Behind the Numbers

The Centre d’Action Universitaire is a student union at UCLouvain Saint-Louis Bruxelles, the university that became fully autonomous from UCLouvain in 2024. The union provides a number of good services, but did not meet several criteria in the area of representation, which lowered its sub-score in this category and led to a lower overall score. Despite its 9th place in the index, the Union should not be underestimated, as competition among university student unions in the ranking is fierce.

The Centre d’Action Universitaire provides consistent psychological and legal assistance, counseling, and occasional food aid. It is active on social media and regularly organizes extracurricular events.

The Centre d’Action Universitaire is a member of the Fédération des étudiant-e-s francophones. It effectively uses its structural power within the university to address students’ concerns. The Union participates in the joint advocacy campaigns carried out by AGL and FEF. The Union’s rules and regulations are not publicly available. The Union does not appear to be involved in community governance in Brussels.

The Tweaks

The Union used to have a website, but it is no longer active. Restoring it would improve the Union’s visibility and outreach to the student body. Improving the representational aspects can be done by posting the current rules of the Union and achieving concrete results through the targeted advocacy campaigns.