Highlights of the Welcome Week

- Wednesday 27 August - from 2:15 to 6pm - Boutmy + Chapsal Amphitheatres (27, rue Saint Guillaume)

Information meetings about your Master's degree at the School of Public Affairs 
These information meetings will be led by the school's academic advisors (information on the progress and major stages of your studies, your academic support, presentations of the School's programmes and opportunities, optional and mandatory internships). 

- from 2:15 to 3:15pm - Chapsal Amphitheatre only: Presentation of the Master in European Affairs (MEA):mandatory for all students of the Master, regardless of their Policy Stream (in English)

- from 3:15 to 4:30 pm - Boutmy + Chapsal Amphitheatres: Presentation of the programmes offered in Master 1 and Master 2

Policy Lab programmes:

• Public Policy Incubator (in French)
•  Gender Equality and Public Policy Certificate (in French)
•  Policy-Making Initiative for Sustainability - POMIS (in English) 

Presentation of the programmes offered in Master 2:

• Research Track: offered to all students from MAE and MPP (in English)
• Master’s Thesis (in English)
• Off-campus Internship (in English) 
• Exchange programme (in English) 
• Apprenticeship (in French) 

- from 4:30 to 5:15 - Boutmy + Chapsal Amphitheatres: Presentation of the French and European competitive exam preparation of the School of Public Affairs (M2 and post-graduation): open to all students (in French)

- from 5:30 tp 6pm: Official presentation

- Wednesday 27 August - 7:30pm to 9pm - Boutmy + Chapsal Amphitheatres
Inaugural lecture of the School of Public Affairs 

We will have the pleasure to welcome Pierre Moscovici, First President of the Cour des Comptes as our guest of honour.
 
The Dean of the School, Henri Bergeron, and the Vice Dean and Executive Director, Anne-Célia Feutrie, will welcome you to the School of Public Affairs.

- Thursday 28 August - 9am to 11am - Simone Veil Amphitheatre (28, rue des Saints Pères)
Pre-semester module in Mathematics and Statistics 1 (in English) : For students enrolled in English-taught Policy Streams who have received a recommendation to register for the preparatory module for the Public Economics course as part of the pre-semester program.

- Thursday 28 August - 12pm to 2pm - Simone Veil Amphitheatre
Module de pré rentrée en mathématiques et statistiques 1 (in French) : For students enrolled in French-taught Policy Streams who have received a recommendation to register for the preparatory module for the Public Economics course as part of the pre-semester program.

- Thursday 28 August - from 2:45 to 6:45pm - Boutmy + Chapsal Amphitheatres
Policy Analysis and Policy Evaluation (PAPE) 

Two mandatory introductory lectures are offered during the Welcome Week to all our 1st-year students. You must attend the lectures in the language of the Policy Analysis and Policy Evaluation course in which you are enrolled.

Session 1: “Policy Analysis and Evaluation: Stakes and Challenges” by Anne Revillard (LIEPP)
 
- From 2:45pm to 4:30pm: in French (1 hour and 45 minutes)
- From 4:45pm to 6:30pm: in English (1 hour and 45 minutes)

- Friday 29 août - 9am to 11am - Amphitheatre Albert Sorel Leroy Beaulieu (27 rue Saint Guillaume)
Module de pré rentrée en mathématiques et statistiques 2 (in French)
Two additional sessions will take place on the following dates: 
Saturday 3 September  from 9am to 11am and  from 12pm to 2pm

- Friday 29 août - 12pm to 2pm - Simone Veil Amphitheatre
Pre-semester module in Mathematics and Statistics 2 (in English)
Two additional sessions will take place on the following dates:
Saturday 3 September  from 9am to 11am and  from 12pm to 2pm
 

- Friday 29 August - 2:30 to 6:30pm - Boutmy + Chapsal Amphitheatres 
Policy Analysis and Policy Evaluation (PAPE) 
 
Session 2: “Policy Analysis and Evaluation: Purposes and Applications” by Adam Baïz (Cour des Comptes)
 
- From 2:30pm to 4:15pm: in French (1 hour and 45 minutes)
- From 4:30pm to 6:30pm: in English (1 hour and 45 minutes)
 

Your Policy Stream meetings with your academic advisors

- Administration publique: 

Tuesday 26 August - 2:30 to 4:30pm (in French)

Boutmy Amphitheatre

- Politiques d’éducation et de recherche: 

Thursday 4 September - 12:30pm to 2:30pm (in French)

Albert Sorel Leroy Beaulieu Amphitheatre

- Sécurité et défense: 

Wednesday 27 August - 10:15am to 12h15pm (in French)

Chapsal Amphitheatre

- Culture: 

Tuesday 26 August - 12:30pm to 2:30pm (in French)

Albert Sorel /Leroy Beaulieu Amphitheatre - 27, rue Saint Guillaume

- Cultural policy and management: 

Tuesday 26 August - 10am to 12pm (in English)

Room 931 - 9, rue de la Chaise

- Santé / Global Health:

Meeting: Tuesday 26 August - 2pm to 4pm (in French and English)

