News
To stay up to date with news from 42 campuses across Switzerland, partnerships, student projects, and the tech trends shaping the digital world of tomorrow.
Digital Sovereignty: Skills and Infrastructure
We were at VivaTech for the 2026 event, and Christophe Wagnière, CEO of 42 Switzerland, through discussions with participants, shows us how sovereignty is the theme of this year’s event.
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42 Lausanne and InVia are organizing three immersive days dedicated to AI for participants in the AI Business Specialist training program leading to the Federal Diploma of Higher Education
42 Lausanne and InVia are organising three immersion days dedicated to artificial intelligence for participants on the AI Business Specialist course leading to a federal certificate. The aim is to enable them to delve into the technical aspects through a highly practical approach to the technologies underpinning generative artificial intelligence tools.
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42 Zürich opens new campus offering free tech education
Zurich, July 14, 2026 – 42 Zürich is opening a new campus in Zurich-Oerlikon. Starting in January 2027, the nonprofit organization will offer tuition-free education in software development and AI systems. The first selection programs begin in mid-September.
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192 Graduates Celebrated at the 2026 42 Lausanne Graduation Ceremony
On Wednesday 3 June 2026, 42 Lausanne celebrated the achievements of 192 students at its annual graduation ceremony, held at the Salle des spectacles in Renens. The event brought together the graduates, their families, loved ones, colleagues and friends for a moment of recognition and pride. Throughout the evening, applause accompanied those who had successfully completed the 42 Lausanne programme as they took to the stage.
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Action to increase the presence of women in tech, the challenge.
Tech is shaping the careers of tomorrow, but women are still under-represented. At 42 Lausanne, we're taking concrete action to change this: since 2021, the school has been rolling out inclusive initiatives to encourage more women to train in digital technology, develop their IT skills and gain access to the many opportunities offered by tech.
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Who’s behind 42? Thomas Jacobsen, Chief Communication and Marketing Officer at Infomaniak
With services like Swisstransfer or Euria attracting millions of users every month, Infomaniak is one of Europe's leading tech companies. We recently had the chance to sit down with Thomas Jacobsen, their Chief Marcomms Officer and spokesperson, to discuss their partnership with 42 Lausanne.
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IA, digital sovereignty and talent: the role of 42 Lausanne
Artificial intelligence is not a fad, but a lasting transformation that is redefining skills, professions and learning methods. In this context, mastery of technologies and digital sovereignty are becoming key issues. At 42 Lausanne, the teaching approach is evolving to train people capable of understanding the fundamentals, using AI critically and responsibly, and contributing to a sustainable and sovereign technological transformation.
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42 Lausanne, Accelerating Switzerland’s Tech Scene
A little over 6 years ago, 42 Lausanne launched. Back then, it was one of the first campuses to launch outside of France.
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Training for Tech in the Age of AI: From knowledge to responsibility
What does it really mean to 'know' in a world where answers are instantaneous? The real issue is not what AI is capable of producing, but what humans are capable of understanding, verifying and transforming into reliable systems.
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2024–2025 Annual Report: Activities, Challenges and Key Priorities of 42 Lausanne in Training Tomorrow’s Tech Talent
By 2024-2025, we will have trained more than 500 students, supported more than 30 companies and will continue to build a high-performance, agile and sovereign digital Switzerland.
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Selected Projects
Innovation Lab with the University of St. Gallen
Six start-ups selected by the HSG incubator are collaborating with 15 technological talents from 42 Lausanne and Zurich. For three days, they will co-develop digital prototypes and explore new forms of collaboration, with the aim of learning from each other and moving forward together.
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Groupe Mutuel
Switzerland's leading health insurer, with 1.2 million customers and annual premiums of CHF 4.2 billion. Groupe Mutuel has more than 2,000 employees at 60 locations, covering both individual and corporate customers. In the midst of a digital transformation, its priorities are modernisation, service processing and customer platforms.
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AI Innovation Lab in Partnership with infomaniak
Project to improve email processing by the Infomaniak teams
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