legal texts

General texts relating to higher education

Law no. 2008-19 of 25 February 2008 on higher education.

Decree No. 2008-2716 of 4 August 2008 on the organization of universities and higher education and research institutions and the rules governing their operation.

Decree No. 2008-3581 of 21 November 2008, laying down the conditions for transforming the character of universities, higher education and research institutions and public scientific research institutions in public scientific and technological institutions.

Decree of the Minister for Higher Education, Scientific Research and Technology, of 3 April 2008 establishing observatories within universities and laying down their composition and methods of operation.

General texts relating to teachers

Decree No. 93-1823 of 6 September 1993 laying down the conditions for obtaining national diplomas for doctoral studies.

Decree No. 93-1824 of 6 September 1993 on university habilitation.

Decree No. 93-1825 of 6 September 1993 establishing the special status of university research teachers.

Decree No. 98-2015 of 19 October 1998 on the special status of the interdepartmental branch of English-language and computer teachers working in educational institutions under the Ministry of Education and Higher education and research institutions within the Ministry of Higher Education.

Decree n ° 2004-2438 of October 19, 2004 fixing the special status of the aggregated teachers under the Ministry of Education and Training and the Ministry of Higher Education, Scientific Research and Technology.

Texts relating to scientific research

Decree No. 2009-644 of 2 March 2009, setting out the organization and operating procedures of research laboratories, research units and research consortia.

Decree of the Minister for Higher Education, Scientific Research and Technology of 13 November 2007, organizing the doctoral schools and establishing the composition of the scientific and pedagogical committees responsible for them and their operation procedures.

Decree of the Minister for Higher Education, Scientific Research and Technology of 25 February 2009 establishing doctoral schools within higher education and research institutions.

Decree of the Minister for Higher Education, Scientific Research and Technology laying down the list of research departments and units in higher education and research institutions

Relative texts of courses and specialties of the LMD system

Decree n ° 2008-3123 of September 22nd, 2008, fixing the general framework of the system of studies and the conditions of obtaining the national diploma of license in the various fields of formation, mentions, courses and specialties of the system "LMD".

Decree of the Minister for Higher Education, Scientific Research and Technology of 30 June 2009, laying down the unified guide to the use of the credit system and the general rules for assessment and passage in the national diploma in the different areas of training, mentions, courses and specialties of the LMD system.

Decree No. 2012-1227 of 1 August 2012, setting the general framework of the study regime and the conditions for obtaining the national diploma of master’s degree in the "LMD" system.

Decree n ° 2013-47 of 4 January 2013, setting the general framework of the study regime and the conditions for obtaining the national PhD degree in the "LMD" system.

PATO Text

Law No. 83-112 of 12 December 1983 on the general status of State staff, local authorities and public administrative establishments.