Studied engineering in Switzerland ~20 years ago. System was 1 main exam at end of school year in June, if you fail for some subjects you can get a redo in September (punishment being need to study during summer...). There are many many subjects where I almost never attended class (I spent a LOT of money photocopying notes taken by more assiduous classmates though, bless their souls) . One time I showed up for a final exam in a class where I hadn’t attended a single lecture, and I was actually friendly with the professor through other channels, and he was like aha didn’t know you were in this class and we both had a good laugh about it and he didn’t take it as an offense to his teaching. The system worked great for me, not sure whether it still continues today or not.
Studied engineering in Switzerland ~20 years ago. System was 1 main exam at end of school year in June, if you fail for some subjects you can get a redo in September (punishment being need to study during summer...). There are many many subjects where I almost never attended class (I spent a LOT of money photocopying notes taken by more assiduous classmates though, bless their souls) . One time I showed up for a final exam in a class where I hadn’t attended a single lecture, and I was actually friendly with the professor through other channels, and he was like aha didn’t know you were in this class and we both had a good laugh about it and he didn’t take it as an offense to his teaching. The system worked great for me, not sure whether it still continues today or not.