Associations list

Associations recognized by EPFL

These associations are separate entities, legally independent of EPFL.

Student associations recognized by EPFL
Partner associations of EPFL
Representation of different bodies of EPFL

  • 180°C (Association to promote cooking amongst students)
  • ABSL (Association of Bulgarian Students in Lausanne)
  • ACC (Association of the Executives of the Confederation)
  • ACIDE (Association of research scientists and lecturers at EPFL)
  • ACIL (Association culturelle italienne de Lausanne)
  • AdEC (Association of EPFL Students in Chemistry)
  • ADELE (Association of EPFL Students in Electrical Engineering)
  • ADSV (Association of EPFL PhD in Life Science)
  • AEAUL (Association of Albanian Students from Universities in Lausanne) 
  • AEGC (Association of EPFL Students in Civil Engineering)
  • AEGEL (Association of Greek Students in Lausanne)
  • Aeropoly (Association for all types of flying activities)
  • AERUS (Association for Russian-speaking students)
  • AESV (Association of EPFL Students in Life Science)
  • Æther Swiss Kite (Development of a kite – MAKE)
  • AGEPoly (Student’s General Association of the EPFL)
  • AI Team (AI association focused on robotics project & events)
  • AKULA (Ukrainian Cultural Association)
  • ALSL (Association of the Lebanese Students in Lausanne)
  • ALUJ (Association lausannoise des universitaires jurassien.ne.s)
  • AMAC (Association of EPFL Students in Mechanical Engineering)
  • APC (Staff Association of the Confederation)
  • APEL (Association of EPFL Professors)
  • APML (Association of the Moroccans Polytechnicians Students in Lausanne)
  • ARO (Romanian Students Association at EPFL)
  • ArtePoly (AGEPoly commission – promotion of art on campus)
  • Artiphys (Festival)
  • ASA (Association of Swiss German Students at EPFL)
  • ASAR (Association of EPFL Students in Architecture)
  • Asclepios
  • AUMC (Academic Association of Chamber Music)
  • Balélec (Festival)
  • Belg’Association
  • BioSense EPFL (Projets dans le domaine des bio-capteurs – MAKE)
  • BSA (Blockchain Student Association)
  • BSNL (BioScience Network Lausanne)
  • Callista (EPFL-UNIL Association in Astronomy)
  • Challenge (AGEPoly Commission – Ski Challenge EPFL-ETHZ)
  • CHUL (Academic Choir Association in Lausanne)
  • Clic (Association of EPFL Students of IC Faculty)
  • Club Montagne (AGEPoly Commission – promotion of mountain sports)
  • Club Photo (AGEPoly Commission – promotion of photography)
  • Coaching (AGEPoly Commission – 1st Year Students integration)
  • CQFD (Association of EPFL Students in Mathematics)
  • CSSA (Chinese Students & Scholars Association, Lausanne)
  • Dame Blanche (AGEPoly Commission – chess club)
  • Dance Square (AGEPoly Commission – dance club)
  • Dhelta (Digital Humanities Activities)
  • Dynamic (Association of EPFL Students in Microengineering)
  • Dzaïr (Association of Algerian Students in Switzerland)
  • EAL (Effective Altruism Lausanne)
  • EGYPoly (Egyptians Students Association)
  • Enigma (Association of EPFL Students in Materials)
  • Entrepreneur Club (Promotion of entrepreneurship)
  • EPDA (EPFL Postdoc Association)
  • EPFelles (EPFL Student female community)
  • EPFL Carbon Team (Capture the CO2 – MAKE)
  • EPFL Photonics Chapter (Association of EPFL Students in Photonics)
  • EPFL Racing Team (Racing Formula Student – MAKE)
  • EPFL Rocket Team (Construction and rocket launch – MAKE)
  • EPFL Spacecraft Team (Build, launch and operate satellites – MAKE)
  • EPFL & UNIL Wine Society (Oenology association)
  • EPFL Watchmakers (Conceive a clock featuring innovative mechanisms – MAKE)
  • EPFL Xplore (Association participating to an international challenge every year – European Rover Challenge in Poland or University Rover Challenge in USA – MAKE)
  • Epphilo (Association of EPFL students for Philosophy)
