Student Organizations
The STAPS Faculty is home to student organizations. These organizations most often bring together students from a specific academic department or degree program.
The STAPS Department actively supports student life, provides funding to these student organizations, and offers them logistical assistance as needed
One of the responsibilities of the Vice Director for Student Affairs is to foster student organization activities within the department.
ASS STAPS
President: Andy BASSIER
Treasurer: Loane JURET
Assistant Treasurer: Dominique HALLART
Secretary: Alexia SALES
Assistant Secretary: Frederic DUMAZERT
BDE
The Montpellier STAPS Student Association is the organization representing all students at the Montpellier STAPS Department. Since its founding in 2006, it has helped energize campus life, fostered social integration and a sense of belonging, provided academic advising, supported career placement and academic success, defended students’ rights, and represented them before institutional bodies.
In practice, this takes the form of sports and festive events, initiatives in social innovation and advocacy, the operation of a socially responsible and eco-friendly sports thrift store, the launch of a clothing line, and representation on the boards of directors of our industry and regional federations, as well as on various university councils.
PRO STAPS
President: Mélinda BEN TAHAR
Vice President: Thomas PARAZOLS
Treasurer: Anne-Laure TARDY
Secretary: Thibault VOL
Force Staps Montpellier
President: Dominique SORGATO
Vice President: Miguel ARMANGA
Treasurer: Mounir MOUH
Secretary: Dominique HALLART
MT Adventures
TheMT S’Aventures association is the student association for students in the Master’s program in Sports Tourism Management.
Its purpose is to bring together Master’s students (Years 1 and 2) from the MTS track across different graduating classes at the UFR STAPS in Montpellier and to represent them within the university.
It also provides opportunities for interaction, particularly through seminars and Career Day events with professionals in the sports tourism industry and with alumni of this master’s program
In addition, it aims to promote academic success and career readiness among its members.
President: Maïlys Dupont
Treasurer: Thibault Fernandes
Secretary: Clément Costes
You can also follow our Instagram page:https://www.instagram.com/mts_aventures/
promapa
Prom’APA is the student association for the Adapted Physical Activities (APA) program at the UFR STAPS in Montpellier.
The purpose of this association is
- to bring together APA students from different graduating classes.
- to represent all APA students at the University of Montpellier and the STAPS Department
- to organize events that foster interaction (sports tournaments, JAPA, social gatherings, debates) among the different class years (L2, L3, M1, M2)
- to help members attend conferences to the extent possible.
- to participate in various initiatives related to disabilities (Telethon, Adapted Physical Activities Day, World COPD Day, etc.)
PESAP
The purpose of this association is to bring together the various members of the Master’s program in Prevention, Health Education, and Physical Activity (PESAP) in Montpellier. The goal is to unite students, faculty, and professionals to build a PESAP network, particularly through themed days and evenings. The association also seeks to highlight, promote, and expand the PESAP program among the general public and the professional community. Its goal is also to inform students about health promotion strategies and policies through events, a website, and informational materials, and finally to support their professional development (by connecting them with resource institutions).
To achieve these goals, the association implements health prevention initiatives, participates in the PESAP Career Day, and seeks to further increase its visibility within the local health promotion community in Montpellier and the surrounding area.
psycoach
Sports, Education, and Motor Skills
The “Sport Education Motricité” (SEM) association brings togetherstudentsin the “Education and Motor Skills” bachelor’s program and the “Teaching and Training Professions in Physical Education and Sports” (MEEF-EPS) master’s program at the UFR STAPS in Montpellier.
Its purpose is to support its members’ academic success and career development, to promote the educational aspects of physical, athletic, and artistic activities, and to invigorate student life.

SMBA
Founded in 2022, the SMBA is a student association dedicated to basketball. Its main goal is to promote the development and cohesion of students in the basketball program.
Our activities focus on several key areas:
- the provision of reversible jerseys (in partnership with Sport2000)
- the establishment of a mentoring program for students in the specialization (also open to EM students)
- organizing, whenever possible, basketball tournaments open to all students who wish to share this common passion.
Executive Committee members
- Dorian ALEXANDRE (President)
- Maileyne SEBAA (Vice President and Secretary)
- Ms. DEAS (Treasurer and Head of the Basketball Program)
- Thomas AUZELOUX (Event Manager)
- Léa DEGIRARD (Event Manager)

