The opening of the Reims campus, which offers most of its courses in English, marks the first time that a French higher-education institution has created a campus specifically focused on North American studies, and on attracting students from that part of the world, institute officials say. via chronicle.com
The Reims campus, in eastern France, is the sixth outside of Paris to be opened by Sciences Po. Each of the institution's other regional outposts also has a specific geographic focus. The first branch campus, opened a decade ago in Nancy, has a Franco-German orientation, for example, while the one in Menton is focused on the Middle East, the Mediterranean, and the Persian Gulf. Sciences Po recruits internationally to give each campus, including its latest, a global flavor. Richard Descoings, the longtime director of Sciences Po, says that the succession of campuses reflects an evolving notion of how a successful university must orient itself. "Most universities in most countries are extremely nationally focused," he says. Only a handful have realized that, in order to train "the future global elite," they must turn their attention outward. Read complete article in The Chronicle of Higher Education
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