Institut d'études politiques
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Instituts d'études politiques , or IEPs, are nine publicly owned institutions of higher learning in France. They are located in Aix-en-Provence
, Bordeaux
, Grenoble
, Lille
, Lyon
, Paris
, Rennes
, Strasbourg
and Toulouse
, and their vocation is the study and research of contemporary political science. They are distinct from other elite French schools, most notably the highly-specialized grandes écoles
(although they are usually considered as such), given their multi-disciplinary approach to teaching. All students at the IEPs study a curriculum that is highly practical and broadbased, focusing on the full range of the social sciences.
These establishments are more known in the familiar language under the name of Sciences Po (or Science-Po), followed by the name of the city where they are located (for example Sciences Po Strasbourg). The epithet Sciences Po without precision of place indicates the IEP Paris. The Paris Institute is referred to as simply the Sciences Po because it is the school after which all other IEPs in France were modelled from the inception of the IEP system by Charles de Gaulle
in 1945, apart from Strasbourg, which was created by the same law but with the status of an internal institute of the Robert Schuman University. IEP Paris is the heir to the Ecole Libre des Sciences Politiques, often referred to as Ecole des Sciences Politiques or simply the Sciences Po, and its prestige.
According to article 2 of a 18 December 1989 decree, their mission is :
1° to contribute to the training of higher civil servants as well as executives in the public, para-public and private sectors, notably in the State and decentralized communities
2° to develop the research in political and administrative sciences
The Sciences Po approach and style inspired many universities in France but also abroad (the most famous example is that of the London School of Economics
, founded on the model of the Ecole Libre des Sciences Politiques).
The nine Instituts d'études politiques are:
The other Instituts d'études politiques around the world are :
s, funded by the participants, as well as by sponsors and grants. The hosting of the event is rotated between the different IEPs each year, with Aix-en-Provence
hosting the 2006 event, which took place between the 24th and 25th of March. The first crit, as it is known colloquially, was created in 1987 by the IEPs of Bordeaux
and Toulouse
.
In 2008, the crit will be hosted by Toulouse for the third time since the event's first debut.
"Le Capitole, encule la capitale !"
(English
:"The Capitole fucks the capital!"
"Ensemble nous sommes invincibles,
Unis par la même passion,
Celle de Sciences Po LILLE,
Au Crit 2010 nous vaincrons (boirons)!"
(English
:
"Together we're invincible,
United by the same passion,
The one of Sciences-po Lille
We'll win the Crit 2010( and drink a lot)!"
"Ensemble nous chanterons NOTRE hymne,
Toujours nous irons de l'avant,
Debout cul à l'air et toujours digne,
Avec de l'alcool dans le sang !"
(English
: "together we will sing our anthem
Forever we'll move forward,
Standing, mooning and still respectable
with our blood full of alcool!
Instituts d'études politiques , or IEPs, are nine publicly owned institutions of higher learning in France. They are located in Aix-en-Provence
, Bordeaux
, Grenoble
, Lille
, Lyon
, Paris
, Rennes
, Strasbourg
and Toulouse
, and their vocation is the study and research of contemporary political science. They are distinct from other elite French schools, most notably the highly-specialized grandes écoles
(although they are usually considered as such), given their multi-disciplinary approach to teaching. All students at the IEPs study a curriculum that is highly practical and broadbased, focusing on the full range of the social sciences.
These establishments are more known in the familiar language under the name of Sciences Po (or Science-Po), followed by the name of the city where they are located (for example Sciences Po Strasbourg). The epithet Sciences Po without precision of place indicates the IEP Paris. The Paris Institute is referred to as simply the Sciences Po because it is the school after which all other IEPs in France were modelled from the inception of the IEP system by Charles de Gaulle
in 1945, apart from Strasbourg, which was created by the same law but with the status of an internal institute of the Robert Schuman University. IEP Paris is the heir to the Ecole Libre des Sciences Politiques, often referred to as Ecole des Sciences Politiques or simply the Sciences Po, and its prestige.
According to article 2 of a 18 December 1989 decree, their mission is :
1° to contribute to the training of higher civil servants as well as executives in the public, para-public and private sectors, notably in the State and decentralized communities
2° to develop the research in political and administrative sciences
The Sciences Po approach and style inspired many universities in France but also abroad (the most famous example is that of the London School of Economics
, founded on the model of the Ecole Libre des Sciences Politiques).
The nine Instituts d'études politiques are:
The other Instituts d'études politiques around the world are :
s, funded by the participants, as well as by sponsors and grants. The hosting of the event is rotated between the different IEPs each year, with Aix-en-Provence
hosting the 2006 event, which took place between the 24th and 25th of March. The first crit, as it is known colloquially, was created in 1987 by the IEPs of Bordeaux
and Toulouse
.
In 2008, the crit will be hosted by Toulouse for the third time since the event's first debut.
"Le Capitole, encule la capitale !"
(English
:"The Capitole fucks the capital!"
"Ensemble nous sommes invincibles,
Unis par la même passion,
Celle de Sciences Po LILLE,
Au Crit 2010 nous vaincrons (boirons)!"
(English
:
"Together we're invincible,
United by the same passion,
The one of Sciences-po Lille
We'll win the Crit 2010( and drink a lot)!"
"Ensemble nous chanterons NOTRE hymne,
Toujours nous irons de l'avant,
Debout cul à l'air et toujours digne,
Avec de l'alcool dans le sang !"
(English
: "together we will sing our anthem
Forever we'll move forward,
Standing, mooning and still respectable
with our blood full of alcool!
Instituts d'études politiques , or IEPs, are nine publicly owned institutions of higher learning in France. They are located in Aix-en-Provence
, Bordeaux
, Grenoble
, Lille
, Lyon
, Paris
, Rennes
, Strasbourg
and Toulouse
, and their vocation is the study and research of contemporary political science. They are distinct from other elite French schools, most notably the highly-specialized grandes écoles
(although they are usually considered as such), given their multi-disciplinary approach to teaching. All students at the IEPs study a curriculum that is highly practical and broadbased, focusing on the full range of the social sciences.
These establishments are more known in the familiar language under the name of Sciences Po (or Science-Po), followed by the name of the city where they are located (for example Sciences Po Strasbourg). The epithet Sciences Po without precision of place indicates the IEP Paris. The Paris Institute is referred to as simply the Sciences Po because it is the school after which all other IEPs in France were modelled from the inception of the IEP system by Charles de Gaulle
in 1945, apart from Strasbourg, which was created by the same law but with the status of an internal institute of the Robert Schuman University. IEP Paris is the heir to the Ecole Libre des Sciences Politiques, often referred to as Ecole des Sciences Politiques or simply the Sciences Po, and its prestige.
According to article 2 of a 18 December 1989 decree, their mission is :
1° to contribute to the training of higher civil servants as well as executives in the public, para-public and private sectors, notably in the State and decentralized communities
2° to develop the research in political and administrative sciences
The Sciences Po approach and style inspired many universities in France but also abroad (the most famous example is that of the London School of Economics
, founded on the model of the Ecole Libre des Sciences Politiques).
The nine Instituts d'études politiques are:
The other Instituts d'études politiques around the world are :
s, funded by the participants, as well as by sponsors and grants. The hosting of the event is rotated between the different IEPs each year, with Aix-en-Provence
hosting the 2006 event, which took place between the 24th and 25th of March. The first crit, as it is known colloquially, was created in 1987 by the IEPs of Bordeaux
and Toulouse
.
In 2008, the crit will be hosted by Toulouse for the third time since the event's first debut.
"Le Capitole, encule la capitale !"
(English
:"The Capitole fucks the capital!"
"Ensemble nous sommes invincibles,
Unis par la même passion,
Celle de Sciences Po LILLE,
Au Crit 2010 nous vaincrons (boirons)!"
(English
:
"Together we're invincible,
United by the same passion,
The one of Sciences-po Lille
We'll win the Crit 2010( and drink a lot)!"
"Ensemble nous chanterons NOTRE hymne,
Toujours nous irons de l'avant,
Debout cul à l'air et toujours digne,
Avec de l'alcool dans le sang !"
(English
: "together we will sing our anthem
Forever we'll move forward,
Standing, mooning and still respectable
with our blood full of alcool!
Aix-en-Provence
Aix , or Aix-en-Provence to distinguish it from other cities built over hot springs, is a city-commune in southern France, some north of Marseille. It is in the region of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, in the département of Bouches-du-Rhône, of which it is a subprefecture. The population of Aix is...
, Bordeaux
Bordeaux
Bordeaux is a port city on the Garonne River in the Gironde department in southwestern France.The Bordeaux-Arcachon-Libourne metropolitan area, has a population of 1,010,000 and constitutes the sixth-largest urban area in France. It is the capital of the Aquitaine region, as well as the prefecture...
, Grenoble
Grenoble
Grenoble is a city in southeastern France, at the foot of the French Alps where the river Drac joins the Isère. Located in the Rhône-Alpes region, Grenoble is the capital of the department of Isère...
, Lille
Lille
Lille is a city in northern France . It is the principal city of the Lille Métropole, the fourth-largest metropolitan area in the country behind those of Paris, Lyon and Marseille. Lille is situated on the Deûle River, near France's border with Belgium...
