Institut d'études politiques de Bordeaux

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Institut d'études politiques de Bordeaux
founding 1948
Sponsorship state
place Bordeaux , Pessac , France
management Yves Déloye (Director)
Anne Guérin (President)
Students 2,021 (proportion of foreigners: 22%)
Professors approx. 98
Website www.sciencespobordeaux.fr

Sciences Po Bordeaux, also known as the “ Institut d'études politiques de Bordeaux ” (Institute for Political Science), was founded in 1948 and belongs to the French elite university system of the  Grandes écoles . It is located on the Pessac University  Campus , eight kilometers from the center of  Bordeaux,  and is institutionally linked to the  University of Montesquieu Bordeaux IV  . It is one of a total of nine  Instituts d'études politiques  in France.

Under the direction of the former institute director and political professor Vincent Hoffmann-Martinot , the institute has undergone a complete renovation since June 2013, which was financed by the Conseil régional d'Aquitaine and the city of Pessac . The new premises were officially inaugurated in 2016 by French Prime Minister Bernard Cazeneuve .

President

Education

admission

Admission to the Filière Générale (basic course) and binational courses at Sciences Po Bordeaux takes place through a concours , which requires extensive general knowledge of politics, economics, law and history in order to pass the highly selective selection process. The entrance tests consist of a three-hour "dissertation" on a current political topic, in which the ability to understand, reflect and argue is tested, a written exam in the area of ​​history and a two-hour language test in English, German, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese or Russian. If a préparatoire class has already been attended, the requirements and types of tests vary in the fields of politics, economics and law.

Undergraduate studies

Studies at Sciences Po Bordeaux last five years. The first and third year form the basic course. The students should receive a very large basic knowledge. As a result, students in the first and third year are taught political and social sciences, but also law and economics. In addition, in history, international relations and geography. Furthermore, learning two foreign languages ​​and a sports course is mandatory. The subject “Culture générale” is a specialty, in which the students are taught general education.

The lessons are based on two formats: the lectures and the “Conférences de methode”, which are organized like seminars. Each semester the students have around 8-11 lectures and five conferences. The lectures are concluded with written exams, the conferences, on the other hand, require considerably more work through presentations, scientific papers, written exams and oral exams.

year abroad

The second year is a compulsory year abroad, during which students can choose between the wide range of partner schools from all over the world. Sciences Po Bordeaux maintains student exchange contracts with around 130 universities, including many German universities such as the University of Stuttgart , University of Potsdam , University of Bremen , University of Marburg , University of Trier and the University of Hamburg .

Master’s / Graduate Program

After the third year, students choose a Masters, which takes two more years to specialize. After successfully completing their studies, students are awarded a degree in Sciences Po Bordeaux and a master’s degree.

Sciences Po Bordeaux offers Masters with different specializations:

  • Administration et gestion publique (AGP), (Public Administration and Management)
  • Politique, société et communication (PSC), (Politics, Society and Communication)
  • Études internationales (EI), (International Studies)
  • Gestion des entreprises et des organizations (GEO). (Management of companies and organizations)

In the fifth year, the chosen master’s degree is expanded into further specializations and internships are completed. You can choose from 29 different master's specializations. According to the Sciences Po Bordeaux, more than a hundred students pass the entrance exams for posts in the high French state administration each year, including the prestigious school for the management elite École nationale d'administration (ENA). The preparation for these highly selective exams takes place in the institute's own preparation center, which has shown one of the highest success rates in France for many years.

Double master’s degrees

Other special features are integrated courses in which the students study for two years at the partner university and two years at Sciences Po Bordeaux and receive two degrees. Such courses exist with the University of Stuttgart, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid , University of Cardiff , University of Coimbra and the University of Turin . There are also double degrees with universities in Moscow, Canada and Washington State University .

Rencontres Sud-Ouest

Sciences Po Bordeaux organizes lectures by well-known personalities with one of the largest French daily newspapers, the Sud-Ouest. Around ten such events take place each year. French Prime Ministers such as Alain Juppé and Lionel Jospin , ministers such as Valérie Pécresse , political figures such as Carla Del Ponte , Dominique Strauss-Kahn , Ségolène Royal and the Dalai Lama , but also filmmakers such as Bertrand Tavernier have been invited . Well-known German personalities, including Joschka Fischer , have already been won over for a lecture.

Special chairs

Sciences Po Bordeaux has been pursuing an opening up with regard to chairs that are donated by the private sector or other institutions since 2009. In 2009 four different new chairs were inaugurated. New professors were recruited for the "Chaire Vergniaud " for research on territorial control systems and the "Chaire Michel-Vaisan" for research on Israeli politics and society. In addition, there is the “Chaire d'excellence Tocqueville-Fulbright”, a special chair sponsored by the Fulbright Commission for research in the field of political analysis in the USA, and the “Chaire Jean Zay ” for researching secularism in modern societies.

In addition, professors or personalities from business and politics are invited every year to give a lecture for one semester. These so-called "cours d'ouverture" can be freely chosen by the students in addition to the compulsory lectures. A tradition is former Prime Minister Alain Juppé's lecture on globalization , which he has been offering for several years.

Student Initiatives

At Sciences Po Bordeaux there are numerous “associations” in which students get involved in specific topics in addition to their studies. The "Bureau des élèves" is the largest organization that plans celebrations, galas and cultural activities. There is also the “Bureau des arts”, which mainly plans cultural events such as exhibitions or concerts. "Erasmix" is an organization that was founded for the integration of exchange students and today mainly plans excursions, parties and cultural activities to bring exchange students and French students together. Many other organizations deal with political and economic issues (“Entreprendre Ensemble”, “Jeunes Européens”), but there is also an oenology organization, for example .

literature

  • Vincent Hoffmann-Martinot, René Lasserre, Robert Picht , Peter Theiner (eds.): Stranger friends. Germans and French before the 21st century. Piper, Munich 2002, ISBN 3-492-03956-1 (57 essays by 53 authors on key terms of German-French history and references; list of authors, index)

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ p.rivaud: Sciences Po Bordeaux. September 9, 2016, accessed March 21, 2017 (French).