Student associations on the Grenoble Campus

BDA

As the true artistic heart of GEM, the Bureau des Arts (BDA) brings together nearly 160 members and offers a unique variety of projects. Whether it’s theater, music, dance, film, fashion, or visual arts, everyone can express themselves and find their place within the association’s eight divisions. With more than 100 events organized each year, the BDA brings the campus to life through festivals, shows, exhibitions, and performances. This wealth of activities makes it a space for experimentation and creation, where artistic commitment blends with a sense of community. It’s an immersive experience that fosters creativity and allows you to fully embrace campus life.

• Year founded: 1990 
• Major event: “La comédie musicale (CoMu)”
• “Bureau des Arts” on Instagram

GJC

Does working for client companies while you’re still in school motivate you? GEM Junior Conseil (GJC) is the school’s student-run business, bringing together about 50 members to work on real-world projects. Each year, the association carries out about ten projects and organizes a variety of events, offering a hands-on immersion in the world of consulting. Whether it’s business development, project management, auditing, or communications, you’ll develop key skills while tackling real-world challenges. Driven by a strong sense of teamwork, GJC combines professional rigor with a collaborative spirit, providing an experience that is both educational and rewarding at the heart of the Grenoble ecosystem.

• Year founded: 1989
• Major envent: The Handover Ceremony
• GEM Junior Conseil on YouTube 

AMD Job Service

AMD Job Service, with locations in Grenoble and Paris, allows you to combine professional experience with real pay while you’re in school. With about 50 members, the association operates as a temp agency dedicated to GEM students. Thanks to a network of local businesses, it offers a variety of assignments, ranging from retail to logistics for major events involving dozens of people. At the heart of the program is a structured organization that manages all assignments, from outreach to on-site coordination. Renowned for its atmosphere, AMD also offers a deeply rewarding experience, where team spirit and collective commitment make all the difference.

• Year founded: 1989
• AMD Job Service on Instagram 
   

Genius GEM

What if your ideas could become concrete projects starting today? Since 2004, Genius GEM has been turning entrepreneurship into a field of action. With 60 members and nearly 30 events per year, the association connects students, startups, and local stakeholders. Its strength: offering comprehensive support, from pre-incubation to real-world projects through its Labo division, while also organizing an Entrepreneurship Festival and hackathons. Rooted in a national network, it creates numerous opportunities and fosters connections between project leaders and professionals. Here, entrepreneurship isn’t just an idea—it’s built, tested, and shared.

• Year founded: 2004
• Major event: festival week/ Hackathon 
• Genius on Instagram 

GFS

Dive into the financial markets, analyze, and make decisions: the GEM Finance Society (GFS) experience takes place under real-world conditions. With 70 members, the association prepares students for careers in finance through 10 annual events that combine consulting, competitions, and investing. What sets it apart is the diversity of its activities: consulting projects for companies, organizing competitions such as the Traders Cup, raising awareness about sustainable finance, and managing a real portfolio of 10,000 euros through the GEM Investment Club. This comprehensive approach allows members to explore finance from multiple angles, while maintaining a constant connection to the professional world and its demands.

• Year founded: 1998
• GEM Finance Society on Instagram 

GEM Store

With annual revenue of €250,000, the GEM Store is much more than just a student store. As France’s leading student purchasing cooperative, the association brings together between 50 and 60 members each year to engage in activities that span the entire product creation and marketing chain. From market research to negotiation, from marketing and design to 3D printing production, all the way to logistics and event planning, its five divisions work in a complementary manner. What sets it apart is its ability to combine large-scale commercial activity, product innovation, and a spirit of promotion within a renowned family-like atmosphere.

• Year founded: 2013   
• Major event: Full Moon night
• GEM Store on Instagram

Planètes

Planètes is an association of enthusiasts and amateurs with a passion for graphic design, and it immediately immerses you in hands-on visual production. With 50 members and nearly 100 events covered each year, the association plays a central role in GEM’s key events. Whether it’s photography, video, graphic design, or digital communication, you’ll be trained in professional tools (Adobe Suite, audiovisual equipment) before working on real-world projects—from the GEM Altigliss Challenge to collaborations with TEDx or companies. What sets it apart? It combines a structured framework organized into divisions with a free-form space, M82, where your ideas take shape without constraints—from photo shoots to short films.

