 CHF (about 130 euros). You are asked to bring a change of clothes (including shoes), a sleeping bag and good mood: P.

The week began on Tuesday at 13:30.

I will not recount in detail all that is done, not to spoil the fun future participants. Ok, so I say a little more.

This does not really look like a French integration. It is made by (large majority) of students in second year of bachelor. The atmosphere is really not: the former is our master at all, they made their obedience, but rather a big band mate who has fun.

After visiting some parts of the school (library, language center), we went by bus direction Gruyere. It made us believe that we would visit the museum but actually not, we ended up in a huge chalet in the Alps ...

The chalet (yes it is wood)

the agenda of the day's games will know, a drink with lots of varieties of Swiss cheese, and an evening with a little alcohol. ..

Among other things, beer Switzerland pressure:

Well I'm not a big fan of white beer Edelweiss pressure, it has a weird taste (flowers?)
But for those who do not like beer, all kinds of cocktails were present ... ehhh yes, they have not signed the charter on alcohol from Esisar: p.

Well, once we see the EPFL, the building of Agepoly ... we understand that there is money, lots of money.

After a few hours of sleep (is counting on the fingers of one hand) and a revival in pots, we made an orienteering and cannioning.

It was really nice. We had the sun, which allowed us to warm up a bit in the water at 8 ° C. In fact it went very well, we had combinations (6mm?) Semi waterproof.

As every night, Wednesday night was a little party, sleep, little sleep, waking casseroles (baricadé good we had the door with a cabinet, so it went. I pass on details.

Thursday was dedicated to games in the EPFL. It was good because given the size of campus before I was really confused.

the evening, we stayed at the Hilton in ... ...

EPFL

In fact, it was a dormitory of the school's bunker . Ah yes, as in all Swiss homes, there is a fallout shelter.

The entrance to the bunker
An armored doors

One of the two dormitories where they had access

the evening, as every evening a little party but this time in the chalet serving municipal hall in the city of Lausanne, small cabin in the woods a few miles from home. Well, when I saw it was 80 in two dormitories in the bunker, with some alcohol too, I preferred to go on a bike at home and finally have 8 hours of sleep. (I had planned the coup by not drinking hardly at all.)
was introductory and Friday, or rather, the open house.
the program, speeches Official presentation of the various associations and welcome by his section.
For the record, I agree Emilien, and you walk. All of a sudden he turned and said to me, the girl in purple, I've already seen somewhere on Valencia ....
few hours later, the door would take place or the home section of Emilien, this young lady again.
All of a sudden flash of genius: THALES. Emilien had worked a home two years ago for the internship and the technician had met the first day. Emilien
not too daring, I'll see her and ask her if she comes from Valencia. His face changed suddenly, she was very surprised. In is it really lives in Valencia, but was educated in Lyon at PBS. She looks very nice, we'll see later for a drink together. Moral of the story: the world is small.
(I have another story in the genre, but I have to check something before you tell it ....).
Good evening games in the small stuff and a meal. Being a bit sick, very tired and having learned that I should go see the head die Sunday with my plan of study (or at least a draft), I decided to return.
I returned for lunch, but in view of the tail, I jumped on my bike and I've been eating a good old chilli corn carne. I'm too lazy to go to resorts in other box.
Today it's raining: /. The program included a rally in Lausanne. I dropped my team (shame on me) and I preferred to stay at home, work and my study plan to do some shopping for the weekend. Anyway I think go to the party tonight will be huge.

My views on this week is that it is expensive at first, but that in view of the activities, it's worth it.
At the human level, I met many great people. I met the young French and Swiss entering bachelor, master info and being in the same people from finishing their master.
I'll be able to ask them for advice on course selection;).

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My first day in Switzerland

Monday, September 8, the day of departure.
From Stress? Not even just sad that the holidays will end up with everything that goes with ...

short, starting around 13:30 with the bike.
the program just under 3 hours drive: 1 hour before arriving in Basel, Bern until 1am and 1am to Lausanne.

