Teaching methods

Instruction combines formal courses and practical work. Students are closely supervised, and are evaluated by exams at the end of the semester and the end of the year.
The work load varies according to the track: in the sciences, the freshman year is pretty heavy with 30 hours of courses weekly, 28 in the second year, and 14 in the third. In the humanities, the course load is not as heavy, with 15 to 25 hours weekly, but the additional library work required is extensive.
Facilities are generally quite good, with well-equipped laboratories and extensive departmental libraries.