How did it come about? In late February, NEOMA and the Institut de l’Engagement signed a partnership agreement. Delphine Manceau, Dean of NEOMA, Martin Hirsch, President and Quentin Jagorel, CEO of the Institut de l’Engagement were there to mark the occasion.

Who are the young people who benefit from this partnership? The ‘award-winners’ of the Institut de l’Engagement, which has set up an ‘award-winners programme’ to support young people on their training pathway. These award winners may apply for the Master in Management Programme at NEOMA, and ten of them can be accepted every year.

So it’s a helping hand for these young people? Depending on the level of study they have reached, these young people join the admission pathway, Tremplin, by a specific application route: there are no selection fees to take part in the orals, nor to enrol for the ECRICOME competition, and no Tage-Mage selection test. If they are admitted to NEOMA, they will enjoy a 50% reduction on their tuition fees throughout the whole of their NEOMA course (except for work/studies pathways and holders of a CROUS grant).

Why is this partnership important to NEOMA? NEOMA has always wanted to remove the social and financial barriers that prevent young people from choosing their studies, fulfilling their potential and taking their place in a School of Excellence.

And what does Delphine Manceau, Dean of NEOMA, think of it: “This is a new stage in strengthening the diversity of our student profile. At NEOMA we are already proud that 25% of our students are holders of a grant and that we are taking great strides in terms of equal opportunities.”