S.V. Arago

What S.V. Arago does

S.V. Arago (Studievereniging Arago) is a Dutch student study association founded on November 30, 1970, serving students of the Applied Physics (Technische Natuurkunde) and Technical Physics programs at the University of Twente in Enschede, Netherlands. It is organized as a non-profit governed by an annually elected student board (the 99th board was constituted in September 2025 under Chairman Gijs Frijters) and supported by standing committees including the Central Committee for Computers as well as Printers (C.C.C.P.), Webber (web committee), SOTN, and Luisterend Oor (mental wellbeing support). The association provides a comprehensive service bundle spanning academic support (proprietary exam database, educational awards such as the Mevrouw De Winterprijs, book ordering via wo4you.nl, educational quality feedback), career development (company profiles, business days, study trips including the Europareis, and recruitment partnerships with ASML, Thales, TNO, Flow Traders, Nedap, IMC Trading, Boston Consulting Group, NTS, Enritec, and Peutz), and social programming (812 borrels/drink events tracked since November 2015, Dies Natalis celebrations, Lustrum milestones, sports events such as Batavierenrace, and an on-campus bar operated through Stichting TAP).

The technology portfolio is built and maintained internally by the CCCP and Webber committees using WordPress, PHP, and standard web tooling. Core systems include Alexia (a co-developed drink basement and event management system built initially as a Computer Science design project with I.C.T.S.V. Inter-Actief), Mijn Arago (member portal for account, printing, and room reservations), Tentamendatabase (exam database), Arago Webmail (IMAP/SMTP email with forwarding), an SMB-accessible fileserver, an Active Member System, and a 3-cents-per-page print service. These systems serve roughly 1,667 cumulative users (former and current) across 2 associations and 112 registered tappers.

Revenue mechanics are typical of a Dutch studievereniging: member dues for active members, bar proceeds through the shared TAP foundation, nominal printing fees (3 cents per page, deducted from an internal balance), merchandise sales, and sponsorship from recruiting partners. The association does not publicly disclose financials, has no external investors or funding rounds, and operates on a non-commercial basis with approximately 26 volunteer committee and board positions. Geographic scope is single-country (Netherlands), tied exclusively to the University of Twente campus and the Applied Physics student cohort.

Name

S.V. Arago

Legal name

Studievereniging Arago

Website

https://arago.utwente.nl

Company type

Private

Founded year

1970

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

S.V. Arago is the student study association for Applied Physics students at the University of Twente in Enschede, Netherlands, founded in 1970. It provides academic support, career development, and social programming through an annually elected board, proprietary IT systems, and partnerships with Dutch physics employers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Student Study Association Services

NAICS

Business Associations (813910), Educational Support Services (611710)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Accessibility & Assistive Technology IT Support (EDALAMAJ)

akta.pro secondary industry

Research, Capstone & Extended Essay Mentoring (IB EE, independent research) (EDANAKAH)

Keywords

• Student study association
• Academic support services
• Physics career networking
• Membership organization services
• Educational resource access

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Pricing tiers

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

S.V. Arago is a non-profit student study association that provides academic support, social activities, career networking, exam preparation resources, and personal wellbeing services to Technical Physics and Applied Physics students at the University of Twente. Its offerings include a proprietary exam database, educational awards, career days with industry partners, study trips, social events managed through the Alexia drink/event system, and on-campus facilities including an association room and TAP bar. The association also runs in-house IT services (email, file server, printing, member portal) for its members.

Product overview

S.V. Arago is a study association for Technical Physics at the University of Twente. Their technology portfolio consists of internal member management and operational systems rather than commercial products. Core offerings include Alexia (event management for drink basements, developed collaboratively with I.C.T.S.V. Inter-Actief), My Arago (member portal for account and printing management), Exam Database (educational resource system), Arago Webmail (email services with IMAP/SMTP), Fileserver (network storage via SMB), Room Service (venue reservation), Active Member System, and Print Service. These systems are built and maintained primarily by the CCCP (Central Committee for Computers as well as Printers) and Webber committees using web technologies.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Membership
• Alexia Event Management System
• My Arago Member Portal
• Exam Database (Tentamendatabase)
• Arago Webmail
• Room Service (Kamerdienst)
• Print Service
• Active Member System (Actievelingensysteem)
• Career Networking and Company Profiles
• Luisterend Oor Mental Wellbeing Support
• Social Activities and Events (Borrels, Lustrum, Europareis)
• Educational Award (Mevrouw de Winterprijs)