, Lyon
Lyon
Lyon , is a city in east-central France in the Rhône-Alpes region, situated between Paris and Marseille. Lyon is located at from Paris, from Marseille, from Geneva, from Turin, and from Barcelona. The residents of the city are called Lyonnais....
, Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
, Rennes
Rennes
Rennes is a city in the east of Brittany in northwestern France. Rennes is the capital of the region of Brittany, as well as the Ille-et-Vilaine department.-History:...
, Strasbourg
Strasbourg
Strasbourg is the capital and principal city of the Alsace region in eastern France and is the official seat of the European Parliament. Located close to the border with Germany, it is the capital of the Bas-Rhin département. The city and the region of Alsace are historically German-speaking,...
and Toulouse
Toulouse
Toulouse is a city in the Haute-Garonne department in southwestern FranceIt lies on the banks of the River Garonne, 590 km away from Paris and half-way between the Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea...
, and their vocation is the study and research of contemporary political science. They are distinct from other elite French schools, most notably the highly-specialized grandes écoles
Grandes écoles
The grandes écoles of France are higher education establishments outside the main framework of the French university system. The grandes écoles select students for admission based chiefly on national ranking in competitive written and oral exams...
(although they are usually considered as such), given their multi-disciplinary approach to teaching. All students at the IEPs study a curriculum that is highly practical and broadbased, focusing on the full range of the social sciences.
These establishments are more known in the familiar language under the name of Sciences Po (or Science-Po), followed by the name of the city where they are located (for example Sciences Po Strasbourg). The epithet Sciences Po without precision of place indicates the IEP Paris. The Paris Institute is referred to as simply the Sciences Po because it is the school after which all other IEPs in France were modelled from the inception of the IEP system by Charles de Gaulle
Charles de Gaulle
Charles André Joseph Marie de Gaulle was a French general and statesman who led the Free French Forces during World War II. He later founded the French Fifth Republic in 1958 and served as its first President from 1959 to 1969....
in 1945, apart from Strasbourg, which was created by the same law but with the status of an internal institute of the Robert Schuman University. IEP Paris is the heir to the Ecole Libre des Sciences Politiques, often referred to as Ecole des Sciences Politiques or simply the Sciences Po, and its prestige.
According to article 2 of a 18 December 1989 decree, their mission is :
1° to contribute to the training of higher civil servants as well as executives in the public, para-public and private sectors, notably in the State and decentralized communities
2° to develop the research in political and administrative sciences
The Sciences Po approach and style inspired many universities in France but also abroad (the most famous example is that of the London School of Economics
London School of Economics
The London School of Economics and Political Science is a public research university specialised in the social sciences located in London, United Kingdom, and a constituent college of the federal University of London...
, founded on the model of the Ecole Libre des Sciences Politiques).
The nine Instituts d'études politiques are:
- Institut d'études politiques d'Aix-en-ProvenceInstitut d'études politiques d'Aix-en-ProvenceThe Institut d'études politiques d'Aix-en-Provence , also known as the Institut d'études politiques or "Sciences Po Aix", is a grande école in political sciences, established in 1956 in the premises of the former Faculty of Law of the Université de Provence, France...
- Institut d'études politiques de BordeauxInstitut d'études politiques de BordeauxSciences Po Bordeaux, or Institut d'études politiques de Bordeaux, is a French political science grande école situated on the university campus of Pessac, 8 km from the centre of Bordeaux and is attached to the Montesquieu University - Bordeaux IV. It was established in 1948...
- Institut d'études politiques de GrenobleInstitut d'études politiques de GrenobleThe 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...
- Institut d'études politiques de LilleInstitut d'études politiques de LilleSciences Po - Institut d'Études Politiques de Lille , officially referred to as Sciences Po Lille , is part of the highly selective grandes écoles and is located in Lille, France...
- Institut d'études politiques de LyonInstitut d'études politiques de LyonThe Institut d'Etudes Politiques de Lyon also known as Sciences Po Lyon, was established following an executive decree by General de Gaulle in 1946. This prestigious and highly selective institute is modeled on the former Paris "École Libre des Sciences Politiques"...
- Institut d'études politiques de RennesInstitut d'études politiques de RennesThe Institut d'Etudes Politiques de Rennes also known as Sciences Po Rennes, was established in 1991 in Brittany's regional capital, Rennes. This prestigious and highly selective institute is modeled on the former Paris "École Libre des Sciences Politiques"...
- Institut d'études politiques de Paris
- Institut d'études politiques de StrasbourgInstitut d'études politiques de StrasbourgThe Institut d'Etudes Politiques de Strasbourg, also known as IEP Strasbourg or Sciences Po Strasbourg was the second IEP, founded on October 9, 1945, after the IEP Paris . Since January 1, 2009, it is part of University of Strasbourg, the largest university in France...
- Institut d'études politiques de Toulouse
The other Instituts d'études politiques around the world are :
- Institut d'études politiques de Madagascar
Critérium
Every year an inter-IEP competition is held, hosted by the hometown of one of the IEPs and attended by participants from all 9 IEPs. This competition takes the form of a 3-day sports event and party, and is generally held over a weekend at the end of March, run by the host university's "bureau de sports". The hosting of an event generally costs about 200,000 euroEuro
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s, funded by the participants, as well as by sponsors and grants. The hosting of the event is rotated between the different IEPs each year, with Aix-en-Provence
Institut d'études politiques d'Aix-en-Provence
The Institut d'études politiques d'Aix-en-Provence , also known as the Institut d'études politiques or "Sciences Po Aix", is a grande école in political sciences, established in 1956 in the premises of the former Faculty of Law of the Université de Provence, France...
hosting the 2006 event, which took place between the 24th and 25th of March. The first crit, as it is known colloquially, was created in 1987 by the IEPs of Bordeaux
Bordeaux
Bordeaux is a port city on the Garonne River in the Gironde department in southwestern France.The Bordeaux-Arcachon-Libourne metropolitan area, has a population of 1,010,000 and constitutes the sixth-largest urban area in France. It is the capital of the Aquitaine region, as well as the prefecture...
and Toulouse
Toulouse
Toulouse is a city in the Haute-Garonne department in southwestern FranceIt lies on the banks of the River Garonne, 590 km away from Paris and half-way between the Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea...
.
In 2008, the crit will be hosted by Toulouse for the third time since the event's first debut.
Hosts
- 1987 : IEP de BordeauxInstitut d'études politiques de BordeauxSciences Po Bordeaux, or Institut d'études politiques de Bordeaux, is a French political science grande école situated on the university campus of Pessac, 8 km from the centre of Bordeaux and is attached to the Montesquieu University - Bordeaux IV. It was established in 1948...
- 1988 : IEP d'Aix-en-ProvenceInstitut d'études politiques d'Aix-en-ProvenceThe Institut d'études politiques d'Aix-en-Provence , also known as the Institut d'études politiques or "Sciences Po Aix", is a grande école in political sciences, established in 1956 in the premises of the former Faculty of Law of the Université de Provence, France...
- 1989 : IEP de GrenobleInstitut d'études politiques de GrenobleThe 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...
- 1990 : IEP de Toulouse
- 1991 : IEP de LyonInstitut d'études politiques de LyonThe Institut d'Etudes Politiques de Lyon also known as Sciences Po Lyon, was established following an executive decree by General de Gaulle in 1946. This prestigious and highly selective institute is modeled on the former Paris "École Libre des Sciences Politiques"...
- 1992 : IEP de ParisInstitut d'Etudes Politiques de ParisThe Institut d'études politiques de Paris , simply referred to as Sciences Po , is a public research and higher education institution in Paris, France, specialised in the social sciences. It has the status of grand établissement, which allows its admissions process to be highly selective...
- 1993 : IEP de StrasbourgInstitut d'études politiques de StrasbourgThe Institut d'Etudes Politiques de Strasbourg, also known as IEP Strasbourg or Sciences Po Strasbourg was the second IEP, founded on October 9, 1945, after the IEP Paris . Since January 1, 2009, it is part of University of Strasbourg, the largest university in France...
- 1994 : IEP de LilleInstitut d'études politiques de LilleSciences Po - Institut d'Études Politiques de Lille , officially referred to as Sciences Po Lille , is part of the highly selective grandes écoles and is located in Lille, France...
- 1995 : IEP de RennesInstitut d'études politiques de RennesThe Institut d'Etudes Politiques de Rennes also known as Sciences Po Rennes, was established in 1991 in Brittany's regional capital, Rennes. This prestigious and highly selective institute is modeled on the former Paris "École Libre des Sciences Politiques"...
- 1996 : IEP de BordeauxInstitut d'études politiques de BordeauxSciences Po Bordeaux, or Institut d'études politiques de Bordeaux, is a French political science grande école situated on the university campus of Pessac, 8 km from the centre of Bordeaux and is attached to the Montesquieu University - Bordeaux IV. It was established in 1948...
- 1997 : IEP d'Aix-en-ProvenceInstitut d'études politiques d'Aix-en-ProvenceThe Institut d'études politiques d'Aix-en-Provence , also known as the Institut d'études politiques or "Sciences Po Aix", is a grande école in political sciences, established in 1956 in the premises of the former Faculty of Law of the Université de Provence, France...
- 1998 : IEP de GrenobleInstitut d'études politiques de GrenobleThe 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...
