Institut d'études politiques de Bordeaux

Institut d'études politiques IEP de Bordeaux
Established	1948
Location	Bordeaux, France
Nickname	Sciences-Po
Website	http://www.sciencespobordeaux.fr/

Sciences Po Bordeaux, or Institut d'études politiques (IEP) de Bordeaux, is a French political science grande école situated on the university campus of Pessac, 8 km from the centre of Bordeaux^[1] and is attached to the Montesquieu University - Bordeaux IV. It was established in 1948. Sciences Po Bordeaux is one of the nine Institutes of Political Studies of France, and a so-called "Grande Ecole".

The Institute has approximately 1,300 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 Bordeaux (which is equivalent to a master's degree) and with one of three Masters offered by the Institute. Sciences Po Bordeaux has more than 200 exchange-agreements with universities throughout the world, including double degree-diploma programs with the universities of Stuttgart (Germany), Turin (Italy), Coimbra (Portugal), Madrid (Spain), Cardiff (UK), Moscow (Russia), Kingston (Jamaica) and Quebec (Canada).^[2]

History

The school was established by decree on 4 May 1948 under the name "Institut d'études politiques de l’université de Bordeaux"; Maurice Duverger was its first director. It obtained a statute of établissement public and took its present name with the decree of 18 January 1969 with the other Sciences-Po of Aix, Grenoble, Lyon, Strasbourg and Toulouse.

The historian and sociologist Jacques Ellul, and the future Minister, Secretary of the European Council and Vice-President of the European Parliament,Catherine Lalumière, were teachers in the institution. Until 1967 Sciences-Po Bordeaux was situated in the city center of Bordeaux at 4 Maréchal Joffre street, replaced by the current lower Court of Justice of Bordeaux.

By a decree in 1989, Sciences-Po Bordeaux has been attached to the University of Bordeaux IV.

Since September 2007, Vincent Hoffman Martinot is the current director of the school.

Sciences-Po Bordeaux is a member of the PRES of the University of Bordeaux.

Directors

Maurice Duverger
Marcel Merle
1967-1977 : Albert Mabileau
1977-1985 : Claude Emery
1985-1998 : Pierre Sadran
1998-2007 : Robert Lafore
Since 2007 : Vincent Hoffmann-Martinot

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Higher Education in Bordeaux

PRES	University of Bordeaux

Universities	Bordeaux 1 Bordeaux 2 Bordeaux 3 Bordeaux 4

Engineering grandes écoles	Bordeaux Sciences Agro Arts et Métiers ParisTech IPB ENSC ENSCBP ENSEIRB-MATMECA ENSEGID ENSTBB

Business schools	BEM Management School INSEEC ISEG

Others	École nationale de l'aviation civile École nationale de la magistrature École nationale supérieure d'architecture et de paysage de Bordeaux EPITECH E-Artsup Sciences Po

Coordinates: 44°47′55″N 0°36′51″W / 44.798541°N 0.614129°W / 44.798541; -0.614129

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