Association of Christian Democratic Students

The Association of Christian Democratic Students (German: Ring Christlich-Demokratischer Studenten, RCDS) is a German student organisation founded in 1951 and based in Berlin. It contains more than 100 groups at universities with 8,000 members in total. The RCDS is the largest and oldest existing political student association in Germany. It sees itself as a liberal and conservative student association.

The organisation stands politically near the Christian Democratic Union and Christian Social Union, two conservative German political parties. It is one of nine founding members of the Centre Right European Association for Students, which was established on the 23rd of July 2022 amongst organisations such as AktionsGemeinschaft, Fria Moderata Studentförbundet of Blasieholmsgatan and Høyres Studenter.