- 1999 : IEP de Toulouse
- 2000 : IEP de LyonInstitut d'études politiques de LyonThe Institut d'Etudes Politiques de Lyon also known as Sciences Po Lyon, was established following an executive decree by General de Gaulle in 1946. This prestigious and highly selective institute is modeled on the former Paris "École Libre des Sciences Politiques"...
- 2001 : IEP de StrasbourgInstitut d'études politiques de StrasbourgThe Institut d'Etudes Politiques de Strasbourg, also known as IEP Strasbourg or Sciences Po Strasbourg was the second IEP, founded on October 9, 1945, after the IEP Paris . Since January 1, 2009, it is part of University of Strasbourg, the largest university in France...
- 2002 : IEP de ParisInstitut d'Etudes Politiques de ParisThe Institut d'études politiques de Paris , simply referred to as Sciences Po , is a public research and higher education institution in Paris, France, specialised in the social sciences. It has the status of grand établissement, which allows its admissions process to be highly selective...
- 2003 : IEP de LilleInstitut d'études politiques de LilleSciences Po - Institut d'Études Politiques de Lille , officially referred to as Sciences Po Lille , is part of the highly selective grandes écoles and is located in Lille, France...
- 2004 : IEP de BordeauxInstitut d'études politiques de BordeauxSciences Po Bordeaux, or Institut d'études politiques de Bordeaux, is a French political science grande école situated on the university campus of Pessac, 8 km from the centre of Bordeaux and is attached to the Montesquieu University - Bordeaux IV. It was established in 1948...
- 2005 : IEP de RennesInstitut d'études politiques de RennesThe Institut d'Etudes Politiques de Rennes also known as Sciences Po Rennes, was established in 1991 in Brittany's regional capital, Rennes. This prestigious and highly selective institute is modeled on the former Paris "École Libre des Sciences Politiques"...
- 2006 : IEP d'Aix-en-ProvenceInstitut d'études politiques d'Aix-en-ProvenceThe Institut d'études politiques d'Aix-en-Provence , also known as the Institut d'études politiques or "Sciences Po Aix", is a grande école in political sciences, established in 1956 in the premises of the former Faculty of Law of the Université de Provence, France...
- 2007 : IEP de GrenobleInstitut d'études politiques de GrenobleThe 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...
- 2008 : IEP de Toulouse
- 2009 : IEP de LyonInstitut d'études politiques de LyonThe Institut d'Etudes Politiques de Lyon also known as Sciences Po Lyon, was established following an executive decree by General de Gaulle in 1946. This prestigious and highly selective institute is modeled on the former Paris "École Libre des Sciences Politiques"...
- 2010 : IEP de StrasbourgInstitut d'études politiques de StrasbourgThe Institut d'Etudes Politiques de Strasbourg, also known as IEP Strasbourg or Sciences Po Strasbourg was the second IEP, founded on October 9, 1945, after the IEP Paris . Since January 1, 2009, it is part of University of Strasbourg, the largest university in France...
- 2011 : IEP de ParisInstitut d'Etudes Politiques de ParisThe Institut d'études politiques de Paris , simply referred to as Sciences Po , is a public research and higher education institution in Paris, France, specialised in the social sciences. It has the status of grand établissement, which allows its admissions process to be highly selective...
Traditions
Each of the 9 instituts has a distinctive colour and distinctive symbols:- Aix-en-Provence. Colours: Red and yellow. Symbols : The XXX is the twenty-fourth letter in the basic modern Latin alphabet.-Uses:In mathematics, x is commonly used as the name for an independent variable or unknown value. The usage of x to represent an independent or unknown variable can be traced back to the Arabic word šay شيء = “thing,” used in Arabic...
, fennecFennecThe fennec fox is a small nocturnal fox found in the Sahara of North Africa. Its most distinctive feature is unusually large ears. The name "fennec" comes from the Arabic word for fox, and the species name zerda has a Greek origin that refers to its habitat...
s and "Pastaga-man". Local alcohol: pastisPastisPastis is an anise-flavored liqueur and apéritif from France, typically containing 40–45% alcohol by volume, although alcohol-free varieties exist.-Origins:...
. - Toulouse. Colours : Pink and white. Symbol: A pigPigA pig is any of the animals in the genus Sus, within the Suidae family of even-toed ungulates. Pigs include the domestic pig, its ancestor the wild boar, and several other wild relatives...
. Local alcohol: Tariquet. song:
"Le Capitole, encule la capitale !"
(English
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
:"The Capitole fucks the capital!"
- Bordeaux. Colours : Red and black. Symbols: The cuntCuntCunt is a vulgarism, primarily referring to the female genitalia, specifically the vulva, and including the cleft of Venus. The earliest citation of this usage in the 1972 Oxford English Dictionary, c 1230, refers to the London street known as Gropecunt Lane...
, and a mascot dressed up as a massive bottle of wine. Local alcohol: red wineWineWine is an alcoholic beverage, made of fermented fruit juice, usually from grapes. The natural chemical balance of grapes lets them ferment without the addition of sugars, acids, enzymes, or other nutrients. Grape wine is produced by fermenting crushed grapes using various types of yeast. Yeast... - Rennes. Colours: Orange and black. Symbol : A reindeerReindeerThe reindeer , also known as the caribou in North America, is a deer from the Arctic and Subarctic, including both resident and migratory populations. While overall widespread and numerous, some of its subspecies are rare and one has already gone extinct.Reindeer vary considerably in color and size...
called "René". Local alcohol: ciderCiderCider or cyder is a fermented alcoholic beverage made from apple juice. Cider varies in alcohol content from 2% abv to 8.5% abv or more in traditional English ciders. In some regions, such as Germany and America, cider may be termed "apple wine"...
and chouchenChouchenChouchen is an alcoholic beverage popular in Brittany, France. A form of mead, it is made from the fermentation of honey in water. Chouchen normally contains 14% alcohol by volume...
. - Paris. Colours: Yellow and black. Symbol: lionLionThe lion is one of the four big cats in the genus Panthera, and a member of the family Felidae. With some males exceeding 250 kg in weight, it is the second-largest living cat after the tiger...
and foxFoxFox is a common name for many species of omnivorous mammals belonging to the Canidae family. Foxes are small to medium-sized canids , characterized by possessing a long narrow snout, and a bushy tail .Members of about 37 species are referred to as foxes, of which only 12 species actually belong to...
. Local alcohol: none. - Lille. Colours: Red and white. Symbol: A giant musselMusselThe common name mussel is used for members of several families of clams or bivalvia mollusca, from saltwater and freshwater habitats. These groups have in common a shell whose outline is elongated and asymmetrical compared with other edible clams, which are often more or less rounded or oval.The...
called "LA MOULE". Local alcohol: beerBeerBeer is the world's most widely consumed andprobably oldest alcoholic beverage; it is the third most popular drink overall, after water and tea. It is produced by the brewing and fermentation of sugars, mainly derived from malted cereal grains, most commonly malted barley and malted wheat...
. song:
"Ensemble nous sommes invincibles,
Unis par la même passion,
Celle de Sciences Po LILLE,
Au Crit 2010 nous vaincrons (boirons)!"
(English
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
:
"Together we're invincible,
United by the same passion,
The one of Sciences-po Lille
We'll win the Crit 2010( and drink a lot)!"
"Ensemble nous chanterons NOTRE hymne,
Toujours nous irons de l'avant,
Debout cul à l'air et toujours digne,
Avec de l'alcool dans le sang !"
(English
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
: "together we will sing our anthem
Forever we'll move forward,
Standing, mooning and still respectable
with our blood full of alcool!
- Strasbourg. Colours: Blue and white. Symbol: A storkStorkStorks are large, long-legged, long-necked wading birds with long, stout bills. They belong to the family Ciconiidae. They are the only family in the biological order Ciconiiformes, which was once much larger and held a number of families....
called "Josy". Local alcohols: StrohStrohThe Stroh Austria GmbH is a manufacturer of strong spiced rum from Austria.-History:The brand started in 1832 at Klagenfurt, named after the founder Sebastian Stroh. It was awarded a gold medal at the 1900 Exposition Universelle in Paris. Today Stroh is available in 30 countries...
(in Stroh we trust is the Strasbourgeois slogan) and beerBeerBeer is the world's most widely consumed andprobably oldest alcoholic beverage; it is the third most popular drink overall, after water and tea. It is produced by the brewing and fermentation of sugars, mainly derived from malted cereal grains, most commonly malted barley and malted wheat...
. - Lyon. Colours: Blue and red. Symbol: a lionLionThe lion is one of the four big cats in the genus Panthera, and a member of the family Felidae. With some males exceeding 250 kg in weight, it is the second-largest living cat after the tiger...
called "Lyonix". Local alcohol: BeaujolaisBeaujolaisBeaujolais is a French Appellation d'Origine Contrôlée wine generally made of the Gamay grape which has a thin skin and is low in tannins. Like most AOC wines they are not labeled varietally. Whites from the region, which make up only 1% of its production, are made mostly with Chardonnay grapes...
. - Grenoble. Colours: Blue and yellow. Local alcohol: ChartreuseChartreuse (liqueur)Chartreuse is a French liqueur made by the Carthusian Monks since the 1740s. It is composed of distilled alcohol aged with 130 herbal extracts. The liqueur is named after the Monks' Grande Chartreuse monastery, located in the Chartreuse Mountains in the general region of Grenoble in France...
