EPFL and the canton of Valais marked the tenth anniversary of their collaboration with a flourish. On 19 December 2022, ten years to the day after signing the agreement to open the EPFL Valais Wallis campus in Sion, EPFL opened its new Alpole building. Alpole sits on the Valais Wallis campus, located within the Energypolis research park, and will house scientists and engineers studying Alpine and polar environments.