You will receive a chip card as your student ID card. We will send this ID card to you after successful enrolment at the beginning of the semester (March 1/September 1).
What's on the chip card?
The front of the card features the university logo, your surname and first name, your matriculation number/library number, your photo and the card's expiry date.
What can the chip card do?
- Access to all buildings and to special rooms in your faculty
- Library card for the HFT Stuttgart
- Cashless payment at the photocopiers, in the refectories and cafeterias of the Studentenwerk, in the examination office, internship office, additional services of the Faculty of Architecture and Design and in the library. The electronic purse can be recharged with cash or with an EC card at the upgrade devices in the cafeterias and dining halls of the Studierendenwerk.
Please note: The VVS-StudiTicket expired in the winter semester 2023/24! In summer semester 2023, new ticket offers for public transport were introduced, from which students can still benefit – such as the Deutschlandticket and the state-wide Jugendticket or JugendTicketBW. Students up to the age of 26 can travel more cheaply with the state-wide JugendTicketBW than with the StudiTicket. To the VVS JugendTicketBW.
Validating your chip card (extending its validity for each new semester)
The validity period must be reprinted after you have re-registered for the new semester. You can do this at the validation machine in Building 1, 1st floor, atrium on the right.
What happens if I lose the chip card?
Please report this immediately to the Student Office, Building 1, Room 111, where any cards you find will also be handed in so that we can possibly return them to you. Otherwise the previous card will be blocked and a new card will be issued. Attention: The stored credit cannot be refunded by the university!
What does a new chip card cost?
11 Euro. You pay this amount at the paying office, building 1, room 224.1. The paying office is open Monday - Friday from 9 - 12 o'clock.
New chip card - how does it work?
- You deposit 12 Euros at the payment office, Building 1, Room 224.1. The payment office is open Mondays - Fridays from 9 - 12 o'clock.
- With the payment receipt you go to the Studierendensekretariat, Bau 1, room 111 and get a new identity card.
 
What happens if my card is damaged and can no longer be used?
- You go to the information point of the Studierendenwerk in the Mensa Stadtmitte (Ossietzkystr. 3). There you will be issued with a certificate for the transfer of the existing credit balance in the form of a "Replacement Card Certificate".
- The next step is to contact Ms. Incatasciato from the IZ, Building 2, Room 001, who will process the background data.
- You then pay 12 euros into the payment office, Building 1, Room 224.1. The paying office is open Monday - Friday from 9 - 12 o'clock. With the payment receipt you go to the Students Office, Building 1, Room 111 and have a new identity card issued.
- In the last step, go to the Info-Point again so that the credit is loaded onto the new card.
 
Can I cash out my electronic balance?
Yes - at the Info-Point I of the Studierendenwerk in the Mensa Stadtmitte (Ossietzkystr. 3).
What data is stored on the chip card?
Matriculation number, library number, chip card validity, card sequence number, system number, card type, serial number, version number, access authorisation number. Only the Students Office has access to this information. In connection with cashless payment transactions, the current account balance is recorded. Access to the stored data is anonymised using the chip card serial number.