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Sciences Po Paris

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Country
France
Address
27, rue Saint-Guillaume Paris Cedex 07 75337
Website
www.sciences-po.fr
Switchboard
+33 (0) 1 45 49 50 50
Fax
+33 (0) 1 42 22 39 64
Email
veronique.bolhuis@sciences-po.fr
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Sciences Po: a selective and international university in Social Sciences located in the heart of Paris.

Sciences Po is a full-fledged, self-governing university which enrols some 6,500 students, including 2,300 students from abroad, in a variety of degree programmes. Half of these students pursue a Master's degree programme. In general, instruction at Sciences Po aims to impart an understanding of social sciences principles sufficient to equip its students not only to comprehend but also to have an impact on the world they inherit.
Comparative and cross-disciplinary vantage points are central to a curriculum that strives to comprehend global coherence and conflict, as well as the implications of current social, political, and economic debate. In order to negotiate, to convince and finally to carry decisions, it is fundamental to state the matter clearly, to argue and provide evidence to back up the claims. The educational project of Sciences Po thus rests on the teamwork and the development of the aptitudes for public expression whether in written or oral format by the use of communication and information technology.
Sciences Po aims since its creation to deliver a fundamental high standard education based on a multidisciplinary curriculum and international perspective. In a world where the share of the unforeseeable is growing, where the repetition of the mistakes of the past, or even of the present, constitutes more a risk that insurance, qualities of imagination, invention, innovation and aptitude towards change become essential.
Sciences PoÂ’s ambition is to exceed the standard education and provide a truly up-to-date high calibre education that adapted to the stakes of a more globalised world and an increasingly European integration. To educate, it is to raise. In this context, it rests upon Sciences Po to encourage and develop in its students certain attitudes like intellectual courage, the capacity to face difficulties, to face complexity, to defend the respect and the consideration as values of civility and most importantly of citizenship.
Moreover, Sciences Po prepares its students to live and work abroad through its courses and international exchange with other well-known universities around the world.
For over one hundred years, Sciences Po has been training the best young minds of France and Europe for leadership service. As one of Europe's most distinguished universities, Sciences Po prepares its graduates to take their place in international business, multilateral organizations, positions of public responsibility, and other fields of endeavour.
Students are drawn to Sciences Po - including increasing numbers (over 30% of the student body) of students from abroad - for its commitments to understanding the contemporary world through a pluridisciplinary grounding in the social sciences. International students in particular stand to benefit not only from solid training in contemporary history and the synthetic core curriculum, but also from Sciences Po's famous method-training seminars and other features of an intensive pedagogical approach.
In a nutshell, the school's goal is to remain able to respond to the demand for increasingly specialized expertise with a broad based yet highly focused professional education. Sciences Po alumni typically distinguish themselves by their ability to seize the essential and to bring a sharpened set of social science skills to bear upon it. Proof of the effectiveness of the Sciences Po approach is found in the wide range of sectors that employ the school's graduates: from business or public administration to research, communications, and media.
Instruction is provided by a faculty of 2,600 teachers, a great majority of whom are solidly established as practitioners in their respective fields. This unusual type of faculty is anchored by a small nucleus of tenured professors teaching full-time at Sciences Po.
The research of the institution is composed of seven research centres which provide a framework for some 300 researchers. Research account for 40% of the annual budget; taken in a national perspective this effort represents one of the most important initiatives in social science research in France today.
The library at Sciences Po houses a nearly million-volume collection of works in the various social sciences and 20th-century history, one of Europe's richest collections of its kind. The library is in fact the hub of the Documentary Service which maintains 16,000 press dossiers on a wide range of sub-topics ranging back over most of the century, and which each years abstracts and indexes some 17,000 articles from the 6,000 periodicals to which the Documentary Service subscribes.
Finally, as a university, Sciences Po is doted with an invaluable tool for the dissemination of new knowledge in the social sciences: the Presses de Sciences Po, which publishes thirty new works each year along with six academic journals of international standing and readership. The Press maintains a backlist of 750 titles.
As a centre of European learning and conscious of the contribution it can make to a world influx, Sciences Po is a truly international university. Already it offers a range of programme options to the nearly 2,300 students who come to Sciences Po from other nations and continents. These include an undergraduate exchange programme, the possibility of direct enrolment in Sciences Po's centrepiece Master degree- le Master- and the Research Seminar Programme in the Social Sciences. At the same time, visiting fellowships have been established which allow Sciences Po to invite international specialists, from a broad range of countries, to teach for a year in Paris.

