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The School of Public Affairs educates public policy makers, policy analysts, researchers and policy implementers with a commitment to the common good. The young professionals who have graduated from the School perform functions requiring a panoramic view of public affairs, in both the private and public sectors at the local, national, European and international levels, and in a wide range of fields (public administration, consulting, security, defence, health, energy, culture, new technology, etc.).

the school in brief

Academics

Masters' programmes

11 policy streams

In addition to the School of Public Affairs' core courses, students are required to choose one policy stream among the following:

  • Digital, New Technology and Public Policy (in English)
  • Economics and Public Policy (in English)
  • Energy, Environment and Sustainability (in English)
  • Europe in the World (only for the Master in European Affairs, in English)
  • Management and Public Affairs (in English)
  • Politics and Public Policy (in English)
  • Social Policy and Social Innovation (in English)
  • Cultural policy and management (in English or in French)
  • Global Health (in French or in English)
  • Security and Defense (in French)
  • Public Administration (in French)

Competitive exams preparation

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Dual degrees

In public policy :

  • AgroParisTech (Paris)
  • Columbia University (New York, USA)
  • École du Louvre (Paris)
  • HEC Paris - Corporate and Public Management
  • Hertie School of Governance (Berlin, Germany)
  • ISAE-Supaero (Toulouse, France)
  • London School of Economics (Londres, United Kingdom)
  • Munk School of Global Affairs and Public Policy, University of Toronto (Canada) (eng.)
  • Saint-Cyr Coëtquidan (France)
  • Bocconi University (Milan, Italy)
  • Saint-Gallen University (Switzerland)
  • Graduate School of Public Policy, University of Tokyo (Japan)

In European Affairs:

  • AgroParisTech (Paris)
  • Freie Universität (Berlin, Germany)
  • ISAE-Supaero (Toulouse, France)
  • Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy (Singapore)
  • London School of Economics (London, Great Britain)
  • Saint-Cyr Coëtquidan (France)
  • Bocconi University (Milan, Italy)
  • Fudan University (Shanghai, China)
  • Saint-Gallen University (Switzerland)

Double master in Public affairs

  • HEC Paris, MPA-MBA

Learn more about dual degrees

 

the school in video

School presentation

Campus Chanel Video 

 

Where do young graduates work?

Destinations by sector

31% Public administration / public sector
20% Audit - consulting
12% International Organisations, NGOs, Associations
8% Culture
8% Education - Res- Think Tank
7% Technology, Data, Web,Communication
6% Banking- Insurance- Finance
5%Environment, Energy
2% Others (research, entrepreneurship) 

Destinations by role

Public sector consultant, digital transformation, innovation, energy - Parliamentary attaché - Institutional relations manager - Hospital administrator - French or European civil servant - Public law and regulations consultant - Agency consultant - Manager of an arts and culture institution - Government agency director -Development analyst - Museum officer, etc.…

panels (archives in French)

Les métiers d'affaires
publiques

Les concours de la fonction publique nationale, territoriale

Les métiers de la sécurité et de la défense

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On the School of Public Affairs website

contact

Marine SCHNEIDER, Careers adivsor

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