ELSA is a unique and growing network of more than 35 000 young people from more than 250 universities in 39 countries across Europe . ELSA currently has members and observers in: Albania,Austria , Belgium , Bulgaria , Croatia , Czech Republic , Denmark , Estonia , Finland , France , Germany , Greece , Hungary , Iceland ,  Italy , Kazakhstan , Latvia , Lithuania , Malta , Montenegro, The Netherlands, Norway , Poland , Portugal , Republic of Macedonia ,  Romania , Russian Federation, Serbia, Slovak Republic , Slovenia , Spain , Sweden , Switzerland , Turkey , Ukraine and United Kingdom.

Furthermore, ELSA co-operates with other student organisations across the world, for instance COLADIC in South America ( http://www.coladic.org/ ), ILSA in North America ( http://www.ilsa.org/ ), ALSA in Japan ( http://www.alsa-jp.net/ ), ALSA in Australia , ALSA in South Africa and AEJCI in Ivory Coast .

Our Special Status

ELSA has through its activities and commitment within the international community gained a special status with several international institutions.

ELSA has gained consultative status with several United Nations bodies; in 1997 ELSA obtained Special Consultative Status with UN ECOSOC (United Nations Economic and Social Council) and Consultative Status with UNCITRAL (UN Commission on International Trade Law), in 1994 ELSA was granted Consultative Status in Category C in UNESCO (UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation). Furthermore, in 2000 ELSA was granted consultative status (recently called Participatory Status) with the Council of Europe. In addition, ELSA has a co-operation agreement with UNHCR (UN High Commissioner for Refugees). In October 2005 ELSA has obtained Observer Status with the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO).