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CampusCard

The card can be used as a method of payment at all checkouts of the Studierendenwerk Kassel. It can also be used at all printers, copiers and several vending machines on campus. Moreover, the CampusCard serves as a library card and can be used for paying library fees. Residents of the student halls use the card often as a payment card for the washing machines and dryers.
More information at www.uni-kassel.de/uni/en/international-service/coming-to-kassel/studying-in-kassel/during-studies/campuscard

 

 

Why do I need this CampusCard?

The card can be used as a method of payment at all checkouts of the Studierendenwerk Kassel. It can also be used at all printers, copiers and several vending machines on campus. Moreover, the CampusCard serves as a library card and can be used for paying library fees. Residents of the student halls use the card often as a payment card for the washing machines and dryers.
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Where can I get a CampusCard?

You can find all information pertaining to this at:


What do I have to do before I can use my CampusCard for payments?

First, you have to load money on your card at one of the charging stations offered by the Studierendenwerk. You should also check the "Mensa-Status" of your card (students/ staff/ trainees/apprentices/guests) and if necessary, have it corrected. Without changing the "Mensa-Status", all CampusCards are set on "Mensa-Status Guest”.


Where can I get the "Mensa-Status" of my CampusCard adjusted or extended?

On Campus Holländischer Platz, students, employees of the university and the Studierendenwerk, trainees, aspirants and interns with a valid university account can update or extend the "Mensa-Status" entry on their CampusCards themselves: Two validation stations are available on the ground floor of the Campus Center in Moritzstraße for this purpose. They hang next to the screen with the NVV timetable information.  The "Mensa-Status" update takes about 20 seconds. You can find more detailed information about the validation at www.uni-kassel.de/its/dienstleistungen/identity-und-accessmanagement/campuscard/anleitung/validierung
Students of the Kassel School of Medicine and employees of the Studierendenwerk who do not have a university account, can contact us via campuscard((at))studierendenwerk.uni-kassel.de to update their "Mensa-Status".


What is the meaning of the "Mensa-Status" imprinted on the CampusCard?

Only as a student, employee, trainee or apprentice of the University you pay a reduced price in the canteen (= Mensa). It is important that the right "Mensa-Status" is entered on the Card, so that you will only have to pay the reduced price.

You will find the "Mensa Status" entry at the bottom right of your card next to the NVV logo. There you will also find the date for the next update (=validation) of the entered "Mensa-Status".

These are the different types of "Mensa-Status":

  • "Studierende/r" = Students
  • "Bedienstete/r" = Employees of the University of Kassel
  • "Bedienstete/r (A)" = Trainees, Aspirants and interns of the University of Kassel
  • "Bedienstete/r (S)" = Employees of the Studierendenwerk Kassel
  • "Gast" = Guests of the University of Kassel


What do I have to do if the wrong "Mensa-Status" was entered when updating?

The IT Service Centre (ITS) of the University of Kassel is responsible for the correct "Mensa-Status" entry. If you have any problems, please tell us via e-mail to campuscard((at))uni-kassel.de or call +49 561 804 5678.


Error message "Karte nicht aktiviert" - "Card not activated"?

If you receive this error message when updating or extending the "Mensa-Status" entry of your CampusCard, the card has not yet been activated. Therefore, the "Mensa-Status" cannot be updated or extended (=validated). You will find information on this on the information sheet that you received together with the CampusCard.

 

For how long will the "Mensa-Status Student" be valid on the CampusCard?

Since the winter semester 2018/2019, the "Mensa-Status" is valid for six months. After that, you still have one month to have the "Mensa-Status" updated. After this period has expired, you will receive the error message "Your card has definitely expired" at the cash desks of the Mensas and cafeterias. After that the card is only valid for payments in the library and at photocopiers. At the cash desks of Mensas and cafeterias you can only pay with the card again after updating the "Mensa-Status". 

Does the Studierendenwerk save my data?

No, neither does Studierendenwerk read your private information saved on the card, nor are they passed on to the Studierendenwerk.


How can I load my card with credit?

