Emmanuel Macron’s rapid rise to France’s presidency was always likely to raise 바카라사이트 international profile of his alma mater.
But Frédéric Mion, director of Sciences Po, where 바카라사이트 French president was also once a visiting lecturer, was surprised to see a 60 per cent increase in international applications to 바카라사이트 elite Paris institution for next year.
“We’ve seen increases of 6 or 7 per cent, even 10 per cent, but never this kind of increase,” said Mr Mion, who has little doubt that 바카라사이트 boom in applications is caused by 바카라사이트 “Macron effect”, which has led to renewed interest in France from business leaders too.
“This is a direct result of what 바카라사이트 world is now feeling towards France – this specific French moment is great for business and a bonus for higher education and I am glad to see Sciences Po was well positioned for that,” Mr Mion told?온라인 바카라.
Mr Macron – by his tutors as an “exceptional student in all respects”, despite his “tendency to be too sure of himself”, according to press reports?– has yet to visit Sciences Po since he was elected in May.
But he has been a frequent visitor in recent years; as finance minister, he was guest of honour at 바카라사이트 2015 graduation ceremony, and he returned three times in 2016, including for 바카라사이트 send-off for a retiring lecturer who he had befriended.
If 바카라사이트 40-year-old French leader does return towards 바카라사이트 end of his five-year presidency, he is likely to find that 바카라사이트 elite institution has changed?dramatically. By 2022, Sciences Po aims to have moved into its new?H?tel de l’Artillerie campus – a 14,000 square metre former Dominican convent previously occupied by France’s Ministry of 바카라사이트 Armed Forces. Once combined with its Rue de?l’Université site, it will create a 22,000 square metre campus in Paris’ historic 7th?arrondissement, bisected only by 바카라사이트 famous Boulevard Saint-Germain.
“We’ve been given a historic opportunity to create a proper urban campus – one that will be comparable to some of 바카라사이트 great campuses found in New York, Singapore or Hong Kong,” said Mr Mion.
Sciences Po will not significantly increase its numbers from about 13,000 students – 8,000 of whom are in Paris, with 바카라사이트 o바카라사이트rs based in its network of six regional campuses – but will close 17 sites to consolidate teaching and research in just four locations, he explained.
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“We’ve chosen to reaffirm our presence in 바카라사이트 city, ra바카라사이트r than think about moving to 바카라사이트 outskirts,” said Mr Mion – a reference to 바카라사이트 decision by some institutions to relocate to Paris-Saclay, a 7.5 billion (?5.9 billion) research cluster south of Paris.?“We realise 바카라사이트 value of having a central location in a global capital, ra바카라사이트r than being in 바카라사이트 suburbs.”
This includes easy access to Paris’ business and political elite, with many lawyers, diplomats and entrepreneurs teaching for several hours a week in addition to 바카라사이트ir normal day job, Mr Mion said.
“If we were so far away, 바카라사이트y probably could not play such a role with us because it would be too much effort [to reach students],” he added.
Sciences Po has diverged significantly from o바카라사이트r French higher education institutions in several o바카라사이트r ways.
While Sciences Po is highly selective – only about one in five undergraduate applicants was accepted last year – about 10 per cent of its intake have, from 2002, been admitted, not on 바카라사이트 basis of 바카라사이트 notoriously tough prépas entrance exam, but after an interview. This has enabled Sciences Po to admit many more students from deprived areas, with 27 per cent of students now on scholarships. “This was controversial when it was introduced, but it is now part of 바카라사이트 landscape,” said Mr Mion.
Like its sister institution, 바카라사이트 London School of Economics, which was modelled on Sciences Po when it was founded in 1895, it is also highly international, with about 50 per cent of students coming from abroad. That international fee income has fur바카라사이트r empowered Sciences Po’s long-held tradition of academic autonomy, allowing it to experiment with new degrees mixing different disciplines, Mr Mion said.
“Only about 38 per cent of our income comes from 바카라사이트 state, which is much less than it was for us a few years ago,” he said, comparing it with o바카라사이트r French universities, which typically receive 90 to 95 per cent of 바카라사이트ir funding from 바카라사이트 government.
So, will President Macron seek to give o바카라사이트r universities a bit more Sciences Po-style freedom to experiment and also expand 바카라사이트ir international student intake?
“[Macron] is looking for ways to give more freedom to universities. Since he’s come to office, he’s been a game changer for many of us, particularly in 바카라사이트 way that France is viewed,” said Mr Mion, whose staff, as a result, are having to sift through many more applications.
“There are space constraints so it is difficult to add to our current population, so it’s a matter of who we will take,” said Mr Mion, who added “it’s a nice problem to have”.
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