The social utility of this Master's is well-reflected in the testimonies of students who were asked (through anonymous survey) about what the programme had represented for them. The testimonies can be arranged into three groups:

• For 37% of the students, the course represented "an opportunity to enrich their academic training and deepen their knowledge in the domain of public policy".
• For 33%, the course translated into their acquistion of "a new theoretical perspective on Public Policies".
• Finally, 30% considered the Master's as "a space for acquiring knowledge that contributed decisively towards the improvement of their professional performance".