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The '''Institut d'études politiques de Paris ("Paris Institute of Political Studies"), familiarly known as Sciences Po''', or IEP Paris, is France's premier institute for the study and research of politics, international relations, and other related subjects. It is reputed to be continental Europe's most prestigious institute of its kind and is internationally recognized as a leading site of higher learning and research in its discipline. The Institute is a grande école — that is, a college of higher education with a restrictive competitive examination for admission. Its alumni are influential in politics and business primarily in France and Europe but also around the world. It is the best place for preparing initial admission to the École Nationale d'Administration.As of 2004, approximately one third of its student body was foreign. This abundance of diversity is largely a result of the academic and administrative reforms instituted by Sciences Po's current Director-General, Richard Descoings. These reforms resulted in a program that encourages foreign study, interdisciplinary approaches, and hands-on collaboration with fellow students.Instructors at the Institute are only rarely full professors, with that title reserved for a select few. Instead, most instruction is given by professionals from various relevant fields, who agree to teach at the Institute part-time. For instance, former government Political minister ministers, defense industry leaders, current diplomats, business leaders, and other career professionals teach during any givensemester. This real-world approach is often cited as a great strength, especially in France's higher education system, which is sometimes criticized as too philosophical and removed from the reality of the post-academic career.Eight other institutes also called ''Institut d'études politiques'' exist in different French cities and though less prestigious as Paris'one offer similar studies, and like the IEP Paris, a degree more or less equivalent to a Masters degree.La Fondation Nationale des Sciences Politiques is Sciences Po's research institution dedicated to many domains of political and social sciences and has research centers in Paris' IEP as well as in other IEPs. Areas of excellence include international relations (Centre d'Étude des Relations Internationales - CERI), European contemporary history (Centre Histoire Européenne du Vingtième Siècle - CHEVS), French political life (Centre d'Étude de la VIe POlitique Française - CEVIPOF), sociology (Observatoire Sociologique du Changement - OSC; Centre de Sociologie des Organisations - CSO) and political economy (Observatoire Français des Conjonctures Economiques - OFCE; Service d'Etude de l'Activité Economique - SEAE; Groupement d'Économie mondiale - GEM).The Institute is located in rue Saint-Guillaume in the VIIe arrondissement, in the Saint-Germain-des-Prés neighborhood of the French capital. The nearest metro stops are Saint-Germain-des-Prés, Rue du Bac, and Sèvres-Babylone.
History - The name Sciences Po refers to three institutions, l'École Libre desSciences Politiques (founded in 1872) and replaced in 1945 by the Fondation Nationale des Sciences Politiques (FNSP), a research foundation, which manages the Institut d'Études Politiques (IEP), a teaching school.
1872-1945 - Sciences Po was established in 1872 as the École Libre desSciences Politiques (ELSP) by a group of intellectuals, politicians and businessmen including Hippolyte Taine, Ernest Renan, Albert Sorel, Paul Leroy Beaulieu, François Guizot, and led by Emile Boutmy. Following the defeat in the 1870 war, the demise of Napoleon III, the Paris Commune, these men sought to introduce new teaching reforms in order to renew the training of French politicians. Academic disciplines were studied from a pragmatic and practical point of view: the teachers included not only famous academics but also practicians: Ministers, High civil servants at the Banque de France, members of the Conseil d'État. New matters such as compared constitutional history were introduced. Sport was compulsory, and an important emphasis was put on the study of contemporary foreign societies.
Since 1945: FNSP and IEP - The École Libre des Sciences Politiques was nationalized by General de Gaulle in 1945. Two entities were created: first, the Fondation Nationale des Sciences Politiques (FNSP), a research foundation, with an assigned goal of "assuring the progress and the diffusion, both within and outside France, of political science, economics and sociology"; second, the Institut d'Études Politiques (IEP), the teaching school, administered by the FNSP.Designed to be the official training ground for the leaders of the French Republic, the Institute has played a very large role in France's political history.
