Institut d'études politiques de Strasbourg

Sciences Po Strasbourg, also known as IEP Strasbourg or Institut d'études politiques de Strasbourg is a Grande école located in Strasbourg, France. It was the second IEP, founded on October 9, 1945, after the IEP Paris (Sciences Po). Since January 1, 2009, it is part of University of Strasbourg, the second largest university in France. Its current director is Gabriel Eckert.

The school is highly selective. In 2013, the admission rate was 14%. 53% of accepted freshmen graduated high school summa cum laude and were in the top 10% of their high school class.

Over the years, the IEP Strasbourg has developed a strong European orientation in its curriculum. Up to 800 students are enrolled, one fifth of them being international students. Courses include a wide range of disciplines such as Law, Economics, History, Sociology and Political Science. Students of the IEP study five years in order to get a Master 2. The first two years cover a broad set of subjects ranging from Economics, History and Sociology to Corporate Finance, Modern Languages and Law. The third year is spent abroad, either at one of the IEP's 100+ partner universities, or as an intern in a firm or corporation (regardless of location). Partner universities include the University of Saint Andrews, Georgetown University and Boston College. The IEP has recently stated it aims at developing many more partnerships with Asian universities. On returning from their year abroad, students are required to specialise in one of the three following categories: International Relations, Economics and Firms or Public Administration. In their final year, they specialise even more, e.g. students of the "Economics and Firms" branch may select three distinct Masters 2: "Gestion financière de la banque" [Financial Management of Banks], "Finance d'entreprise et Pratique des marchés financiers" [Corporate Finance and Financial Markets] or "Corporate Finance and Strategy in the EU" (taught in English). Many fifth-year lecturers are professionals.

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