dissolved_or_abolished montesquieu university
Montesquieu University , also known as Bordeaux IV , is a French university , based in Pessac , the suburbs of Bordeaux . Since the ___MASK89___ merger of three out of four of Bordeaux ' universities , it is part of the University of Bordeaux . Montesquieu University ( French : Université Montesquieu ) is a French university , based in Pessac , the suburbs of Bordeaux , in the domaine universitaire . It is under the Academy of Bordeaux . The University of Montesquieu - Bordeaux IV is the successor of the former Law and Economics Faculty , whose origins go back as far as the 15th century . It incorporates long - standing teaching programmes and institutes which have an established reputation in the academic specialities of the University , notably law , political science , and economics and management . It is organised into 6 departments ( UFR ) in the areas of economics and management , law , and economic and social administration ( AES ) , as well as an Institute of Business Administration ( IAE ) , 2 University Institutes of Technology ( IUT ) . In addition , the Bordeaux Institute of Political Studies is also annexed to the University . The University has 14 , 000 students and has a staff of 400 teachers and researchers with a non - academic staff of 300 . It awards 4 , 100 diplomas each year at the various sites in Bordeaux itself as well as at the satellite sites of Agen and Périgueux . The increasingly evident research potential of the University can be measured in figures : 3 Doctoral Schools ( law , social and political sciences , economics , management and demographics ) and 57 masters . Individual research projects come together to make up the 12 government - recognised research centres , some of which are attached to large research organisations such as the CNRS ( the National Centre for Scientific Research ) and the National Foundation of Political Science . Bordeaux IV has acquired a questionable reputation , nationally and internationally , in a number of academic areas where it is regarded as a centre of excellence . Without presenting an exhaustive list , the following areas are just a few examples of this : international finance ; comparative foreign law and politics ( Spain , Africa and developing countries , America , Central Europe , etc . ) ; regional economic development , local management and administration and town and country planning ; social and health legislation ; community law ; public administration and company management . Sciences Po Bordeaux , or Institut d ' études politiques ( IEP ) de Bordeaux , is a French political science grande école situated on the university campus of Pessac , 8 km from the centre of Bordeaux and is attached to the Montesquieu University - Bordeaux IV . It was established in ___MASK68___ . Sciences Po Bordeaux is one of the nine Institutes of Political Studies of France , and a so - called " Grande Ecole ". Charles - Louis de Secondat , Baron de La Brède et de Montesquieu ( 18 January ___MASK97___  ___MASK56___ February 1755 ), generally referred to as simply Montesquieu , was a French lawyer , man of letters , and political philosopher who lived during the Age of Enlightenment . He is famous for his articulation of the theory of separation of powers , which is implemented in many constitutions throughout the world . He is also known for doing more than any other author to secure the place of the word " despotism " in the political lexicon . Pessac is a commune in the Gironde department in Nouvelle - Aquitaine in southwestern France . It is a member of the metropolis of Bordeaux , being the second - largest suburb of Bordeaux and located just southwest of it . Pessac is also home to the Montesquieu University , the Bordeaux Montaigne University , and the Institut d ' études politiques de Bordeaux .