HEIP’s pedagogy is structured around 6 main pillars, which are present in all the courses offered.
Innovative pedagogy
True to its principles, HEIP is constantly evolving, offering innovative pedagogy and a high-quality faculty.
Whether they are academics or renowned professionals, the faculty members each contribute their expertise by sharing their knowledge, experiences, analyses, and research work within the framework of the school.
Political studies and international relations are always closely linked to current affairs. Conferences and seminars are regularly held, featuring personalities from various backgrounds (actors, analysts, journalists) who are invited to share their perspectives.
Proximity
Students benefit from personalized support, allowing them to progress, develop, and refine their projects. The intentionally small class sizes make it possible, for example, to have direct contact with professors who, at larger universities, typically teach in lecture halls.
Each subject includes a portion of continuous assessment, enabling students to receive better monitoring and progress tracking. Research projects, starting from the second year, are personalized, with each student working on a specific topic under the guidance of their professors. Furthermore, students receive guidance from professors, administration, and alumni in their search for internships.
Understand the complexity of the world
HEIP’s founding ambition remains the same: to train informed citizens. The school has embraced new disciplines and pedagogical methods. This approach offers students a curriculum that combines foundational training with close ties to the professional world. The programs, in line with European and international standards, are regularly updated. The school has maintained a diverse curriculum, integrating programs from its two core fields of expertise: political science and international relations.
HEIP students are passionate. Their intellectual curiosity and critical thinking are constantly nurtured through teamwork, small group classes, debates, and engagement in student organizations.
International Exposure
There can be no studies in international relations without perfect mastery, not only of English, but also of other foreign languages, such as German, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, Russian, Mandarin, Arabic, and Japanese—languages that students can study, even as beginners.
Similarly, international experiences are absolutely essential. In addition to internships, students can spend an entire semester at one of our partner universities.
Opening up to the international world is both an opportunity and a requirement for each of our students. The internationalization strategy we have developed contributes to shaping these global profiles.
Professionalization
We place great importance on professional development. All our students can undertake up to 20 months of internships or 2 years of work-study. During the Bachelor’s program, internships are encouraged in the 1st and 2nd years and mandatory in the 3rd year.
Our MSc programs are designed to allow either the traditional route with an internship (4 to 6 months) or a work-study option, depending on the chosen track.
Our goal is to help students build their professional paths by applying the knowledge acquired during their courses in real-world settings.
A team of professionals is dedicated to supporting our students from their first year of the Bachelor’s program until they obtain their MSc degree.
