The THWS Card

The THWS Card serves as a student ID card. This is why students should carry their student ID cards with them at all times on campus. It serves as means of identification e.g. when taking an exam.
Please make sure that your card is validated (see validation)!

The THWS card also serves as library card. The barcode imprinted on the card represents the library number which is also electronically saved on the chip. You may use the libraries of the Technical University of Applied Sciences Würzburg-Schweinfurt as well as the Libraries of the University of Würzburg.

The card contains an electronic purse of the Studierendenwerk Würzburg, which can be topped up with money at the established top-up machines. The amount is instantly credited to the THWS Card. If a card is faulty or damaged and you can no longer access your credit, you may transfer it onto a new card. You may also cash out your credit upon de-registration. Please contact the contact person of the Studierendenwerk in charge of the electronic purse. However, this is only possible upon submission of the previous (faulty/damaged) THWS Card. In case of loss or theft, the credit will not be cashed out or reimbursed!

Locations of the top-up machines

• Schweinfurt, Ignaz-Schön-Straße 11: Mensa (canteen)
• Würzburg, Am Studentenhaus: Studentenhaus Mensa (canteen)
• Würzburg, Röntgenring 8: Mensa alte Augenklinik (canteen)
• Würzburg, Sanderheinrichsleitenweg 20: Cafeteria
• Würzburg, Hubland: Mensa Uni (canteen)

Locations of mini cash points:

• Schweinfurt, Ignaz-Schön-Straße 11: Post room
• Schweinfurt, Ignaz-Schön-Straße 11: Library
• Würzburg, Sanderring 8a: Library
• Würzburg, Münzstr. 12: Switchboard (WISO building)
• Würzburg, Röntgenring: ITSC - Room A.308
• Würzburg, Sanderheinrichsleitenweg 20: Dean's Office FIW - Room I.3.38

Electronic locking systems are used in various THWS buildings. When entering the buildings or passing the barriers at the parking grounds, the right of access is transferred onto the memory chip of your card. Additionally, you will find special reading devices installed on each floor where you can activate your right of access.

According to the specifications of your right of access you can then access the respective rooms with your THWS Card. This includes facilities of the participating universities and the Studierendenwerk.

Upon enrolment or re-enrolment at THWS, students purchase a semester ticket which is valid for 6 months. In order to keep the costs as inexpensive as possible, a joint participation of all students at the higher education institutions in Würzburg and in Schweinfurt (THWS, University of Würzburg, University of Music) is necessary. This is the reason why students, who have no use for the ticket, also have to pay the amount when enrolling or re-enrolling.

During the validation process the validation note "Semesterticket" will be imprinted on the validation strip. This imprint labels the THWS card as your semester ticket. Without this imprint, the THWS card does not serve as ticket for transportation!

The semester ticket may only be used by students in Würzburg or Schweinfurt respectively depending on their study location.
Please observe the area of validity!

You may also use the credit of the electronic purse of your THWS Card to pay for prints and copies. For instructions, please see the machine you intend on using.

In the upper right corner you see the electronic chip. Stemming from the chip, the antenna wires are placed along the frame of the card.

• Please keep your card in a solid card case. It is not advisable to keep the card inside your wallet - the card might get bent out of shape. In this case, the ring-shaped antenna or the chip could get damaged.
• Do not expose the card to high temperatures (of over 60° Celsius)
  (extremely critical e.g. glove compartment and storage in the car in the sun). The validity date can become illegible or the card can lose its shape.
• Chip cards, which have been exposed to high electromagnetic fields (e.g. amplifiers, speakers at the club) also run the risk of being damaged or destroyed.

Should the card become unusable due to improper handling leading to replacement, a fee of EUR 20.00 will be charged.

The card is a chip card, which is based on MIFARE DESFire technology. On the card and when communicating, current cryptographic algorithms (3DES) are being used.

The Technical University of Applied Sciences Würzburg-Schweinfurt saves the data in line with the administration of students. Regarding the external use, e.g. means of cashless payment (canteen), the respective institutions can only read the data saved on the card.

Each card has its own card serial number, which is being saved in the system for all so-called cash point transactions. In addition, only a personal code number (student, employee, guest) and a university code number (Studierendenwerk, University of Würzburg, University of Music, Technical University of Applied Sciences Würzburg-Schweinfurt) are saved on the card.

Neither the Studierendenwerk nor the University of Würzburg has access to personal data (e.g. name, address, student ID number). They do not require this information either.

On the premises of the Technical University of Applied Sciences Würzburg-Schweinfurt, access data will not be registered.

The card contains the following data:

Imprinted on the card:

• Picture
• Surname, name
• Student ID number
• THWS library user number as bar code
• THWS library user number in plain text
• Chip card serial number
• Validity date (varies)
• Semester ticket (varies)

Electronically saved data:

• Chip card number
• Electronic purse of the Studentenwerk Würzburg
• Personal code number for the electronic purse (student, employee, guest)
• Validity date
• THWS library user number
• Right of access
• Complimentary credit management for printing / copying payment