Find all the student asso­cia­tions and their acti­vi­ties in the UTC.

Question – why might you want to get involved in clubs and societies at UTC?

Get­ting invol­ved in student ‘socie­ty’ life is much more than just par­ti­ci­pa­ting in acti­vi­ties out­side of the class­room. It gives you an oppor­tu­ni­ty to meet new people, to defend impor­tant causes, to deve­lop cross-dis­ci­pli­na­ry skills such as com­mu­ni­ca­tion, pro­ject mana­ge­ment, and team­work, while enjoying an enri­ching human experience.

It is also a way to enhance your career path through concrete pro­jects, streng­the­ning your resume and vali­da­ting extra-cur­ri­cu­lar skills, an inte­gral part of the UTC edu­ca­tion. Final­ly, it pro­vides an oppor­tu­ni­ty to acti­ve­ly contri­bute to cam­pus life and thrive in a sti­mu­la­ting and friend­ly environment.

The Student Union (BDE)

The UTC’s Student Union (Bureau des étu­diants (BDE)) is the cen­tral asso­cia­tion for student life in Com­piègne. It brings toge­ther all the student asso­cia­tions at UTC, acts as a link with the out­side world and UTC ser­vices and manages the Student Centre (MDE) loca­ted on the Ben­ja­min Frank­lin campus.

The Student Centre (Maison des Étudiants or MDE)

The Student Union (MDE) is a real hub of life, crea­ti­vi­ty and socia­li­zing for UTC stu­dents. Loca­ted in the heart of the Ben­ja­min Frank­lin cam­pus, it brings toge­ther seve­ral spaces dedi­ca­ted to student life and expres­sion. These include the student lounge, the Pic'Asso, which is a friend­ly space where stu­dents can relax, meet up for a cof­fee or take part in events orga­ni­zed by the associations.

Mee­ting rooms are also avai­lable for clubs and spe­ci­fic student socie­ties to car­ry out their pro­jects, as well as ful­ly equip­ped music rooms, a pho­to­gra­phy lab, a Fablab with laser cut­ting machines and embroi­de­ry machines and much more besides. The MDE is a live­ly place that encou­rages student ini­tia­tives, friend­li­ness and col­lec­tive commitments.

Club and society activities

Student asso­cia­tions are an essen­tial part of eve­ry­day student life, offe­ring a wide range of ser­vices and acti­vi­ties that add real value to both per­so­nal and pro­fes­sio­nal projects.

All the ini­tia­tives car­ried out by the BDE and the stu­dents, such as “Com­piègne en Lumière”, the Student Gala and the Musi­cal Come­dy team, contri­bute to pro­mo­ting a sens of well-being and “living toge­ther”, amply demons­tra­ting that the Uni­ver­si­ty is a rich reser­voir of talent. All the ini­tia­tives car­ried out by the BDE and the stu­dents, such as “Com­piègne en Lumière”, the Student Gala and the Musi­cal Come­dy team, contri­bute to pro­mo­ting a sens of well-being and “living toge­ther”, amply demons­tra­ting that the Uni­ver­si­ty is a rich reser­voir of talent. 

There are cur­rent­ly over 110 asso­cia­tions in the fede­ra­tion, i.e., with some­thing for eve­ryone! The list of asso­cia­tions, clubs and acti­vi­ties orga­ni­zed by stu­dents is long, but if none of them match your par­ti­cu­lar inter­ests, you can always create a new one and share your pas­sion with all UTC students.

For more infor­ma­tion, you can find a detai­led list of the nume­rous asso­cia­tions here: assos.utc.fr/assos

The various asso­cia­tions of the BDE fede­ra­tion are struc­tu­red around four hubs, allo­wing them to be grou­ped by fields of inter­est and makes them easier to manage. These hubs are asso­cia­tions in their own right, with a role simi­lar to that of the BDE, in which eve­ryone can get involved.

The Art and Events Hub (PAE)

The various artis­tic asso­cia­tions for dan­cing, arts and music, as well as UTC events such as student par­ties, “Com­piègne en Lumière”, and the student Gala.

The grand finale of the UTC experience: the Gala

Eve­ry year, UTC engi­nee­ring stu­dents orga­nize their tra­di­tio­nal, annual Gala, spon­so­red by a figure from the aca­de­mic or scien­ti­fic world. Gra­duates come toge­ther for a memo­rable eve­ning to cele­brate the end of their stu­dies with their fami­lies, friends and UTC staff.

The Solidarity and Citizenship Centre (PSEC)

Asso­cia­tions com­mit­ted to social and envi­ron­men­tal issues such as “Com­piègne en Tran­si­tion”, Stop VSS an anti sexist and anti sexual vio­lence asso­cia­tion and the student soli­da­ri­ty gro­ce­ry store (ÉPI).

