The tutor-advisor is a member of the teaching/research staff of the Department. His duty is to advise and direct students regarding the best choice of courses based on the Study Programme, their personal aptitude and the degree of difficulty of each course.  He is also regularly available to all students in order to be informed of any problems related to their studies and to look for ways to best handle them, with the cooperation of the Secretariat or of the General Assembly of the Department.