. Chant: "Il n'y a que Grenoble" (There is only Grenoble).
Winners
Paris and Aix-en-Provence are the usual winners of the trophyInstituts d'études politiques , or IEPs, are nine publicly owned institutions of higher learning in France. They are located in Aix-en-Provence
Aix-en-Provence
Aix , or Aix-en-Provence to distinguish it from other cities built over hot springs, is a city-commune in southern France, some north of Marseille. It is in the region of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, in the département of Bouches-du-Rhône, of which it is a subprefecture. The population of Aix is...
, Bordeaux
Bordeaux
Bordeaux is a port city on the Garonne River in the Gironde department in southwestern France.The Bordeaux-Arcachon-Libourne metropolitan area, has a population of 1,010,000 and constitutes the sixth-largest urban area in France. It is the capital of the Aquitaine region, as well as the prefecture...
, Grenoble
Grenoble
Grenoble is a city in southeastern France, at the foot of the French Alps where the river Drac joins the Isère. Located in the Rhône-Alpes region, Grenoble is the capital of the department of Isère...
, Lille
Lille
Lille is a city in northern France . It is the principal city of the Lille Métropole, the fourth-largest metropolitan area in the country behind those of Paris, Lyon and Marseille. Lille is situated on the Deûle River, near France's border with Belgium...
, Lyon
Lyon
Lyon , is a city in east-central France in the Rhône-Alpes region, situated between Paris and Marseille. Lyon is located at from Paris, from Marseille, from Geneva, from Turin, and from Barcelona. The residents of the city are called Lyonnais....
, Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
, Rennes
Rennes
Rennes is a city in the east of Brittany in northwestern France. Rennes is the capital of the region of Brittany, as well as the Ille-et-Vilaine department.-History:...
, Strasbourg
Strasbourg
Strasbourg is the capital and principal city of the Alsace region in eastern France and is the official seat of the European Parliament. Located close to the border with Germany, it is the capital of the Bas-Rhin département. The city and the region of Alsace are historically German-speaking,...
and Toulouse
Toulouse
Toulouse is a city in the Haute-Garonne department in southwestern FranceIt lies on the banks of the River Garonne, 590 km away from Paris and half-way between the Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea...
, and their vocation is the study and research of contemporary political science. They are distinct from other elite French schools, most notably the highly-specialized grandes écoles
Grandes écoles
The grandes écoles of France are higher education establishments outside the main framework of the French university system. The grandes écoles select students for admission based chiefly on national ranking in competitive written and oral exams...
(although they are usually considered as such), given their multi-disciplinary approach to teaching. All students at the IEPs study a curriculum that is highly practical and broadbased, focusing on the full range of the social sciences.
These establishments are more known in the familiar language under the name of Sciences Po (or Science-Po), followed by the name of the city where they are located (for example Sciences Po Strasbourg). The epithet Sciences Po without precision of place indicates the IEP Paris. The Paris Institute is referred to as simply the Sciences Po because it is the school after which all other IEPs in France were modelled from the inception of the IEP system by Charles de Gaulle
Charles de Gaulle
Charles André Joseph Marie de Gaulle was a French general and statesman who led the Free French Forces during World War II. He later founded the French Fifth Republic in 1958 and served as its first President from 1959 to 1969....
in 1945, apart from Strasbourg, which was created by the same law but with the status of an internal institute of the Robert Schuman University. IEP Paris is the heir to the Ecole Libre des Sciences Politiques, often referred to as Ecole des Sciences Politiques or simply the Sciences Po, and its prestige.
According to article 2 of a 18 December 1989 decree, their mission is :
1° to contribute to the training of higher civil servants as well as executives in the public, para-public and private sectors, notably in the State and decentralized communities
2° to develop the research in political and administrative sciences
The Sciences Po approach and style inspired many universities in France but also abroad (the most famous example is that of the London School of Economics
London School of Economics
The London School of Economics and Political Science is a public research university specialised in the social sciences located in London, United Kingdom, and a constituent college of the federal University of London...
, founded on the model of the Ecole Libre des Sciences Politiques).
The nine Instituts d'études politiques are:
- Institut d'études politiques d'Aix-en-ProvenceInstitut d'études politiques d'Aix-en-ProvenceThe Institut d'études politiques d'Aix-en-Provence , also known as the Institut d'études politiques or "Sciences Po Aix", is a grande école in political sciences, established in 1956 in the premises of the former Faculty of Law of the Université de Provence, France...
- Institut d'études politiques de BordeauxInstitut d'études politiques de BordeauxSciences Po Bordeaux, or Institut d'études politiques de Bordeaux, is a French political science grande école situated on the university campus of Pessac, 8 km from the centre of Bordeaux and is attached to the Montesquieu University - Bordeaux IV. It was established in 1948...
- Institut d'études politiques de GrenobleInstitut d'études politiques de GrenobleThe 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...
- Institut d'études politiques de LilleInstitut d'études politiques de LilleSciences Po - Institut d'Études Politiques de Lille , officially referred to as Sciences Po Lille , is part of the highly selective grandes écoles and is located in Lille, France...
- Institut d'études politiques de LyonInstitut d'études politiques de LyonThe Institut d'Etudes Politiques de Lyon also known as Sciences Po Lyon, was established following an executive decree by General de Gaulle in 1946. This prestigious and highly selective institute is modeled on the former Paris "École Libre des Sciences Politiques"...
- Institut d'études politiques de RennesInstitut d'études politiques de RennesThe Institut d'Etudes Politiques de Rennes also known as Sciences Po Rennes, was established in 1991 in Brittany's regional capital, Rennes. This prestigious and highly selective institute is modeled on the former Paris "École Libre des Sciences Politiques"...
- Institut d'études politiques de Paris
- Institut d'études politiques de StrasbourgInstitut d'études politiques de StrasbourgThe Institut d'Etudes Politiques de Strasbourg, also known as IEP Strasbourg or Sciences Po Strasbourg was the second IEP, founded on October 9, 1945, after the IEP Paris . Since January 1, 2009, it is part of University of Strasbourg, the largest university in France...
- Institut d'études politiques de Toulouse
The other Instituts d'études politiques around the world are :
- Institut d'études politiques de Madagascar
Critérium
Every year an inter-IEP competition is held, hosted by the hometown of one of the IEPs and attended by participants from all 9 IEPs. This competition takes the form of a 3-day sports event and party, and is generally held over a weekend at the end of March, run by the host university's "bureau de sports". The hosting of an event generally costs about 200,000 euroEuro
The euro is the official currency of the eurozone: 17 of the 27 member states of the European Union. It is also the currency used by the Institutions of the European Union. The eurozone consists of Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg,...
s, funded by the participants, as well as by sponsors and grants. The hosting of the event is rotated between the different IEPs each year, with Aix-en-Provence
Institut d'études politiques d'Aix-en-Provence
The Institut d'études politiques d'Aix-en-Provence , also known as the Institut d'études politiques or "Sciences Po Aix", is a grande école in political sciences, established in 1956 in the premises of the former Faculty of Law of the Université de Provence, France...
hosting the 2006 event, which took place between the 24th and 25th of March. The first crit, as it is known colloquially, was created in 1987 by the IEPs of Bordeaux
Bordeaux
Bordeaux is a port city on the Garonne River in the Gironde department in southwestern France.The Bordeaux-Arcachon-Libourne metropolitan area, has a population of 1,010,000 and constitutes the sixth-largest urban area in France. It is the capital of the Aquitaine region, as well as the prefecture...
and Toulouse
Toulouse
Toulouse is a city in the Haute-Garonne department in southwestern FranceIt lies on the banks of the River Garonne, 590 km away from Paris and half-way between the Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea...
.
In 2008, the crit will be hosted by Toulouse for the third time since the event's first debut.
Hosts
- 1987 : IEP de BordeauxInstitut d'études politiques de BordeauxSciences Po Bordeaux, or Institut d'études politiques de Bordeaux, is a French political science grande école situated on the university campus of Pessac, 8 km from the centre of Bordeaux and is attached to the Montesquieu University - Bordeaux IV. It was established in 1948...
- 1988 : IEP d'Aix-en-ProvenceInstitut d'études politiques d'Aix-en-ProvenceThe Institut d'études politiques d'Aix-en-Provence , also known as the Institut d'études politiques or "Sciences Po Aix", is a grande école in political sciences, established in 1956 in the premises of the former Faculty of Law of the Université de Provence, France...
- 1989 : IEP de GrenobleInstitut d'études politiques de GrenobleThe 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...
- 1990 : IEP de Toulouse
- 1991 : IEP de LyonInstitut d'études politiques de LyonThe Institut d'Etudes Politiques de Lyon also known as Sciences Po Lyon, was established following an executive decree by General de Gaulle in 1946. This prestigious and highly selective institute is modeled on the former Paris "École Libre des Sciences Politiques"...
- 1992 : IEP de ParisInstitut d'Etudes Politiques de ParisThe Institut d'études politiques de Paris , simply referred to as Sciences Po , is a public research and higher education institution in Paris, France, specialised in the social sciences. It has the status of grand établissement, which allows its admissions process to be highly selective...