• Year founded: 1997
• Major event: Staff GAC 
• Planètes on Instagram

Le Dahu

Want to discover Grenoble and its best spots while enjoying a hands-on experience? Every year, Le Dahu compiles a list of the region’s must-see highlights in two guides, with 10,000 copies distributed free of charge. Restaurants, bars, activities—everything is tested by about 50 dedicated members. From the city to the ski resorts, the association explores the area year-round, particularly through the Dahu des Neiges initiative. Marked by several festive launches, the project combines content creation, partnership development, and hands-on immersion. It’s a well-rounded experience that offers an up-close look at life in Grenoble.

• Year founded: 1990 
• Major event: Launch of the Snow Dahu
• Le Dahu on Instagram  

ESCapade

Representing the school and reaching out to prospective students: that is ESCapade’s mission. With about 40 members, the association promotes GEM’s image throughout France—at college fairs, in preparatory classes, and during oral exams. ESCapade manages some of the school’s social media accounts and helps welcome admitted students. Every year, one iconic project leaves a lasting impression: the road trip to Morocco, which combines promoting the school with fostering an international outlook. With about ten events organized, ESCapade offers a dynamic experience focused on sharing, representation, and team building.

• • Year founded: 2013
  • Major event: Road Trip Maroc
  • Escapade on Instagram
    

Aloha

With Aloha, international life is a daily reality on campus. With more than 60 members, the association supports the integration of international students through its Buddy Program and enriches student life with 10 to 15 events each year. From the Full Moon Party and the Woodstock Festival to cultural events organized by its committees, each initiative celebrates diversity and fosters connections. As a true driving force behind multicultural life at GEM, Aloha builds bridges between local and international students and offers an immersive experience centered on sharing and openness.

• Year founded: 1994
• Major event: Woodstock festival
• Aloha on Instagram 

GEM ONU

Would you like to step into the shoes of a diplomat in real-world conditions? Or join a student association with about 50 members that has a close-knit, family-like atmosphere? GEM ONU is France’s leading diplomacy association. By joining, you’ll participate in major international simulations in Madrid, London, and New York: with GEM ONU, geopolitics becomes a hands-on experience.

Every year, the organization carries out projects in Grenoble, Pantin, and internationally. The highlight: a trip to New York for UN simulations bringing together more than 2,000 students, including a tour of UN headquarters. You’ll also have the chance to participate in Model UN conferences in Madrid and London to hone your negotiation and strategic skills.

• Year founded: 1986 
• Major event: Participation in the NMUN in New York (UN simulation)
• GEM ONU on Instagram

ImpAct

ImpAct offers students the opportunity to make a tangible difference for the planet and society while developing their skills. With about 40 members, the organization is active both on campus and off through a variety of projects: CSR consulting, organizing sustainable events under the Ecofest label, and awareness-raising initiatives in schools. In addition, there are concrete initiatives such as the monthly distribution of baskets of local products. Driven by strong values, ImpAct allows you to get involved in a way that aligns with your beliefs, through an experience that is useful, educational, and collaborative.

• Year founded: 2006
• ImpAct sur Instagram 

SOS

Since 1989, Savoir Oser la Solidarité (SOS) has brought together about 100 GEM students each year to work on eight local and international solidarity and humanitarian projects. In Grenoble, we take concrete action to help underprivileged children, students struggling academically, overweight youth, and people with respiratory illnesses. Internationally, our teams build sustainable infrastructure and carry out awareness campaigns focused on education and health. Our most recent projects have taken us to Brazil, Nepal, Madagascar, and Laos, as well as to so-called “challenging” neighborhoods in Grenoble.

Deeply rooted in the Grenoble community, SOS offers a rich hands-on experience that combines personal commitment, project management, and teamwork.

• Year founded: 1989 
• Major event: Wall to Wall party
• SOS on YouTube 

Le Gala

The Gala’s mission: to organize large-scale events and make a lasting impact on student life. Each year, about 60 members organize the graduation ceremony, which brings together nearly 4,500 guests, as well as the end-of-year prom. In addition, there are new projects such as “L’Effervescente,” which combines a banquet, a show, and a tasting. The association is also developing the Gala Agency, its junior event planning agency, in partnership with businesses. Coordination, production, guest relations: each project draws on practical skills in a demanding professional environment, with a strong collective experience always at its core.

