Luis Vassy Appointed President of Sciences Po

The decree of the President of the French Republic, issued on the report of the Minister for Higher Education and Research and on the recommendation of the IEP Board, confirming the appointment of Luis Vassy as director of the IEP de Paris, was published in the Journal officiel de la République française (French Official gazette) on 28 September 2024.

Luis Vassy was also appointed administrator of the National Foundation of Political Science (FNSP) by an order of the Minister for Higher Education and Research, on the recommendation of the FNSP Board, published on 28 September 2024.

As part of the procedure for appointing the director of Sciences Po, the IEP Board and the FNSP Board both voted in favour of Luis Vassy, after examining the candidates' proposals on 19 and 20 September.

Luis Vassy, Chief of Staff for the ministers for Europe and Foreign Affairs Catherine Colonna and Stéphane Séjourné, former French ambassador to the Netherlands, a graduate of Sciences Po and a former student at the École normale supérieure de Cachan (social sciences department) and the École nationale d'administration, took office on 1 October 2024.

I am very honoured to become the new President of Sciences Po, a world-class academic institution that contributes to France's influence. As a former student, I am deeply committed to its mission of promoting social diversity through excellence. At a time when crises and upheavals are multiplying in France and around the world, our country needs an institution that is able to tackle them through knowledge, rather than through fear and isolation.

Luis Vassy, President of Sciences Po