You can recharge your CampusCard cashless, reliably and conveniently via Autoload. We have compiled information for you at www.studierendenwerk-kassel.de/autoload

If you prefer to top up your CampusCard with cash, you will find top-up stations with cash-to-card machines at several locations:

  •     Zentralmensa, Campus Holländischer Platz, right behind the food display in the entrance area, during the opening hours of the guest room
  •     Library, Campus Holländischer Platz, Entrance Hall near the lockers, Monday - Friday 8a,m,-11p.m. Uhr, Saturday and Sunday 10a.m-9p.m.
  •     Leo (the former "Selbstlernzentrum"),  Campus Holländischer Platz, first floor, Monday - Friday, 9a.m.-10p.m., Saturday and Sunday 9a.m.-8p.m.
  •     Cafeteria Pavillon, Campus Holländischer Platz, Diagonale 13, during the opening hours.
  •     Cafeteria AVZ, Heinrich-Plett-Strasse 40, Monday-Thursday 8a.m.-5p.m., Friday 8a.m.-2p.m.
  •     Mensa AVZ, Heinrich-Plett-Straße 40, Monday-Friday 8a.m.-2p.m.
  •     Murhardsche Library, Brüder-Grimm-Platz 4A, Photocopy Room, Monday-Friday 9a.m.-6p.m., Saturday 10a.m.-1p.m.
  •     Kunsthochschule, Menzelstraße 13, foyer in front of the refectory, Monday-Friday 10a.m.-4p.m.
  •     Wilhelmshöher Allee, foyer entrance area near the cafeteria, Monday-Friday 10a.m.-4p.m.
  •     In Witzenhausen, Nordbahnhofstraße, anteroom of the library during the semester: Monday-Friday 6a.m.-8p.m.; August and September: Monday-Friday 9a.m.-6p.m.;
    Tuesday-Friday: 9a.m.-4p.m.; time between terms in wintersemster: Monday-Friday 9a.m.-6p.m.
  •     In Witzenhausen, Mensa Steinstraße 19, Monday-Friday 8a.m.-2p.m.


How do I check the amount of money that I have on my card?

To check the amount, just push the card into one of the cash-to-card machines until you hear a click sound. You can then see how much you currently have in the display. Whenever you pay your lunch in the Mensa or cafeteria with the CampusCard your credit will be shown at the checkout. And if you pay at the washers in a student hall or at the vending machines at "LEO Lernort", your credit will be shown on the display.


What's the maximum amount I can load onto my card?

Please check the card number entered on your CampusCard. If this number starts with a "3", you can top up the "purse" of your CampusCard with a maximum total amount of 90 Euros. If it starts with a "4", the maximum amount is 150 Euros. The cash-to-card-machines will accept banknotes of 5, 10, 20 or 50 Euros. Please make sure that you have the appropriate amount of money ready, because: The cash-to-card-machines do not give change.


Do I get a receipt for the loaded money?

Yes, but only at the Cash-to-Card machines in the main Mensa "Zentralmensa", at the university library, at "LEO Lernort", the Cafeteria Pavillon, the Mensa Kunsthochschule, the Mensa Heinrich-Plett-Straße an the Mensa Steinstraße in Witzenhausen. There are receipt printers available.


What should I do if I've put money into the machine but it doesn't show the amount I've put in?

In this case, please complete and sign the form I ask for payment of balance of my campuscard (pdf) and send it

  •     by post to Studierendenwerk Kassel, Hauptverwaltung, Postfach 103660, 34036 Kassel

If your application is accepted, any remaining balance will be transferred to your account.


Can I get a refund for the credit left on my card?

Yes, but only in case of following circumstances:

  •     If you've put money into the machine but it doesn't show the amount that you've put in.
  •     The card is damaged.
  •     The card is blocked, for instance, because you lost it.
  •     You finish your studies or quit your job at University of Kassel.
  •     You exchange your card, because your name has changed, e.g. when you marry.

In these cases, please complete and sign the form I ask for payment of balance of my campuscard (pdf) and send it

  •     by post to Studierendenwerk Kassel, Hauptverwaltung, Postfach 103660, 34036 Kassel
  •     It is essential that you enclose your CampusCard with the form. The only exception is if you have deposited money but the credit has not been booked to the card.

