Sciences Po Paris

Short presentation
Sciences Po is a major social sciences research and teaching institution. It offers undergraduate and graduate education in economics, law, history, sociology and political science. Sciences Po dedicates 40% of its budget to research. Its extensive world outreach is exemplified by the wealth of its teachings, its international exchange programmes and its network of 350 partner universities. Sciences Po grants diplomas, from Bachelor’s Degrees to PhDs and gives professionals custom-tailored training through the continuing education programme. Sciences Po hosts ten research centres bringing together over 200 researchers. The Doctoral School is a central element of Sciences Po's research infrastructure.

Missions
Sciences Po is a full-fledged, self-governing university, which enrols overall some 10000 students, including 38% students from abroad, in a variety of programmes. 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 prepares its graduates to understand the contemporary world through a pluridisciplinary grounding in the social sciences and to take their place in international business, multilateral organizations, positions of public responsibility, and other fields of endeavour.
Sciences Po offers an interdisciplinary education (economics, law, history, sociology, political science) teaching the fundamentals and putting a lot of emphasis on methodology and the international perspective. In a rapidly changing unstable world, qualities such as imagination, invention, innovation and responsiveness to change are essential: Sciences Po encourages intellectual courage, perseverance and the ability to confront challenges.
Sciences Po's educational programmes have a strong international dimension thanks to multi-lingual teaching and the comparative and international perspectives of the courses. The seven Sciences Po undergraduate campuses are places of strong international integration. The third year abroad is the culmination of this fundamentally international education. Double degrees at master's level reflect Sciences Po's international stature and its status as one of the top world universities.
The diversity is one of the pivotal points of the school's educational objectives, together with the diversity of nationalities and social origins represented in the student body. The curricula combine practical, applied content with fundamental theoretical knowledge.
Sciences Po’s mission is to educate enlightened participants in modern public or private organizations in the following domains:
• European Affairs
• Public Affairs
• Judicial and Legal Careers
• Communication
• Corporate and Public Management
• Economic Law
• Economics and Public Policy
• Environment, Sustainable Development and Risks
• International Project Finance
• Finance and Strategy
• Human Resources Management
• Governing the Large Metropolis
• Journalism
• International Public Management
• Marketing and Studies
• International Economic Policy
• Environmental Sciences and Policy
• International Security
• Regional and Urban Strategies
• Urban planning
Research at Sciences Po covers economics, law, history, sociology and political science, while also taking in many interdisciplinary topics such as cities, political ecology, sustainable development, socioeconomics and globalization.
Among French universities, Sciences Po, as an independently governed structure, can afford unparalleled flexibility in the pursuit of research excellence.