National Foundation of Political Science
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Former names
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École libre des sciences politiques |
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| Type | Grande École |
| Established | 1872 |
| Budget | €172 million |
| President | Olivier Duhamel |
| Director | Frédéric Mion |
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Academic staff
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227 |
| Students | 13,000 |
| Undergraduates | 6,325 |
| Postgraduates | 7,035 |
| Location | Paris, Reims, Dijon, Le Havre, Nancy, Poitiers, Menton, France |
| Campus | Urban |
| Athletics | Les Parisiens |
| Mascot | The lion and the fox |
| Website | sciencespo.fr |
Sciences Po (French pronunciation: [sjɑ̃s po]), or Paris Institute of Political Studies (French: Institut d'études politiques de Paris, French pronunciation: [ɛ̃s.ti.ty de.tyd pɔ.li.tik də pa.ʁi]), is a university (legally a grande école) in Paris, France. The institution is a member of several academic consortia, including the Association of Professional Schools of International Affairs.
Its main campus is located around Boulevard Saint Germain in the 7th arrondissement of Paris, and there are another six campuses in different French cities. Sciences Po maintains departments in political science, economics, history, sociology and law.
Sciences Po was founded as a private institution by Émile Boutmy in 1872 to promote a new class of French politicians in the aftermath of the French defeat in the Franco-Prussian war of 1871.
Sciences Po is considered to be a highly influential academic institution in the social and political sciences in France. Alumni include many notable public figures, including seven of the last eight French presidents, 12 foreign heads of state or government, heads of international organizations (including the UN, WTO, IMF and ECB), and six of the CEOs of France's 40 largest companies. Some observers have criticized the pervasiveness of the school's graduates in French society, claiming that Sciences Po, together with other prominent grandes écoles, perpetuates a technocracy of out-of-touch leaders.
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