The doctorate
All Magister degree holders may access the Doctoral programme in all disciplines except medical sciences.
Access to the Doctorate in Medical Sciences is open to holders of the Diplôme d’Etudes Médicales Spécialisées (DEMS-Diploma of Specialized Medical Studies) and is also based on results credited and modalities established as per rules.
1) In the classical system:
The preparation of the Doctorate rests essentially on the writing of a Thesis to be defended before a jury appointed by the Scientific Council involved. In its traditional form, the preparation take a number of years and the conception of the thesis is that of the Doctorat d’Etat thesis.Currently, as part of an effort to operate in line with international practice, the Doctorat d’Etat format is gradually giving way to the New Doctorate (Nouveau Doctorat), which represents an attempt to match the PH.D conception, and which is to prevail in the future.
2) In the LMD System:
The Doctorate so conceived stresses practical research and espouses the format of the Ph.D.