1-1) Various higher education institutions .......................................................................................... 4
1-2) Degrees and diplomas (diplôme) .................................................................................................. 4
1-3) Integration of LMD system ........................................................................................................... 4
2. History and legislation ......................................................................................... 5
2-1) Historical overview ....................................................................................................................... 5
2-2) Edgar Faure law ............................................................................................................................. 6
2-3) Savary law ..................................................................................................................................... 6
2-4) Recent developments: 2007 to the present –giving much more autonomy to universities– ....... 6
3. French educational system ................................................................................... 8
4. Higher education system