© 2022 EPFL - This year at 'La Magistrale', EPFL's annual graduation ceremony, 1245 students received their Master's degrees. EPFL congratulates its new graduates and offers future perspectives - and hope - for a world in crisis. Today, EPFL hosted its annual graduation ceremony called La Magistrale , held for the 9 time at the SwissTech Convention Center and honoring the graduation of 1245 Master's students in the presence of family members. With contemporary dance performed by quantum physicist and professional dancer Merritt Moore , and MC'd by civicLab director Anja Wyden Guelpa and EPFL+ECAL Lab director Nicholas Henchoz, as well as interludes of guitar music provided by Maxance Dell'Orefice & Eric Willimann, the ceremony was a moment to celebrate the student's accomplishments and their role in serving society in an ever changing world. EPFL president Martin Vetterli invited the audience to reflect upon technology, innovation and the potential roles of the graduates in society and the world at large. "Your diploma is the passport to the world, the one you will build by engaging in science, industry, startups, administration or non-governmental organizations, in one word, by engaging in society . It's society that enabled you to get a degree, and I hope, that you will serve to the extent of your talents." Raising the issue of the climate crisis, he added, "As scientists and engineers, EPFL has given you the education and the tools to think beyond dogma.
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