A commitment to student well-being: UTC’s ‘Épicerie Solidaire’

ÉPI, which also stands for “inno­va­tive gro­ce­ry store,” is a soli­da­ri­ty gro­ce­ry store that helps stu­dents in need in Com­piègne. As a regis­te­red asso­cia­tion since 2013, under the 1901 law, ÉPI pro­vides its bene­fi­cia­ries with dry and fresh food, as well as hygiene products.

The Technology and Entrepreneurship Centre (PTE)

A show­case for the engi­nee­ring skills deve­lo­ped at UTC, the PTE pole includes the Junior Enter­prise, Comu­tec and a large num­ber of inno­va­tive asso­cia­tions such as Formul'UT, UTo­nome, and Humanoïde

Gaining professional skills via the UTC Junior Enterprise

“Junior UTC” as it is fami­liar­ly cal­led is an asso­cia­tion affi­lia­ted with the CNJE (natio­nal fede­ra­tion for junior enter­prises in France), which connects com­pa­nies with engi­nee­ring stu­dents through paid edu­ca­tio­nal assi­gn­ments. With six areas of exper­tise, it offers a wide range of ser­vices from tech­ni­cal desi­gn to digi­tal deve­lop­ment. Mana­ged by its mem­bers, it com­bines student pro­fes­sio­na­li­za­tion and qua­li­ty of ser­vice, with more than 1 500 assi­gn­ments /missions com­ple­ted since 1982.

The Campus Life Center (PVDC)

This pole brings toge­ther all the acti­vi­ties that contri­bute to the dai­ly life of stu­dents on cam­pus. These include inte­gra­tion, orga­ni­zing trips, games and more.

A new form of civic integration: Tous Unis pour la Cité

The ini­tia­tive « Tous Unis pour la Cité » “Pul­ling toge­ther for the City” is a pro­ject that is part of the student civic edu­ca­tion pro­gram. This inno­va­tive pro­ject, part of the Inte­gra­tion pro­gramme, aims at pro­mo­tingh the concept of “town and gown”, viz., the role the uni­ver­si­ty can play in the city, faci­li­ta­ting encoun­ters and exchanges bet­ween stu­dents and resi­dents. In concrete terms, this involves mobi­li­zing all new stu­dents arri­ving at UTC, i.e., around 1 000 new stu­dents, super­vi­sed by 500 alum­ni, on various eco­lo­gi­cal, edu­ca­tio­nal, spor­ting, cultu­ral, and social pro­jects for the bene­fit of the city, for one day at the start of the aca­de­mic year.

This ini­tia­tive has been deve­lo­ped in part­ner­ship with the Grea­ter Com­piègne region and the town­halls of Com­piègne, Mar­gny-lès-Com­piègne and Venette. Open to all higher edu­ca­tion ins­ti­tu­tions, it bene­fits from the ope­ra­tio­nal invol­ve­ment of social and eco­no­mic part­ners, illus­tra­ting their social and envi­ron­men­tal res­pon­si­bi­li­ty through this initiative.

The students’ gradual integration into the UTC community

The start of the aca­de­mic year is a great time to dis­co­ver this eco­sys­tem of the UTC asso­cia­tions. Spe­cial events, such as the “Jour­née des Asso­cia­tions” (JDA), allow eve­ryone to find out more, meet mem­bers and get invol­ved right from the start.

Don't for­get: there is life after class!

UTC Alumni

UTC Alumni, the UTC graduate network

UTC Alum­ni is the asso­cia­tion for UTC gra­duates, but more than that … For many years, the asso­cia­tion has cho­sen to open its net­work to all UTC under­gra­duates and stu­dents. This means that you can all take advan­tage of all the ser­vices offe­red by the asso­cia­tion, inclu­ding access to a direc­to­ry of more than 30 000 graduates!

UTC Alum­ni exists thanks to the finan­cial sup­port and volun­ta­ry invol­ve­ment of all its mem­bers, who work on a dai­ly basis on nume­rous pro­jects, such as art & tech, entre­pre­neur­ship and invest­ment funds, inter­ge­ne­ra­tio­nal rela­tions, the equa­li­ty index, and the (re)establishment of a men­to­ring ser­vice for students.

UTC Alum­ni is a pro­fes­sio­nal net­work at your dis­po­sal for your inter­n­ship searches, your final gra­dua­tion year pro­jects, for advice on your career path or pro­fes­sio­nal pro­jects, pre­pa­ring to move abroad, or even car­rying out com­mu­ni­ty projects

UTC Alum­ni offers:

• Access to the alum­ni direc­to­ry with the pos­si­bi­li­ty of tar­ge­ted searches;
• A career ser­vice with over 200 job offers;
• A men­to­ring ser­vice with gra­duates (in col­la­bo­ra­tion with UTC);
• Over 150 theme-orien­ted, pro­fes­sio­nal and recrea­tio­nal events;
• Regio­nal and inter­na­tio­nal activities;
• A ticket office with pre­fe­ren­tial rates (cine­ma, amu­se­ment parks, etc.).

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