Assemblée Générale des Etudiants de Louvain

What Assemblée Générale des Etudiants de Louvain does

Assemblée Générale des Etudiants de Louvain (AGL) is the official student union of the Catholic University of Louvain (UCLouvain), representing approximately 30,000 students across the institution's faculties and campuses. Founded on March 19, 2002 and organized as a Belgian ASBL (Association Sans But Lucratif — non-profit), AGL operates through elected councils (Conseil, Comité, site councils) and a small permanent staff to deliver four core mandates: defend, inform, support, and represent the student body in dealings with UCLouvain authorities.

AGL's product set is service-based rather than technology-based. Core services include: free legal aid (housing disputes, academic appeals, enrollment disputes, financial feasibility questions), psychological support, financial subsidies (ANIP, FIPE, SSC, structural), room and equipment rental for student events, the SYELLO student tenants' union (housing advocacy), student elections administration, an auditorium deposit service, and a member portal for elected representatives. The website (aglouvain.be) is built on the Odoo platform and functions as both a content site and a transactional entry point for service requests and elections registration.

AGL's business model is non-commercial: as an ASBL, it does not pursue profit and does not publicly disclose revenue. The organization is funded through its institutional relationship with UCLouvain and likely through membership structures and modest service fees (e.g., auditorium deposits, rental fees). It is governed by annually elected student representatives, with permanent staff handling day-to-day operations. Geographic scope is regional, focused on the Louvain-la-Neuve / Wallonia student ecosystem, though it holds memberships in broader federations (FEF, Circle-U/CUSU).

Name

Assemblée Générale des Etudiants de Louvain

Legal name

Assemblée Générale des Étudiant·e·s de Louvain ASBL (AGL ASBL)

Website

https://aglouvain.be

Company type

Private

Founded year

2002

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

AGL is the official non-profit student union of UCLouvain, representing its approximately 30,000 students. It delivers free legal aid, psychological support, subsidies, elections administration, and room/equipment rental, governed by elected students and a small permanent staff in Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Student Union Services

NAICS

Educational Support Services (611710), Business Associations (813910), Business, Professional, Labor, Political, and Similar Organizations (8139)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600), Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Student Organizations & Club Administration (EDALAHAB)

akta.pro secondary industry

Student Housing Technology & Systems Support (Housing ERP, Key/Lock Systems, Wi‑Fi Coordination) (EDAEAFAO)

Keywords

• Student union services
• Student legal aid
• Student housing support
• Academic appeals assistance
• Student subsidies

Headquarters

HQ city

Louvain-la-Neuve

HQ country

Belgium

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

AGL is the official elected student union of the Catholic University of Louvain (UCLouvain), delivering representation, rights defense, information, and direct support services to approximately 30,000 students. Its sellable offerings include room and equipment rental for events, subsidies (ANIP, FIPE, SSC, structural) for student projects, free legal aid for housing, academic, and financial issues, psychological support referrals, financial feasibility testing, student elections administration, and a restricted member portal for elected representatives.

Product overview

AGL (Assemblée Générale des Etudiants de Louvain) is the General Assembly of Students at UCLouvain, functioning as a student union rather than a technology company. The organization offers a suite of student support services including: room and equipment rental for events, financial subsidies (ANIP, FIPE, SSC, structural), psychological support, free legal aid for housing/academic/financial matters, financial feasibility testing, student elections management, and an internal member portal for representatives. The website is built on the Odoo platform. No traditional SaaS products or AI-powered features are offered; rather, these are service-based offerings for the university's 30,000 students focused on representation, defense of rights, information, and support.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• SYELLO: Student tenants union addressing housing issues, kots (student housing) rental problems, landlord disputes, and tenant rights for students in Louvain-la-Neuve.