Quantifiable outcome

• 4.6/5 student satisfaction rating for Bachelor Applied Physics program
• +1 more outcomes

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Twelve partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Stichting TAP (TAP Foundation)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTAP (Tappers Beheersysteem) is the drink management foundation shared between TNW faculty study associations. Alexia system is co-developed by S.V. Arago and I.C.T.S.V. Inter-Actief. TAP manages 4 physical bar spaces for multiple associations.
• ASMLminorGTM or Marketing PartnerASML features company profile on Arago website for student recruitment. ASML recruits physics students from University of Twente for internships and career positions.
• ThalesminorGTM or Marketing PartnerThales Group features company profile on Arago website for student recruitment purposes.
• TNOminorGTM or Marketing PartnerTNO features company profile on Arago website for student recruitment and career opportunities.
• Flow TradersminorGTM or Marketing PartnerFlow Traders features company profile on Arago website for student recruitment.
• NedapminorGTM or Marketing PartnerNedap features company profile on Arago website for student recruitment.
• IMC TradingminorGTM or Marketing PartnerIMC Trading features company profile on Arago website for student recruitment.
• Boston Consulting GroupminorGTM or Marketing PartnerBCG features company profile on Arago website for student recruitment.
• NTSminorGTM or Marketing PartnerNTS Group features company profile on Arago website for student recruitment.
• EnritecminorGTM or Marketing PartnerEnritec features company profile on Arago website for student recruitment.
• PeutzminorGTM or Marketing PartnerPeutz features company profile on Arago website for student recruitment.
• University of Twente (Faculty TNW)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerArago maintains close partnership with the Faculty of Science and Technology (TNW) and the Applied Physics program. The association supports educational quality through SOTN committee participation, helps organize introduction activities ensuring new students become members, and coordinates closely with academic staff including program directors and counselors.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Regional players

• Studiekeuze123: Official Dutch study-choice information platform funded by the Dutch government. Competes with study-association websites for prospective-student attention during enrollment decisions at Dutch technical universities.

Broad incumbents

• LinkedIn: Dominant professional networking and recruitment platform. Competes with Arago's career-day value proposition by offering industry partners direct, scalable access to physics talent — particularly relevant for Arago's alumni engagement and recruitment-channel relevance.
• University of Twente: Host institution for S.V. Arago; provides faculty (TNW), academic staff, physical infrastructure (Carré building), and program accreditation that underpins Arago's relevance. Not a competitor but the structural incumbent Arago operates within.
• Eindhoven University of Technology: Dutch technical university with its own ecosystem of student study associations serving physics and applied physics cohorts. Comparable in scale, mission, and industry-recruitment posture to University of Twente.
• Delft University of Technology (TU Delft): Other major Dutch technical university hosting physics study associations (e.g., Christiaan Huygens). Comparable institutional environment for analogous student organizations; relevant benchmark for industry-recruitment dynamics.

Direct peers

• C.T.S.V. Alembic: Chemistry study association at University of Twente, also relocated to Carré in 2020 alongside Arago and Astatine. Operates TAP bar jointly with Arago; functionally equivalent membership-org peer.
• Astatine: Co-located study association in the Carré building at University of Twente. Operates the same way as Arago (student-run, annual board turnover, member services) for an overlapping technical-science discipline.
• I.C.T.S.V. Inter-Actief: Sister Computer Science study association at University of Twente; co-developer of the Alexia drink management system and shares TAP bar infrastructure. Closest peer in size, scope, and operational model.

Emerging players

• Discord: Community-chat platform increasingly used by student groups to coordinate, share resources, and host events. Represents a structural alternative to Arago's traditional physical-association community model, especially for digital-native cohorts.

Others

• SURF: Dutch collaborative ICT organization for education and research. Provides shared infrastructure, identity, and collaboration services to Dutch universities; an enabler/alternative to Arago's self-built member-IT stack (webmail, fileserver, member portal).

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/svarago
• Facebookfacebook.com/studieverenigingarago
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/s.v.-arago

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

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