Room 931 - 9, rue de la Chaise

Workshop: Monday 25 August - 9am to 12:30pm (in English)
Workshop: Tuesday 26 August - 9am to 12:30pm (in English)
Workshop: Wednesday 27 August  - 9am to 12:30pm (in English)

Simone Veil Amphitheatre - 28, rue des Saints-Pères

Further information will be provided by your academic advisor

- Digital, New Technology and Public Policy (in English): 

Meeting: Monday 25 August - 10am to 12pm

Room B001 - 1, Saint-Thomas

Bootcamp: Monday 25 August - 2 to 5pm

Bootcamp: Tuesday 26 August - 9:30am to 12:30pm + 2pm to 5pm

Bootcamp: Wednesday 27 August - 9:30am to 12:30pm

Room B001 - 1, place Saint-Thomas

Further information will be provided by your academic advisor

- Economics and Public Policy (in English):

Meeting: Monday 25 August - 10:15am to 12:15pm

Erignac Amphitheatre - 13, rue de l'Université

Math + Coding Camp 1: Monday 25 August  -  2pm to 5pm
Math + Coding Camp 2: Tuesday 26 August  - 9am to 12pm
Math + Coding Camp 3: Tuesday 26 August - 2pm to 5pm
Math + Coding Camp 4: Wednesday 27 August - 9am to12pm
Math + Coding Camp 5: Thursday 28 August - 9am to 12pm
Math + Coding Camp 6: Friday 29 August - 9am to 12pm

Room H101 - 28, rue des Saints-Pères

Further information will be provided by your academic advisor

- Energy, Environment and Sustainability (in English):

Meeting: Monday 25 August- 9am to 10:30am 

Room 900 - 9, rue de la Chaise

Bootcamp 1 - Knowledge is Power: Monday 25 August - 2pm to 5pm

Room 900 - 9, rue de la Chaise

Bootcamp 2 - Planetary boundaries and the limits to growth: what lessons from 50 years of debate?: Tuesday 26 August - 9am to 12pm

Erignac Amphitheatre - 13, rue de l'Université

Bootcamp 3 - A systemic approach for complex problems: Wednesday 27 August  - 9am to 11am
Further information will be provided by your academic advisor

- Politics and Public Policy: 

Wednesday 27 August - 8am to 10am (in English)

Simone Veil Amphitheatre

- Social Policy and Social Innovation: 

Tuesday 2 September - 12:30pm to 1:30pm (in English)

Simone Veil Amphitheatre

- Europe in the World: 

Thursday 28 August - 10:15am to 12:15pm (in English)

Room 933 - 9, rue de la Chaise

Awareness sessions on the fight against sexual and gender-based violence and discrimination (VSS/LCD)

Raising awareness of the fight against sexist and sexual violence and discrimination (VSS/LCD): compulsory for all students. 

Two webinars are offered as part of the pre-study programme (via Zoom):

- Wednesday 3 September: 12:30pm- 1:15pm (in French)

- Wednesday 3 September: 13:30pm- 2:15pm (in English)

An online module to raise awareness of sexual and gender-based violence and discrimination will complete this introduction (in French and English).

Library Training Session

Please find below an invitation for a “Documentary resources: research methods and practice” training session organised by the Library of Sciences Po, specially dedicated to School of Public Affairs students about how to make the most of the Sciences Po library resources, one of the largest research libraries in Europe. This session will help you save precious time during your studies. 

This two-hour practical session aims at:

• Enhancing your use of the catalogue;
• Exploring and maximizing the use of databases (electronic resources);
• Evaluating sources of information.

Bring your own laptop to follow the library training session!
 

Sessions are already open for registration. Please choose yours here:

School of Public Affairs:

Use your Sciences Po account for registration ( ID: firstname.lastname / password: same as your Sciences Po Gmail password) and click on the bottom “S’inscrire” to validate your inscription. 

Throughout the year, we will also be offering themed sessions: 

• Zotero workshop (and citing sources)
• Image rights and sources
• Exploring press resources (FR ; english session on request)

Should you have any questions on this training, please contact directly the Library team formation.bib@sciencespo.fr.

Apprenticeship track

- Thusday 28 August: Apprenticeship track meeting

Meeting hosted by:

• Anelise Nicolier, Academic advisor
• Soline Pinet, Academic assistant
• Teachers of courses dedicated to apprentices

12:30 to 2:30pm: Amphithéâtre Boutmy, 27 rue Saint-Guillaume

- Thursday 28 August: Opening conference

We will have the pleasure to welcome a guest of honour whose name will be communicated in August. 

7:15pm -9h15pm: Amphithéâtre Boutmy, 27 rue Saint-Guillaume

- Thursday 29 August: Closing conference

Led by Mouvement T and Ndflex

12:15pm -2:15: Amphithéâtre Chapsal, 27 rue Saint-Guillaume

- Friday 29 August: Meeting between apprentices from the 2025 and 2026 classes

2:30pm-4:30 pm: Cafétéria Saint-Thomas + Gradins de Gribeauval