Sciences Po Paris (IEP)

Favourite pub was the Frog and Rosbif (2eme arrond). Favourite restaurants were around Blvd St Germain (6eme arrond). Good shopping also around St. Germain. The hammam at the Mosquee de Paris is an economical treat.

Comparing my experience to friends who went to other universities in the Erasmus context, Sciences Po seems more difficult. They have an expectation of a high level of proficiency in the french language before you come over. It is not seen as somewhere that teaches the french language as such. You go there to learn the Sciences Po method of doing things, to open new fields of academic interest etc. Being relatively fluent in the language is almost taken for granted by the university and those that dont struggle a small bit, although this is only in the first months of "acclimitisation".

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- You do not really need a laptop computer and phone lines/ modem connection are expensive, so don't plan to rely on this. - You won't need to buy textbooks, many materials available at the library

Queen, Buddha Bar, Bains Douches, L´Enfer.Best Cafes: Sanz-Sanz, Tortilla Española, Iguana.You do not have to miss Paris by night, shopping,croissants,la fete du beaujolais nouveau and the sacré coeur.

Students need to manage to find housing on their own, support from univerity is limited, and consists mainly in advice from senior students