Sciences Po

Sciences Po is a selective and diverse French university specialising in the humanities and social sciences. It devotes 40% of its budget to research. Key dates: 1871: Émile Boutmy founds the École Libre des Sciences Politiques 1945: institutional change with the founding of the Fondation Nationale des Sciences Politiques and the Institut d’Etudes Politiques de Paris 1984: Savary Law: Sciences Po is defined as a “major public establishment” 2000: opening of the 1st regional campus the Franco-German and German-speaking Country campus in Nancy 2010: 42% of students are international 2010: opening of the 7th regional campus, the Euro-American campus in Reims Key figures: 11000 students 42% of students are international 1,300 Masters degrees awarded per year 400 partner universities and 35 dual degrees 60 university professors (25 in 2000) 3 levels of training: undergraduate programme (7 campuses), 20 masters programmes, 5 PhD programmes Nearly 200 continuing education programmes and over 6,000 trainees, 13 research units and 1 media lab 21% of all Sciences Po students have scholarships, 26% of students coming from the French school system have scholarships 950 employees (Source: http://www.sciencespo.fr/en/content/3/who-are-we)