AGEPoly

What AGEPoly does

AGEPoly (Association Générale des Étudiant·e·s de l'EPFL) is the official General Students Association of École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, a Swiss non-profit founded in 1951 and headquartered on the EPFL campus in Ecublens/Lausanne. It functions as the recognized representative body for all EPFL students across Bachelor, Master, PhD, and Mise à Niveau programs, with formal representation rights before EPFL Direction, the ETH Board, the Conseil des EPF, and other governing bodies. Membership is automatic and universal for enrolled students, and a 14-member Comité de Direction is elected annually through General Assemblies to govern the association.

The organization's portfolio spans three functional pillars. First, representation and advocacy: it defends student interests on academic rules, exam disputes, tuition increases, and institutional reforms, and operates a dedicated Legal Counsel Service launched in April 2024 in partnership with FAE-UNIL that handled approximately 30 cases in its first year. Second, on-campus services: a physical shop at CM 1 453 selling EPFL merchandise, offering bookbinding and Camipro top-ups; insurance advisory; a Support and Respect Cell; prevention and wellness programs; and the Survival Guide for incoming students. Third, event animation: recurring second-hand clothing sales (Boursovetements), second-hand book sales (Boursobouquins), ski equipment sales, and cultural and sports activities. In September 2025 AGEPoly rejoined UNES (the national student federation) on a 3-year co-financed membership, and from February 2026 it participates in the FLourish Bachelor reform across all working groups.

Commercially, AGEPoly generates no reported revenue and operates no paid pricing model; its digital infrastructure is a WordPress/Neve website supplemented by Google Forms and a Telegram channel for outreach. The association is funded through shop sales, event fees, and member-federation co-financing, and is governed autonomously under its own statutes with no parent company, external investors, or commercial ownership.

Name

AGEPoly

Legal name

AGEPoly - Association Générale des Étudiant·e·s de l'EPFL

Website

https://agepoly.ch

Company type

Private

Founded year

1951

Operating status

Operating

Short description

AGEPoly is the official General Students Association of EPFL, a Swiss non-profit founded in 1951 that represents all enrolled students, provides legal counsel, on-campus services, and advocacy before EPFL Direction and national bodies.

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akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Ecublens

HQ country

Switzerland

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

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Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. UNES Membership: AGEPoly rejoined UNES (Union Nationale des Étudiant·e·s de Suisse) in September 2025 with a 3-year membership, with reduced fees co-financed by VSETH and CEPF

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

AGEPoly is the official General Students Association of EPFL, providing student representation before EPFL Direction and the ETH Board, advocacy on academic policies, and a portfolio of campus services. These services include legal counsel for academic matters (via partnership with FAE-UNIL), an on-campus merchandise shop, insurance advisory, prevention/wellness programs, and recurring student events such as second-hand clothing sales, book sales, and ski equipment sales.

Product overview

AGEPoly is EPFL's General Students Association, a non-profit student organization offering a portfolio of support services, representation functions, and campus events. The organization operates through several core offerings: a legal counsel service (in partnership with FAE/UNIL) providing academic rights guidance; student representation to EPFL administration; a merchandise shop (Boutique AGEPoly); insurance advisory services; a Support and Respect Cell for student welfare; and a comprehensive Survival Guide for new students. The organization also runs recurring event services including Boursovêtements (clothing sales), Boursobouquins (book sales), ski sales, and prevention/health programs. Built on WordPress with the Neve theme, the organization's digital presence primarily serves as an information portal rather than a software product.

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Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Conseil Juridique (Legal Counsel Service)
• Représentation Services
• Boutique AGEPoly (Shop)

Named customers1 record

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• UNES (Union Nationale des Étudiant·e·s de Suisse)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 September 2025AGEPoly rejoined UNES in September 2025 with a 3-year membership during a period of political austerity and tuition increases. The membership fees were reduced by half and co-financed by VSETH and CEPF. AGEPoly collaborates with UNES for national-level advocacy and parliamentary lobbying.
• FAE (Fédération des Associations d'Etudiant·e·x·s de l'UNIL)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 26 April 2024Partnership with FAE-UNIL's legal service provides AGEPoly members with academic legal counsel. This partnership enables AGEPoly to offer legal insights to students on specific cases, particularly during exams. The service handles approximately 30 cases in its first year of operation.
• VSETH (Verband der Studierenden an der ETH)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-financing partner for UNES membership fees. Collaboration on lobbying efforts against tuition increases and budget cuts in Swiss higher education.
• CEPF (Conseil des EPF)minorOthersCo-financed AGEPoly's reduced UNES membership fees alongside VSETH.
• CAPE (Centre d'Appui à l'Enseignement)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration on exam-related matters including the Assessment Handbook that summarizes LEX regulations on exams.
• FMEL (Fondation Maison pour Étudiants Lausanne)minorOthersAGEPoly maintains representation on the FMEL Foundation Council, which provides affordable student housing in Lausanne.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves1 record

Expansion highlights4 records

Regional players

• FAGE - Fédération des Associations Générales Étudiantes: FAGE is the federation of general student associations across French universities, structurally analogous to UNES but at the French national level. It is comparable to AGEPoly as a national-coordination body for university-level student associations and as a parliamentary lobbying actor on higher-education policy.

Direct peers

• VSETH - Verband der Studierenden an der ETH: VSETH is the official student association of ETH Zurich, parallel in structure and remit to AGEPoly at EPFL. Both associations deliver student representation, services, and events across their respective federally affiliated universities, and the two co-finance AGEPoly's UNES membership, reflecting directly comparable missions.
• FAE - Fédération des Associations d'Étudiant·e·x·s de l'UNIL: FAE is the federation of student associations at the Université de Lausanne (UNIL), the sister public university of Lausanne to EPFL. AGEPoly directly partners with FAE's legal service to deliver its Conseil Juridique offering, and both organizations occupy the same structural role at their respective institutions.

Broad incumbents

• ESN - Erasmus Student Network: ESN is one of Europe's largest student associations, providing representation, services, and events for internationally mobile students. While broader in scope and geography than AGEPoly, it operates a similar community-led model delivering support services and advocacy for a student constituency at multiple universities.
• UNES - Union Nationale des Étudiant·e·s de Suisse: UNES is the national federation of Swiss student associations, of which AGEPoly became a member again in September 2025. It operates one level above university-level bodies and focuses on federal advocacy for student interests, providing the umbrella coordination that age-poly participates in via its membership.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

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