FMEL (Fondation Maisons pour Etudiants Lausanne )

The Fondation Maisons pour Etudiants Lausanne (FMEL) is a Swiss public interest organisation which offers housing to students of the University of Lausanne (UNIL), the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology of Lausanne (EPFL), the Canton of Vauds higher education institutions (HES) and of the higher school of Pedagogy of Lausanne (HEP). The foundations mission is to build and manage student houses, and the activity is wholly not for profit. Founded in1961 by the town of Lausanne, the Canton of Vaud and the University of Lausanne, to meet the ever-growing needs in terms of student housing, the Foundation today houses over 2,500 students in 14 geographical sites, mainly in the greater Lausanne area. Between now and 2022, the FMEL will practically double its bed-capacity and thus will be able to give greater choice to students in terms housing. In September 2018, a new residence will open in the centre of Lausanne which will add a further 100 students to the FMEL community. In autumn...