- 1993 : IEP de StrasbourgInstitut d'études politiques de StrasbourgThe Institut d'Etudes Politiques de Strasbourg, also known as IEP Strasbourg or Sciences Po Strasbourg was the second IEP, founded on October 9, 1945, after the IEP Paris . Since January 1, 2009, it is part of University of Strasbourg, the largest university in France...
- 1994 : IEP de LilleInstitut d'études politiques de LilleSciences Po - Institut d'Études Politiques de Lille , officially referred to as Sciences Po Lille , is part of the highly selective grandes écoles and is located in Lille, France...
- 1995 : IEP de RennesInstitut d'études politiques de RennesThe Institut d'Etudes Politiques de Rennes also known as Sciences Po Rennes, was established in 1991 in Brittany's regional capital, Rennes. This prestigious and highly selective institute is modeled on the former Paris "École Libre des Sciences Politiques"...
- 1996 : IEP de BordeauxInstitut d'études politiques de BordeauxSciences Po Bordeaux, or Institut d'études politiques de Bordeaux, is a French political science grande école situated on the university campus of Pessac, 8 km from the centre of Bordeaux and is attached to the Montesquieu University - Bordeaux IV. It was established in 1948...
- 1997 : IEP d'Aix-en-ProvenceInstitut d'études politiques d'Aix-en-ProvenceThe Institut d'études politiques d'Aix-en-Provence , also known as the Institut d'études politiques or "Sciences Po Aix", is a grande école in political sciences, established in 1956 in the premises of the former Faculty of Law of the Université de Provence, France...
- 1998 : IEP de GrenobleInstitut d'études politiques de GrenobleThe 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...
- 1999 : IEP de Toulouse
- 2000 : IEP de LyonInstitut d'études politiques de LyonThe Institut d'Etudes Politiques de Lyon also known as Sciences Po Lyon, was established following an executive decree by General de Gaulle in 1946. This prestigious and highly selective institute is modeled on the former Paris "École Libre des Sciences Politiques"...
- 2001 : IEP de StrasbourgInstitut d'études politiques de StrasbourgThe Institut d'Etudes Politiques de Strasbourg, also known as IEP Strasbourg or Sciences Po Strasbourg was the second IEP, founded on October 9, 1945, after the IEP Paris . Since January 1, 2009, it is part of University of Strasbourg, the largest university in France...
- 2002 : IEP de ParisInstitut d'Etudes Politiques de ParisThe Institut d'études politiques de Paris , simply referred to as Sciences Po , is a public research and higher education institution in Paris, France, specialised in the social sciences. It has the status of grand établissement, which allows its admissions process to be highly selective...
- 2003 : IEP de LilleInstitut d'études politiques de LilleSciences Po - Institut d'Études Politiques de Lille , officially referred to as Sciences Po Lille , is part of the highly selective grandes écoles and is located in Lille, France...
- 2004 : IEP de BordeauxInstitut d'études politiques de BordeauxSciences Po Bordeaux, or Institut d'études politiques de Bordeaux, is a French political science grande école situated on the university campus of Pessac, 8 km from the centre of Bordeaux and is attached to the Montesquieu University - Bordeaux IV. It was established in 1948...
- 2005 : IEP de RennesInstitut d'études politiques de RennesThe Institut d'Etudes Politiques de Rennes also known as Sciences Po Rennes, was established in 1991 in Brittany's regional capital, Rennes. This prestigious and highly selective institute is modeled on the former Paris "École Libre des Sciences Politiques"...
- 2006 : IEP d'Aix-en-ProvenceInstitut d'études politiques d'Aix-en-ProvenceThe Institut d'études politiques d'Aix-en-Provence , also known as the Institut d'études politiques or "Sciences Po Aix", is a grande école in political sciences, established in 1956 in the premises of the former Faculty of Law of the Université de Provence, France...
- 2007 : IEP de GrenobleInstitut d'études politiques de GrenobleThe 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...
- 2008 : IEP de Toulouse
- 2009 : IEP de LyonInstitut d'études politiques de LyonThe Institut d'Etudes Politiques de Lyon also known as Sciences Po Lyon, was established following an executive decree by General de Gaulle in 1946. This prestigious and highly selective institute is modeled on the former Paris "École Libre des Sciences Politiques"...
- 2010 : IEP de StrasbourgInstitut d'études politiques de StrasbourgThe Institut d'Etudes Politiques de Strasbourg, also known as IEP Strasbourg or Sciences Po Strasbourg was the second IEP, founded on October 9, 1945, after the IEP Paris . Since January 1, 2009, it is part of University of Strasbourg, the largest university in France...
- 2011 : IEP de ParisInstitut d'Etudes Politiques de ParisThe Institut d'études politiques de Paris , simply referred to as Sciences Po , is a public research and higher education institution in Paris, France, specialised in the social sciences. It has the status of grand établissement, which allows its admissions process to be highly selective...
Traditions
Each of the 9 instituts has a distinctive colour and distinctive symbols:- Aix-en-Provence. Colours: Red and yellow. Symbols : The XXX is the twenty-fourth letter in the basic modern Latin alphabet.-Uses:In mathematics, x is commonly used as the name for an independent variable or unknown value. The usage of x to represent an independent or unknown variable can be traced back to the Arabic word šay شيء = “thing,” used in Arabic...
, fennecFennecThe fennec fox is a small nocturnal fox found in the Sahara of North Africa. Its most distinctive feature is unusually large ears. The name "fennec" comes from the Arabic word for fox, and the species name zerda has a Greek origin that refers to its habitat...
s and "Pastaga-man". Local alcohol: pastisPastisPastis is an anise-flavored liqueur and apéritif from France, typically containing 40–45% alcohol by volume, although alcohol-free varieties exist.-Origins:...
. - Toulouse. Colours : Pink and white. Symbol: A pigPigA pig is any of the animals in the genus Sus, within the Suidae family of even-toed ungulates. Pigs include the domestic pig, its ancestor the wild boar, and several other wild relatives...
. Local alcohol: Tariquet. song:
"Le Capitole, encule la capitale !"
(English
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
:"The Capitole fucks the capital!"
- Bordeaux. Colours : Red and black. Symbols: The cuntCuntCunt is a vulgarism, primarily referring to the female genitalia, specifically the vulva, and including the cleft of Venus. The earliest citation of this usage in the 1972 Oxford English Dictionary, c 1230, refers to the London street known as Gropecunt Lane...
, and a mascot dressed up as a massive bottle of wine. Local alcohol: red wineWineWine is an alcoholic beverage, made of fermented fruit juice, usually from grapes. The natural chemical balance of grapes lets them ferment without the addition of sugars, acids, enzymes, or other nutrients. Grape wine is produced by fermenting crushed grapes using various types of yeast. Yeast... - Rennes. Colours: Orange and black. Symbol : A reindeerReindeerThe reindeer , also known as the caribou in North America, is a deer from the Arctic and Subarctic, including both resident and migratory populations. While overall widespread and numerous, some of its subspecies are rare and one has already gone extinct.Reindeer vary considerably in color and size...
called "René". Local alcohol: ciderCiderCider or cyder is a fermented alcoholic beverage made from apple juice. Cider varies in alcohol content from 2% abv to 8.5% abv or more in traditional English ciders. In some regions, such as Germany and America, cider may be termed "apple wine"...
and chouchenChouchenChouchen is an alcoholic beverage popular in Brittany, France. A form of mead, it is made from the fermentation of honey in water. Chouchen normally contains 14% alcohol by volume...
. - Paris. Colours: Yellow and black. Symbol: lionLionThe lion is one of the four big cats in the genus Panthera, and a member of the family Felidae. With some males exceeding 250 kg in weight, it is the second-largest living cat after the tiger...
and foxFoxFox is a common name for many species of omnivorous mammals belonging to the Canidae family. Foxes are small to medium-sized canids , characterized by possessing a long narrow snout, and a bushy tail .Members of about 37 species are referred to as foxes, of which only 12 species actually belong to...
. Local alcohol: none. - Lille. Colours: Red and white. Symbol: A giant musselMusselThe common name mussel is used for members of several families of clams or bivalvia mollusca, from saltwater and freshwater habitats. These groups have in common a shell whose outline is elongated and asymmetrical compared with other edible clams, which are often more or less rounded or oval.The...
called "LA MOULE". Local alcohol: beerBeerBeer is the world's most widely consumed andprobably oldest alcoholic beverage; it is the third most popular drink overall, after water and tea. It is produced by the brewing and fermentation of sugars, mainly derived from malted cereal grains, most commonly malted barley and malted wheat...
. song:
"Ensemble nous sommes invincibles,
Unis par la même passion,
Celle de Sciences Po LILLE,
Au Crit 2010 nous vaincrons (boirons)!"
(English
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
:
"Together we're invincible,
United by the same passion,
The one of Sciences-po Lille
We'll win the Crit 2010( and drink a lot)!"
"Ensemble nous chanterons NOTRE hymne,
Toujours nous irons de l'avant,
Debout cul à l'air et toujours digne,
Avec de l'alcool dans le sang !"
(English
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
: "together we will sing our anthem
Forever we'll move forward,
Standing, mooning and still respectable
with our blood full of alcool!
