Institut d'études politiques de Saint-Germain-en-Laye
Institut d'études politiques de Saint-Germain-en-Laye or Sciences Po Saint-Germain, is a French political science grande école situated on Saint-Germain-en-Laye, close to Paris and is attached to the Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines University and the Cergy-Pontoise University. It was established in 2013. Sciences Po Saint-Germain-en-Laye is one of the ten Instituts d'études politiques of France, and a so-called "Grande Ecole".[1]
Institut d'études politiques de Saint-Germain-en-Laye | |
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| Type | Public, Grande école |
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| Established | 2013 |
| Director | Céline Braconnier |
| Location | Saint-Germain-en-Laye , |
| Nickname | Sciences Po Saint-Germain |
| Website | http://www.sciencespo-saintgermainenlaye.fr/ |
The Institute has approximately 300 students, admitted after a rigorous selection.[2] Academic studies last five years, at the end of which a student graduates with the Diploma of Sciences Po Saint-Germain-en-Laye (which is equivalent to a master's degree).
Sciences Po Saint-Germain specializes in political sciences. Therefore, the institute offers courses in economics, history, law, international relations, social sciences and business.
Location
Sciences Po Saint-Germain-en-Laye is located in a site built at the beginning of the 20th century which, in 1913, hosted the first teacher’s college of the Academy of Versailles. Today classified as historical monuments, the buildings are distributed around a closed landscaped garden conducive to serenity.
Admission
Sciences Po Saint-Germain-en-Laye, as the other Institutes of Political Studies in France, is one of the most selective French schools. Students wishing to attend Sciences Po Saint-Germain have to pass highly selective and competitive entrance exams composed of a general knowledge test, a history test, and a language test. Thoses exams are co-organized with six other institutes, respectively in Aix-en-Provence, Lille, Rennes, Lyon, Strasbourg, and Toulouse. Selected students can then decide in which of these seven institutes they will enrol. The selection rates are inferior than 10% since its creation in 2013 (110 places for the first year and 30 places for the fourth).
Overview
The academic course lasts five years. It is composed of a three-year undergraduate programme and a two-year graduate programme. The primary diploma is equivalent to a master's degree. The third year of the curriculum is dedicated to the mobility abroad.
History
Directors
- Since 2013 : Céline Braconnier
References
- (in French)Le dixième Sciences Po ouvre ses portes à Saint-Germain-en-Laye
- (in French)Première promo de Sciences Po