Diplôme de Sciences Po Grenoble-UGA, parcours Intégration et mutations en Méditerranée et au Moyen-Orient (MMO) at Université Grenoble Alpes

Programme overview

Second-cycle parcours on the Mediterranean and Middle East, combining specialised academic teaching, professional seminars and international mobility. Working languages are French and English, with specialist languages including Arabic, Persian and Turkish.

Faculty: Sciences Po Grenoble, Institut d'études politiques, UGA | Department: Pôle d'études internationales | Intake: September | Study mode: full-time; French | Location: Saint-Martin-d'Hères, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France

What you will study

Two semesters of teaching on the Mediterranean and Middle East (research dissertation possible), professional seminars, a compulsory placement of at least 4 months, and a semester abroad at partner universities (mainly Turkey, Greece, Lebanon, Egypt, Morocco, Iran, Spain, Portugal, Italy).

Career pathways

Diplomacy and foreign ministry careers, international organisations, bilateral cooperation programmes, local authorities in decentralised cooperation, multinationals and chambers of commerce, foundations, consultancies and think tanks, humanitarian action.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Second-cycle parcours of the Sciences Po Grenoble-UGA diploma (4th year entry by concours): open to any initial-education student holding a licence or equivalent (180 ECTS), validated or in progress. Selection is by file: official transcripts for the three licence years (or first two years plus current enrolment certificate), CV, and a three-part candidate project (personal and academic background, scientific project, professional perspectives), each part limited to 2 pages. Candidates with a non-European bachelor's must supply the degree certificate. Admissible candidates are ranked and admission follows an interview with a jury. Up to two parcours can be applied for. Application fee EUR 110 (EUR 25 for scholarship holders). Applications are made on the school's online concours platform; the 2026 session ran 9 March to 4 May 2026, with interviews 3-12 June and results 23 June 2026. Third-year Sciences Po Grenoble-UGA students follow an anticipated internal recruitment procedure.

Requirements published at program group level.

International applicants: EUR 6,300 a year (2026-2027). Maximum rate applied where the student's parents declare all income outside the European Economic Area; fees for other students are income-based (no flat amount published) and scholarship holders are exempt. CVEC (EUR 105) excluded. Source

Intake: September

Duration: 5 years (specialisation in years 4 and 5)

Apply through the official page: https://etudier.univ-grenoble-alpes.fr/candidater-et-vous-inscrire/candidature/

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