- Strasbourg. Colours: Blue and white. Symbol: A storkStorkStorks are large, long-legged, long-necked wading birds with long, stout bills. They belong to the family Ciconiidae. They are the only family in the biological order Ciconiiformes, which was once much larger and held a number of families....
called "Josy". Local alcohols: StrohStrohThe Stroh Austria GmbH is a manufacturer of strong spiced rum from Austria.-History:The brand started in 1832 at Klagenfurt, named after the founder Sebastian Stroh. It was awarded a gold medal at the 1900 Exposition Universelle in Paris. Today Stroh is available in 30 countries...
(in Stroh we trust is the Strasbourgeois slogan) and beerBeerBeer is the world's most widely consumed andprobably oldest alcoholic beverage; it is the third most popular drink overall, after water and tea. It is produced by the brewing and fermentation of sugars, mainly derived from malted cereal grains, most commonly malted barley and malted wheat...
. - Lyon. Colours: Blue and red. Symbol: a lionLionThe lion is one of the four big cats in the genus Panthera, and a member of the family Felidae. With some males exceeding 250 kg in weight, it is the second-largest living cat after the tiger...
called "Lyonix". Local alcohol: BeaujolaisBeaujolaisBeaujolais is a French Appellation d'Origine Contrôlée wine generally made of the Gamay grape which has a thin skin and is low in tannins. Like most AOC wines they are not labeled varietally. Whites from the region, which make up only 1% of its production, are made mostly with Chardonnay grapes...
. - Grenoble. Colours: Blue and yellow. Local alcohol: ChartreuseChartreuse (liqueur)Chartreuse is a French liqueur made by the Carthusian Monks since the 1740s. It is composed of distilled alcohol aged with 130 herbal extracts. The liqueur is named after the Monks' Grande Chartreuse monastery, located in the Chartreuse Mountains in the general region of Grenoble in France...
. Chant: "Il n'y a que Grenoble" (There is only Grenoble).
Winners
Paris and Aix-en-Provence are the usual winners of the trophyInstituts d'études politiques , or IEPs, are nine publicly owned institutions of higher learning in France. They are located in Aix-en-Provence
Aix-en-Provence
Aix , or Aix-en-Provence to distinguish it from other cities built over hot springs, is a city-commune in southern France, some north of Marseille. It is in the region of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, in the département of Bouches-du-Rhône, of which it is a subprefecture. The population of Aix is...
, Bordeaux
Bordeaux
Bordeaux is a port city on the Garonne River in the Gironde department in southwestern France.The Bordeaux-Arcachon-Libourne metropolitan area, has a population of 1,010,000 and constitutes the sixth-largest urban area in France. It is the capital of the Aquitaine region, as well as the prefecture...
, Grenoble
Grenoble
Grenoble is a city in southeastern France, at the foot of the French Alps where the river Drac joins the Isère. Located in the Rhône-Alpes region, Grenoble is the capital of the department of Isère...
, Lille
Lille
Lille is a city in northern France . It is the principal city of the Lille Métropole, the fourth-largest metropolitan area in the country behind those of Paris, Lyon and Marseille. Lille is situated on the Deûle River, near France's border with Belgium...
, Lyon
Lyon
Lyon , is a city in east-central France in the Rhône-Alpes region, situated between Paris and Marseille. Lyon is located at from Paris, from Marseille, from Geneva, from Turin, and from Barcelona. The residents of the city are called Lyonnais....
, Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
, Rennes
Rennes
Rennes is a city in the east of Brittany in northwestern France. Rennes is the capital of the region of Brittany, as well as the Ille-et-Vilaine department.-History:...
, Strasbourg
Strasbourg
Strasbourg is the capital and principal city of the Alsace region in eastern France and is the official seat of the European Parliament. Located close to the border with Germany, it is the capital of the Bas-Rhin département. The city and the region of Alsace are historically German-speaking,...
and Toulouse
Toulouse
Toulouse is a city in the Haute-Garonne department in southwestern FranceIt lies on the banks of the River Garonne, 590 km away from Paris and half-way between the Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea...
, and their vocation is the study and research of contemporary political science. They are distinct from other elite French schools, most notably the highly-specialized grandes écoles
Grandes écoles
The grandes écoles of France are higher education establishments outside the main framework of the French university system. The grandes écoles select students for admission based chiefly on national ranking in competitive written and oral exams...
(although they are usually considered as such), given their multi-disciplinary approach to teaching. All students at the IEPs study a curriculum that is highly practical and broadbased, focusing on the full range of the social sciences.
These establishments are more known in the familiar language under the name of Sciences Po (or Science-Po), followed by the name of the city where they are located (for example Sciences Po Strasbourg). The epithet Sciences Po without precision of place indicates the IEP Paris. The Paris Institute is referred to as simply the Sciences Po because it is the school after which all other IEPs in France were modelled from the inception of the IEP system by Charles de Gaulle
Charles de Gaulle
Charles André Joseph Marie de Gaulle was a French general and statesman who led the Free French Forces during World War II. He later founded the French Fifth Republic in 1958 and served as its first President from 1959 to 1969....
in 1945, apart from Strasbourg, which was created by the same law but with the status of an internal institute of the Robert Schuman University. IEP Paris is the heir to the Ecole Libre des Sciences Politiques, often referred to as Ecole des Sciences Politiques or simply the Sciences Po, and its prestige.
According to article 2 of a 18 December 1989 decree, their mission is :
1° to contribute to the training of higher civil servants as well as executives in the public, para-public and private sectors, notably in the State and decentralized communities
2° to develop the research in political and administrative sciences
The Sciences Po approach and style inspired many universities in France but also abroad (the most famous example is that of the London School of Economics
London School of Economics
The London School of Economics and Political Science is a public research university specialised in the social sciences located in London, United Kingdom, and a constituent college of the federal University of London...
, founded on the model of the Ecole Libre des Sciences Politiques).
The nine Instituts d'études politiques are:
- Institut d'études politiques d'Aix-en-ProvenceInstitut d'études politiques d'Aix-en-ProvenceThe Institut d'études politiques d'Aix-en-Provence , also known as the Institut d'études politiques or "Sciences Po Aix", is a grande école in political sciences, established in 1956 in the premises of the former Faculty of Law of the Université de Provence, France...
- Institut d'études politiques de BordeauxInstitut d'études politiques de BordeauxSciences Po Bordeaux, or Institut d'études politiques de Bordeaux, is a French political science grande école situated on the university campus of Pessac, 8 km from the centre of Bordeaux and is attached to the Montesquieu University - Bordeaux IV. It was established in 1948...
- Institut d'études politiques de GrenobleInstitut d'études politiques de GrenobleThe 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...
- Institut d'études politiques de LilleInstitut d'études politiques de LilleSciences Po - Institut d'Études Politiques de Lille , officially referred to as Sciences Po Lille , is part of the highly selective grandes écoles and is located in Lille, France...
- Institut d'études politiques de LyonInstitut d'études politiques de LyonThe Institut d'Etudes Politiques de Lyon also known as Sciences Po Lyon, was established following an executive decree by General de Gaulle in 1946. This prestigious and highly selective institute is modeled on the former Paris "École Libre des Sciences Politiques"...
- Institut d'études politiques de RennesInstitut d'études politiques de RennesThe Institut d'Etudes Politiques de Rennes also known as Sciences Po Rennes, was established in 1991 in Brittany's regional capital, Rennes. This prestigious and highly selective institute is modeled on the former Paris "École Libre des Sciences Politiques"...
- Institut d'études politiques de Paris
- Institut d'études politiques de StrasbourgInstitut d'études politiques de StrasbourgThe Institut d'Etudes Politiques de Strasbourg, also known as IEP Strasbourg or Sciences Po Strasbourg was the second IEP, founded on October 9, 1945, after the IEP Paris . Since January 1, 2009, it is part of University of Strasbourg, the largest university in France...
- Institut d'études politiques de Toulouse
The other Instituts d'études politiques around the world are :
- Institut d'études politiques de Madagascar
Critérium
Every year an inter-IEP competition is held, hosted by the hometown of one of the IEPs and attended by participants from all 9 IEPs. This competition takes the form of a 3-day sports event and party, and is generally held over a weekend at the end of March, run by the host university's "bureau de sports". The hosting of an event generally costs about 200,000 euroEuro
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s, funded by the participants, as well as by sponsors and grants. The hosting of the event is rotated between the different IEPs each year, with Aix-en-Provence
Institut d'études politiques d'Aix-en-Provence
The Institut d'études politiques d'Aix-en-Provence , also known as the Institut d'études politiques or "Sciences Po Aix", is a grande école in political sciences, established in 1956 in the premises of the former Faculty of Law of the Université de Provence, France...
hosting the 2006 event, which took place between the 24th and 25th of March. The first crit, as it is known colloquially, was created in 1987 by the IEPs of Bordeaux
Bordeaux
Bordeaux is a port city on the Garonne River in the Gironde department in southwestern France.The Bordeaux-Arcachon-Libourne metropolitan area, has a population of 1,010,000 and constitutes the sixth-largest urban area in France. It is the capital of the Aquitaine region, as well as the prefecture...
and Toulouse
Toulouse
Toulouse is a city in the Haute-Garonne department in southwestern FranceIt lies on the banks of the River Garonne, 590 km away from Paris and half-way between the Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea...
.
In 2008, the crit will be hosted by Toulouse for the third time since the event's first debut.
Hosts
- 1987 : IEP de BordeauxInstitut d'études politiques de BordeauxSciences Po Bordeaux, or Institut d'études politiques de Bordeaux, is a French political science grande école situated on the university campus of Pessac, 8 km from the centre of Bordeaux and is attached to the Montesquieu University - Bordeaux IV. It was established in 1948...
