Diplôme de Sciences Po Grenoble-UGA, parcours Management des collectivités territoriales et stratégie internationale des acteurs locaux at Université Grenoble Alpes

Programme overview

Professional parcours training future managers and specialists of local public action, public services and cooperation programmes, merging two established territorial-management programmes. Emphasis is on linking theory and practice, with group work, case studies and placements.

Faculty: Sciences Po Grenoble, Institut d'études politiques, UGA | Department: Ecole Ingénierie et Gouvernance de l'Action Publique | Intake: September | Study mode: full-time; French | Location: Saint-Martin-d'Hères, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France

What you will study

Territorial management and international strategy of local actors, addressing ecological, social and economic transitions; teaching through collective reflection, simulations and responses to commissions from public or private actors. A double diploma 'Gouvernance territoriale' with the Faculty of Law of Grenoble exists.

Career pathways

Executives in local authorities, project/study/communication officers in the local public sector, political staff in local authority cabinets, consultants for local authorities, managers of European or international projects.

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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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