Institut d'études politiques de Saint-Germain-en-Laye

Saint-Germain-en-Laye Institute of Political Studies
Institut d'études politiques de Saint-Germain-en-Laye
TypeGrande école Institut d'études politiques
(public research university Political Science school)
Established2013 (2013)
DirectorCéline Braconnier
Students500+
Location
Saint-Germain-en-Laye
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LanguageEnglish-only & French-only instruction
NicknameSciences Po Saint-Germain
AffiliationsConférence des grandes écoles
CY Cergy Paris University
Université de Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines
Instituts d'études politiques
Websitehttp://www.sciencespo-saintgermainenlaye.fr/

Institut d'études politiques de Saint-Germain-en-Laye (French pronunciation: [ɛ̃stity detyd pɔlitik sɛ̃ ʒɛʁmɛ̃ ɑ̃ ]) or Sciences Po Saint-Germain ([sjɑ̃s po sɛ̃ ʒɛʁmɛ̃]), is a French political science grande école situated on Saint-Germain-en-Laye, close to Paris and is attached to the Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines University and the Cergy-Pontoise University. It was established in 2013. Sciences Po Saint-Germain-en-Laye is one of the ten Instituts d'études politiques of France, and a so-called "Grande Ecole".

The Institute has approximately 300 students, admitted after a rigorous selection. Academic studies last five years, at the end of which a student graduates with the Diploma of Sciences Po Saint-Germain-en-Laye (which is equivalent to a master's degree).

Sciences Po Saint-Germain specializes in political sciences. Therefore, the institute offers courses in economics and business, history, law, international relations, social sciences as well as in digital studies.