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Are far right parties a threat to the European Union?

In recent years, far right parties in Europe have seemed to be inexorably gaining ground. Is the European Union poised to close itself off completely? ...

Sciences Po, a three-star university for French as a Foreign Language

Sciences Po has obtained for the second time the Label Qualité Français langue étrangère (Quality Label for French as a Foreign Language) ...

How neo-nationalism went global

By Karoline Postel-Vinay. For more than ten years, the world has been witnessing a sharp spike in nationalist tensions, coupled with flare-ups in xenophobia and nativism ...

Reasons for choosing Sciences Po in the words of guidance counsellors

In March 2017, guidance counsellors from around the world visited the Sciences Po campus in Reims. They took a closer look at the day-to-day ...

A new dual Master’s degree with the Munk School of Global Affairs at the University of Toronto

The Sciences Po School of Public Affairs and the Munk School of Global Affairs at the University of Toronto ...

Sciences Po ranks 4th in the 2017 QS Rankings for Politics & International Studies

The QS World University Rankings by subject 2017 have just been released. This year, Sciences Po remains in fourth place ...

Yale University senior Zachary M. Young awarded the 2017 Michel David-Weill Scholarship

Yale University senior Zachary M. Young has been awarded the 2017 Michel David-Weill Scholarship to pursue a two-year ...

Asylum seekers: “Italy has been abandoned by Europe”

The number of asylum seekers in Europe has more than doubled in recent years, representing the biggest movement of people to Europe since the Second ...

Beyond picture postcard Paris

The class “Paris dans la littérature” is offered during the Sciences Po Summer School's University Programme in July. The class draws on literary sources to examine the historical ...

WHY THE FRENCH HATE THEIR POLITICIANS SO MUCH

The French are often beguiled by their politicians' promises, only to be disappointed soon after the elections. Is this due to the ineffectiveness of French ...

A new dual degree in Public Policy and Management with Bocconi University

On 22 February, Sciences Po and Bocconi University announced the launch of a unique dual Master’s degree programme in Public Policy ...

Discover the Kuwait Scholarship Programme

The Kuwait Scholarship Programme (KSP) Excellence Scholarship supports outstanding students admitted to Sciences Po and enrolled in a programme at Master’s level ...

“I wanted to work in Africa and for Africa”

Cyrille Nkontchou is an African leader committed to the development of his continent. A graduate from Sciences Po and Harvard, he was nominated as a Young Global ...

New scholarships for students from Sub-Saharan Africa

The MasterCard Foundation has just announced a six-year, USD$8.2 million (around €7.6 million) partnership with Sciences Po, to offer 120 bright, next-generation ...

32 innovative projects to meet the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals

The 2017 Annual GPPN Conference, organised by the Sciences Po School of Public Affairs, took place on 17-18 February at Sciences ...

Network with the transnational arbitration community in Paris

The Sciences Po Law School has announced the launch of a LLM in transnational arbitration and dispute settlement, a one-year programme taught ...

World Health Organization Director-General candidates present their vision

On 10 February 2017, the three candidates selected by the World Health Organization Executive Board for the position of Director-General ...

A multicultural campus in an historic French city

Just a 45-minute train ride from Paris, the Sciences Po campus in Reims combines a historical legacy with modern facilities to offer an exceptional environment ...

A new scholarship for students in the dual BA with Freie Universität Berlin

The US Sciences Po Foundation has just announced the introduction of the Stephen M. Kellen Scholarship. This merit-based scholarship ...

“I feel more confident in my ability to achieve my professional goals”

When Leila Tazi enrolled in the one-year Master’s programme in Corporate Strategy last September, she wasn't entirely confident of ...

The Making of the Chinese Middle Class

The formation of a middle class is one of the main features of the new Chinese society. How does this class compare to those we’re used to? Where is it positioned ...

Secondary school students gain valuable insight from Sciences Po undergrads

“What can I learn at Sciences Po?”, “Are all the courses in English?”, “Why choose Sciences Po rather than another university?” ...

“India's immense historical heritage significantly influenced my decision to study social sciences.”

Lavanya Pai was born in Bangalore, a city in the South of India, and has lived there for most of her ...

Last stop before Davos

On 16 January, over twenty leading world actors in issues of migration and refugees engaged in lively debate with over 800 Sciences Po Paris School of International Affairs students ...