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#ESRH2604972AFrance Opens 2026-2027 National Agrégation Competition for Political Science University Professors

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🇬🇧 English

This order opens the 2026-2027 national agrégation competition for recruiting university professors in political science in France. It sets the basic eligibility rules and starts the registration process for candidates seeking these academic posts. Candidates must hold a doctorate, habilitation, or an accepted equivalent qualification by the registration deadline. Foreign candidates may also apply if they meet the academic requirements, and applicants must submit their file electronically to the ministry address listed in the order.

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Key Changes

  • Opens the 2026-2027 national agrégation competition for political science university professor posts
  • Requires candidates to hold a doctorate, habilitation, or accepted equivalent qualification by the registration deadline
  • Allows eligible foreign candidates to apply and requires electronic submission of application files

Obligations

What this law requires

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Candidates must hold a doctorate, habilitation to direct research, or an accepted equivalent qualification to be eligible for the national agrégation competition in political science.

candidates for the national agrégation competition in political science
By the registration closing date
licensing
medium

Candidates holding foreign university diplomas, qualifications, or titles of equivalent level must obtain a jury decision granting exemption from the doctorate requirement if they rely on those foreign qualifications.

candidates with foreign equivalent academic qualifications
By the registration closing date
licensing
medium

Foreign candidates participating as foreign candidates must provide an authorization to participate issued by their government and dated in the year of the competition.

foreign candidates participating in the competition as foreign candidates
When submitting the competition application file
disclosure
medium

Applicants must complete the declaration of candidacy with required personal details, current functions, institutional affiliation, prior competition registrations and results, and university qualifications including thesis details.

applicants to the national agrégation competition in political science
When submitting the competition application file
reporting
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Applicants must select two different specialties for the admissibility and admission examination options from the listed political science subjects.

applicants to the national agrégation competition in political science
When submitting the declaration of candidacy
operational

Affected Parties

Political science academics seeking university professor posts in FranceFrench higher education recruitment authorities+1 more…

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