Products and services

• Room Rental Service (Location de salles) Room rental service allowing UCLouvain students to book venues for events, including facilities such as Ratatouille, Post, Foyer, Salle Hannah Harendt, Salle Joanne Simpson, and Salle Rosa Luxembourg.
• Equipment Rental Service (Location de matériel) Equipment rental service enabling students to borrow materials and equipment for student-run events and activities.
• Subsidies Service (Subsides) Financial assistance program offering ANIP, FIPE, SSC (student cultural sector), and structural subsidies for student projects and activities.
• Legal Aid Service (Aide juridique) Free legal assistance for UCLouvain students facing housing problems, course/exam issues, financial feasibility matters, or enrollment disputes.
• Psychological Support (Soutien psychologique) Psychological support service connecting UCLouvain students with mental health resources and counseling assistance.
• Financial Feasibility Test (Test de finançabilité) Online tool helping UCLouvain students determine their eligibility for continued funding of their higher education studies based on credit acquisition requirements.
• Student Elections (Elections étudiantes) Annual student elections service enabling candidates to register, campaign, and students to vote for their representatives in the AGL Council and various university bodies.
• SYELLO - Student Tenants Union Student housing support service addressing landlord disputes, lease reviews, and connecting students with the Ottignies-Louvain-La-Neuve municipal housing service.
• Appeal and Derogation Service (Recours et dérogations) Legal assistance helping UCLouvain students challenge university decisions regarding enrollment, examinations, results, and PEPS (inclusive education) status.
• Member Space (Espace membre) Restricted portal for AGL elected members providing access to council information, training materials, mandate management, and expense reimbursement systems.
• Appelle Alice/Ariel Accessible helpline/assistance service for UCLouvain students seeking support or guidance.
• Study Room Finder (Salle pour étudier) Service helping UCLouvain students locate available study spaces and rooms on campus.
• Auditorium Deposit (Caution auditoire) Service for managing and refunding auditorium deposits for student events.

Named customers1 record

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• UCLouvaincoreOthersAGL is the official student union of the Catholic University of Louvain (UCLouvain). The organization represents 30,000 students in dealings with university authorities and participates in various university governance bodies.
• Facebook (AGL.Woluwe page)minorOthersSocial media presence for AGL Woluwé site
• CA Saint-LouisminorOthersPartner organization listed on AGL website
• CGEIminorOthersPartner organization listed on AGL website
• FEDE UCLminorOthersPartner organization listed on AGL website
• ORGONEminorOthersPartner organization listed on AGL website
• GCLouvainminorOthersPartner organization listed on AGL website
• FEFminorOthersPartner organization listed on AGL website. AGL is a member of FEF student federation.
• CUSU (Circle-U)minorOthersPartner organization listed on AGL website, part of Circle-U alliance
• SYELLOminorOthersSYELLO is the Student Tenants' Union of Louvain-la-Neuve, re-founded in February 2011 to unite students against injustices they encounter as tenants. AGL provides support and free legal assistance to students with housing difficulties through this initiative.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• Assemblée Générale des Étudiants de l'ULiège (AGE ULiège): Official general assembly of students at the University of Liège, structurally and functionally the closest direct counterpart to AGL within the Belgian French-speaking student union landscape. Both organizations operate as formal student representative bodies with comparable mandates, services, and federated memberships.
• Ligue des Étudiants (Université libre de Bruxelles): Student representation body at ULB, another major French-speaking Belgian university. Operates under a similar mandate to defend, represent, and provide services to its student population, making it a directly comparable peer in the same national ecosystem.
• Confédération Générale des Étudiants Indépendants (CGEI): Belgian student organization explicitly listed as a partner of AGL. CGEI operates a comparable student representation and advocacy model across French-speaking institutions, making it a structurally analogous peer with overlapping federation relationships.

Broad incumbents

• European Students' Union (ESU): Umbrella organization representing national student unions across the European Higher Education Area. ESU operates the cross-institutional federated layer that AGL engages with through Circle-U and FEF, providing relevant peer benchmarks for federation-level governance and advocacy.
• Fédération des Étudiants Francophones (FEF): Belgian French-speaking student federation of which AGL is an explicit member. FEF operates at the umbrella level across multiple Belgian universities, coordinating advocacy, representation, and shared services that AGL also delivers at the single-institution level.
• Union Nationale des Étudiants de France (UNEF): France's largest student union, operating a representative mandate, advocacy services, and member-benefit portfolio closely analogous to AGL's at the national French level. The most relevant cross-border functional comparable for AGL's defend/represent/inform/support model.
• National Union of Students (NUS UK): UK national student union confederation, operating a defend-represent-support model broadly analogous to AGL's mission. While UK-focused, NUS is a useful benchmark for governance, funding structures, and service delivery models at scale in a comparable higher-education context.

Regional players

• Studentenraad KU Leuven: Official student council of KU Leuven, the largest Belgian university and AGL's Flemish counterpart in the same country. Operates in a different language community but under a comparable institutional representational mandate, making it a relevant regional peer for benchmarking service scope and governance.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/aglouvain
• Facebookfacebook.com/AGL.Woluwe
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/assembl%C3%A9e-g%C3%A9n%C3%A9rale-des-etudiants-de-louvain

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Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Funding overview

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Investors

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M&A

Investments

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