Founded in 1991 in Brittany’s capital, Sciences Po Rennes is one of France’s “Grandes Ecoles”, a group of higher education establishments of academic excellence. As an Institute of Political Studies, SciencesPo Rennes is renowned for the quality and the diversity of its courses in economics, politics, history, international relations and law, and aims to provide students with a wide range of skills.
SciencesPo Rennes offers a five-year long program divided into a three-year long undergraduate and a two-year long graduate program that follow the guidelines of the Bologna process. As a part of their degree, students must spend their third year abroad, either in one of the hundred-odd partner universities, or by completing an internship in a foreign organization or political institution.
BATNA
Student societies and associations are a cornerstone of life at SciencesPo. One of them, BATNA (Best Alternative To a Negotiated Agreement), is SciencesPo Rennes’ MUN society, providing students with UN materials and intensive training sessions prior to their participation in MUNs hosted around the world.
BreizhMUN
In 2012, a group of six students from Sciences Po Rennes – Anne, Myrthia, Maguelone, Claire, Caroline and Charlotte – organized an event called “BreizhMUN“. 60 French high school students and a few Sciences Po Rennes students were invited to discuss the issue of Water in Nigeria for a day. The event was a success but was not open to international students and did not respect the actual format of MUNs. However, the BreizhMUN did allow for a partnership to be born with the Rotary and the Regional Council of Brittany, and set the foundations for the SPRIMUN who’s first edition took place the following year.
SPRIMUN 