This is the UCCard

IMPORTANT INFORMATION:
With the introduction of the exclusively digital "Deutschlandsemesterticket" in the summer semester 2024, the previous semester ticket on the UCCard will be replaced. It will therefore no longer be necessary to replace the UCCard. You will receive all information about the new digital semester ticket & student ID in good time by e-mail via your S-Mail account or via the following website.

 

UCCard = Universtity of Cologne Card

The UCCard is the multifunctional electronic Student ID card of the University of Cologne. It is valid for up to five years.

The UCCard is also valid as an electronic student ticket for the public transport buses and trains of the Kölner Verkehrsbetriebe (KVB), the Verkehrsverbund Rhein-Sieg (VRS) and as a ticket for all of North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW-Ticket).

Some practical features of the UCCard will make studying at the University of Cologne even more pleasant: you will no longer need the MensaCard for cashless payment of food and drinks at the canteens and cafeterias of the “Studentenwerk” Cologne – the new UCCard also fulfills this function.

The applications of the UCCard at a glance

First of all, the UCCard is your personal identification medium at the university. It verifies that you are a student at the University of Cologne.

Furthermore there are practical applications. The UCCard also functions as:

  1. Your medium for cashless payment in canteens and cafeterias of the student services Studierendenwerk Köln. You can use it to buy food and drinks without cash – in the same way you could with the Mensakarte for several years.
  2. Library card at the USB (University and public library).
  3. Electronic student ticket for public transport. As long as you are enrolled at the University of Cologne, the chip card serves as your personal ticket in buses and trains provided by the Kölner Verkehrsbetriebe KVB, the transport authority Verkehrsverbund Rhein-Sieg and throughout North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW-ticket).
  4. Personal ID card for examinations at several faculties.
  5. Personal ID card for university and committee elections

The University of Cologne's UCCard is based state-of-the-art, secure smart card technology. Find out how the technology works.

Privacy is important. In the planning and development of the chip card, the project team, the students council AStA and the University’s Data Protection Officer have worked together closely. Read on this page how your personal data is protected - and how you yourself can actively contribute to data security.

Printed onto each chip card is a photograph of the student. Upload it to KLIPS 2.0, the new campus management system of the University of Cologne. Since the card also serves as a student ticket in buses and trains, it is important that your face is clearly visible in the picture. What requirements the image must meet read here.

You have questions? Read up in our FAQ.

If you have problems with your UCCard please contact the UCCard-Support (see contact).