Aware of its social responsibility as an institution of higher learning tasked with educating future professional elites, Sciences Po has chosen to broaden the scope of its student intake. Its goal is to welcome all talented students, with no geographical, financial or physical barriers. By becoming partners, companies can make a concrete contribution to the objectives Sciences Po has been pursuing for several years on both the national and the international level.

We give companies the opportunity to provide moral, human and/or financial support for the different systems put in place to encourage social diversity and combat discrimination against people with disabilities.

Social diversity: the Conventions d’Education Prioritaire (CEP)

This programme, launched in 2001, establishes links between Sciences Po and 70 high schools in areas targeted for special educational support throughout France, including Overseas France. It has led to Sciences Po welcoming more than 600 high-school students in nine years, with the intake increasing every year. The programme is supported by some 10 large companies, enabling Sciences Po to set up a system of bursaries and follow-up initiatives to guarantee these students the best possible study conditions.

Employees of the companies participating in this system participate in the admission juries for students admitted through the CEP procedure and also provide mentoring support for the students concerned.