Origins: From the “École d’administration” to the Ecole Libre des Sciences Politique®

The short-lived École d’administration (1848–1849) was France’s first higher education institution dedicated to the study of political science. Its existence was cut short by the rise of Emperor Napoleon III.

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Status of Ecole Libre des Sciences Politiques®

Ecole Libre des Sciences Politiques is a non-profit association and is formally registered in the Journal Officiel de la République Française under Annonce 1262, 156ᵉ année, N° 133. The Trademark Ecole Libre des Sciences Politiques® is registered in all Europe and in Switzerland.

Independence from the IEP – Sciences Po

To this day, the École Libre des Sciences Politiques maintains its complete independence—juridically, structurally, and ideologically—from the public and often controversial IEP, known as Sciences Po Paris.