If your application is accepted, any remaining balance will be transferred to your account.

Please understand that there is no reimbursement in cases other than those mentioned above.


What do I do if my card is damaged or the machine can't read my card?

In this case, please complete and sign the form I ask for payment of balance of my campuscard (pdf) and send it

  •     by post to Studierendenwerk Kassel, Hauptverwaltung, Postfach 103660, 34036 Kassel, or
  •     hand it in at the Studierendenwerk Kassel Service Desk, Campus Center, Moritzstraße 18, next to Zentralmensa. The Service Desk is open from Mondays to Thursdays 10am-3pm, Fridays 10am-12pm.

If your application is accepted, any remaining balance will be transferred to your account.


What about my credit balance when I get a new card?

Apply to the ITS of the University of Kassel to transfer the credit from your old card to the new one when you pick it up.


How can I transfer balance from card to card?

Please use the form I ask for transfer of balance of my campuscard (pdf). At „The card is defective“ please choose „Yes“ when asked „ Shall the balance be booked to a new card?“. As soon as we have processed your request we will e-mail the information at which cash desk the balance can be transferred. Please tell the staff member at this cash desk that you need a “Guthaben-Transfer”.


I study at another university - do I eat at the student price in the Mensas and cafeterias in Kassel and Witzenhausen?

Yes, that is possible. You either need

CampusCard (library card): If you are already using a CampusCard as a library card, please have the Mensa status "student" entered at our Infotheke (information desk) in the Campus Center (opening times on https://www.studierendenwerk-kassel.de/kontakt/kontakt) This will automatically calculate the student price. Please bring your valid student ID to the information desk - only if you present it will your Mensa status be adjusted.

Guest card: Buy a guest card at one of our CampusCard cash-to-card machines at a price of 5 euros (2 euros of this is card credit). In order to be able to eat with this card at the student price, you must inform our staff at the cash desks in the Mensas and cafeterias that you are studying at another university. Please show then your valid student ID without being asked.


Can I pay with a CampusCard if I am not studying or working at Kassel University?

You can buy a guest card at the Aufwerter (Cash-to-Card-Machine). A guest card costs 5 Euros. This includes a starting balance of 2 Euros.


What can I do, if I inadvertently bought a Guest Card at the Cash-to-Card machine?

In case, you accidentally bought a card for guests and you have not yet loaded money on it or used it to make copies, you can return it and the amount of purchase, five Euros, will be refunded to your bank account.

Please complete and sign the form for refund the purchasing price (pdf) and send it

  •     by post to Studierendenwerk Kassel, Hauptverwaltung, Postfach 103660, 34036 Kassel

If your application is accepted, any remaining balance will be transferred to your account. Guest cards which have been used cannot be taken back or refunded.


Is there anything important I need to consider using the card?

The card carries electronically readable data. Therefore, it is important to keep it away from magnets, monitors or speakers, and nothing should be glued on it, so that the data can be read. Furthermore, you should treat your card with utmost care. In case of loss, immediately inform the IT-Servicecenter of the University of Kassel or block your CampusCard online. The credit on your card can be refunded. Will you therefore please complete and sign the form I ask for payment of balance of my campuscard (pdf) and send it to the Studierendenwerk by post.


What should I do if the Cash-to-Card machine itself isn't working?

Please send us a mail to campuscard((at))studierendenwerk.uni-kassel.de and tell us by naming the machine number, which machine is affected. You can find the machine number on the machine itself.


What should I do if a copier isn't working or if too much money is deducted from my card?

Please contact the  IT Service of the University of Kassel.


Where can I get more information, prices for the copy machines, for example?

  http://www.uni-kassel.de/its-handbuch/en/identitaetsmanagement/campuscard/allgemeine-informationen.html
  http://www.uni-kassel.de/its-handbuch/computerarbeitsplaetze/kopierfunktionen/kopieren-co.html


Where can I place my questions about the CampusCard?

On campuscard((at))studierendenwerk.uni-kassel.de we will help you with your questions about the CampusCard.

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