Paris_School_of_International_Affairs

Paris School of International Affairs

Paris School of International Affairs

International relations school of Sciences Po

The Paris School of International Affairs (PSIA) is a graduate school of Sciences Po (also referred to as the Institut d'études politiques de Paris) based in Paris, France, and it is one of the most prestigious graduate schools for international relations.[1][2] Located in the Saint-Germain-des-Prés neighborhood in the 7th arrondissement of Paris, the school has an international student population of 70%, with 1200 students coming from over 110 countries.[3][4]

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Taught primarily in English and optionally in French, PSIA offers seven two-year Master's degrees in international affairs, along with several double degrees with international partner universities.[5][6]

PSIA's current dean is Arancha Gonzalez, former Minister of Foreign Affairs of Spain, succeeding Enrico Letta, former Prime Minister of Italy, who held the position from 2015 to 2021.

History

The Paris School of International Affairs was established in 2010 in the context of the previous Sciences Po Director Richard Descoings' reforms to expand and internationalize Sciences Po and to diversify its student body. These reforms were effectively seen by the international media as a bold move away from the traditional grandes écoles French system.[7][8] As many Masters programs have been transformed into entire schools within Sciences Po, PSIA replaced Sciences Po's former master d'Affaires internationales.[9] PSIA's original precursor is the section internationale (international section) created as early as 1872 by the Ecole libre des sciences politiques (Free school of political sciences) and which welcomed more than 30% of foreign students.[10]

In January 2010 Ghassan Salamé was appointed the first dean of PSIA. In September of the same year, the school had a first intake of 500 graduate students. Within one year, international applications doubled and PSIA now has an enrollment of 1300 students from over 100 countries.[10]

On 20 April 2015 it was announced that Enrico Letta, former Prime Minister of Italy, would succeed Ghassan Salamé as Dean starting in September 2015. [11]

On 18 February 2022 it was announced that Arancha Gonzalez, former Minister of Foreign Affairs of Spain, would become Dean of PSIA starting 1 March 2022. She is the first woman to hold this position.[12]

"PSIA graduates are trained to be the most competent decision-makers, as well as engaged world citizens who think reflexively, who interconnect issues and articulate ethical dimensions," Ghassan Salamé, Dean of PSIA

Noteworthy faculty and visiting professors

Among PSIA's scholars, practitioners, and leaders in international affairs, are:

References

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    Maliniak, Daniel; Peterson, Susan; Powers, Ryan; Tierney, Michael J. "The Best International Relations Schools in the World".
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    "QS World University Rankings by Subject 2014 - Politics & International Studies". 20 February 2014.
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    "PSIA: A world class school of international affairs in Paris" (PDF). 2014.
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    "Home". Paris School of International Affairs. Retrieved 2024-03-21.
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    "Academic rules and Regulations" (PDF). June 20, 2017.
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    "The Sciences Po Paris School of International Affairs Programmes". Paris School of International Affairs. Retrieved 2024-03-21.
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    "Fraternity equality". The Economist. 12 April 2001.
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    Guttenplan, D. d. (4 September 2011). "In France, a Bastion of Privilege No More". The New York Times.
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    "Sciences po Paris lance son école des affaires internationales 'professionnelle'".
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    "About - Sciences Po psia". www.sciencespo.fr. 30 April 2014.
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    "Enrico Letta, nouveau doyen de PSIA". Sciences Po.
  12. [12]
    "A Warm Welcome to the New Deans of PSIA and EAP". Sciences Po. Retrieved 2022-08-11.
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