The digital European Student Card aims at enabling students to access student services outside of their university as if they were at their own (see more details in the EC press release here: https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/ip_21_4749).
From now on the students can generate their ESC directly in the Erasmus+ App requiring only two things:
- That the student is using eduGAIN, which allows them to login in with their own university user account and password
- And that the university uses the ESI as part of the academic attributes that are released in their eduGAIN mechanism.
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ESC step-by-step
For students to generate the ESC it only takes 3 simple steps:
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The ESC is generated and can be displayed as well as the QR code scanned for the verification, should service providers require it
Good practices
You can read more about the experience at ELTE with the deployment of ESI here or relive the webinar sharing their experience here.
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FAQs
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No, the digital ESC is not meant to replace any local, physical student cards as it is clear that in many universities these cards also serve other functions e.g. smart cards that also let students make payments or access rooms etc. |
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