Instituts d'études politiques

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Instituts d'études politiques (English: Institutes of Political Studies), or IEPs, are ten publicly owned institutions of higher learning in France. They are located in Aix-en-Provence, Bordeaux, Grenoble, Lille, Lyon, Paris, Rennes, Strasbourg[1] and Toulouse, and since 2014 Saint-Germain-en-Laye.[2] Their vocation is the study and research of contemporary political science. All students at the IEPs study a curriculum that is highly practical and broadbased, focusing on the full range of the social sciences across law, economics, finance, and management. These schools are considered as some of the most selective in France, mainly because they are the place where many political and business leaders are trained.

These establishments are more known under the name of Sciences Po, followed by the name of the city where they are located (for example Sciences Po Bordeaux). The epithet Sciences Po without precision of place indicates the IEP Paris. The Paris Institute is referred to as simply the Sciences Po because it is the school after which all other IEPs in France were modelled from the inception of the IEP system by Charles de Gaulle in 1945, apart from Strasbourg, which was created by the same law but with the status of an internal institute of the Robert Schuman University.

According to article 2 of an 18 December 1989 decree, their mission is:

  1. to contribute to the training of higher civil servants as well as executives in the public, para-public and private sectors, notably in the State and decentralized communities
  2. to develop the research in political and administrative sciences

The Sciences Po approach and style inspired many universities in France but also abroad. The most famous example the London School of Economics, founded on the model of the Ecole Libre des Sciences Politiques.

Grande École System

Sciences Po institutes are Grandes Écoles, a French institution of higher education that is separate from, but parallel and connected to the main framework of the French public university system. Similar to the Ivy League in the United States, Oxbridge in the UK, and C9 League in China, Grandes Écoles are elite academic institutions that admit students through an extremely competitive process.[3][4][5] Alums go on to occupy elite positions within government, administration, and corporate firms in France.[6][7]

Although they are more expensive than public universities in France, Grandes Écoles typically have much smaller class sizes and student bodies, and many of their programs are taught in English. International internships, study abroad opportunities, and close ties with government and the corporate world are a hallmark of the Grandes Écoles. Many of the top ranked schools in Europe are members of the Conférence des Grandes Écoles (CGE), as are the Sciences Po institutions.[8][9] Degrees from Sciences Po are accredited by the Conférence des Grandes Écoles[10] and awarded by the Ministry of National Education (France) (French: Le Ministère de L'éducation Nationale).[11]

List

The ten Instituts d'études politiques are:

The other Instituts d'études politiques around the world are :

Critérium

Every year an inter-IEP competition is held, hosted by the hometown of one of the IEPs and attended by participants from all 10 IEPs. The first crit, as it is known colloquially, was created in 1987 by the IEPs of Bordeaux and Toulouse who decided to have a friendly rugby match.

This competition takes the form of a 3-day sports event and party, and is held over the last weekend of March, run by the host university's "Sports office". The hosting of an event generally costs about 200,000 euros, funded by the participants, as well as by sponsors and grants. The hosting of the event is rotated between the different IEPs each year.

Hosts

Traditions

Each of the 10 instituts has a distinctive colour and distinctive symbols and/or mascots:

  • Aix-en-Provence. Colours: Red and gold. Mascot: "Pastaga-man" Symbol: An "X", cicadas
  • Toulouse. Colours: Pink and white. Mascot: A pig or hog.
  • Bordeaux. Colours: Red and black. Symbol: A bottle of red wine.
  • Rennes. Colours: Orange and black. Mascot: A reindeer called "René".
  • Paris. Colours: Yellow and black. Symbol: A lion and a fox.
  • Lille. Colours: Red and white. Mascot: A giant mussel
  • Strasbourg. Colours: Blue and white. Mascot: A stork called "Josy". Nicknamed the "Strohteam".
  • Lyon. Colours: Blue and red. Mascot: a lion called "Lyonix".
  • Grenoble. Colours: Blue and yellow. Mascot: Big Foot ("le Yéti"). Nicknamed "IKEA" due to their colours.
  • Saint-Germain-en-Laye. Colours: Green and black. Symbol: a wolf.

Winners

Paris and Aix-en-Provence are the usual winners of the trophy

References

  1. ^ "Accueil - Sciences Po Strasbourg - Institut d'études politiques - Université de Strasbourg". www.sciencespo-strasbourg.fr.
  2. ^ "Intégrer Sciences Po – Un étudiant Sciences Po doit savoir ça". www.integrersciencespo.fr.
  3. ^ "France's educational elite". Daily Telegraph. 17 November 2003. Retrieved 5 February 2019.
  4. ^ Pierre Bourdieu (1998). The State Nobility: Elite Schools in the Field of Power. Stanford UP. pp. 133–35. ISBN 9780804733465.
  5. ^ What are Grandes Ecoles Institutes in France?
  6. ^ Monique de Saint-Martin, « Les recherches sociologiques sur les grandes écoles : de la reproduction à la recherche de justice », Éducation et sociétés 1/2008 (No. 21), p. 95-103. lire en ligne sur Cairn.info
  7. ^ Valérie Albouy et Thomas Wanecq, Les inégalités sociales d’accès aux grandes écoles (2003), INSEE
  8. ^ "Listings Archive". Conférence des Grandes Écoles. Retrieved 29 January 2022.
  9. ^ "Higher Education in France". BSB. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
  10. ^ "Conférence des grandes écoles: commission Accréditation". Conférence des grandes écoles. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
  11. ^ "Etablissements dispensant des formations supérieures initiales diplômantes conférant le grade de master". Ministry of France, Higher Education. Ministère de l'Enseignement supérieur, de la Recherche et de l'Innovation. Retrieved 16 January 2022.
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  13. ^ "MonSPX - Communiqué officiel - Crit 2012". Archived from the original on 2012-04-14. Retrieved 2012-11-13.
  14. ^ "Grand Crit Classé - Bordeaux Millésime 2013 - 29, 30 et 31 mars 2013". Archived from the original on 2013-02-21. Retrieved 2012-11-13.
  15. ^ "Les bronzés font du Crit | CRIT". Archived from the original on 2015-03-14.

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