School for Advanced Studies in the Social Sciences, Research institute and public university in Latin Quarter, Paris, France
The School for Advanced Studies in the Social Sciences is a research institute and public university in the Latin Quarter of Paris. It operates forty-seven research centers and collaborates closely with France's national center for scientific research.
The institution emerged in 1975 from a section of an older research school in Paris. Historian Jacques Le Goff led the transformation into an independent establishment at that time.
The name reflects a tradition of advanced seminar-based learning borrowed from earlier research schools in France. Classes often take place in smaller rooms where doctoral candidates present their work and discuss methods directly with faculty.
Master's and doctoral candidates choose their own focus within the social sciences and related fields. A ratio of roughly three thousand students to eight hundred thirty researchers allows close guidance throughout individual projects.
The institution ranks thirty-seventh worldwide in social sciences and emphasizes interdisciplinary programs. Students develop their research questions alongside experienced scholars and build their own lines of inquiry.
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