• Year founded: 1999
• Major event: Graduation Ceremony
• Le Gala on Instagram

Enjeu

With Enjeu, playing becomes a way to design, test, and bring people together. Since 1993, the nonprofit has been transforming entertainment into a testing ground. With 40 members and 17 events per year, Enjeu creates murder mystery parties, escape games, and esports tournaments that immerse participants in worlds built from the ground up. What sets it apart is its creation of serious games for companies like HP and STMicroelectronics, as well as its efforts to foster dialogue between students and professionals through dedicated events. Enjeu also manages Oxygem, the school’s esports team, and develops partnerships with companies such as Ubisoft and Nintendo. It’s a structured playground where every experience is designed to be enjoyed to the fullest.

• Year founded: 1993
• Major event: Murder Party Jarrie 
• Enjeu on Instagram 

GEM in Debate

Speaking out, organizing, debating: GEM en Débat places ideas at the heart of the student experience. With about 40 members in Grenoble and Paris and roughly 50 events per year, the association organizes conferences from start to finish, from reaching out to speakers to facilitating the event. It also fosters public speaking skills through a speech contest and training sessions, while producing podcasts and editorial content such as “15N.” Combining reflection, creativity, and community, GEM en Débat offers a fully immersive experience to develop students’ skills and critical thinking.

• Year founded: 2006
• Major event: TEDx GEM
• GEM in Debate on Instagram 

BDS

Want to push yourself and get pumped up by sports at GEM? The Sports Office (BDS) plays a central role in school life by offering a wide range of sports and bringing the campus to life through numerous events. Each year, nearly 35 events are organized, including must-see events like the Montée de la Bastille, the Derby against EM Lyon, and the OJO. Thanks to Grenoble’s location, the mountains are just a stone’s throw from the school! Take advantage of guided mountain excursions, particularly through the Supergliss program. With about forty dedicated members, the BDS immerses you in an intense group experience that combines team spirit with pushing your limits.

• Year founded: 1984 
• Major event: Derby
• BDS on Instagram

Altigliss

Getting involved in large-scale projects related to the mountains is at the heart of Altigliss. The association has about 60 members and organizes several events throughout the year, from the Ski Swap to the Parad’ice, including the Riders First Tour. Its flagship project, the GEM Altigliss Challenge, brings together nearly 1,000 students from all walks of life for an immersive week at a ski resort, combining sports competitions, professional networking, and festive activities. From logistics to partnership management and event coordination, Altigliss offers a challenging and formative collective experience at the heart of mountain sports.

• Year founded: 1985
• Major event: GEM Altigliss Challenge
• Altigliss on YouTube & Instagram

ICO

Stepping aboard “Ici Commence l’Océan” (ICO) means joining a crew where everything is built together. With 35 members, the association has been organizing ambitious and unifying nautical projects since 1995: the GEM Swimming Cup, the largest student swimming competition in France, and participation in the EDHEC Cruise Race. Each year, about ten events mark the association’s calendar, including “L’Escale,” a week-long cruise bringing together a fleet of about ten boats to celebrate the students’ graduation. What makes it unique is its ability to transform complex logistical challenges into powerful collective experiences, where cohesion and team spirit truly come to life.

• Year founded: 1995
• Major event: L’Escale 
• Ici Commence l’Océan on Facebook

BDE Grenoble campus

You can’t miss it. The student council (BDE), now represented by Yétigloo, shapes the entire student experience at GEM. With 50 members and about 20 events each year, it organizes the campus’s highlights, from orientation weekend to major parties. Its role goes beyond simply organizing events: in addition to coordinating the 19 student associations on the Grenoble campus, it leads the largest BDE campaign in France, bringing together nearly 350 participants over a six-month period. Behind this organization lies a collective effort where every department—from events to logistics—contributes to creating an intense and unifying student experience.

• Year founded: 1984
• Major event: GEM Days (orientation weekend)