Ubidem - Association des élèves du département Droit-Economie-Management de l'ENS Rennes

What Ubidem - Association des élèves du département Droit-Economie-Management de l'ENS Rennes does

UbiDEM (Association des élèves du département Droit-Economie-Management de l'ENS Rennes) is a French student association governed under the loi 1901 framework, affiliated with the Droit-Economie-Management department of the École normale supérieure de Rennes. Founded in 2016 and based on the Ker Lann campus in Bruz, Bretagne, the association serves first- and second-year students enrolled in the DEM department, with activities also extending across other ENS departments and to secondary-school audiences in the Rennes metropolitan area. It is led by an annually elected bureau of approximately 25 student officers covering seven project poles.

The association operates a portfolio of cultural, scientific, and social initiatives rather than a unified product or platform. Its offerings include an annual conference cycle (Cycle de conférences) featuring researchers such as Michel Aglietta, Jean Pisani-Ferry, and Cédric Villani; the AudiENS podcast launched in 2023; the bimonthly gazette L'Envers D-E distributed nationally via prepad1.fr; the Envers du droit educational outreach program bringing legal and economic literacy to partner Rennes high schools and colleges; an alumni networking program (Rencontres Alumni) with monthly encounters and a directory; the Concours d'éloqu'ENS eloquence competition open to all ENS departments; and annual colloquia on themes ranging from legislation and environmental markets to artificial intelligence.

UbiDEM does not operate a commercial business model. It generates no revenue, charges no membership fees, and is funded through institutional support from ENS Rennes and student participation. Its strategic posture emphasizes ecosystem positioning within the French elite higher education network, including collaborations with ENS ULM, the Cour d'Appel de Rennes, Rennes Métropole, Université de Rennes, and the sustainability association SEED.

Name

Ubidem - Association des élèves du département Droit-Economie-Management de l'ENS Rennes

Legal name

Ubidem - Association des élèves du département Droit-Economie-Management de l'ENS Rennes

Website

https://asso.ens-rennes.fr

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

UbiDEM is the student association for the Droit-Economie-Management department of ENS Rennes, operating conferences, a podcast, a gazette, alumni networking, legal outreach to high schools, an eloquence competition, and annual colloquia for DEM students. It is a non-commercial association funded by ENS Rennes institutional support.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Student Association Services

NAICS

Business Associations (813910)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYEDAMAGAJ

Business, Entrepreneurship & Case Competitions (DECA-style, Pitch, Case)

Education/Supplemental & Enrichment Programs (Arts, STEM, Language)/Academic Clubs & Competitions (Debate, Model UN, Olympiads)

SECONDARYEDAMALAK

Leadership, Debate & Model UN Camps

Education/Supplemental & Enrichment Programs (Arts, STEM, Language)/Summer & Holiday Enrichment Camps (Multi-Activity, Academic)

Keywords

• Student association services
• Law economics management programs
• Academic conference cycles
• Alumni networking events
• Educational outreach programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Bruz

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Ubidem is a student association (association loi 1901) affiliated with the Droit-Economie-Management (DEM) department of ENS Rennes. It organizes academic enrichment activities for its members, including conference cycles, colloquia, podcasts, gazettes, eloquence competitions, alumni networking sessions, and educational outreach programs connecting students with the legal, economic, and managerial professional world.

Product overview

UbiDEM is a student association for the Droit-Économie-Management (DEM) department at ENS Rennes. Rather than a unified software product, it offers a portfolio of cultural, scientific, and social initiatives including a conference cycle (Cycle de conférences), an educational outreach program (L'Envers du droit), a bimonthly student gazette (L'Envers D-E), a podcast (AudiENS), an eloquence competition (Concours d'éloqu'ENS), annual colloquia, and an alumni networking program (Rencontres Alumni). These initiatives aim to dynamize student life, promote scientific research, and foster connections between current and former DEM students.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Cycle de conférences UbiDEM Recurring academic conference cycle organized for students of the DEM department at ENS Rennes, featuring speakers and practitioners from the legal, economic, and management professions. Aimed at DEM students seeking exposure to professional practices and current debates in their fields of study.
• Comuze partnership events Jointly organized events with Comuze, a partner association, expanding cultural and intellectual programming available to DEM students at ENS Rennes. Targeted at students interested in cross-disciplinary cultural and intellectual experiences.
• Inter-ENS events participation Events organized in coordination with the broader network of ENS schools (inter-ENS), enabling DEM students to engage with peers from other ENS institutions across France.
• SEED program partnership Partnership programming with the SEED educational outreach initiative, contributing to pedagogical and outreach activities for the broader ENS Rennes community.
• Bridge Club partnership events Co-organized events with Bridge Club, a partner student association, offering additional social and intellectual programming to DEM students.
• Rencontres Alumni program Alumni networking program connecting current DEM students with ENS Rennes graduates working in professional roles, facilitating mentorship, career insight, and professional contacts in law, economics, and management.
• Concours d'éloqu'ENS competition An oratory/eloquence competition open to ENS students, leveraging the DEM department's tradition in legal and rhetorical training. Designed to develop public-speaking and argumentation skills.
• UbiDEM local office and campus presence A dedicated physical presence on the ENS Rennes campus serving as a meeting point, workspace, and information hub for association activities and student support.
• UbiDEM Gazette / podcast content Editorial content products including a regular gazette publication and podcast episodes, distributed via the ENS Rennes web portal and the association's social media channels to inform and engage the DEM student community.

