TUcard pick up

Students newly enrolled at TU Braunschweig for the summer semester 2024 can pick up their final student ID card - the TUcard - from 2 April at the Study Service Centre, Pockelsstraße 11 (in the Haus der Wissenschaft) during opening hours:

Monday - Friday: 10 a.m. - 12 p.m. and
Tuesday and Thursday afternoons 2 - 4 p.m.

• Please bring your temporary student ID with you. It will be exchanged for the TUcard. Please also bring your identity card, passport or residence permit with you.

• You will receive your personalised TUcard with protective cover
• and the Welcome-Bag with useful information for the start of your studies.

The TUcard is your student identity card at the TU Braunschweig. It is also

• Semester ticket and VRB semester ticket ,
• library card for the University Library (UB) and has a
• Payment function for the cash desks of the Studentenwerk and for printouts at the computer centre (Gauß-IT-Zentrum).

• Please first validate your TUcard at one of the validation terminals set up. You can see the locations of the devices here. Your student ID and semester ticket are only valid after correct validation. In the following semesters, please validate your TUcard again after you have re-registered in order to extend the validity.
• To use the library you have to register at the UB with your TUcard. You can find more information here.
• Please keep your TUcard in the protective cover provided. This is specially designed so that your card only needs to be removed for validation of the envelope.
• Lectures start on 2 April 2024.

To avoid damage to the card, please use a suitable cover. Protect the card from bending, high heat or scratching, among other things.

In the event of problems with the TUcard or its loss, please contact us immediately

•     in person at the Student Service Centre
•     by telephone at the Student Service Call +49 (0) 531 391 - 4321
•     or by e-mail to tucard(at)tu-braunschweig.de

in order to prevent misuse.

A new card can be issued for you at any time in the Student Service Centre.
However, in case of loss, damage to the card due to improper use or a technical defect for which you are responsible, you will have to bear the costs for the creation yourself.

Please note the information on the opening hours of the SC and the current hygiene rules: https://www.tu-braunschweig.de/en/sc/news