Monday was the first day of the Welcome Programme at Sciences Po (L’Universite d’Etudes Politiques) where I will be spending the next four months of my studies taking a range of courses on political history, the constraints of waging war, democracy & its critics, a french language course, European affairs and comparative law. I can already tell that they have their act together here which is a reassuring sign.
As part of the Welcome Programme we are enrolled in L’Enseignement de Methodologie which is essentially a crash course on the SciencesPo and French University system. We are basically learning how to write and do oral presentations for our courses---the format has very strict guidelines that must be followed precisely in order to succeed in the classes. So not only am I dealing with the language barrier and a new school with new professors and students but also a completely new way of thinking and working in the classroom as well. Wish me luck.....
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