Summer School 2025: Join Sciences Po’s International Community!

The Summer School offers two programmes:

• The University Programmes, open to university students, graduates and professionals, as well as students in their final year of secondary school
• The Pre-College Programmes, open to students enrolled in secondary school for Fall 2025

Summer School courses are organised in small-group, interactive seminars that allow students to engage closely with renowned professors and other international students. These specially designed courses allow for maximum interaction through debates and discussions. 

University programmes for students, graduates and professionals

The University Programme is a unique opportunity for university students, graduates, and professionals from all over the world to discover Sciences Po, France's leading university in the social sciences. Participants in the Summer School’s University Programmes can:

• New in 2025: Discover or delve further into the social sciences during our brand new two-week Intensive Programme in May! This programme offers two themes of study: Luxury branding and the European Union
• Study Sciences Po’s key disciplines, such as international relations, political science, or economics, in the Social Sciences Track (classes taught in English by Sciences Po professors and researchers)
• Immerse themselves in intensive French language study in the French Language Track
• Students can also choose to take an optional elective course to explore a new topic, go deeper into a subject of interest or combine the study of social sciences and French language

Find out more about the course offerings.

Programme Dates: 

• Intensive Programme: May 19th - May 30th, 2025
• June session: June 2nd - June 27th, 2025
• July session: July 1st - July 25th, 2025

Students may participate in one session, or choose to combine the May Programme with the June session, or choose both the June and July sessions. 

Pre-college programmes for High-School students

Programme Dates: 

• On-Campus session: July 5th - July 22nd, 2025
• Risks and Regulations of Artificial Intelligence and New Technologies Bootcamp: June 16th - June 26th, 2025
• World Climate Negotiations Bootcamp: July 2025 (Dates TBC)

The Pre-College Programmes give high school students an experience of university academics through intensive coursework in the social sciences, which introduces them to the key disciplines and methodologies of a Sciences Po education. This summer, students can choose to attend the on-campus programme, or to participate from anywhere in the world through the online programme.

Online Programme: Two Negotiation Bootcamps

The Summer School is offering high school students the opportunity to participate in online courses focused on developing their negotiation skills, as well as introducing them to contemporary global issues.

These bootcamps allow students to learn about international relations theories through role-playing exercises that include interactive rounds of negotiation simulations. They will be able to gain an understanding of some of today’s most pressing issues with other keen students across continents and time zones. 

Find out more about the Online Programme.

On-Campus Programme in Paris and Reims

During two-and-a-half weeks in July, students in the on-campus programme will undertake rigorous coursework in the social sciences, which introduces them to the key disciplines and methodologies of a Sciences Po education.

Master classes, taught entirely in English by Sciences Po professors, introduce students to Sciences Po’s core subjects through the study of current international issues such as human security, global inequalities, challenges of the European Union, as well as nuclear challenges.

Elective classes allow students to delve into one core discipline, such as international relations, political science or sociology. 

Students will also enjoy French culture through a social and cultural programme in Reims and Paris.