Institut d'études politiques de Grenoble

Institut d'études politiques de Grenoble

Established	1948
School type	Public
Director/CEO	Olivier Ihl
Location	Grenoble
Enrollment	1,200 undergraduate, 350 postgraduate (300 international)
Faculty	170
Memberships	Grande école
Homepage	[http://www.iep-grenoble.fr/ www.iep-grenoble.fr]

The Institut d'études politiques (IEP) de Grenoble (Grenoble Institute of Political Studies), also known as "Sciences Po Grenoble", is a political science grande école located in the campus of the University of Grenoble in Saint-Martin d'Hères, France. It is administratively a subsidiary of the Université de Grenoble-II – Pierre Mendès-France.

General Information

The Institut d'études politiques of Grenoble was founded in 1948 with the mission of providing France with public and private sector executives. Its courses and degrees are modelled under the supervision of the National Foundation of Political Sciences. It is currently presided by Olivier Ihl.

Studies

If because of the selective entrance exam the IEP Grenoble can be considered a grande école, it is somewhat different due to the pluri-disciplinary curriculum that gives students means of understanding the modern world.

Curriculum

The curriculum is meant to give students a strong knowledge in different social sciences fields (Political Science, Public Law, Economics, History, International Relations, Sociology) and working methods that enable them to be flexible and adapt themselves no matter what field they decide to work in.Students are taught at least two foreign languages and spend one year abroad. The IEP has only 1200 students : 800 "diploma" students (following the main course in 5 years: the Diploma of the IEP), 250 postgraduate students and 150 foreign students. The means of the IEP are nonetheless sizeable. Both in terms of staff (170 teachers, 65 researchers) and resources (there are twice as many computers in the IEP as in the neighbouring Grenoble II University - and there is a ratio of 125 books per student like in Californian universities).

While the IEP of Bordeaux is famous for its civil servant training, and the IEP of Lille for its International Relations speciality, the IEP of Grenoble is famous for its political science one. The IEP-Grenoble is home to the Centre d'Informatisation des Données Socio-Politiques (CIDSP), one of the most important research centres in political science in France.

Faculty and career

Several of the IEP's teachers are well-known in France and abroad. Jean-Louis Quermonne, now an honorary teacher, is one of the leading political scientists in France. Pierre Bréchon, former director of the IEP and head of the CIDSP is a French specialist of quantitative studies.

A lot of teachers are non tenure professors who come from various professional background, especially for the Masters level classes which are taught in coordination with other schools, among which the renown business school Grenoble école de management.

Alumni from the IEP have various careers. The IEP has a broad curriculum which can lead to many different professional paths. Grenoble alumni include politicians (the Mayor of Grenoble for instance), lawyers, high-ranking civil servants, executives, entrepreneurs and even artists.

"A [http://www-sciences-po.upmf-grenoble.fr/rubrique13.html complete listing of the IEP's teachers] is available on the Institute's website.

Famous Alumni and Staff

* Francois Bafoil, political scientist
* Olivier Bleys, novelist
* Pr. Pierre Bréchon, sociologist
* Jean-Paul Burdy, historian
* Jack Chaboud, novelist
* Pr. Florence Chatliel, lawyer
* Pr. Bernard Denni, political scientist
* Michel Destot, Mayor of Grenoble
* Mathilde Dubesset, historian
* Marc Dugain, novelist
* Frédéric Encel, political scientist
* Pr. Alain Euzéby, economist
* Pr. Olivier Ihl, political scientist
* Dominique Labbé, sociologist
* Pr. Henri Oberdorff, lawyer
* Pr. Jean-Louis Quermonne, political scientist
* Sebastian Roché, sociologist
* Pr. Bernard Soulage, economist
* Pr. Yves Surel, political scientist

International partners

The IEP Grenoble has a wide international outreach (considering its small size) with a hundred partner universities around the world, among which the University of Edinburgh, the University of California, Trinity College, Dublin, Kyoto University Tokyo University, Waseda University, Sophia University, Bologna University, the University of British Columbia and many others.Most students spend a full year abroad where they earn credits that are fully part of their degree.

External links

* [http://www.iep-grenoble.fr Official home site]
* [http://diplomes.upmf-grenoble.fr/gre/index.htm Alumni Website]
* [http://www.pigemag.com Magazine Website]