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Partnerships and Chairs

PSIA has established high profile partnerships with outstanding international institutions in the field, joining forces on specific projects and advancing a shared vision of international affairs, whether in teaching or contribution to the public debate.

International & National Dual Degrees

PSIA offers dual degree programs with prestigious international and French universities. Students usually spend the first year at PSIA and the second year at the partner university. Upon successful completion of both years, students earn a degree from each institution. Such global connections open a new range of possibilities to PSIA students.

Find out more about our International and National Dual Degrees.

Care Program

The Climate Adaptation, Resilience and Empowerment (CARE) Program is an innovative, state-of-the-art, carbon-neutral program which will contribute to shaping a new generation of climate-conscious global leaders and citizens. The CARE Program is led by Sciences Po’s Paris School of International Affairs (PSIA) in partnership with the University of Toronto, the University of British Columbia and the University of Guelph. It is made possible thanks to the support of the DRG Foundation.

Find out more about the CARE Program.

European Chair for sustainable development and climate transition

PSIA and the School of Public Affairs (EAP) are hosting the European Chair for Sustainable Development and Climate Transition at Sciences Po. The mission of the Chair is to advance education, innovation and public dialogue for the design and practice of policies for sustainable development and climate transition, within and outside of Europe. The key objective is to help advance goals of the European Green Deal, through a wide ecosystem of stakeholders in civil society, companies and governments.

Find out more about the European Chair for Sustainable Development and Climate Transition.

Chair in Sovereign Debt and Finance

PSIA hosts a Chair in Sovereign Debt which brings together sovereign-debt practitioners and renowned academics in economics, law, finance, history, international relations, and political science to rethink sovereign funding from a multidisciplinary perspective.

Find out more about the Chair in Sovereign Debt and Finance.

Technology and Global Affairs Innovation Hub

The mission of the Innovation Hub is to explore how technology, including Artificial Intelligence, can be leveraged to respond to global challenges. Its activities are threefold: 1/ building resources and pedagogical content for students and practitioners, 2/ bringing multistakeholder leaders to advance common goals, and 3/ accelerating innovative technical projects and solutions.

The Hub will be practical and action-oriented, and will provide a platform for the recently launched Master in Technology and Global Affairs, a dual degree between the Paris School of International Affairs (PSIA) of Sciences Po and the School of Politics, Economics and Global Affairs (SPEGA) at IE University, Madrid.

Find out more about the Technology and Global Affairs Innovation Hub.

APSIA Membership

PSIA is proud to be a full member of the Association of Professional Schools of International Affairs (APSIA). APSIA brings together the leading graduate schools around the world, which specialise in international affairs.

Other Partnerships

Casden

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Casden

Since 2012, PSIA has offered courses for its students to learn about social innovation and to prepare themselves for potential careers linked to this booming sector. These courses provide theoretical and historical foundations, as well as the development of professional skills through group projects led by key actors in the field of social innovation and business in France. Casden is the founding partner of PSIA efforts to develop a platform for social innovation that encourages, nurtures and disseminates a variety of student and school-led initiatives.

PSIA-Casden Prize

Launched in 2021 as a new initiative, PSIA and Casden jointly offer a prize to PSIA students who will produce a paper dedicated to social entrepreneurship.

For the fourth edition, student were invited to submit a paper on the topic: Social Entrepreneurship and Democracy: To what extent does social entrepreneurship foster democratic change?

The 2024 PSIA-CASDEN Prizes were awarded to:

Ellen DAHLFORS, student in the Master in International Development, first prize. Read the paper
Gayatri MADHUSUDAN, student in the Master in International Governance and Diplomacy, second prize. Read the paper
Agathe LE BLOA, student in the Master in International Development, third prize. Read the paper
Anaïs CHIGNARD, student in the Master in International Security, third prize. Read the paper

For the third edition, student were invited to submit a paper and a short video on the topic: Social Entrepreneurship and Sustainable Economy: can new forms of organization combine business models and social impacts?

Thomas MAZAS, student in the Master in Environmental Policy, first prize. Read the paper
Liana NDIAYE, student in the Master in International Governance and Diplomacy, second prize. Read the paper
Aniya HAMILTON, student in the Master in International Development, third prize. Read the paper

For the second edition, student were invited to submit a paper and a short video on the topic: Tackling inequalities: international best-practices from the social and solidarity economy.

Prizes were awarded to:

Ariana MELCHOR BAZALAR, student in the Master in International Development, first prize. Read the paper
Florian ROUX, student in the Master in International Economic Policy, second prize. Read the paper
Sheïma TEFRIDJ, student in the Master in International Development, third prize. Read the paper

For the first edition, students were invited to reflect on the topic: How can social and solidarity economy make a meaningful contribution to local development?