Professional Schools and Graduate Studies
The Master courses at Sciences Po offer a range of twelve programmes, each of which prepares graduate students for specific professional skills (Communication, Culture and Media Management, Economic Law, European Affairs, Finance and Strategy, Human Resources Management, International Affairs, Journalism, Judicial and Legal Careers, Marketing, Public Affairs, Urban and Regional Strategies).
Structured to encourage capacity for critical thought and argument, a distinct focus on usability and practicality, the Master programmes are clearly designed to prepare students for significant demands of the global workplace.

Mphil and PhD School
The Sciences Po Ecole Doctorale (Doctoral School) has a strong interdisciplinary tradition covering four major academic disciplines: political science, sociology, economics and history. The school reinforces international partnerships by organizing encounters between young doctoral students, guided by their professors, and their counterparts abroad. Each year the Doctoral school hosts numerous foreign students in the Mphil programmes and doctoral tracks.

The Master of Public Affairs - MPA
The MPA at Sciences Po Paris is a challenging new MasterÂ’s degree designed for young professionals looking to master complex organizations in an evolving global environment, solve problems using sophisticated analytical tools, and assume leadership roles in the public, non-profit, and private sectors.
Created in partnership with the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) and the School of International and Public Affairs (SIPA) at Columbia University in New York, the MPA at Sciences Po offers a truly global perspective on questions of public policy, with training grounded in sound analytical skills. Students acquire an interdisciplinary background in applied, action-oriented social science, as well as training in leadership, strategy and ethics.