  • EPIC (EPFL PhDs of I&C)
  • EscapEPFL (Creation and proposition of Escape Games)
  • ESN EPFL (AGEpoly Commission – Erasmus Student Network)
  • EUGA (EPFL-UNIL Golf Association)
  • FES (Financial Engineers’ Society)
  • Forum EPFL (Meeting Companies-Future Graduates)
  • Fréquence Banane (Radio Station)
  • FUSTIC (FUture Sustainable Territories, Infrastructure and Cities)
  • Genorobotics (Field DNA analysis & biodiversity monitoring – MAKE)
  • GNU Generation (AGEPoly Commission – promotion of free and open source software)
  • HOLA (Hispanic Organization of Latin Americans)
  • IAESTE (Exchanges and internships abroad)
  • IDM (World Engineers UNIL-EPFL)
  • IEEE EPFL Student branch (Advancement of technology)
  • IFL (Innovation Forum Lausanne)
  • Irrotationnels (Association of EPFL Students in Physics)
  • IRSA (Iranian Students Association at EPFL)
  • JDRPoly (AGEPoly Commission – Roleplay)
  • JE EPFL (Junior Entreprise)
  • KORAL (Korean cultural association)
  • LauzHack (Hackathon organisation)
  • LudoPoly (AGEPoly Commission – Board Games)
  • MESAA (Energy Management & Sustainability Students & Alumni Association)
  • Mil@CampusLausanne (Société militaire du campus universitaire de Lausanne)
  • MUN EPFL (Model United Nations, Eloquence and debates of international politics)
  • Musical (AGEPoly Commission – stimulation of the practice of music on the campus)
  • NSNX (NeuroStudents’ NetworX)
  • Nuit De la Magistrale (AGEPoly Commission – party following the formal Magistrale Graduation Ceremony)
  • OChE (Lausanne Students Chamber Orchestra)
  • OSUL (Lausanne Academic Symphonic Orchestra)
  • PET (Theatrical Expression Pole)
  • PIXELS (Gaming Association Culture)
  • PlanQueer (Association of LGBTIQ+ Students of Hautes Ecoles in Lausanne)
  • PLUME (Literary Association)
  • POLCA (Polish Cultural Association)
  • PolyDoc (EPFL PhD Association)
  • PolyJapan (AGEPoly Commission – promotion of Japanese culture)
  • PolyLan (Promotion of video game culture)
  • Polympiads (Association for promotion, competitive maths and competitive programming)
  • Polyphys (Association of EPFL PhDs in Physics)
  • PolyQuity (Promotion of gender equality)
  • PolySI (AGEPoly Commission – integration week of the EPFL)
  • PSC (Palestine Student Committee)
  • QET (Quantum Engineering Team)
  • RoboPoly (AGEPoly Commission – robots contest)
  • Sailowtech (Sailing frugal science and low-tech)
  • S4S (AGEPoly Commission – week of academic preparation)
  • Satellite (Bar, concerts and theater)
  • SHALOM (Israeli Students Association)
  • ShARE-EPFL (Sharing Knowledge for Development)
  • SIAM (Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics-Student Chapter)
  • SME (Society of Managerial Engineering Students of EPFL)
  • Space@yourService (Promotion and popularization of space sciences)
  • SPAN (Science Policy Action Network)
  • Start (Association to promote entrepreneurship)
  • Stoica (Association of Tessin Students)
  • Swiss Solar Boat (Association participating in the Monaco Solar & Energy Boat Challenge – MAKE)
  • Sysmic (Festival)
  • TEDxEcublens (Independently organized TEDx event)
  • The Consulting Society (Promotion of Consulting activities)
  • The Sustainable Innovation Competition
  • TFA (The Finance Association)
  • TRANSFAIR (Section de l’union du personnel du domaine des EPF)
  • TREE (Round table of EPFL Students in Environment)
  • TriviaPoly (Organization of quiz competitions)
  • TUNES (Association of the academic Tunisian in Switzerland)
  • Turcopoly (Association of Turkish-speaking Students in Lausanne)
  • UASP (Association of Spanish Students at EPFL)
  • UniPoly (Association for Ecology)
  • YUVA-Indians (Association of the Indian Students in Lausanne)
  • Zero Emission Group – ZEG (Energy and Sustainable Development)