Other IEP and Sciences Po's campuses outside Paris - Since 1945 other Institut d'Études Politiques (IEP) have been founded in France. They are usually known as IEP followed by the name of the town where they are located (eg IEP Rennes).The Parisian school, which, though sometimes called "Sciences Po Paris", is normally the only one called just "Sciences Po" without any reference to the town has also four campuses outside Paris: Dijon (specialized in Eastern European studies), Nancy (specialized in Franco-German relations), Poitiers (specialized in Spanish and Latin American studies) and Menton (specialized in Mediterranean and Middle Eastern studies). A fifth campus specialized in Asian studies is expected to open in the near future. After three years of study, all the students in these campuses are automatically transferred to Paris in order to do their master. Below can be found the founding dates of the 9 IEPsInstitut d'études politiques de Paris (1872) Institut d'études politiques de Strasbourg (1945) Institut d'études politiques de Bordeaux (1948) Institut d'études politiques de Grenoble (1948) Institut d'études politiques de Lyon (1948) Institut d'études politiques de Toulouse (1948) Institut d'études politiques d'Aix-en-Provence (1956) Institut d'études politiques de Lille (1991) Institut d'études politiques de Rennes (1991) Every year, a sports and cultural event (called the ''Crit'') between the 9 IEP nationwide is staged in one of the university's towns, its aim being to improve the links between the universities.
Notable Alumni - The Institute boasts an influential group of alumni, many of whom are distinguished in their careers.Alumni are active chiefly in governmental, diplomatic, and international and European business circles. The Institut and the École also boast a number of alumni who have been very influential in the arts and in literature: Marcel Proust or Christian Dior are two of the most famous ones.
Politicians -
World - In 2004, at least three Head of states had studied at the Institute: the Presidents of France, Cameroon and Sri Lanka. Chandrika Kumaratunga, President of Sri Lanka Paul Biya, President of Cameroon Boutros Boutros-Ghali, 6th Secretary-General of the United Nations, former Secretary-General of La Francophonie, Pierre Trudeau, former Prime Minister of Canada Jonas Gahr Støre, Foreign minister of NorwayNorwegian Minister of Foreign Affairs L. Paul Bremer, career diplomat in the US Foreign Service, former U.S. Civil Administrator in Iraq Stéphane Dion, Canadian Minister of the Environment Ingrid Betancourt, Colombian Senator Michel Camdessus, former IMF chairman Nicole Fontaine, former President of the European Parliament Simone Veil, former President of the European Parliament Bernard Landry, former Prime Minister of Quebec Salome Zourabichvili, Foreign Minister of Georgia (country)Georgia
France - In the French 5th Republic, the Prime Minister has almost always hailed from Sciences Po, and the last four of the six Presidents also studied at the Institute. Presidents* Jacques Chirac, French President since 1995* François Mitterrand, French President (1981-1995) (École Libre des Sciences Politiques)* Georges Pompidou, French President (1969-1974) (École Libre des Sciences Politiques)Source: !http://www.elysee.fr/elysee/ga le.htm Prime Ministers* Dominique de Villepin, current French Prime Minister (2005-)* Lionel Jospin, former French Prime Minister (1997-2002)* Alain Juppé, former French Prime Minister (1995-1997)* Édouard Balladur, former French Prime Minister (1993-1995)* Michel Rocard, former French Prime Minister (1988-1991)* Jacques Chirac, former French Prime Minister (1986-1988)* Laurent Fabius, former French Prime Minister (1983-1986)* Raymond Barre, former French Prime Minister (1976-1981)* Jacques Chirac, former French Prime Minister (1974-1976)* Jacques Chaban-Delmas, former French Prime Minister (1969-1972) (École Libre des Sciences Politiques)* Maurice Couve de Murville, former French Prime Minister (1968-1969) (École Libre des Sciences Politiques)* Michel Debré, former French Prime Minister (1959-1962) (École Libre des