Sciences Po was created because its founder, Emile Boutmy, wanted to build from scratch an institution of higher education that the elites of the time lacked. One hundred and fifty years later, Sciences Po has become an international research university with 14,000 students.
Students gain admission to Sciences Po after passing the Baccalauréat (or a foreign equivalent) or having completed an undergraduate or graduate programme. We also welcome students with one or more years of professional experience, as well as those preparing for competitive examinations.
Sciences Po researchers pursue research activities in research centres or in crosscutting programmes, and are affiliated to a department by their discipline.Bringing together nearly 300 researchers, Sciences Po’s research centres generate new approaches and new research in law, economics, history, political science and sociology.
The Career Services organises a number of recruiting and networking events for students including forums, company presentations, thematic conferences, occupational round tables.
Sciences Po’s Student Welfare and Support Office offers:
With more than one million documents in its print collections, its vast range of digital resources and its archive holdings, the Sciences Po Library is recognised as a reference in the field of social sciences in France and internationally.
The Sciences Po Health Centre is open to students in need of advice, support, rest or standard treatments and prescriptions.
Sciences Po is present today in seven French cities: Dijon, Le Havre, Menton, Nancy, Paris, Poitiers, Reims. These seven campuses are located in cities boasting exceptional historical and cultural heritage.The seven campuses are located in cities boasting exceptional historical and cultural heritage. The campuses are home to a tight-knit multicultural student community and feature a vibrant intellectual and associative student life.
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The campus is massive and features very well-equipped laboratories. All classrooms are outfitted with 80-inch 4K interactive displays. The professors are great, with only one or two exceptions based on my experience. It offers high-speed fiber optic Wi-Fi available at any spot on campus. As an engineering student, I find the program to be solid and intensive, with a heavy focus on practical work (travaux pratiques), which is a major advantage.
I really enjoy studying there, professors are super interesting, students are all bright and debates are thus non stop. You have access to 4 libraries with an incredible selection of books and a service allowing you to order and borrow those that they don't have from other Uni libraries in the country. There are too many societies to choose from, a lot of social events, free spots options. I can only recommend!
While Science Po is a prestigious institution and I am very lucky to have been chosen to be part of the upcoming cohort of students, I have found that for EU nationals with parent's paying taxes outside of the EU, the international fees apply. This was quite a shock for me when I realised and so it is important to keep in mind. Nevertheless, there is an option of proving your financial independence by having a job on the side. This is what I am trying to now sought out.
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