The New York Times
PARIS — The Institut d’Etudes Politiques, better known as Sciences Po, one of France’s most prestigious universities, has become the first French public institution to join the College Board, the nonprofit American organization that oversees the SAT exam and Advanced Placement program.
As a new member of the College Board, Sciences Po, which specializes in humanities and social sciences, will be better able to recruit students in North America and beyond. “Our American students often came from French high schools,” said Peter Gumbel, who runs the Center for the Americas at Sciences Po, “so now, it makes us more visible among the rest of the American population.”
The students from Sciences Po will also benefit from a large network of high school counselors, who will help them in their education plans.
The College Board, which was founded in 1900, has about 5,900 members, a majority of which are based in the United States. In addition to its testing operations, the College Board runs programs that seek to increase achievement by poor and minority middle and high school students.
Sciences Po has a total of 9,600 students. The university also offers dual degrees with American universities like Columbia, Johns Hopkins and Northwestern.
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