Sciences Po or Institut d'études politiques de Paris is a special university in France. The school is in Paris. It was created in 1872.

It is a specialist in the fields of economics, administration, social sciences and politics.

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Notable graduates

Charline Avenel, French official

Paul Biya, President of Cameroon

Marc Drillech, French sociologist and President of universities

Roland Dumas, French lawyer and Socialist politician

François Hollande, President of France

Adrienne Jablanczy, French economist, professor

Pierre Mauroy, French Socialist Party politician who was Prime Minister of France from 1981 to 1984 Jean Peyrelevade, French civil servant, politician and business leader Peter Scholl-Latour, French-German professor, journalist and publicis

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Notable teachers

Dominique Strauss-Kahn, French politician, economist

References

More reading

Sciences Po Paris website

Richard Descoings, Sciences Po. De la Courneuve à Shanghai, préface de René Rémond, Paris: Presses de Sciences Po, 2007 ()

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Education in France

Universities in Paris