I applied online. The process took 3 months. I interviewed at EPFL (Lausanne) in Jul 2023
Interview
Oral interview on general and specific aspects of the topic. As expected neither too easy nor too hard. Almost 1 hour of discussion and you immediately receive the feedback at the end
I talked to a postdoc on Skype. Later I talked to the prof on Skype. They were asking personal questions, but also technical questions. You need to be admitted by a prof and the doctoral school.
already did my master's in the same research group. There was no interview at the end. Both parties had a good understanding of what to expect from each other. The project was a continuation of the research topic of my master's thesis.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Would you like the theoretical or practical aspects more?
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