HSLU-Card One card, multiple features

HSLU-Cards are issued to members of staff of the Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts for the duration of their employment, and to bachelor's and master's degree students as well as participants in DAS, CAS and MAS programmes for the duration of their studies. It acts as an employee badge or as a student ID. You can charge your HSLU-Card with credit and use it with the photocopy machines and in some of the canteens of both the Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts and the University of Lucerne. 

Replacements

Replacement of a HSLU-Card that has been lost incurs a processing charge of CHF 50. In the case of damage due to wear and tear (if the card is older than 2.5 years) or through no fault of one’s own, the processing charge may be waived. Any remaining balance on a lost, stolen or damaged HSLU-Card will be reimbursed on request within 30 days after the card being blocked. 
Lost or damaged cards must be notified to a School’s reception or secretariat (Lucerne School of Engineering and Architecture: School Services) without delay. It will be blocked immediately for your security and ours.

Returning the HSLU-Card

The HSLU-Card need not be returned. It continues to serve as a library ID after graduation/after termination of the employment contract. However, it is advisable to exchange it for an IDS Card at your library (fee CHF 10). For a refund of any remaining balance, please contact the staff at the reception or secretariat (School of Engineering and Architecture: Departmental Services) of your department within 30 days. 

Queries

Members of staff at a reception or secretariat (Lucerne School of Engineering and Architecture: School Services) will be happy to answer your queries regarding the HSLU-Card.

HSLU-Card – validity

HSLU-Cards have to be validated with the holder's personal details at a validation station. Students are required to validate their cards semester by semester or for the duration of their education. Staff at the end of the calendar year (possible as early as November). 
The card must not be passed on to third parties. Please keep your HSLU-Card away from strong magnetic fields (e.g. Mobile phones).

Validation stations

Validation stations are installed on the main sites of all six Schools of the Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts. HSLU-Cards can be validated at any of the stations.

Validation stations:

Art and Design
Nylsuisseplatz 1, Emmenbrücke - side entrance South, next to the Rex cinema

Information Technology
Suurstoffi 1, Rotkreuz – 2nd floor (opposite the secretariat)

Music 
Arsenalstrasse 28a, Luzern-Kriens  – Bistro, 1st basement floor

Social Work
Werftestrasse 1, Luzern – first floor

Engineering and Architecture
Technikumstrasse 21, Horw – tract 2, level D + tract 5, level D

Business
Zentralstrasse 9, Luzern – reception ground floor

Access

If the HSLU-Card is used as authorisation to access rooms and buildings, it must be updated every 30 days with an online card reader at the main entrance (with the exception of the Lucerne School of Business).

HSLU-Card Features

Means of payment

You can use the HSLU-Card for cashless purchases in some of the HSLU’s canteens, the canteen of the University of Lucerne and some of the food vending machines in recess areas. You must first top it up with the desired amount at one of the charging stations (max. CHF 200). The stations accept CHF 20, 50 and 100 notes. Latest generation devices also accept debit (EC) or Post cards.

Photocopying

The HSLU-Card can be used for copying and printing on multifunctional devices for a charge in accordance with the fee directives.

Libraries

The HSLU-Card serves as an ID for the IDS (Information Network of German-speaking Switzerland), to which the libraries and Media Resource Centres of the Lucerne UASA are affiliated.  The HSLU-Card can continue to be used as a library card after graduation / after termination of the employment contract.  That being said, it is recommended that the HSLU-Card be exchanged for an IDS card (charge of CHF 10). The card may be exchanged in any of the Lucerne UASA’s libraries and Media Resource Centres.

Parking Card (only for the School of Engineering and Architecture and the School of Computer Science and Information Technology)

School of Engineering and Architecture: Semester parking permits can be applied for at the Departmental Services in office D209.
School of Computer Science and Information Technology: Students can apply for a semester parking permit online via MyCampus. Employees should contact empfang.informatik@hslu.ch directly by e-mail. 
Once the permit is granted, the HSLU-Card can be used to enter and exit the car park. However, the permit does not guarantee a parking space. 

University Sports

Employees and students of the Lucerne UASA (with the exception of participants of a DAS, CAS or MAS continued education programme) can use their HSLU-Card to stay fit. They can benefit from the wide range of programmes offered at University Sports. The HSLU-Card also acts as a Hochschulsport Campus ID.
Participants in a CAS/DAS/MAS continuing education programme can take part in the HSCL sports programme for a fee. All information can be found in the information sheet.