The OPEN FORUM will take place on October 13, 14, and 15, 2026, offering three days of discussion and networking dedicated to people with disabilities. Students as well as recent graduates and professionals changing careers, will have the opportunity to discover job, internship, and apprentice positions offered by recruiters committed to disability inclusion. This edition will be held in a hybrid format, featuring one in-person day at the ESSEC La Défense campus and two days entirely online on the Seekube platform. 

Company registration link HERE

For students with disabilities holding a RQTH (Official Recognition of Disabled Worker Status) who are undertaking international mobility in 2026.

• Complete application deadline: May 8, 2026

• The selection committee will make its decision by: May 31, 2026

The application campaign for the international mobility support grant for students with disabilities is now open. The objective of this mobility grant is to fund, subject to available budget, the additional costs related to a disability during international mobility. The grant amount ranges from €150 to €5,000.

Certain extra costs can be covered to ensure optimal living and learning conditions. Covered expenses may include:

• Medical and paramedical fees

• Adapted travel and transport, including additional round trips for medical treatment

• Adapted housing and/or accommodation located near campus

• Personal care assistance / Human assistance

• Adapted equipment

The completed 2026 application form must be submitted before April 30, 2026, to elisabeth.forget@essec.edu for review, signature, and forward submission to the CGE.

For any questions: elisabeth.forget@essec.edu

The 2026 edition of the Handicap & Talent Certificate will take place from March 10th to April 16th, 2026. Through live conferences, the Certificate enables participants to become agents of change in their future corporate functions. Thanks to a variety of approaches and testimonials from experts, coaches, philosophers, lawyers, HR managers and people with disabilities, it enables a real change in the way people look at diversity.

At the end of the certification, provided you’ve met the required conditions*, you will receive your official ESSEC certificate Handicap & Talents.

Get trained on what's at stake and assert your position as an inclusive manager: give the final quiz a try and get your ESSEC Handicap & Talents Certificate, an asset for your CV!

The entire program will be available in English and in French. 

To know more, contact us at handicap@essec.edu 

*Required conditions:

- to be an ESSEC personally and namely registered for the Certificate Handicap & Talents 

- to have actively participated in 6 live conferences (at least, on Zoom: only one person per connection & full name matching the name given for the registration)

- to have viewed and read the compulsory resources on the Moodle

- to have scored over 60% in the final quiz