Sciences Politiques)Source: !http://www.archives.premier-mi nistre.gouv.fr/jospin_version2 /HIST/HISTGVT5.HTM Ministers (small selection) - in most French cabinets the utmost majority of ministers have studied at Sciences Po* Nicolas Sarkozy, current French minister of Interior and leader of the UMP (didn't get the degree)* Martine Aubry, former French Minister (in French: :fr:Martine AubryMartine Aubry)* Jack Lang (French politician)Jack Lang, former French Minister of Culture and Education* Jean-Pierre Chevènement, former French Minister of Interior* Dominique Strauss-Kahn, former French Minister of the Economy* Hubert Védrine, former French Minister of Foreign AffairsOthers* Dominique Baudis, French MP and former mayor of Toulouse (in French: :fr:Dominique BaudisDominique Baudis)* Renaud Denoix de Saint Marc, vice president of the Conseil d'ÉtatCouncil of State
Writers - Marcel Proust, novelist Paul Morand (in French: :fr:Paul MorandPaul Morand) Paul Claudel Pierre Drieu La Rochelle Roger Peyrefitte, novelist Julien Gracq, novelist Frédéric Beigbeder, novelist Jean-Christophe Rufin, novelist (in French: :fr:Jean-Christophe RufinJean-Christophe Rufin) Marc Lambron, novelist (in French: :fr:Marc LambronMarc Lambron) Florian Zeller, novelist, Prix Interallié 2004 Guillaume Dustan (in French: :fr:Guillaume DustanGuillaume Dustan) Emmanuel Carrère
Academics - Hélène Carrère d'Encausse, member of the Académie Française Stanley Hoffmann, Professor at Harvard (in French: :fr:Stanley HoffmannStanley Hoffmann)
Culture - Christian Dior, ''haute couture'' and fashion designer Léo Ferré, singer and songwriter Anne Roumanoff, comic (in French: :fr:Anne RoumanoffAnne Roumanoff) Fanny Ardant
Sport - Pierre de Coubertin, founder of the modern olympic games
Journalists - Christine Ockrent (in French: :fr:Christine OckrentChristine Ockrent) Anne Sinclair (in French: :fr:Anne SinclairAnne Sinclair) Jean-Marie Colombani, head of Le Monde (in French: :fr:Jean-Marie ColombaniJean-Marie Colombani) Nicolas Beytout (in French: :fr:Nicolas BeytoutNicolas Beytout) Michèle Cotta (in French: :fr:Michèle CottaMichèle Cotta) David Pujadas (in French: :fr:David PujadasDavid Pujadas)
Others - :fr:Michel BonMichel Bon, :fr:Philippe CamusPhilippe Camus, :fr:Alain DuhamelAlain Duhamel, :fr:Jean-Marc EspaliouxJean-Marc Espalioux, :fr:Elisabeth FleuriotElisabeth Fleuriot, :fr:Henri Giscard d’EstaingHenri Giscard d’Estaing, Pascal Lamy, :fr:Alain MincAlain Minc, :fr:Laurence ParisotLaurence Parisot, :fr:Guillaume PépyGuillaume Pépy, :fr:François RousselyFrançois Roussely, :fr:Ernest-Antoine SeillièreErnest-Antoine Seillière, :fr:Yves-Thibault de SilguyYves-Thibault de Silguy, :fr:Jean-Cyril SpinettaJean-Cyril Spinetta, :fr:Stephën GuindonStephën Guindon, :fr:Agnès TouraineAgnès Touraine, :fr:Serge WeinbergSerge WeinbergSources: Annuaire des anciens élèves, Sciences-Po and www.sciences-po.frSources: Fondation Nationale des Sciences Politiques
See also - :Category:Alumni of Sciences Po
External links - sciences-po.fr - Sciences Po Paris official website sciences-po.fr - Sciences Po Paris official English-version website www-iep.u-strasbg.fr - IEP Strasbourg official website !www-sciences-po.upmf-grenoble. fr - IEP Grenoble official website sciencespo-toulouse.fr - IEP Toulouse official website sciencespobordeaux.fr - IEP Bordeaux official website iep.univ-lyon2.fr - IEP Lyon official website iep-aix.fr - IEP Aix official website rennes.iep.fr - IEP Rennes official website 195.83.2.11 - IEP Lille official website sciences-po.asso.fr - Sciences Po Paris alumni association official website !www-sciences-po.upmf-grenoble. fr - Federation of Alumni associations official website sciencespo.org - Sciences Po USA alumni association official website !anciens-sciencesporennes.net - IEP Rennes alumni association official websitede:Institut d'études politiques de Parisfr:Sciences Pono:Institut d'études politiques de !Pariszh:巴黎ਟ 9;治学院Cate gory:Grandes? écolesCategory:Instituts d'études politiquesCategory:Grands établissements Category:Education in ParisCategory:APSIA
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