Sciences Po Aix
Sciences Po Aix, also referred to as Institut d'Études Politiques (IEP) d'Aix-en-Provence, is a Grande École of political studies located in Aix-en-Provence, in the South of France. It is associated with Aix-Marseille University and is part of a network of ten Institut d'études politiques, known as IEP.
Institut d'Etudes Politiques d'Aix–en–Provence | |
| Motto | Pushing boundaries, freeing minds. |
|---|---|
| Type | Grande école Institut d'études politiques (public research university Political Science school) |
| Established | 1956[1] |
| Budget | 14 million Euros[2] |
| President | Aurélie Robineau-Israël |
| Director | Rostane MEHDI[1] |
Academic staff | 280[3] |
| Students | 1,800[4] 15% international[4] |
| Location | , 43°31′53.87″N 5°26′48.03″E / 43.5316306°N 5.4466750°E |
| Campus | Aix-en-Provence |
| Colours | Red and Yellow |
| Affiliations | Conférence des grandes écoles[1] Aix-Marseille University[5] Instituts d'études politiques[5] |
| Website | www |
Sciences Po Aix is renowned on a national level for its law studies and defense & international security studies.[6]
History edit
Sciences Po Aix was established in 1956. It is the heir of the École Libre des Sciences Politiques, created by Émile Boutmy in 1872, in response to a need for reform for the society and the republican state that has just been born, after the Franco-Prussian War of 1870.
In September 2007, Philippe Séguin (1943–2010), then President of the Court of Audit (in French Cour des comptes), was elected President of the Administration Council, succeeding Jean-Paul Proust (1940–2010), Minister of the Principality of Monaco. In July 2010, the former French minister of economy and current managing director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Christine Lagarde, member of the Administration Council since 2008 and 1977 graduate, was elected president.[7]
Location edit
Sciences Po Aix is housed in a hôtel particulier, considered a Monument historique, designed by architect Georges Vallon in 1734.[8][9] The building is located on the Place de l'université ("town square of the university"), opposite Cathédrale Saint-Sauveur on the rue Gaston de Saporta in Aix-en-Provence. This building previously housed the Faculty of Law of Aix-Marseille University.
Overview edit
Sciences Po institutes are Grandes Écoles, a French institution of higher education that is separate from, but parallel and connected to the main framework of the French public university system. Similar to the Ivy League in the United States, Oxbridge in the UK, and C9 League in China, Grandes Écoles are elite academic institutions that admit students through an extremely competitive process.[10][11][12] The selection rates at these schools are frequently less than 10%.[13] Alums go on to occupy elite positions within government, administration, and corporate firms in France.[14][15]
Although these institutes are more expensive than public universities in France, Grandes Écoles typically have much smaller class sizes and student bodies, and many of their programs are taught in English. International internships, study abroad opportunities, and close ties with government and the corporate world are a hallmark of the Grandes Écoles. Many of the top ranked schools in Europe are members of the Conférence des Grandes Écoles (CGE), as are the Sciences Po institutions.[16][17] Degrees from Sciences Po are accredited by the Conférence des Grandes Écoles[18] and awarded by the Ministry of National Education (France) (French: Le Ministère de L'éducation Nationale).[19]
The institute is modeled on the former École Libre des Sciences Politiques, and as such, Sciences Po specializes in political science, but uses an interdisciplinary approach to education that provides student generalists with the high level of grounding in skills that they need in History, Law, Economic Sciences, Sociology, Political science and International relations, enriched by specialization in years 4 and 5, after a 3rd year either on a professional placement in France or overseas or alternatively studying at a foreign university. The third year of the curriculum is a year of mobility abroad, and students have the choice, they can spend two semesters in a foreign university, one semester in a university and one semester internship or they also have the opportunity to spend two semesters as a trainee. The academic course lasts five years, and it is a three-year undergraduate programme and a two-year graduate programme and the primary diploma is a master's degree.
Sciences Po Aix have concluded more than 130 exchange partnerships with different universities around the globe so that Sciences Po students can study in many countries during their third year. All continents of the world are represented, there are some partnerships in the United States (Wellesley College, Loyola University Chicago, Arizona State University, Florida International University...), in Canada (University of Montreal, University of Ottawa) in South America (University of Buenos Aires, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, in Africa (Rhodes University), in Asia (Shanghai International Studies University, Hankuk University of Foreign Studies in Seoul, Waseda University in Tokyo), in Oceania (University of New South Wales in Sydney, University of Canterbury) and also in Europe (Free University of Berlin, LUISS University in Roma, Middlesex University in London...).
Directors edit
- 1956-1974: Paul de Geouffre de la Pradelle
- 1974-1979: Charles Cadoux
- 1979-1984: Yves Daudet
- 1984-1996: Jacques Bourdon
- 1996-2006: Jean-Claude Ricci
- 2006-2014: Christian Duval
- 2015-: Rostane Mehdi
The directors of Sciences Po Aix are elected for a five-year term by the executive board of the school. Some members of this board have been elected such students, teachers and staff representatives. The executive board votes the pedagogical and administrative orientations and reforms proposed by the director, the budget of the school as well as the conventions with the foreign universities.
