AtoSiM: General Organisation
| Time | Courses | ECTS |
| September to January | Taught courses at Amsterdam, Lyon or Rome | 30 |
| January | Winter school in Amsterdam (all students together) "Understanding Molecular Simulation" | 10 |
| February to July | Research project in Amsterdam, Lyon or Rome (with joint supervision from 2 partners),
and possibility of supplementary courses. Common oral defence organized at CECAM in Lyon, with a committee of international experts. |
20 |
The typical program of the taught courses is described in the table below for each partner institution (based on 2005-2006 data) . Although a certain amount of overlap is present, each institution will propose a set of course with a specific flavour: theoretical condensed matter in Rome, chemistry and chemical engineering in Amsterdam, general methods of molecular simulation in Lyon. This scheme will allow each student to choose the institution for taught courses according to his/her previous background. In Rome, the modules are given in Italian, however tutoring and examinations can be taken in English, and students have access to language courses. With twenty to thirty students involved in the program, the professor/student ratio is close to one. Common courses are scheduled at the start and halfway. The program ends with a common oral thesis defence.
Depending also on the previous background of the students, up to 10 ECTS can be chosen in a field not indicated in the list below, after discussion with their tutor, in order to compensate possible deficiencies of the student in an important field.
