European Student Card (ESC)

Convert your TUI-UCM card into your European Student Card (ESC) and take advantage of numerous benefits

If you are enrolled at Complutense, you can now convert your Smart University Card (TUI-UCM) into a European Student Card (ESC), granting you access to certain advantages when you are at other European universities and institutions that have also implemented this card (hundreds of institutions from 36 countries have registered so far).

Once fully implemented, the European Student Card will streamline processes for students traveling to other European higher education institutions, provided the destination institution is also registered for this service. Depending on the enabled features at each campus, the ESC may, in the future, provide access to various student services (such as libraries, sports facilities, dining services, cultural activities, student discounts, etc.) and serve as identification at the temporary destination university (for example, during an Erasmus exchange or a summer course in another European country).

For the time being, and until its widespread implementation the UCM will continue to use TUI for accessing services and facilities and students will need to follow the instructions to obtain it. In other universities, a similar process may be adopted. This doesn't preclude, as the instructions on this page indicate, from obtaining and presenting this card at other institutions when traveling.

The European Student Card is an initiative of the European Commission aimed at facilitating international mobility and simplifying associated procedures. The coordinated effort of a joint team, consisting of the Vice-Rectories for Technology and Sustainability and International Relations and Cooperation, has made it possible for Complutense University to join this technological platform in February 2024.

To learn more about this initiative: https://europeanstudentcard.eu/.

FOLLOW THESE STEPS TO ACTIVATE YOUR EUROPEAN STUDENT CARD

1. Access your virtual TUI card in the Complutense University APP installed on your mobile phone.
2. Find the round logo with the letters ESC and click on it.
3. A popup message shows that you can get your European student card. Click on the "More information" button.
4. To continue, accept the personal data processing clause.
5. Make sure that push notifications are enabled on your mobile phone and click the "Accept" button.

6. Enter the code you received and click "Validate".
7. Your card is now a European Student Card (ESC) and a new logo appears in the lower left corner.
8. You can see your ESC number or identifier in the upper right corner of the front of your virtual card.
9. If at any time you wish to unsubscribe from the ESC card, just click on the ESC icon again and confirm.

And remember that if you need technical support, you can open an inquiry here: https://ssii.ucm.es/estudiante

Note: The illustrations in the right-hand column of this page are taken from the infographic available on the European Commission's website.