Student Union of the Catalan Countries

The Student Union of the Catalan Countries (Catalan: Sindicat d'Estudiants dels Països Catalans, SEPC) is a student union based in the Catalan Countries. It was created in May 2006 as a merge of Alternativa Estel [ca] and Coordinadora d'Estudiants dels Països Catalans [ca] in the context of the Bologna Process.^[1] It initially had significant presence in the Valencian Country, Catalonia and Northern Catalonia.^[2] As a left-wing pro-independence organization, it's part of the Esquerra Independentista [ca] movement, thus usually linked to the Popular Unity Candidacy political party. Its main values are feminism, socialism, independentism,^[3] and it strongly advocates for Pan-Catalanism.^[4] It also stands against capitalism and LGBT-phobia.^[5] In fact, it pursues a new educational model as follows: secular,^[5] publicly funded, popular, Catalan-language, antipatriarchal, and good quality education.^[6] It organizes annual meetings such as the Trobada d’Estudiants dels Països Catalans (lit. 'Meeting of Students of the Catalan Countries') and the Congress of Catalan Philology Students [ca].^[6][7]

Student Union of the Catalan Countries

Sindicat d'Estudiants dels Països Catalans
Formation	May 2006; 19 years ago (2006-05)
Merger of	Alternativa Estel [ca] and Coordinadora d'Estudiants dels Països Catalans [ca]
Parent organization	Esquerra Independentista [ca]
Website	https://www.sepc.cat/