The MBA
MBA Sciences Po is a programme belonging to the Sciences Po tradition : To prepare students for leadership positions.
MBA Sciences Po students are invited to live their MBA Experience in a very stimulating environment :
Sciences Po is an urban "campus" composed of seventeenth- and eighteenth-century mansions, located in the heart of Paris.
Its neighbours include ministries, embassies, corporate headquarters, publishing houses, the Assemblée nationale... in short, one of the decision centres of French life.
In addition to the professional advantages Sciences Po's setting provides, its students are also exposed to the strong cultural flavour of the Saint Germain district: renowned cafés sheltering a new generation of philosophers, art galleries and architecture, shops and cinemas, and restaurants where editors lunch and left-bank denizens dine.
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Faculty
Number of International Faculty Staff Headcount: 541 FTE: 181
Number of academic faculty staff who are of foreign nationality. The term ‘international’ is hereby determined by citizenship. For EU countries, this includes all foreign nationals, even if from another EU state. In Hong Kong, this includes professors from Mainland China. Inclusion and exclusion mirrors those for academic faculty staff.
Number of Faculty Staff Headcount: 2,953 FTE: 1,157
Total number of academic faculty staff who are responsible for planning, directing and undertaking teaching only, research only or both teaching and research. Please include: vice-chancellors, deputy vice-chancellors, principals, professors, heads of school, associate professors, principal lecturers and tutors. Please exclude research assistants*, PhD students who contribute to teaching, and exchange scholars or visiting professors who are members of another university. *FAQ: How is research assistant defined?
Number of Inbound Visiting Faculty Staff Headcount: 24 FTE: 13
Number of academic faculty staff contributing to teaching or research at your university in the last 12 months who are visiting from an overseas institution for a minimum period of at least 3 months.
Number of Outbound Visiting Faculty Staff Headcount: 15 FTE: 10
Number of academic faculty staff employed by your institution contributing to teaching or research at an overseas institution in the last 12 months for a minimum period of at least 3 months.
Undergraduate Information
Number of Undergraduate Students Headcount: 2,896 FTE: 2,896
Number of students pursuing a Bachelor’s level or equivalent degree. This excludes certificates/diplomas and associate’s degrees.
Number of International Undergraduate Students Headcount: 1,387 FTE: 1,217
Number of undergraduate students who are foreign nationals. The term ‘international’ is hereby determined by citizenship. For EU countries, this includes all foreign nationals, even nationals of other EU states. In Hong Kong, this includes students from Mainland China. Please exclude all exchange students.
Number of Inbound Exchange Undergraduate Students Headcount: 761 FTE: 577
Number of undergraduate students attending your university on international exchange programs for at least 1 semester in the last 12 months.
Number of Outbound Exchange Undergraduate Students Headcount: 520 FTE: 520
Number of undergraduate students registered at your institution who have attended another institution abroad for at least 1 semester on an exchange program in the last 12 months.
Average International Undergraduate Fees € EUR 5,150
Average tuition fees per academic year (two semesters) that an international student would be expected to pay for an undergraduate program, with ‘program’ referring to the complete range of courses contributing to a degree. FAQ: How do I calculate average fees?
Average Domestic Undergraduate Fees € EUR 2,262
Average tuition fees per academic year (two semesters) that a domestic student would be expected to pay for an undergraduate program, with ‘program’ referring to the complete range of courses contributing to a degree. FAQ: How do I calculate average fees?
Average Undergraduate Class Size 19
The average size of class across all undergraduate programs. The term ‘class’ refers to an unit of instruction or taught session in which a teacher has pre-defined material to cover. It does exclude tutorial seminars.
Graduate / Postgraduate Information
Number of Graduate / Postgraduate Students Headcount: 3,820 FTE: 3,820
Students pursuing a higher-level degree (Master and Doctorate), including both taught and research postgraduates (e.g. PhD students)
Number of International Graduate Students Headcount: 1,422 FTE: 1,336
Number of graduate / postgraduate students who are foreign nationals. The term ‘international’ is hereby determined by citizenship. For EU countries, this includes all foreign nationals, even nationals of other EU states. In Hong Kong, this includes students from Mainland China.
Number of Inbound Exchange Postgraduate Students Headcount: 275 FTE: 203
Number of graduate / postgraduate students attending your university on international exchange programs for at least 1 semester in the last 12 months.
Number of Outbound Exchange Postgraduate Students Headcount: 34 FTE: 18
Number of postgraduate students registered at your institution who have attended another institution on an exchange program for at least 1 semester in the last 12 months.
Average International Graduate / Postgraduate Fees € EUR 5,150
Average tuition fees per academic year (two semesters) that an international student would be expected to pay for a graduate / postgraduate program, with ‘program’ referring to the complete range of courses contributing to a degree. FAQ: How do I calculate average fees?
Average Domestic Graduate / Postgraduate Fees € EUR 2,262
Average tuition fees per academic year (two semesters) that a domestic student would be expected to pay for a graduate / postgraduate program, with ‘program’ referring to the complete range of courses contributing to a degree. FAQ: How do I calculate average fees?
Average Taught Graduate / Postgraduate Class Size 20
The average size of class across all taught graduate / postgraduate programs. The term ‘class’ refers to an unit of instruction or taught session in which a teacher has pre-defined material to cover. It does exclude tutorial seminars.
Students
Total Students Headcount: 6,716 FTE: 6,716
Total number of students.
Total International Students Headcount: 2,809 FTE: 2,553
Number of students who are foreign nationals. The term ‘international’ is hereby determined by citizenship. For EU countries, this includes all foreign nationals, even nationals of other EU states. In Hong Kong, this includes students from Mainland China.
Total Outbound Exchange Students Headcount: 554 FTE: 538
Total number of students registered at your institution who have attended another institution on an exchange program for at least 1 semester in the last 12 months.
Total Inbound Exchange Students Headcount: 1,036 FTE: 780
Total number of students attending your university on international exchange programs for at least 1 semester in the last 12 months.
Average International Student Fees € EUR 5,150
Average tuition fees per year that an international student would be expected to pay for any course
Average Domestic Student Fees € EUR 2,262
Average tuition fees per academic year (two semesters) that a domestic student would be expected to pay for any program, with ‘program’ referring to the complete range of courses contributing to a degree. FAQ: How do I calculate average fees?
Average Class Size 20
The average size of class across all programs. The term ‘class’ refers to an unit of instruction or taught session in which a teacher has pre-defined material to cover. It does exclude tutorial seminars.
Graduate Output
Proportion of Graduates Pursuing Further Study 100%
Proportion of graduates from undergraduate programs pursuing further study at your own institution or any other.
Proportion of Graduates Employed 88%
Proportion of graduates (excluding those opting to pursue further study) in permanent employment within 6 months of graduation
Number of PhDs Awarded 57
Total number of PhDs awarded in the last 12 months
Entry Requirements
Avg Entry Requirements 4
Please express the average academic achievement entry requirements for your institution. Please convert your domestic requirements to the US Grade Point Average system. The five-point numerical scale is typically correlated with the A-F/A-E quality index. (A=4.0, B=3.0, C=2.0, D=1.0, E or F = 0.0) In our context, a value of 0 will imply to us that your institution has an "open access" admissions policy and will in no way count against your institution in any future table built upon this data. You can use World Education Services (WES) Toolkit as guidline: http://www.wes.org/gradeconversionguide/index.asp (copy and paste)
Research Productivity & Quality
Number of Papers 358
Total number of papers published in ESI indexed journals in the past 5 years
Number of Citations 243
Total number of citations for papers published in ESI indexed journals in the past 5 years
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Main claims to international academic or non-academic excellence

