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INTEL READS: The French university where spies go for training

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Evarist Chahali
Mar 16, 2026
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Students listening to a lecturer on the spy course at Sciences Po Saint-Germain university
The course attracts both typical early 20s students and French government spies on day release [Photo: BBC News]

ByChris Bockman

  • Published 5 January 2026

University professor Xavier Crettiez admits that he doesn’t know the real names of many of the students on his course.

This is a highly unusual state of affairs in the w…

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