Notable alumni edit
Many top-tier politicians were students at Sciences Po Aix:
- Jeremy Stine, American politician,[20] current member of the Louisiana State Senate
- Christine Lagarde, former managing director of the International Monetary Fund and current President of the European Central Bank[20]
- Philippe Séguin, French politician,[20] former President of the National Assembly and President of the Cour des Comptes
- Élisabeth Guigou, French politician,[20] former Minister of European Affairs (1990 - 1993), of Justice (1997 - 2000) and of Social Affairs (2000-2002)
- Roger Karoutchi, French politician[20]
- Federica Mogherini, current High representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy whilst enrolled at University of Rome La Sapienza, spent a year at the institute as Erasmus student[21]
- Chandrika Kumaratunga, former president of Sri Lanka[22]
- Brune Poirson, Secretary of State to the Ministry of Ecology
- Patrick Mennucci, former member of the National Assembly
- Patrick Ollier, former President of the National Assembly and Minister
In addition to the politicians, there are also some alumni of Sciences Po Aix that have occupied major positions in the culture, the state administration and also the business world.
- Bruno Étienne, anthropologist and sociologist, former professor at Sciences Po Aix
- José Frèches, French writer, former advisor of Jacques Chirac when he was Prime Minister
- Jean-Pierre Bernès, French sport agent
- Raphaël Liogier, French sociologist and philosopher, professor at Sciences Po Aix
- Pascal Lalle
- Fanny Ardant, French actress who won the César Award for Best Actress in 1997 for her performance in Pédale douce
- Yasmine Ryan (ca. 1983 – 2017), New Zealand journalist
- Efemia Chela, writer
- Julie Ruocco, writer
References edit
- ^ a b c "Sciences Po Aix - CGE". Conférence des grandes écoles. Retrieved 29 January 2022.
- ^ Camille Stromboni (31 October 2012). "Sciences po : le premier banc d'essai des IEP de région". L'Etudiant.fr (in French).
- ^ Sciences Po Aix (2012). (PDF). sciencespo-aix.fr (in French). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-12-16.
- ^ a b "Key Figures". Sciences Po Aix. Retrieved 29 January 2022.
- ^ a b "Partners". Sciences Po Aix. Retrieved 29 January 2022.
- ^ "Aix : Sciences Po, nid d'espions". LaProvence.com (in French). 2019-04-11. Retrieved 2019-12-05.
- ^ (in French)Communiqué de presse de l'IEP d'Aix-en-Provence, « Christine Lagarde succède à Philippe Séguin à la tête du CA de Sciences Po Aix» (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-04-25. Retrieved 2011-10-23.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ Base Mérimée: Faculté de Droit, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
- ^ Dominique Auzias, Aix-en-Provence, Le Petit Futé, 2008, p. 142
- ^ "France's educational elite". Daily Telegraph. 17 November 2003. Retrieved 5 February 2019.
- ^ Pierre Bourdieu (1998). The State Nobility: Elite Schools in the Field of Power. Stanford UP. pp. 133–35. ISBN 9780804733465.
- ^ What are Grandes Ecoles Institutes in France?
- ^ "Les recommandations du jury pour entrer en IEP" (in French). 2014-01-08. Retrieved 2019-12-05.
- ^ Monique de Saint-Martin, « Les recherches sociologiques sur les grandes écoles : de la reproduction à la recherche de justice », Éducation et sociétés 1/2008 (No. 21), p. 95-103. lire en ligne sur Cairn.info
- ^ Valérie Albouy et Thomas Wanecq, Les inégalités sociales d’accès aux grandes écoles (2003), INSEE
- ^ "Listings Archive". Conférence des Grandes Écoles. Retrieved 29 January 2022.
- ^ "Higher Education in France". BSB. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
- ^ "Conférence des grandes écoles: commission Accréditation". Conférence des grandes écoles. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
- ^ "Etablissements dispensant des formations supérieures initiales diplômantes conférant le grade de master". Ministry of France, Higher Education. Ministère de l'Enseignement supérieur, de la Recherche et de l'Innovation. Retrieved 16 January 2022.
- ^ a b c d e Sciences Po Aix website's "Who is who" 2012-08-02 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ . Archived from the original on 2014-12-11. Retrieved 2014-11-08.
- ^ (in French) Philippe Grangereau, "La femme de Colombo", 23 September 2000, Libération
External links edit
- http://www.sciencespo-aix.fr (in French and English) Official website of the IEP.
- http://www.monsciencespoaix.fr/ (in French) Student website run by the Arts Office: it includes forums, films, podcasts, pictures, etc.