The ISSP is a university institute. As such, it benefits from a more effective management system and more efficient reorganization. The institute is administered by a Director assisted by a Deputy Director in charge of Academic and Scientific Affairs.

Its deliberative bodies are: the Management Council, the Scientific Council, the Assembly of Training or Research Units. The Training or Research Units include researchers, teacher-researchers from the ISSP and other structures of the Joseph KI-ZERBO University who are interested and competent in the subject.

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