Elections 2025 to the boards of the IEP

The Conseil de la vie étudiante et de la formation, the Conseil scientifique and the Conseil de l’Ecole doctorale of the Institut d’Etudes politiques (IEP) de Paris are up for renewal in october 2025.

You will find full details about our governance here.

Constituent colleges renewed in october 2025

Seat to be filled

Elections from 7 to 9 october 2025 for the 1st round, and from 21 to 23 october 2025 in the event of a 2nd round.

To the Conseil de la vie étudiante et de la formation,

• two representatives of teaching associate/adjunct from the public or semi-public sector (college C2) for a three years term, by a single-member majority vote in two rounds, the absolute majority of votes cast and a number of votes at least equal to a quarter of registered voters being required to be elected in the first round;
• one representative of Professors and equivalent staff (sociology) (college A) for a three-year term, by a two-round, first-past-the-post voting system, with an absolute majority of votes cast and at least one-quarter of registered voters required to be elected in the first round.

To the scientific advisory board

• two elected representatives of Full Professors and equivalent positions (College A) (1 seat for the Department of History, 1 seat for the Department of Sociology) within the framework of a by-election, by a first-past-the-post majority vote.
• one representative of postdoctoral research assistants for a one-year term by a two-round majority vote, with an absolute majority of votes cast and at least one quarter of registered voters required to be elected in the first round.

To the Conseil de l’école doctorale

• 5 representatives of doctoral students for a one-year term in a list-based election with proportional representation based on the highest average, without vote splitting or preferential voting
• 2 representatives of engineering, administrative or technical staff for a four-year term in a two-round majority vote

Electoral rolls

The electoral rolls are available on this link and at the reception of the main buildings on all campuses. It is possible to request registration or modifications to this list until 6 october 2025  in writing to elections@sciencespo.fr.

Candidates

For the 1st round, the list of candidates will be published by 28 septemebre 2025 at the latest.     

The list of candidates and statements of intent, when submitted by candidates, are available on this link.     

The list of candidates and statements of intent, when submitted by candidates, are available on this link. 

How to submit a candidacy

Candidacies made up of a pair (deputy and representative) should be sent by email to elections@sciencespo.fr by 23 september at 12 noon (Paris time) at the latest. 

An acknowledgement of receipt will be sent upon reception. Candidacies will be displayed in order of their arrival. 

A declaration of candidacy is mandatory for each candidate list and for each board

For every representative elected, a deputy is elected under the same conditions as the incumbent.

Each application should include:

• An individual nomination (for deputy and representative), along with proof of the candidate’s identity
• a statement of intent, if desired (one double-sided A4 page in PDF format– 2 Mo maximum)
• a link to a downloadable video, if desired (maximum 60 seconds in length, HD 1280x720 or 1920x1080 .mp4 or .mov file formats)

Candidates are advised to refer to the document templates for each board.

Election campaign from 29 september 10 to 6 october 2025 for the first round and from  13 to 20 october 2025 in the event of a second round. 

Voting procedure

Voters are invited to cast their vote by electronic means by logging on to a dedicated online voting platform from any computer, tablet or smartphone with an internet connection, from 7 october at 9am to 9 october 2025 at 5pm, and from 21 october at 9am to 23 october 2025 at 5pm in the event of a second round Paris time, using the personal ID sent to their Sciences Po email address.

Vote-counting and results 

Votes will be counted on 9 october and on 23 october 2025 in the event of a second round. Prior to the vote count, the electronic voting office will oversee the sealing of the system.

Electoral commission

The Electoral Commission supports the Director in his responsibilities for overseeing the election procedure. The commission’s members are:

• The Institute’s Board of Directors executive committee: Xavier Ragot, Diana Marinetti, Adrien Lehman, vice-student president
• The co-presidents of the Student Life and Education Committee: Pierre-Louis Perin, Louise Wagener
• The president of the Academic Board: Florence Haegel

 The commission is consulted namely for:

• the organisation and smooth running of the elections,
• the electoral rolls and candidate lists,
• the statements of intent,
• any complaints received concerning the election.

During the electoral campaign, the electoral commission performs the function of the Student Life and Education Committee with regards to the exercising of political and union freedoms and cultural activities. 

 It is the responsibility of the commission to oversee registration on the electoral rolls and distribution of voters among the colleges, as well as to rule on any complaints received from the parties concerned within a maximum period of three weeks after the publication of the electoral rolls.

It monitors the organisation of the electoral procedure and advises on the declaration of the results.

The electronic voting office 

An “electronic voting office” is required to oversee the electronic voting process. It is composed of a president and a secretary designated by the Director, and a representative per list of candidates.

An independent witness (huissier) will be present at the closing of the voting website, its reopening and at the vote count.

Provision of electronic voting booths

Computers will be made available to voters on all Sciences Po campuses during the elections:

• Dijon campus
  Campus faculty lounge, 1st floor
• Le Havre campus
  Newsroom, 4th floor 
• Menton campus
  Campus faculty lounge, 1st floor
• Nancy campus
  Campus library
• Paris campus
  Campus Life office, courtyard of 56 rue des Saints-Pères 
• Poitiers campus
  Meeting room, ground floor
• Reims campus
  New campus library