Who can book?

FMEL buildings are reserved for bachelor’s and master’s students enrolled at one of the following schools:

• University of Lausanne (UNIL)
• Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne (EPFL)
• École cantonale d’art de Lausanne (cantonal school of art, ECAL)
• School of Management and Engineering Vaud (HEIG-VD)
• La Source School of Nursing
• Haute Ecole de Musique de Lausanne (HEMU)
• Haute Ecole de Santé Vaud (HESAV)
• Haute école de travail social et de la santé Lausanne (HETSL)
• Haute école pédagogique du canton de Vaud (HEP-VD)
• Changins – School of Viticulture and Oenology
• Ecole hôtelière de Lausanne (EHL)
• La Manufacture – Haute école des arts de la scène
• University of Applied Sciences and Arts of Western Switzerland (HES-SO)

Students enrolled in the School of French as a Foreign Language at UNIL or in the Special Mathematics Courses (CMS) at EPFL may also book accommodation. (See Applications guidelines, art. 1) Ca

However, doctoral and postgraduate students, as well as students who already have a master’s degree, are not entitled to book accommodation in FMEL buildings.

What are the terms?

The rental agreement is subject to Swiss tenancy law. Standard terms and conditions of tenancy/lease:

• Runs for a minimum of 3 months and a maximum of 3 years
• Lease starts on the 1^st or 16^th of the month
• Lease ends on the 15^th or last day of the month
• 2 months’ notice to terminate the lease

Changing type of accommodation or building

After one year’s stay in one of the FMEL buildings you can request a change of accommodation, but only an upgrade – i.e. from a single room to a studio. You will have to pay an administrative fee in advance. Please refer to Internal Regulations, art. 16 and to the Applications guidelines, art. 6.