The Higher Institute of Human Sciences of Medenine (ISSHM http://isshm.rnu.tn) is a scientific institution affiliated with the University of Gabès. The ISSHM was established by Presidential Decree No. 1971/2005, published in the Official Journal of the Tunisian Republic on July 15, 2005. In 2012, the name ISEAHM was changed to ISSHM in accordance with Decree No. 2565/2012. Since September 2006, the ISSHM has been applying the LMD system (Licence–Master–Doctorate).
