LMD Doctorate

Registration forms for the LMD Doctorate are downloaded from the university's official website.
Forms must be completed and printed by computer (handwritten forms are not accepted).
The registration file is submitted directly to the post-graduation service of the department.
The original Master's diploma must be submitted to the department's post-graduation service at the first registration in the LMD Doctorate.
Registration files are reviewed and approved by the faculty's pedagogical and scientific bodies in the following order: LMD Doctoral Training Committee, Departmental Scientific Committee, then Faculty Scientific Council.

Re-registration forms are available on the university's official website.
Forms must be completed and printed by computer (no handwritten forms).
The re-registration file is submitted directly to the department's post-graduation service.
Files follow the same review circuit: LMD Doctoral Training Committee, Departmental Scientific Committee, then Faculty Scientific Council.

The defence request file may be submitted provided the candidate has earned 180 points distributed according to annex no. 02 of ministerial order no. 547 of 2 June 2016 (including at least one scientific article published in a ranked journal).
The file is introduced by the thesis director at the department's post-graduation and research service for administrative review.
The defence request file may be submitted from 1 June of the third year of training, with the defence taking place from the following academic year.
The doctoral candidate's name must appear first in the author list of all scientific publications (articles and communications), except for journals in fields using alphabetical ordering of authors. In that case, the department's post-graduation service must be consulted.
Publications must list the thesis director among the authors, unless the latter expressly waives this right by written authorisation; the authorisation must be included in the defence file.
Articles must mention the research laboratory and the registering institution.
Articles published in predatory journals or by predatory publishers are not accepted.
Ranked articles must have been submitted for review at the earliest after the second registration.
The defence file transmitted to the jury members includes a paper and a digital copy (CD), containing the thesis and at least one ranked article validated by the faculty scientific council.

Ministerial order no. 191 and order no. 547 of 2 June 2016 setting out the conditions for the preparation and defence of the LMD doctoral thesis.
Executive decree no. 98-254 amended and completed, relating to doctoral and post-graduate training.

All files are available in Arabic and French through the post-graduation vice-deanship of the relevant faculty.

First-time registration file, Submitted to the department's post-graduation service with the original Master's diploma.
Re-registration file, 2025-2026 cohort, plus the follow-up form for delayed doctoral candidates.
Extension file, Used to request an exceptional extension of the training.
Defence file (order 191 / order 547), Submitted by the thesis director after earning 180 points, including a ranked article.

Indicative list of LMD doctoral specialities currently open. Updated yearly following the ministerial order that frames the national competition.

Last updated: June 18, 2026