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This establishment houses together a secondary college (565 pupils in 2004) and a lycée (470 pupils). As in every EPL schooling is free. About 30-35% of the pupils are foreign. For everyone there
is a choice based on knowledge of a foreign language. Language teaching is a priority involving 60 out of 150 teachers, of whom
30 are French. The students therefore have eight hours of course work per week more than a traditional lycée. Teachers coming
from Britain or Germany are paid by the French national education system. Those from other countries are paid by their country. This all requires a lot of work-time organisation (each student has his own timetable), which was managed by the headmaster Mr Ben Lahcen.
The Houille Blanche school for primary education continues
to offer the functions originally introduced by the ILL. [2018 addition: Today six languages are taught in “international sections” located in six different primary schools. The CSI (Cité Scolaire Internationale) senior school now has more than 1000 pupils with 40 different nationalities. It provides free schooling in six different languages. Another senior school in Grenoble has a Chinese section (2014) and an American section (2015).]
7.4 The evolution of the ILL and its problems
It was nice to have built an institute with its reactor which very quickly took a prominent place in the world, and which by its success could attract others. It is necessary to be able to maintain this position as world leader. A continuous effort is needed to improve instruments and create new ones if necessary. It was
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