According to google map: 269 km - about 2 hours 47 minutes

mandatory first stop with the bike, the Swiss border. At this point, nothing special, some customs and especially two ladies thumbnails. So I go home and ask them if they could not offer me one answer: dreiunddreißig Euro ... Huh?? 33 euros, it puts it in your pocket or I misunderstood?? Anyway I'm crazy, I paid in Swiss francs to 40 francs (25 euros) that cost a thumbnail!
Second stop, 50 km from Lausanne to refuel. Ahhh good news in Switzerland, the essence is as tobacco is a bit cheaper than in France (Is that the only things that matter). Further to 9.5 liters 2 CHF littre of the unleaded 98 on the highway (1,254 euros).

arrived safely in Lausanne, I am very careful about my speed, because in Switzerland it is the vicious, there's a lot of tunnels limited to 100 km / h, highway 120 and safety cameras hidden everywhere!

arrived at the apartment, nobody ... I am a bit disappointed but 10 minutes later, my roommate returned from two weeks holiday in Ireland. Catherine is Canadian (from Toronto) who studied French in high school, speaks very good French (her mother is from Quebec). It is a kind of thesis at the EPFL in sport and society. I ask him more info later.
I ask him to explain the house rules. She explains that every one has his cupboard for food, its floor in the fridge and common. That one of the shower was restricted to these two girls and the other guys. But hey now there will be only one girl, so we will do otherwise. I ask him lots of questions about the subway, on the ski and I receive more info than I wanted. It is really nice and gives me all the tricks.

An hour later comes Jakov. A guy also very nice, PhD in computer Stanford University in the USA on issues straming video. He is at the EPFL to work with researchers on site. It just salad and speak very well English, understands French but does not speak it too well. So basically, we often speak in English (chic chic chic, I can better myself).

the evening, I prepared a meal for three of us (we do not know when the 4th will move), fajitas history to discuss everything and nothing at the lunch. The next meal will be less common, each with its own schedule.

It is 9:20 ET I'm going to hurry, I have plenty to do this morning:
- go to the post office to pay rent
- go to the police (immigration authorities) to inform them of my presence
here - Go to the EPFL to retrieve papers

And at 13:30, beginning the week of integration!

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My apartment and my registration at EPFL

On 2 September, I went to register at EPFL at 11am, ie give the original documents proving my graduation or my year before entering the EPFL (I put the bachelor of the year before and the ballot this year) and provide an address in Switzerland.

The school is very organized. The procedure takes 5 min (5-10 min + tail). It then gives you your student card that doubles as to pay in different restaurants and Ikea cafeteria on campus.


At 14h, I went to retrieve the keys to my flat (44 (3033) Route de Chavannes in Lausanne). The 3033 is my room number.
After explanations of the concierge (a true Swiss, he explains slowly and then explains why he says you and ask you if you commprissss, while the French Swiss uh) I do the inventory, (apart although a bit dirty but still ... normal people live in!) and deposited my belongings.
I am with 3 people, 2 boys and a girl. Catherine, and Jakov??. The first two were visibly last year (in order of words in English on their respective gates). I have not seen it yet.


Monday I go back on a bike (it is cheaper ... parked as there is none at the residence and that it pays for semester at EPFL).

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The Swiss, money, scholarships, and the price of life

Money is a problem in Switzerland. The living standard is the same as in France aps. The food is more expensive (30%? It's not for nothing that some Swiss people come to live in France or go shopping.).
Do not forget that the euro is not the Swiss Currency. It is the Swiss franc, CHF ( 1 Swiss franc = 0.632257747 euros) . The easiest way to avoid the highest fees and exchange rates fixed costs is to open a bank account.
For this, two possibilities. Open a Swiss bank account (free, BC costing CHF 40 per year) or at the office or elsewhere) or to open an account in France in Swiss currency.
I chose the second option because I am in credit unions ... and the Alsatian border regularly do. (They say they are cheaper than the Swiss banks).
With this account, my credit card (which cost me 20 or 25 year CHF I think). To differentiate it from my master card in euros, I took a Visa, which is not necessarily a good thing, Coop eg refusing this type of card.
At the exchange, I negotiated with my bank. They do not set during a transfer from my account to my account in Euro currency. He did make money (very little) on the exchange rate). Then, no more fees, I can pay or withdraw money in Switzerland as I see fit. The only fees come from transfers between my comtpe currency and in Swiss comtpe (11 euros per transfer). I'll pay for different things in the mail by providing the cash;).


Despite the cost of living higher, a student who goes to the right to aid. Some arrive even earn money in the end.
I'll do a summary of awards for which a student like me has the right and the various costs in trying to forget as little as possible.

Scholarship Rhone-Alpes (grant exploration u): 95 euros per week, 35 weeks max scholarships.
This award is given by the region, the file is taking at the school starting.
Personally I was 14 weeks plus a fixed sum awards as I am a Fellow (530 euros).


Higher Education Scholarship nuts Grenoble: 250 euros per month from level 0 for studies abroad (ie in addition to scholarships awarded based on the level).
School of departure must normally make the papers ... watch this

escellence Award (Switzerland) is a scholarship to a maximum monthly amount is 1600 .- for the 10 months of the academic year !!!!!
There are about twenty per year. Must complete a record indicating the total income. The Swiss
and country students see development priority.
I received a negative response at the same time that acceptance to the Master.

