The Doctoral College Orientation Committee (COCD) is an external steering body.
It meets at least once a year.
The COCD is composed of :
- Members of the doctoral college council;
- The Vice-President for Research of Aix-Marseille Université (AMU) or his/her representative;
- The Director of Research at the Ecole Centrale de Marseille or his representative;
- The Director of Research at the Institut d'Etudes Politiques d'Aix-en-Provence or his representative;
- A representative of CEA Cadarache;
- A representative of the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur regional council;
- A representative of the non-academic world;
- A doctoral college director from a French higher education institution, member of the Réseau National des Collèges Doctoraux;
- Four representatives of AMU doctoral students.