The Lausanne campus or Dorigny university campus (French: campus lausannois or campus de Dorigny) is a large area in Switzerland where the University of Lausanne (UNIL), the École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) and several other institutions are located. It is in Dorigny, towards the west of Lausanne, on the shores of Lake Léman. The site is about 2.2 kilometres wide and 31,000 people study and work there.
It is served by Lausanne Metro line 1, from four consecutive stations (UNIL-Dorigny, UNIL-Mouline, UNIL-Sorge and EPFL), and possesses a bicycle sharing system.
In 1946, the citizens refuse a project of airport ("aéroport vaudois Lausanne-Écublens") on the site. In 1963, the Canton of Vaud buy the property of Dorigny; at this time, the University of Lausanne is located in more than forty places in Lausanne.
The first building (the Amphipôle) was built in 1969-1970; in 2013, the campus comprises about sixty buildings. The chief architect of the UNIL campus is Guido Cocchi (1928-2010).
The inauguration of the first EPFL buildings of the new campus took place in 1978.
The campus is mainly located on the municipality of Écublens but part of it are on Chavannes-près-Renens and Saint-Sulpice. The campus has its own postal code: 1015 Lausanne.
A new building (Synathlon) will host the Institute of Sport Sciences of the University of Lausanne, the International Academy of Sport Science and Technology, the International University Sports Federation and the International Sport Cluster.
The Radio télévision suisse plan to move its centre of Lausanne (headquarters of the radio) to a new building on the campus, in 2019–2020.
University of Lausanne (UNIL)
HEC Lausanne
Cantonal and University Library of Lausanne
"La grange de Dorigny", the theatre of the UNIL
Swiss Graduate School of Public Administration (IDHEAP)
École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL)
Swiss Institute for Experimental Cancer Research (ISREC)
Tokamak à configuration variable (research fusion reactor)
Swiss Tech Convention Center
Learning Centre
EPFL Innovation Park (hosting 170 companies), part of the Swiss Innovation Park
Frontiers Media
Nestlé Institute of Health Sciences
Merck Institute for Pharmacometrics
Musée Bolo
Archizoom
UNIL-EPFL common structures:
Language Centre
Sport Centre
Lausanne University Clubs (LUCs) of badminton, football, American football, rugby, unihockey and volleyball
Formation continue (continuing education)
Centre universitaire lausannois en finance
Centre for Advanced Surface Analysis (Centre de compétence en analyse de surface des matériaux)
Centre of Biotechnology
Human Brain Project
Fréquence banane (campus radio)
Other institutions:
Jean Monnet Foundation for Europe
Swiss Institute of Comparative Law
Swiss Centre of Expertise in the Social Sciences
Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics (SIB)
Centre for Biomedical Imaging (CIBM)
Swiss School of Archaeology in Greece
Presses polytechniques et universitaires romandes
Archives of the Canton of Vaud
International Academy of Sport Science and Technology (AISTS)
Planned:
International Sport Cluster (since 2016)
International University Sports Federation (since 2016)
Olympic village of the 2020 Winter Youth Olympics
Radio headquarters of the Radio télévision suisse (since 2020)
University of Applied Health Sciences (HESAV, since 2020)
Catering:
Numerous restaurants, cafeterias and food stalls
Bars ("Zelig" in the Géopolis and "Satellite" in the CM building)
Shopping area "Les Arcades" (at the "EPFL" metro station) includes Migros and Denner.
Other shops:
Bookshops ("Basta!" in the Anthropôle and "La fontaine" in the Learning Centre)
University souvenir shops (of the UNIL in the Amphimax and of the EPFL in the Learning Centre)
Groceries ("L'épicentre" at the UNIL and "Le négoce" at the EPFL)
Banks (Banque cantonale vaudoise in the Internef and Credit Suisse in the Learning Centre)
Swiss Post office (at the Avenue Auguste Piccard)
Swiss Federal Railways ticket shop
Kiosks
Accommodations next to the campus:
Some university halls of residence (Atrium, Ochettes and Triaudes) of the Fondation de maisons pour étudiants de Lausanne (FMEL)
Hotels (Starling Hotel, Swiss Tech Hotel) and motel (Motel des pierrettes)
Others:
Day nurseries
Mobility Carsharing vehicles
Farmers' markets
Hairdresser
Other education and research institutions in Lausanne
Other education and research institutions in Lausanne includes:
University Hospital of Lausanne (CHUV)
Swiss Laboratory for Doping Analyses
Ludwig Centre for Cancer Research of the University of Lausanne
Swiss Cancer Centre
École hôtelière de Lausanne (EHL)
École cantonale d'art de Lausanne (ECAL)
International Institute for Management Development (IMD)
Business School Lausanne (BSL)