Erasmus Scholarship: Scholarship given by France for universities European and the Swiss EPFL (the Swiss are not part of europe).
I do not know the amount of the award. I will inquire with Emilien who are normally law.
me I am not eligible because I am not regarded as an exchange student but as a normal student in master course.
I do not have this scholarship, I must also discharge the tax.


Overall, I explored the purse sup for 14 weeks and the award of higher education ... but that's all that's not bad!

Price of apartment (Bourdonette Switzerland): 360 euros. Charges are included as well as Internet access. Payment is either by deposit into their bank accounts from a post office (there's one right in front of the residence) or by direct deposit but it requires payment.

Award semester at EPFL: 633 CHF (for the year, roughly the same as the INP)

Thumbnail for Swiss motorway (Valabre until late January): 40 CHF

I will update this post with the prices of transport, the sticker to park (yes you pay in Switzerland!) etc..

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Responses

first reply, followed closely by the EPFL KTH
May 13 morning I received an email informing me that my EPFL file was accepted and I have my space in the master computer. Send an email in the crowd at KTH to cancel my registration.
May 13 afternoon, KTH Email me confirming the reservation of the room with the address, number, etc. upstairs.
I replied to this email requesting the cancellation of the reservation because of the favorable response of the EPFL.
May 15, confirmation of acceptance of the exchange at KTH.
Two weeks later I received a letter a folder containing a letter of acceptance as well as the guide for foreign students (available pdf), a letter to the computer section gives some additional details.

The EPFL campus on the shores of Lake Geneva

For the room in Switzerland, Emilien called for information in early July. The lady told him he had a room Ochette.
I tried to call in the next week. I have 3 days to reach the person handling my case (very busy at work to accommodate all new). And unfortunately more room ochette. (My file has been validated a few seconds before or after Emilien : /) Anyway I have to chamlbre Bourdonette .... OUF I have a roof.

Some pictures of a room in Bourdonnette:
The Room:

Public areas:

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Housing

Complete application form to universities is fine ... but we must also think of home.
Again, for Sweden, it's simple, there is nothing to do. KTH It does it all. In exchange request, there is simply to make when you want from the apartment. In
usually around August 15, courses starting 28.

For Switzerland, it must fend for themselves. I'm
border, western Switzerland, I know very little. Lausanne I've never been.
I could get information from a former student Yann L. who did an exchange over there there is now a year and a half.
To have an apartment not too expensive, it must make a folder to FMEL. In this case two wishes. For each greeting, several choices:
- the residence
- collocation at 4 or 5 people or studio

I do not go alone to Switzerland, but also Emilien share in exchange (for 6 months). So we decided to record the same time with the same greeting (and ochette bourdonette) for "fall together" with a roommate.

Student Residence FMEL Ochette

Student Residence FMEL Bourdonnette

We made our case on the website on January 17 and approved the record both months for it to be valid. We must do it soon, first come first served ... and there is not for everyone.

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Records Starting Introduction to

To leave, he must make a record count for early January.
In this issue (from memory) are present:
A cover letter, resume, a sheet with a list of our wishes and length of stay.
This serves the jury that says whether or not you have the right to leave, but also for the exploration Sup scholarship, grant from the Rhône-Alpes for mobility.

Once your application accepted and granted permission to leave, then you can start your file for universities.

Me personally I did 2, one for each greeting.

For France to be signed by the section head and the director of international relations, a folder with the choice between different courses. For

KTH, nothing more simple, online form on the website of the University, a generated PDF to print and sign, a photo and it's over.
schooling was responsible for the return with those of my colleagues. (6-7 records total it seems to sweden).


For Switzerland, this is where it goes bad.
I contacted the head of the masters for information. She said nobody had so far achieved a master at not having finished their training in their home school. So I would like another student in Switzerland, all for at least three semesters, two course and a master's project (the equivalent of final project study French).
I spoke with the head of sector, the academic dean and director of international relations, they agreed to my departure to Switzerland, the completion of 2 semesters (30 credits each) and CTB Swiss all allowing me to validate my semester courses at the INP and if I maintain my PFE also in France.
We put all this in writing to remember in some time ... and for that I am not considered repeating next year.

For EPFL, INP is a member of Cluster, normally I am a priority for the master die match my home or computer: D So I'm
file for the master, added a resume and cover letter, make a deposit of 35 CHF and attached a scholarship application merit, a copy of my newsletters, my TOEIC diploma and bachelor.
With this record, I had to write three letters of recommendation. My section head and two vice-presidents of the INP made me pleased to accept.
As I was not sure what to falait my case a bit special, I still set the record for EPFL students abroad in exchange specifying that I wanted to master. I sent
all for the second session of the jury (it was not ready for January 15).
On 15 February, opening the second jury (closing April 15 result mid May) I sent my completed application by post.