Quantifiable outcome

• Conference series with renowned speakers including Michel Aglietta, Jean Pisani-Ferry, and Cédric Villani
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• SEED (Sustainable Environment and Development Association)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerUbiDEM collaborates closely with SEED, the sustainable development association of ENS Rennes. The two associations jointly organize conferences on environmental topics, with UbiDEM's conference pole working with SEED to bring researchers and speakers to address topics such as climate change, environmental policy, and ecological transitions. This partnership integrates students from the Sciences pour l'Environnement department with DEM students.
• Bridge Club de ChartresminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Tarot club under BDA has established a partnership with the Bridge Club de Chartres to offer bridge lessons to students, expanding the card gaming activities beyond traditional tarot to include bridge education.
• Cour d'Appel de Rennes (Rennes Court of Appeal)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerUbiDEM is developing a 'procès fictif' (mock trial) project in collaboration with the Rennes Court of Appeal, allowing students to gain hands-on experience in legal proceedings through organized mock trials.
• Rennes High Schools and CollegescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerUbiDEM's 'Envers du droit' program has established partnerships with multiple high schools (lycées) in Rennes and one college for educational outreach. These partnerships enable DEM students to deliver one to two hour legal and economic education sessions to secondary school students, with the first hour covering general legal principles and the second addressing current topics.
• prepad1.frminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe gazette 'L'Envers D-E l'ENS' is published and distributed through prepad1.fr, a platform dedicated to CPGE preparation students. This partnership enables national distribution of the DEM department gazette to students preparing for DEM entrance exams.
• ENS RennescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAs the parent institution, ENS Rennes provides institutional support, facilities, and partnership for UbiDEM's conferences and events. The university president officially opens UbiDEM colloquia, and the events are eligible for PPPE (Professional Project Personal Development) credits.
• Rennes MétropoleminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerRennes Métropole is a local government partner supporting UbiDEM's annual colloquium events, providing institutional backing for the research conferences organized by the DEM department student association.
• Université de RennesminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerUniversité de Rennes 1 (now part of Université de Rennes) partnered with UbiDEM for the 2019 colloquium 'Diriger au XXIe siècle', contributing academic expertise and institutional support.
• ENS ULM (Paris)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerUbiDEM collaborated with ENS ULM students in March 2026 to organize an AI-themed colloquium, creating an inter-ENS research collaboration that brought together law students from both institutions.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• ENS Ulm (ENS Paris) Student Associations: Student associations at ENS Ulm, with whom UbiDEM is already collaborating on the March 2026 AI colloquium. Comparable as a peer ENS association network and direct collaboration partner.
• ENS Paris-Saclay Student Associations: Student associations at the parallel ENS Paris-Saclay, which hosts comparable departments and runs similar conference, journal, and outreach programming for normaliens. Functionally analogous as a peer ENS association ecosystem in the same national network.
• ENS Lyon Student Associations: Student associations at ENS Lyon, another of the four French Écoles Normales Supérieures that hosts similar academic student bodies, conferences, and publications. Comparable as a peer ENS in the same national inter-ENS competition circuit.
• BDA ENS Rennes: Bureau des Arts of ENS Rennes, which oversees over 25 student clubs including a Tarot partnership with Bridge Club de Chartres. Directly comparable as a peer student organization within the ENS Rennes association ecosystem.
• Comuze (ENS Rennes): ENS Rennes comedy-musical association that draws approximately 1,000 spectators annually. Directly comparable as a large-scale student-event organization operating under the same ENS Rennes association umbrella.
• SEED (Sustainable Environment and Development Association, ENS Rennes): Fellow ENS Rennes student association focused on sustainable development that co-organizes environmental conferences with UbiDEM. Directly comparable as a peer student association within the same institutional ecosystem serving the same student base.
• BDS ENS Rennes: Bureau des Sports of ENS Rennes, representing the sports dimension of campus life. Directly comparable as a peer student association under the same ENS Rennes institutional umbrella.
• BDE ENS Rennes: Bureau des Élèves, the central student-body association of ENS Rennes. Directly comparable as a peer student organization operating on the same campus with the same institutional backing and volunteer-driven model.

Others

• prepad1.fr: Distribution platform partner that hosts and disseminates UbiDEM's bimonthly gazette to CPGE students preparing for ENS entrance exams. Comparable as an ecosystem enabler that extends the association's national reach.
• Cour d'Appel de Rennes: Rennes Court of Appeal, partnering with UbiDEM on the mock-trial ('procès fictif') project. Comparable as an institutional partner providing real-world legal exposure to DEM students.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/ENSRennes
• YouTubeasso.ens-rennes.fr/youtube
• Facebookfacebook.com/facebook
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/ubidem-association-des-%C3%A9l%C3%A8ves-du-d%C3%A9partement-droit-economie-management-de-l-ens-rennes
• Instagramasso.ens-rennes.fr/rss

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Profiles1 record

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