Sciences Po's student body is largely international. More than 1/3 of its students come from abroad. Sciences Po is highly selective and has high standards for its French and International student body. Teaching takes place in French, English, Spanish, Italian and German.

Range of Fees

International non-European fees: €5,150 a year (2007-2008) for Graduate programmes. Students from the European Union pay tuition according to the family’s income, fees range from €515 to €5,150 per year in 2007-2008. The MPA has a tuition of €22 000 per year (2007-2008). The MBA costs €25,000 per year (2007-2008). Many grants.

Basic TOEFL/IELTS requirements

Graduate and postgraduate requirements for English taught Master programmes:
European level B2:
IELTS 6 with no sub-score under 5.5.
TOEFL Internet Based Test (IBT) : 79-80, TOEFL Computer Based Test (CBT) 213 or
TOEFL Paper Based Test (PBT) 550

English Proficiency requirements for the Master of Public Affairs:
TOEFL minimum recommended score of 263 or IELTS minimum recommended score of 7

Accommodation

Sciences Po accomodation office offers help for finding accomodation in Paris.

Accommodation Range

€300 - €600 a month.

Finance and Scholarships

French and European students pay according to their family’s income. Tuition fees range from €500 to €5,150. Students who’s household income is below a certain amount are exempted from tuition and receive a Sciences Po social aid scolarship.
Students having a nationality other then European can ask for the Emile Boutmy scholarship ranging from €5,150 to €11,000 per year.
The Master of Public Affairs has its specific scholarships.

Entry Requirements

All students must have obtained a B.A. or equivalent degree if they want to enter at Master level. Students having studied at undergarduate level in France sit an entrance exam which consists of a written exam and oral interview. Around 15% of the applicants are admitted each year. Students who have studied at Sciences Po at undergraduate level may enter the master level if they have obtained the required grades.
For International students a GPA of 3,5 or equivalent is the minimum entry requirement.

Language Support

Intensive French Language courses and welcome programme before start of each term

Non-English Language Requirements

French language Graduate and Postgraduate requirements:
European level C1: corresponding to a score of 500 on the TCF with complementary examinations, no sub-score under 400.

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  • CDSP (Centre for Socio-Political Data)
  • Centre d'Etudes Européennes (European Studies)
  • Centre d'Histoire de Sciences Po (History)
  • CERI (International Relations)
  • CEVIPOF (Political Sciences)
  • Chair Change in Public Action and Public Law
  • Chair Economic Regulation
  • Chair Health
  • Chair International Finance
  • Chair Mercosur
  • Chair Middle East and Mediterranean studies
  • Chair Security and Defense
  • Chair Sustainable Development
  • CSO ( Sociology of Organisations)
  • Economics
  • Groupe d'Economie Mondiale (International Economics)
  • History
  • Law
  • OFCE (Economics)
  • OSC ( Sociology Of Change)
  • Political Sciences
  • Sociology
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Bourse Ambassade de France en Australie. 1 available @ EUR 13,000

Scholarships offered to Australian students. €770 per month plus tuition.