All this took me almost 6 weeks, the time to run to right to left, etc. to get information.

I assure you, for a simple exchange at EPFL, the swap file is enough ... not need the rest! For cons, the room, there must also cope with FMEL.

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First message for me on my first blog.
Why a blog, not to be like everyone else or exhibit my life. I do it for people who intend to make part of their training abroad and to give news to my friends parties here and there, in Sweden, Russia etc.. Yes, I know what will happen to my buddy Johan party in Tomsk with another dude Yann ...
Do not look in this blog my calendar every day, but the highlights of this adventure.

To begin, I will try to introduce myself. My name
Emeric, from Alsace, I am a student in an engineering school, ESISAR, the only school of Grenoble INP delocalized Valencia in the Drôme (in Lyon). I realized two years of preparation and two years of integrated engineering curriculum to specialize in computer and networks before they have to make a crucial choice for my final year of study: To go or not go ...

Sure, the answer is contained in the title of this blog. The idea from Valencia did not make me afraid, unlike me, who does not come from this region and who likes to move ... 4 years is a long time in one place!
In fact the real choice was from where.

almost all destinations are possible. The world except Africa, only continent not agree with the INP Grenoble. Yep, ESISAR has'm very small, being part of a large group still good.

A short summary of options is needed.

Sure, there are all the Erasmus destinations (Spain, Germany, Sweden, England etc. Etc.) But belonging to the network greatly facilitates Cluster departures.
The consortium includes the following universities: UPC Universitat Politecnica
* de Catalunya, Barcelona (Spain) *
TUD Technische Universität Darmstadt (Germany) *
TUE Technische Universiteit Eindhoven (Netherlands) *
INPG Institut National Polytechnique de Grenoble (France) *
TKK Helsinki University of Technology (Finland) *
Uka Fredericiana Universität Karlsruhe (TH, Germany) ) *
EPFL Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne (Switzerland)
* IST Instituto Superior Tecnico, Lisbon (Portugal)
* Imperial College London (United Kingdom)
* UCL Université catholique de Louvain (Belgium) *
KTH Kungliga Tekniska Högskolan, Stockholm (Sweden) *
Polito Politecnico di Torino (Italy)

And the 4 universities "associate members"

* Tomsk Polytechnic University (Russia)
* Tsinghua University, Beijing (China)
* Ecole Polytechnique de Montreal (Canada)
* Georgia Institute of Technology (USA)

It is also possible to secure from the USA with the example of Alexis last year.

To leave, the main constraints are: the agreement of the University of departure (Esisar), a good educational level and English (at least 750 TOEIC TOEFL see for USA, Canada Japan, the Australia and Imperial College London) and motivation ... because the road is long.

Personally, I really like Canada and the Anglophone countries. So I looked at how to go in these destinations. (No, the Alsace is not German, I would not go to Germany !!!). Sweden I also liked very much, the stories of friends who were there in previous years is very persuasive. The Imperial College London
pleased me very much. There are very few places for students like me and need to pass the TOEFL discouraged me.
Sweden with KTH offers courses à la carte deals to find housing, etc.. It was
(Almost) decided I was going to ask Sweden.
But a week before making the file one line struck me that I had not even noticed me as this country (I thought at the time), familiar and the Swiss Federal Polytechnic School of Lausanne .
So I had two wishes, KTH Stockholm and EPFL Lausanne.

Then comes another question: Do
an exchange of six months, choose courses at the map and be in tourist mode or do a second degree for parallel with the French engineering degree, follow a course and stay longer.
Both universities offered me, a former student of the Esisar having managed the feat to the KTH Diploma (diploma in Swedish) in 1 year by taking accelerated courses of languages.
I'm not too good at foreign languages, so to speak Swedish fluently: /.
So the choice boiled down to:
KTH exchange or exchange or EPFL EPFL master.
EPFL is very well known globally (much better than the INP, the NHI, Mines etc. .)... and when we see that in France the reputation of the university has a lot to find a job or to continue, this account.

Yes, we do not say, but by Sagem example, a student from INSA Lyon will first pay 200-300 euros more per month on his pay slip from a small Esisarien, just because of the reputation of the school ...

short it was decided

Greeting 1: EPFL Master

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Wishes 2: KTH, Erasmus
Sure, the two Universities, the course are in English.

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Interior of the church - Marian Shrine (S. XII)

Street Collegiate

Rue Notre Dame

Overview

Church - Marian Shrine (S. XII) - View of Square