- 1988 : IEP d'Aix-en-ProvenceInstitut d'études politiques d'Aix-en-ProvenceThe Institut d'études politiques d'Aix-en-Provence , also known as the Institut d'études politiques or "Sciences Po Aix", is a grande école in political sciences, established in 1956 in the premises of the former Faculty of Law of the Université de Provence, France...
- 1989 : IEP de GrenobleInstitut d'études politiques de GrenobleThe 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...
- 1990 : IEP de Toulouse
- 1991 : IEP de LyonInstitut d'études politiques de LyonThe Institut d'Etudes Politiques de Lyon also known as Sciences Po Lyon, was established following an executive decree by General de Gaulle in 1946. This prestigious and highly selective institute is modeled on the former Paris "École Libre des Sciences Politiques"...
- 1992 : IEP de ParisInstitut d'Etudes Politiques de ParisThe Institut d'études politiques de Paris , simply referred to as Sciences Po , is a public research and higher education institution in Paris, France, specialised in the social sciences. It has the status of grand établissement, which allows its admissions process to be highly selective...
- 1993 : IEP de StrasbourgInstitut d'études politiques de StrasbourgThe Institut d'Etudes Politiques de Strasbourg, also known as IEP Strasbourg or Sciences Po Strasbourg was the second IEP, founded on October 9, 1945, after the IEP Paris . Since January 1, 2009, it is part of University of Strasbourg, the largest university in France...
- 1994 : IEP de LilleInstitut d'études politiques de LilleSciences Po - Institut d'Études Politiques de Lille , officially referred to as Sciences Po Lille , is part of the highly selective grandes écoles and is located in Lille, France...
- 1995 : IEP de RennesInstitut d'études politiques de RennesThe Institut d'Etudes Politiques de Rennes also known as Sciences Po Rennes, was established in 1991 in Brittany's regional capital, Rennes. This prestigious and highly selective institute is modeled on the former Paris "École Libre des Sciences Politiques"...
- 1996 : IEP de BordeauxInstitut d'études politiques de BordeauxSciences Po Bordeaux, or Institut d'études politiques de Bordeaux, is a French political science grande école situated on the university campus of Pessac, 8 km from the centre of Bordeaux and is attached to the Montesquieu University - Bordeaux IV. It was established in 1948...
- 1997 : IEP d'Aix-en-ProvenceInstitut d'études politiques d'Aix-en-ProvenceThe Institut d'études politiques d'Aix-en-Provence , also known as the Institut d'études politiques or "Sciences Po Aix", is a grande école in political sciences, established in 1956 in the premises of the former Faculty of Law of the Université de Provence, France...
- 1998 : IEP de GrenobleInstitut d'études politiques de GrenobleThe 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...
- 1999 : IEP de Toulouse
- 2000 : IEP de LyonInstitut d'études politiques de LyonThe Institut d'Etudes Politiques de Lyon also known as Sciences Po Lyon, was established following an executive decree by General de Gaulle in 1946. This prestigious and highly selective institute is modeled on the former Paris "École Libre des Sciences Politiques"...
- 2001 : IEP de StrasbourgInstitut d'études politiques de StrasbourgThe Institut d'Etudes Politiques de Strasbourg, also known as IEP Strasbourg or Sciences Po Strasbourg was the second IEP, founded on October 9, 1945, after the IEP Paris . Since January 1, 2009, it is part of University of Strasbourg, the largest university in France...
- 2002 : IEP de ParisInstitut d'Etudes Politiques de ParisThe Institut d'études politiques de Paris , simply referred to as Sciences Po , is a public research and higher education institution in Paris, France, specialised in the social sciences. It has the status of grand établissement, which allows its admissions process to be highly selective...
- 2003 : IEP de LilleInstitut d'études politiques de LilleSciences Po - Institut d'Études Politiques de Lille , officially referred to as Sciences Po Lille , is part of the highly selective grandes écoles and is located in Lille, France...
- 2004 : IEP de BordeauxInstitut d'études politiques de BordeauxSciences Po Bordeaux, or Institut d'études politiques de Bordeaux, is a French political science grande école situated on the university campus of Pessac, 8 km from the centre of Bordeaux and is attached to the Montesquieu University - Bordeaux IV. It was established in 1948...
- 2005 : IEP de RennesInstitut d'études politiques de RennesThe Institut d'Etudes Politiques de Rennes also known as Sciences Po Rennes, was established in 1991 in Brittany's regional capital, Rennes. This prestigious and highly selective institute is modeled on the former Paris "École Libre des Sciences Politiques"...
- 2006 : IEP d'Aix-en-ProvenceInstitut d'études politiques d'Aix-en-ProvenceThe Institut d'études politiques d'Aix-en-Provence , also known as the Institut d'études politiques or "Sciences Po Aix", is a grande école in political sciences, established in 1956 in the premises of the former Faculty of Law of the Université de Provence, France...
- 2007 : IEP de GrenobleInstitut d'études politiques de GrenobleThe 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...
- 2008 : IEP de Toulouse
- 2009 : IEP de LyonInstitut d'études politiques de LyonThe Institut d'Etudes Politiques de Lyon also known as Sciences Po Lyon, was established following an executive decree by General de Gaulle in 1946. This prestigious and highly selective institute is modeled on the former Paris "École Libre des Sciences Politiques"...
- 2010 : IEP de StrasbourgInstitut d'études politiques de StrasbourgThe Institut d'Etudes Politiques de Strasbourg, also known as IEP Strasbourg or Sciences Po Strasbourg was the second IEP, founded on October 9, 1945, after the IEP Paris . Since January 1, 2009, it is part of University of Strasbourg, the largest university in France...
- 2011 : IEP de ParisInstitut d'Etudes Politiques de ParisThe Institut d'études politiques de Paris , simply referred to as Sciences Po , is a public research and higher education institution in Paris, France, specialised in the social sciences. It has the status of grand établissement, which allows its admissions process to be highly selective...
Traditions
Each of the 9 instituts has a distinctive colour and distinctive symbols:- Aix-en-Provence. Colours: Red and yellow. Symbols : The XXX is the twenty-fourth letter in the basic modern Latin alphabet.-Uses:In mathematics, x is commonly used as the name for an independent variable or unknown value. The usage of x to represent an independent or unknown variable can be traced back to the Arabic word šay شيء = “thing,” used in Arabic...
, fennecFennecThe fennec fox is a small nocturnal fox found in the Sahara of North Africa. Its most distinctive feature is unusually large ears. The name "fennec" comes from the Arabic word for fox, and the species name zerda has a Greek origin that refers to its habitat...
s and "Pastaga-man". Local alcohol: pastisPastisPastis is an anise-flavored liqueur and apéritif from France, typically containing 40–45% alcohol by volume, although alcohol-free varieties exist.-Origins:...
. - Toulouse. Colours : Pink and white. Symbol: A pigPigA pig is any of the animals in the genus Sus, within the Suidae family of even-toed ungulates. Pigs include the domestic pig, its ancestor the wild boar, and several other wild relatives...
. Local alcohol: Tariquet. song:
"Le Capitole, encule la capitale !"
(English
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
:"The Capitole fucks the capital!"
- Bordeaux. Colours : Red and black. Symbols: The cuntCuntCunt is a vulgarism, primarily referring to the female genitalia, specifically the vulva, and including the cleft of Venus. The earliest citation of this usage in the 1972 Oxford English Dictionary, c 1230, refers to the London street known as Gropecunt Lane...
, and a mascot dressed up as a massive bottle of wine. Local alcohol: red wineWineWine is an alcoholic beverage, made of fermented fruit juice, usually from grapes. The natural chemical balance of grapes lets them ferment without the addition of sugars, acids, enzymes, or other nutrients. Grape wine is produced by fermenting crushed grapes using various types of yeast. Yeast... - Rennes. Colours: Orange and black. Symbol : A reindeerReindeerThe reindeer , also known as the caribou in North America, is a deer from the Arctic and Subarctic, including both resident and migratory populations. While overall widespread and numerous, some of its subspecies are rare and one has already gone extinct.Reindeer vary considerably in color and size...
called "René". Local alcohol: ciderCiderCider or cyder is a fermented alcoholic beverage made from apple juice. Cider varies in alcohol content from 2% abv to 8.5% abv or more in traditional English ciders. In some regions, such as Germany and America, cider may be termed "apple wine"...
and chouchenChouchenChouchen is an alcoholic beverage popular in Brittany, France. A form of mead, it is made from the fermentation of honey in water. Chouchen normally contains 14% alcohol by volume...
. - Paris. Colours: Yellow and black. Symbol: lionLionThe lion is one of the four big cats in the genus Panthera, and a member of the family Felidae. With some males exceeding 250 kg in weight, it is the second-largest living cat after the tiger...
and foxFoxFox is a common name for many species of omnivorous mammals belonging to the Canidae family. Foxes are small to medium-sized canids , characterized by possessing a long narrow snout, and a bushy tail .Members of about 37 species are referred to as foxes, of which only 12 species actually belong to...