Specialisation
Master

Application Process
Apply to the French Embassy in Australia

Application URL
http://www.international.sciences-po.fr/practical_info/bourses/index_fr.html

Deadline
15th March 2008

Bourse Ambassade de France in Russia. 2 available @ EUR 13,000

Scholarships for russian students admitted in the Sciences Po-MGIMO double degree and Master at Sciences Po. €770 per month plus tuition.

Specialisation
MGIMO double degree and Master

Application Process
Apply to the French Embassy in Moscow.

Application URL
http://www.international.sciences-po.fr/practical_info/bourses/index_fr.html

Deadline
1st March 2008

Bourse d'Excellence Eiffel. 50 available @ EUR 1,181

The Eiffel scholarship is awarded by the French government to the best foreign students starting to study in France. Priority is given to students coming from developing countries.

Specialisation
Master

Application Process
Students must fill out a form and apply through Sciences Po. If they are admitted to Sciences Po the university sends the application to Egide, the organisation that administers the scholarships. Students should apply to Sciences Po before end November 2007 to Sciences Po.

Application URL
http://www.egide.asso.fr/fr/programmes/eiffel/

Deadline
10th January 2008

Bourse Emmanuel Imbert. 2 available @ EUR 8,000

Scholarships for Latin American students. Students are awarded €3000 and are exempted from tuition at Sciences Po.

Specialisation
Master

Application Process
Apply directly to the Emmanuel Imbert association

Application URL
http://bourse.emmanuel.imbert.sciences-po.fr

Deadline
15th June 2008

Bourse Fond de Solidarité Afrique. 2 available @ EUR 6,000

Scholarships for African students. Students are awarded €6000 and are exempted from tuition.

Specialisation
Master

Application Process
Apply to Sciences Po

Application URL
http://www.international.sciences-po.fr/practical_info/bourses/index_fr.html

Deadline
1st May 2008

Bourse l'Oréal. 2 available @ EUR 5,000

Students receive €5000 euros and are offered an intership at l'Oréal

Specialisation
Master finance, law, economics, human ressources, marketing and communication

Application Process
Apply online on L'Oréal website.

Application URL
ww.loreal.com

Deadline
15th May 2008

Bourses Conseil Régional Ile de France. 15 available @ EUR 10,100

This scholarship is available for students from 16 nationalities: South african, argentinian, bresilian, canadian, chilian, hongarian, indian, libanese, madagascarian, malian, morrocan, mauritian, polish, rusian, senegalese and vietnamese. Students must have been admitted to a master degree in France and live abroad before starting to study in France.

Specialisation
Master

Application Process
Studnts should apply to the French ambassy in their home country.

Application URL
http://www.iledefrance.fr/inf/aides/inf_prin_inf.htm?PARAM=%7CModLevel_2%7CSTART_-1%7CIdInf_34707

Deadline
15th March 2008

Bourses Philippe Habert. 10 available @ EUR 13,000

Stuents receive €8000 and are exempted from tuition at Sciences Po. Scholarship available to students from eastern Europe and Russia.

Specialisation
Master

Application Process
Apply to l'Association du Pont Neuf and the embassy in the home country.

Application URL
http://www.lepontneuf.asso.fr/bourses.htm

Deadline
1st February 2008

Emile-Boutmy merit award. 50 available @ EUR 11,000

Merit awards granted by Sciences Po to the best non-European students.

Specialisation
Undergraduate and graduate

Application Process
When applying to Sciences Po students should apply for the scholarship. For undergraduate students the deadline extends to June 2008.

Application URL
http://www.international.sciences-po.fr/practical_info/bourses/index_fr.html

Deadline
28th March 2008

Emile-Boutmy merit award - Tuition. 50 available @ EUR 5,150

Merit awards granted by Sciences Po to the best non-European students.

Specialisation
Master and Undergraduate students

Application Process
When applying to Sciences Po students should apply for the scholarship. For undergraduate students the deadline extends to June 2008.

Application URL
http://www.international.sciences-po.fr/practical_info/bourses/index_fr.html

Deadline
28th March 2008

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