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 LausanneCantonal and University Library of Lausanne"La grange de Dorigny", the theatre of the UNILSwiss 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 CenterLearning CentreEPFL Innovation Park (hosting 170 companies), part of the Swiss Innovation ParkFrontiers MediaNestlé Institute of Health SciencesMerck Institute for PharmacometricsMusée BoloArchizoomUNIL-EPFL common structures:Language CentreSport CentreLausanne University Clubs (LUCs) of badminton, football, American football, rugby, unihockey and volleyballFormation continue (continuing education)Centre universitaire lausannois en financeCentre for Advanced Surface Analysis (Centre de compétence en analyse de surface des matériaux)Centre of BiotechnologyHuman Brain ProjectFréquence banane (campus radio)Other institutions:Jean Monnet Foundation for EuropeSwiss Institute of Comparative LawSwiss Centre of Expertise in the Social SciencesSwiss Institute of Bioinformatics (SIB)Centre for Biomedical Imaging (CIBM)Swiss School of Archaeology in GreecePresses polytechniques et universitaires romandesArchives of the Canton of VaudInternational 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 OlympicsRadio headquarters of the Radio télévision suisse (since 2020)University of Applied Health Sciences (HESAV, since 2020)Catering:Numerous restaurants, cafeterias and food stallsBars ("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 shopKiosksAccommodations 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 nurseriesMobility Carsharing vehiclesFarmers' marketsHairdresserOther education and research institutions in Lausanne
Other education and research institutions in Lausanne includes:
University Hospital of Lausanne (CHUV)Swiss Laboratory for Doping AnalysesLudwig Centre for Cancer Research of the University of LausanneSwiss Cancer CentreÉcole hôtelière de Lausanne (EHL)École cantonale d'art de Lausanne (ECAL)International Institute for Management Development (IMD)Business School Lausanne (BSL)
