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Learn tech in a different way: open to anyone aged 18 and over, with no prior qualifications required and free of charge, to help you enter the tech industry.

Our philosophy

Why choose 42?

A first-class technical training programme

Ranked in the WURI global top 10, 42 trains independent developers who are capable of solving complex problems and adapting quickly to new technologies.

Completely free

No tuition fees. 42 Lausanne offers a high-quality environment and resources that are accessible to everyone.

For everyone

With no entry requirements, 42 is open to anyone aged 18 or over, regardless of their background.

Global network

A network operating in over 50 countries, offering international mobility, a global community and career opportunities.

Since it opened, 42 Lausanne has been:

+ 14 000

applications, with the number of female applicants increasing every year

+800

graduates

90%

employability

Come and discover 42 Lausanne at the next open day

Campus tour, presentation of the course and meeting with students

Corporate projects

42 Lausanne works closely with the local business community and is setting up AI innovation labs in collaboration with partner companies

Building the Infrastructure Piscine
Student projects
Building the Infrastructure Piscine

How can we train system administrators without exposing them to a real-world infrastructure? It was to answer this question that 42 Lausanne created the Infrastructure Pool, a three-week immersive programme that enables students who have completed the core curriculum to build, configure and operate a complete infrastructure using professional-grade equipment.

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Groupe Mutuel
Partnership
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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Innovation Lab with the University of St. Gallen
Partnership
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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Innovation Lab with SPEN
Partnership
Innovation Lab with SPEN

The Prison Service has partnered with 42 Lausanne as part of an IA Innovation Lab to integrate digitalisation into the heart of its business processes, as well as to help prepare prisoners for their reintegration into society.

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AI Innovation Lab with infomaniak
AI · Partnership
AI Innovation Lab with infomaniak

Project to improve email processing by the Infomaniak teams

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Ecotic
Program
Ecotic

The ECOTIC workshops are a training programme run by 42 Lausanne & Resilio with the support of the Canton of Vaud via Viva Vaud. They are designed to help SMEs in French-speaking Switzerland make a more sober and sustainable digital transition. and sustainable digital transition.

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Upcoming events

Mon 05 Oct 2026
Curriculum

Next Intake

Campus 42 Lausanne

Tue 13 Oct 2026
Thu 29 Oct 2026

Latest news

“Thinking you’re beyond the reach of cyberattacks already makes you vulnerable.”
News
“Thinking you’re beyond the reach of cyberattacks already makes you vulnerable.”

Lennig Pedron, CEO of Trust Valley, discusses the weaknesses that are still evident in French-speaking Switzerland, the key role played by SMEs, and the need to improve preparedness in terms of detection, response and business continuity.

ICT journal

ICT journal

14 Sep 2026
Digital Sovereignty: Skills and Infrastructure
Events
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

22 Aug 2026
How artificial intelligence is shaping the Swiss job market
News
How artificial intelligence is shaping the Swiss job market

The main challenge posed by AI lies in the speed at which businesses, the education system and the workforce are acquiring new skills

14 Aug 2026

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