The validity period of the Excellence Mention will be for the 2011-2012, 2012-2013, 2013-2014 academic years. In accordance with the call of the mention, the doctoral programmes that have obtained the Excellence Mention will be an international benchmark. The Mention puts in words “the official recognition of the scientific, technical and educational reliability of the doctoral programmes”, as well as of the research groups or departments that take the responsibility of the training of doctors.