. Local alcohol: none. - Lille. Colours: Red and white. Symbol: A giant musselMusselThe common name mussel is used for members of several families of clams or bivalvia mollusca, from saltwater and freshwater habitats. These groups have in common a shell whose outline is elongated and asymmetrical compared with other edible clams, which are often more or less rounded or oval.The...
called "LA MOULE". Local alcohol: beerBeerBeer is the world's most widely consumed andprobably oldest alcoholic beverage; it is the third most popular drink overall, after water and tea. It is produced by the brewing and fermentation of sugars, mainly derived from malted cereal grains, most commonly malted barley and malted wheat...
. song:
"Ensemble nous sommes invincibles,
Unis par la même passion,
Celle de Sciences Po LILLE,
Au Crit 2010 nous vaincrons (boirons)!"
(English
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
:
"Together we're invincible,
United by the same passion,
The one of Sciences-po Lille
We'll win the Crit 2010( and drink a lot)!"
"Ensemble nous chanterons NOTRE hymne,
Toujours nous irons de l'avant,
Debout cul à l'air et toujours digne,
Avec de l'alcool dans le sang !"
(English
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
: "together we will sing our anthem
Forever we'll move forward,
Standing, mooning and still respectable
with our blood full of alcool!
- Strasbourg. Colours: Blue and white. Symbol: A storkStorkStorks are large, long-legged, long-necked wading birds with long, stout bills. They belong to the family Ciconiidae. They are the only family in the biological order Ciconiiformes, which was once much larger and held a number of families....
called "Josy". Local alcohols: StrohStrohThe Stroh Austria GmbH is a manufacturer of strong spiced rum from Austria.-History:The brand started in 1832 at Klagenfurt, named after the founder Sebastian Stroh. It was awarded a gold medal at the 1900 Exposition Universelle in Paris. Today Stroh is available in 30 countries...
(in Stroh we trust is the Strasbourgeois slogan) and beerBeerBeer is the world's most widely consumed andprobably oldest alcoholic beverage; it is the third most popular drink overall, after water and tea. It is produced by the brewing and fermentation of sugars, mainly derived from malted cereal grains, most commonly malted barley and malted wheat...
. - Lyon. Colours: Blue and red. Symbol: a lionLionThe lion is one of the four big cats in the genus Panthera, and a member of the family Felidae. With some males exceeding 250 kg in weight, it is the second-largest living cat after the tiger...
called "Lyonix". Local alcohol: BeaujolaisBeaujolaisBeaujolais is a French Appellation d'Origine Contrôlée wine generally made of the Gamay grape which has a thin skin and is low in tannins. Like most AOC wines they are not labeled varietally. Whites from the region, which make up only 1% of its production, are made mostly with Chardonnay grapes...
. - Grenoble. Colours: Blue and yellow. Local alcohol: ChartreuseChartreuse (liqueur)Chartreuse is a French liqueur made by the Carthusian Monks since the 1740s. It is composed of distilled alcohol aged with 130 herbal extracts. The liqueur is named after the Monks' Grande Chartreuse monastery, located in the Chartreuse Mountains in the general region of Grenoble in France...
. Chant: "Il n'y a que Grenoble" (There is only Grenoble).
Winners
Paris and Aix-en-Provence are the usual winners of the trophy- 1987 : IEP de BordeauxInstitut d'études politiques de BordeauxSciences Po Bordeaux, or Institut d'études politiques de Bordeaux, is a French political science grande école situated on the university campus of Pessac, 8 km from the centre of Bordeaux and is attached to the Montesquieu University - Bordeaux IV. It was established in 1948...
- 1988 : IEP d'Aix-en-ProvenceInstitut d'études politiques d'Aix-en-ProvenceThe Institut d'études politiques d'Aix-en-Provence , also known as the Institut d'études politiques or "Sciences Po Aix", is a grande école in political sciences, established in 1956 in the premises of the former Faculty of Law of the Université de Provence, France...
- 1989 : IEP d'Aix-en-ProvenceInstitut d'études politiques d'Aix-en-ProvenceThe Institut d'études politiques d'Aix-en-Provence , also known as the Institut d'études politiques or "Sciences Po Aix", is a grande école in political sciences, established in 1956 in the premises of the former Faculty of Law of the Université de Provence, France...
- 1990 : —
- 1991 : —
- 1992 : IEP d'Aix-en-ProvenceInstitut d'études politiques d'Aix-en-ProvenceThe Institut d'études politiques d'Aix-en-Provence , also known as the Institut d'études politiques or "Sciences Po Aix", is a grande école in political sciences, established in 1956 in the premises of the former Faculty of Law of the Université de Provence, France...
- 1993 : IEP de BordeauxInstitut d'études politiques de BordeauxSciences Po Bordeaux, or Institut d'études politiques de Bordeaux, is a French political science grande école situated on the university campus of Pessac, 8 km from the centre of Bordeaux and is attached to the Montesquieu University - Bordeaux IV. It was established in 1948...
- 1994 : IEP d'Aix-en-ProvenceInstitut d'études politiques d'Aix-en-ProvenceThe Institut d'études politiques d'Aix-en-Provence , also known as the Institut d'études politiques or "Sciences Po Aix", is a grande école in political sciences, established in 1956 in the premises of the former Faculty of Law of the Université de Provence, France...
- 1995 : IEP d'Aix-en-ProvenceInstitut d'études politiques d'Aix-en-ProvenceThe Institut d'études politiques d'Aix-en-Provence , also known as the Institut d'études politiques or "Sciences Po Aix", is a grande école in political sciences, established in 1956 in the premises of the former Faculty of Law of the Université de Provence, France...
- 1996 : IEP de BordeauxInstitut d'études politiques de BordeauxSciences Po Bordeaux, or Institut d'études politiques de Bordeaux, is a French political science grande école situated on the university campus of Pessac, 8 km from the centre of Bordeaux and is attached to the Montesquieu University - Bordeaux IV. It was established in 1948...
- 1997 : IEP d'Aix-en-ProvenceInstitut d'études politiques d'Aix-en-ProvenceThe Institut d'études politiques d'Aix-en-Provence , also known as the Institut d'études politiques or "Sciences Po Aix", is a grande école in political sciences, established in 1956 in the premises of the former Faculty of Law of the Université de Provence, France...
- 1998 : IEP de ParisInstitut d'Etudes Politiques de ParisThe Institut d'études politiques de Paris , simply referred to as Sciences Po , is a public research and higher education institution in Paris, France, specialised in the social sciences. It has the status of grand établissement, which allows its admissions process to be highly selective...
- 1999 : IEP de Toulouse
- 2000 : IEP de ParisInstitut d'Etudes Politiques de ParisThe Institut d'études politiques de Paris , simply referred to as Sciences Po , is a public research and higher education institution in Paris, France, specialised in the social sciences. It has the status of grand établissement, which allows its admissions process to be highly selective...
- 2001 : IEP de ParisInstitut d'Etudes Politiques de ParisThe Institut d'études politiques de Paris , simply referred to as Sciences Po , is a public research and higher education institution in Paris, France, specialised in the social sciences. It has the status of grand établissement, which allows its admissions process to be highly selective...
- 2002 : IEP de ParisInstitut d'Etudes Politiques de ParisThe Institut d'études politiques de Paris , simply referred to as Sciences Po , is a public research and higher education institution in Paris, France, specialised in the social sciences. It has the status of grand établissement, which allows its admissions process to be highly selective...
- 2003 : IEP de ParisInstitut d'Etudes Politiques de ParisThe Institut d'études politiques de Paris , simply referred to as Sciences Po , is a public research and higher education institution in Paris, France, specialised in the social sciences. It has the status of grand établissement, which allows its admissions process to be highly selective...
- 2004 : IEP de ParisInstitut d'Etudes Politiques de ParisThe Institut d'études politiques de Paris , simply referred to as Sciences Po , is a public research and higher education institution in Paris, France, specialised in the social sciences. It has the status of grand établissement, which allows its admissions process to be highly selective...
- 2005 : IEP de ParisInstitut d'Etudes Politiques de ParisThe Institut d'études politiques de Paris , simply referred to as Sciences Po , is a public research and higher education institution in Paris, France, specialised in the social sciences. It has the status of grand établissement, which allows its admissions process to be highly selective...
- 2006 : IEP d'Aix-en-ProvenceInstitut d'études politiques d'Aix-en-ProvenceThe Institut d'études politiques d'Aix-en-Provence , also known as the Institut d'études politiques or "Sciences Po Aix", is a grande école in political sciences, established in 1956 in the premises of the former Faculty of Law of the Université de Provence, France...
- 2007 : IEP de GrenobleInstitut d'études politiques de GrenobleThe 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...
- 2008 : IEP de GrenobleInstitut d'études politiques de GrenobleThe 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...
- 2009 : IEP de ParisInstitut d'Etudes Politiques de ParisThe Institut d'études politiques de Paris , simply referred to as Sciences Po , is a public research and higher education institution in Paris, France, specialised in the social sciences. It has the status of grand établissement, which allows its admissions process to be highly selective...
- 2010 : IEP de GrenobleInstitut d'études politiques de GrenobleThe 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...
- 2011 : IEP de ParisInstitut d'Etudes Politiques de ParisThe Institut d'études politiques de Paris , simply referred to as Sciences Po , is a public research and higher education institution in Paris, France, specialised in the social sciences. It has the status of grand établissement, which allows its admissions process to be highly selective...
