Disability Support
The Service de la vie universitaire—Mission Handicap at the University of Strasbourg (Unistra) and the disability advisors at Unistra are dedicated to welcoming and assisting students with disabilities, with the aim of helping them successfully navigate their academic journey or pursue their professional goals. This support includes:
- Welcoming and guiding students with disabilities along career path;
- Offering personalized solutions tailored to specific needs;
- Adapting course layouts to accommodate individual requirements;
- Providing a range of human and technical support services;
- Coordinating exam schedules and conditions;
- Raising awareness and promoting understanding of disability issues.
Before My Arrival
Find out about higher education with a disability
Find out about higher education with a disability on the website etudiant.gouv.fr and the website Mon parcours handicap. The latter website offers several resources for future students with disabilities:
Contact the university's disability advisors
If you have a disability, contact the university life department – Disability Services or the disability advisors at the University of Strasbourg as soon as possible for assistance with:
- Your accommodation requests (information, making an initial request),
- Setting up educational support (You are a student and need accommodations - Disability support (unistra.fr))
The university's disability advisors:
- Disability advisor at the International Relations Department for students with special needs in exchange programs: dri-besoins-specifiques(@)unistra(.)fr
- List of disability advisors in the faculties (departments) if you already have access to the university's intranet (Ernest):list of disability advisors (Ernest)
- If you do not yet have access to the university's intranet, contact the disability team at the Student Life Department: svu-handicap[at]unistra.fr
Useful Links
- I need information about the available support
- I need to make a support request for my exams and/or my studies at the University
- I am a student and I need support
- Disability advisor for the International Relations Department at the University of Strasbourg
- List of disability advisors in the faculties (departments) on the university intranet (Ernest)
- I don't have access to the intranet (Ernest), I'll contact the Disability Services Department of Student Life.
Service de la vie universitaire/Mission Handicap
- 4, rue Blaise Pascal - 67081 STRASBOURG CEDEX
- svu-handicap[at]unistra.fr
- University of Strasbourg site map
Je suis à Strasbourg
The Erasmus+ program places special emphasis on providing support and assistance to disabled students, including educational and technical support, as well as addressing the extra expenses associated with the mobility of individuals with disabilities. Therefore, you have the option to apply for a grant from your home institution in addition to the Erasmus+ mobility grant.
This supplementary funding can be used to cover expenses related to specific accommodations, travel companions, medical supervision, essential materials, in-home assistance, or even caregiving support.
- Do you need help applying for additional funds? Contact the International Relations Office: dri-besoins-specifiques(@)unistra(.)fr
- Read about the experiences of students with disabilities: Student stories - Disability support (unistra.fr)
- Check out the disability glossary: Glossaire du Handicap - Handicap.fr
In accordance with regulations, measures are implemented to support University of Strasbourg staff members with disabilities. Personalised assistance is provided by the University's Disability and Work Network (Réseau handicap et travail), which also offers clearly identified contacts within the HR department and the Work Health Service (Service de la santé au travail).
More specifically, the university's disability coordinator is responsible for implementing this policy, both in terms of recruitment and job retention. She handles the registration, the annual declaration, and provides information and communication to staff members and partners. In collaboration with occupational health doctors and the social worker, she processes requests for workplace accommodations.
For any information and/or assistance, please contact: handicapettravail(@)unistra(.)fr
As doctoral students enrolled at the University of Strasbourg, you can benefit from the support provided by the University's Student Life Service. Please refer to the section above concerning students for more information.
If you are a contract doctoral student, you can also avail yourself of the assistance provided by the University's Disability and Work Network (Réseau handicap et travail) for its personnel.
Additionally, as part of its disability policy, the Ministry of Higher Education and Research (MESR) conducts an annual campaign to award disability doctoral contracts for individuals with recognized disabilities.
Calls for applications are disseminated by doctoral schools starting in February, with a closing date in early May.