Latest news from the Paris School of International Affairs

Students are invited to write a white paper with concrete policy recommendations on the topic: “Sustainable cities and communities” The authors of the two best papers will receive an award of 1000 euros for the first price.

Carlos Moedas is the former European Commissioner for Research, Science and Innovation. He will be the president of the AdvisoryBoard for PSIA's European Science Diplomacy Initiative (ESDI) The ESDI aims at developing teaching and research activities.

Anqi Dang has graduated from the Masters in International Economic Policy at Sciences Po with concentrations in Energy and Emerging Economies. She is currently working as a sustainable investment analyst with at Allianz France.

Sciences Po launches a Chair in Sovereign Debt, hosted at PSIA. The Chair aims to become an international reference on the issue. Former Greek Prime Minister Aléxis Tsípras will give the inaugural lecture.

Programmes, career opportunities and admissions procedures will be presented on Tuesday 26 October 2021. The event will be hosted by Mark Maloney, Vice Dean and Acting Dean of the Paris School of International Affairs.

Sciences Po moves up to 3rd position globally in the 2019 QS World University Rankings by subject. Just behind Harvard University and the University of Oxford, Sciences Po is the first university of continentalEurope and this discipline.

International admissions for the 2020 intake are now open. Please visit our admissions website for further information on the admission criteria and procedure, or for more information on our Master's Programmes.

The Paris Peace Forum-PSIA Volunteer Program offers PSIA students the uniqueopportunity to attend and contribute to this high-profile global event. In 2018, 100 students volunteered at the first edition of the Paris PeaceForum.

The Paris Peace Forum is an international event focused on reviving and improving global governance. As one of our student speakers, you will get the unique opportunity to join one of the following panels: The Fourth Estate: Media BETWEEN CITIZENS and GOVERNMENTS.

PSIA is calling on students to support and take part in the fifth edition of the Youth & Leaders Summit, to be held at Sciences Po on January 20, 2020. Over 40 students will be recruited to work under four positions: greeter, special guests escort, editorial assistant, event assistant.

Brent McCann graduated in 2018 with a Master in Human Rights and Humanitarian Action with concentrations in African Studies and Methods. He is currently working for Camber Collective, a mission-driven strategy-driven consulting firm engaging with philanthropic, humanitarian, and governmental organizations on a wide array of development topics. Brent is based in Paris, while CamberCollective has additional offices in Seattle and San Francisco.

The Association of Professional Schools of InternationalAffairs (APSIA) is dedicated to the improvement of graduate education. Dean Letta will be serving as President of the Executive Committee from June 2019 to 31 May 2021.

Samina Ansari graduated from PSIA in 2018 and is currently the ExecutiveDirector at the Women’s Centre at the American University of Afghanistan. She realised that women were rarely at the heart of conflict resolution and the rebuilding of countries torn apart by war.

Dean Enrico Letta attended the Miami World Strategic Forum on April 1 and 2, 2019. He took part in the Inaugural Plenary Session on "Shaping an inclusive and sustainable global economy"

Bianca Liu Herzog is an Associate Project Officer for UNESCO's Section for Mobilizing Resources. Her role is to provide inputs to enhance policy dialogue and to contribute to the cooperation between UNESCO and the EU.

Carlos Lopes was the Executive Secretary of the UN Economic Commission for Africa for 4 years. He teaches a course on Politics of Development in Africa at PSIA.

Olivier Lallement studied International Security at PSIA with concentrations on Intelligence and Africa. His first semester was strongly focused on studying international relations, Law and governance. Then He slowly moved to Defense and Security subjects during the following semesters. Olivier is currently International Sales and Business Development Manager at Safran Electronics & Defense.

Sciences Po and Institut du Bosphore are partnering to offer a prize to theauthors of excellent papers. For the third edition, students are invited to submit a white paper with concrete policy recommendations.

The Paris School of International Affairs celebrates its 10th anniversary in 2020. The school's flagship Youth & Leaders Summit will take place on 20 January 2020.