Chairs

Thematic chairs | Chairs of visiting professors

Thematic chairs

During the past several years, Sciences Po has set up a number of thematic chairs corresponding to four main objectives:
To make a real contribution to the building and the dissemination of a body of knowledge on areas which remain difficult to define either because they are new or because they have undergone profound change in recent times making existing knowledge and benchmarks inadequate.
To create a forum for the exchange of ideas on questions of major concern to the contemporary world among all stakeholders involved, be they public or private sector.
To harness these new ideas and use them to nourish and invigorate both initial and continuous education thus educating professionals capable of dealing with the complex issues of the contemporary world.
To enhance links between Sciences Po and the corporate world.

There are a total of six chairs today:

	The Changes in Governance and Public Law Chair headed by Jean-Bernard Auby
	The Mercosur Chair headed by Alfredo Valladao Presentation in English
	The Middle East and Mediterranean Chair headed by Gilles Kepel
	The Public Health Chair headed by Didier Tabuteau
	The Regulatory Chair headed by Marie-Anne Frison-Roche
	The Sustainable development Chair headed by Laurence Tubiana

Chairs of visiting professors

Each year about one hundred of visiting professors are welcomed in Sciences Po.

Some stays of long duration are arrranged in the framework of chairs for visiting professors, organised in partnership with public or private partners :

Indian Economy Chair at Sciences Po with the Indian Council for Cultural Relations
Japan Chair with the support of the Japan Foundation
Korean Studies Chair with the support of the Korea Foundation
Vincent Wright Chair
Alfred Grosser Chair
Gregory Flynn Chair