Augsburg Campus Card
What is the Campus Card?
The Augsburg Campus Card is a collaborative project between the University of Augsburg, Technical University of Applied Sciences Augsburg, and the Augsburg Student Services Organization.
With the Augsburg Campus Card, everyone affiliated with the Augsburg higher education community receives a single card that covers all essential functions.
The Most Important Points at a Glance
Receipt
by mail after enrollment
Max. Balance
150 €
Validation
required every semester
Contact
Data Center / Student Services
What can the Augsburg Campus Card do?
The Augsburg Campus Card is the official student ID card of the Technical University of Applied Sciences Augsburg and serves as a multifunctional smart card. It combines various functions in a single card:
- Student ID with photo
- Semester pass for the AVV and avg
- Library card
- Payment function, e.g., for the student dining hall and cafeteria
- Copying function on campus
- Access card for selected areas of the university
Get a Campus Card
After enrollment, your Campus Card will generally be mailed to you shortly before the start of the semester. The first card is issued free of charge. If no suitable photo is available, a silhouette will be printed on the card.
Please check the printed information for accuracy upon receipt. Report any errors to rzservice(at)tha.de. You can view your personal information and photo in the IDM portal.
Use of the Campus Card ends upon withdrawal from the university. You may keep the card, but you may no longer use it as a student ID.
Validate
The Campus Card must be validated before its first use and after each successful check-in. During this process, the current validity period is printed on the card and stored in the chip.
Important:
Without a valid validation, the Campus Card is not valid as a semester pass.
When can you validate it?
Re-validation is generally possible about seven days before the start of the semester, as soon as your re-registration has been successfully recorded in the system.
- Winter semester: usually starting September 24
- Summer semester: usually starting March 8.
Locations of the Validation Stations
Rotes Tor Campus
Lobby leading to lecture halls M 1.01 and M 1.02
Brunnenlech Campus
Library lobby, H Building, ground floor
Upgrade
The Campus Card can be used as an electronic wallet and can be reloaded at the Studierendenwerk’s reload stations.
Campus at the Rotes Tor
→ Cafeteria in the M Building
Campus at Brunnenlech
→ Library in the H Building – 1st floor
→ Cafeteria in the H Building
→ in front of the Computer Center service office, H Building - 2nd floor
→ Coffee bar in the C Building
The card can be reloaded with €5, €10, €20, and €50 bills. The maximum balance is €150.
Autoload Process
With the Autoload system, your Campus Card is automatically reloaded via direct debit when you make a payment. This ensures you always have sufficient funds available.
To use this service, you must register once. To do so, tell a cashier at the cafeteria, cafeteria, or CaféBar that you’d like to use Autoload and present your Campus Card. You’ll then receive your initial password.
More information about the Autoload system
Online Card Service
If you participate in the Autoload system, you can check your balance, view payments from the past few months, and block your electronic wallet if your card is lost through the Online Card Service.
Loss, Theft, and Replacement Card
If your Campus Card is lost or stolen, please report it immediately to the Technical University of Applied Sciences Augsburg. In the event of theft, you must also file a police report.
You can obtain a new Campus Card at the Computer Center’s service office. Please note the office hours.
| Reason | Costs | Proof |
|---|---|---|
| Loss of Campus Card | 15 € | No proof required |
| Theft of the Campus Card | None | police report of theft |
| Campus Card lost in the mail | None | Statement regarding non-receipt
|
| Technical defect with no visible damage | None | Return of the old Campus Card |
| Technical defect with visible damage | 15 € | Return of the old Campus Card |
| Name change | None | Return of the old Campus Card |
| Change of photo or silhouette | 15 € | Return of the old Campus Card |
More Information
Please handle the Campus Card with care so that the chip and validation strip are not damaged.
Therefore, please avoid:
- Bending or permanently warping the card
- Washing or contact with liquids
- High temperatures, such as storing the card in direct sunlight
- Heavy soiling, scratches, or dents
- Using the card as a tool, such as an ice scraper
- Storing the card right next to your debit card
It is best to keep the card in a protective sleeve. You can often obtain one free of charge from your bank or for a small fee at the data center’s service office.
The Campus Card uses modern security measures to protect the stored data. Applications such as payments, library services, and ID functions are stored and protected separately.
The card is based on LEGIC advant and uses AES-256 encryption for communication. The keys for the individual applications are managed by the respective institutions themselves.