The London School off Economics and Political Science , shortened in London School off Economics but more often known by its initials the , is one of the very first institutions in the world for the social Economic scenes and . The university campus is on Houghton Street , in the borough Londonien of Westminster, and near the Royal Cour of Justice. The university also shelters the British Library off Political and Economic Science (BLPES), or more simply the library , which constitutes the largest library of Social sciences in the world. Among its former students and professors, the account not less than fourteen confused Nobel Prize (Peace, Literature and economy) and more thirty-five Heads of State or government.

History

London School off Economics was founded in 1895 by Sidney and Beatrice Webb, Graham Wallas and George Bernard Shaw, members of the Fabian Society, thanks to private donations, in particular a legacy of £20  000 of Henry Hunt Hutchinson to their organization. Sidney and Beatrice were inspired on the model by the Private school by political sciences and the French national colleges of business to build the course of. Since 1902, Them is on Houghton Street in the center of London, around Aldwych, close to the Royal Cour of Justice.

Small atypical school, quickly became a famous establishment. It joined the University of London in 1900 as a faculty of economy and quickly widens its program to include other social sciences: the International relations, the History, the Philosophy and the Sociology. In addition to the University of London, the fact part of the Russell Group (the English equivalent of the American Ivy League). Under the fertile direction of William Beveridge, had Them a considerable impact on the study of the economic scenes and gave him a new and famous definition which forms from now on the base of the modern economic thinking: “the economy studies the way in which the men begin there to arrive at their ends with rare means which are likely multiple and rival uses.” (Definition of Lionel Robbins of 1932). Friedrich Hayek joined the faculty of the university in 1931, and confirmed the ascent of thanks to famous debates with Keynes. Thus, the confrontation between Them and the University of Cambridge or taught Keynes continuous to define the two universities which dominate the modern economic thinking, and the economic policies recommended today always oscillate between the institution of a Welfare state or a liberal economic system control by the laws of the market. However, the failure of the economic policies keynésiennes, the collapse of Communism as well as the establishment of liberal administrations under Reagan and Thatcher increased the prestige and the influence of.

Fresh impulse knowknew Them fertilizes under the direction of the sociologist Anthony Giddens, celebrates theorist of the Third Way which strongly influenced the economic policies of Bill Clinton and Tony Blair. The Third way, which operates a synthesis between the Welfare state and the Lois of the market, was a source of inspiration for many countries around the world which seek a right balance between growth and redistribution of the richnesses.

Is directed since 2003 by Sir Howard Davies, former Director of the Financial Service Authority (equivalent English of the Autorité of the financial markets (France) and former Vice-president of the Bank of England.

Students

The university accommodates close to: 7800 students with full-time and 800 part-time students, of which 34% come from the the United Kingdom, 18% of the countries of the European Union and 48% of more than 130 other countries. Is thus the academic institution with the studied body more internationalized in the world. The university counts 51% of Postgraduate S and 49% of Undergraduate S , all sorted on the shutter. With on average 16 inscriptions for a place, is the academic institution most selective of the the United Kingdom - although for certain programs (economy or International relations) the selection process proves to be even wilder.

The life coed of the east particularly animated: not less than 160 companies coeds are present, reflecting eclectic and often politicized centers of interests. The office of the students of ( Student Union ) is particularly active and often vehement - a reputation which it knew to preserve since the demonstrations of students between 1968 and 1969.

Since the May 5th 1949, the Student Union also publishes a weekly university newspaper ( The Beaver ) which remains one of the coeds publications of the most followed and active of the the United Kingdom.

Teaching

The offer more than 120 different Masters (MSc, MY, LLM) and more than 30 Licenses (BSc, BA), taught within about thirty Research centres and 21 academic Departments. Among the material taught appear the economy, management, finance, the international relations, the right, the history of the international relations, sociology, journalism, philosophy, anthropology, the geography and social psychology. Many students also continue research within the School, that it is within Master seeks (MPhil) or within the framework of a Doctorate (PhD).

The teaching body is composed of 1.460 teachers full-time and 1.320 part-time. 97% of them undertake active research, and about half come foreign countries.

International classifications

In November 2005, the supplement Higher Education of the Times classified Them with the 11th rank of the best universities in the world and the 2nd world rank for the study of the Social sciences after the Université of Harvard. The world classification of econometrics of the University of Yale the place in first position. Is the most international university in the world, with a student body composed of more than 70  % of foreign students and more than 130 nationalities represented each year.

Famous former students or professors

Among the 80.000 former students of the School, one counts a US president (John F. Kennedy), a German Chancelier, a queen of Denmark, three Canadian Prime Ministers, the crown prince to Norway, like several billionaires and celebrities.

More precisely, the former students and professors count fourteen Nobel Prize (economy, peace, literature), more thirty-eight Heads of State or government including nine currently with the capacity, twenty-eight members of current the British House of Commons and forty-two pars of the House of Lords.

Mick Jagger, rock'n'roll star, studied with in 1961 and 1962 but left it before obtaining the diploma to be devoted to the music. Érik Orsenna (Pseudonym of Erik Arnoult , former economist and former adviser of François Mitterrand, member of the Council of State and the French Academy, Price Goncourt 1988) also studied with.

See also: List of personalities of London School off Economics

Prizes winner of the Nobel Prize

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