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New Spy Training Program Tackles Global Threats in France

1/5/2026

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The Sciences Po Saint-Germain in France offers a Diploma of Intelligence and Global Threats developed in collaboration with the French secret services.
The program comprises 120 hours of modules over four months and costs around €5,000.
Key topics cover organized crime, jihadism, and political violence.
Enrollment reaches 28 students, including six spies, who view the course as a fast track to fieldwork.
Nearly half of the students are women, and Orange and Thales have shown interest in the program.

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Story summary

The Sciences Po Saint-Germain in France offers a Diploma of Intelligence and Global Threats developed in collaboration with the French secret services.
The program comprises 120 hours of modules over four months and costs around €5,000.
Key topics cover organized crime, jihadism, and political violence.
Enrollment reaches 28 students, including six spies, who view the course as a fast track to fieldwork.
Nearly half of the students are women, and Orange and Thales have shown interest in the program.