Questions and answers

1. Is the issuance of student IDs mandatory? Do all PU students have to have a card?
Based on Act no. 131/2002 on higher education institutions ( specifically § 67 paragraph 2) to issue cards to all students. Further details were specified in Methodological Guideline No. 16/2014 on the use, data structure and technical design of the student carddated September 1, 2014, issued by the Ministry of Education of the Slovak Republic The student card is a document confirming his legal status, which entitles him to use the rights and benefits of a student arising from laws, internal regulations of the university and agreements with other legal entities. This document is also used to prove the data entered in it. Based on these facts, in the academic year 2005/2006 PU issued ID cards for the first time to all students of the university.

2. What kind of ID will doctoral students have?
Depending on the type of study, they will receive a card in the same form as all other students, i.e. either a full-time student card or an external student card.

3. Which students will receive a card with an ISIC design?
Only full-time students are entitled to an ISIC (International Student Identity Card) design.

4. What kind of card does a student who is also an employee of the university receive? Does he have to have a special card as a student and a special card as an employee, or is one card enough?
If the card user is a member of several user groups (for example, a student and an employee at the same time), they are issued separate cards corresponding to each of their relationships with the university. There are several reasons. In addition to the exact observance of the conditions resulting from the legislation, it is, for example, a different practical application of different types of licenses, a different period of validity, a different purpose of use, different records in information systems and also other links to internal and external applications. For example, in the catering information system, on the basis of unique identification through a card, subsidies and payment of meal costs will be provided differently for employees (deduction from wages with consideration of the employee subsidy) and differently for students (withdrawal of funds from prepaid credit with consideration of the student subsidy and without payment VAT),

5. The price of a university card for a student is only for one academic year? Will this fee be paid every academic year?
Not. The university card is valid for 5 years (usually it will serve for the entire period of study). Only the ISIC license is valid for one academic year, which represents an item of EUR 10 in the initially paid amount. Each additional academic year, the student pays only an ISIC fee of EUR 10, thus continuing to receive the benefits of the ISIC card.

6. How much does an employee card cost?
A card for teaching staff with an ITIC license based on the Operating Rules of the Automatic Identification System costs EUR 10 (costs only for the ITIC fee). Those teaching staff who hold a card with an ITIC license and would like to extend the validity of the ITIC for a fee of EUR 10 also for another period, as the ITIC license is valid for them until the end of the relevant calendar year, are obliged to report and at the same time confirm this by writing out the Application for the issuance of an extension ITIC stamps by the end of November at UNIPOKONTAKT PU at the latest. The card for non-teaching employees is provided to the employee free of charge at the University's expense.
If the card is lost, or to the employee's damage to the card, the cost of producing a duplicate employee card is paid by the employee in full, in the amount of EUR 13.

7. Who owns the university card?
Student cards remain the property of the student after payment of fees (even after graduation), the cards of all employees remain the property of the university (the employee is obliged to return the card upon termination of employment).

8. Is the use of external applications of students' university cards mandatory?
External applications are an optional added value of the university card (passport) and are not mandatory for the student (with the exception of the ISIC design for full-time students). The university tried to integrate all currently available functionalities into the cards, and the PU student card is one of the most complex in this regard. However, it is only up to the individual decision of each student which functions he will actively use right away, or which he will only start using later (during the course of his studies).

9. Could you specify the terms of use of the ISIC design?
The ISIC design is only part of the cards of full-time students. The amount that the student shows at the time of administrative registration includes the issuance of a card with this design and at the same time the fee for the ISIC license (pre-printed validity extension stamp) for the relevant academic year in which the card is issued is paid for the first time. In the following years, the student only pays the fee for the ISIC license - an ISIC extension stamp will be affixed to the card. More information is provided on the website www.isic.sk.

10. What options does the TransCard system of transport applications offer to students and employees?
The TransCard system ensures the total integration of all issuers and external service providers related to the use of smart cards into one system, so it is not just about transport applications, even if it is currently the most up-to-date area. PU joined this system together with other universities, and these activities were also jointly coordinated. The fee for external applications for the operator of the TransCard system - the company Transdata sro Bratislava is €3. Again, this is an additional functionality that the student or the employee does not have to use More information is available on the website www.preukazstudenta.sk .

11. According to what rules govern the entire system of using cards?
This order sets out in detail the management model, main services and basic operating rules of SAIO, including the entire issue of cards and related technologies. It is a uniform and complex system of automatic identification of persons using the services of the university's integrated information system and specific applications.

12. Can I get an ISIC card only until the age of 26?
No, the ISIC card is not tied to a specific age limit, but is intended for all full-time students. Therefore, for example, if a 5th-year student or a doctoral student is older (than the stated 26), he will also receive a university card (passport) with an ISIC design. The age limit of 26 years concerns the provision of discounts with carriers (SAD, public transport, railways).

13. What fees will students be required to pay for extending the university card to ak. year 2021/2022?
Fees for extending university cards are mandatory for all students of the University of Prešov in all forms and at all levels of study.
The ISIC 09/2022 extension stamp is intended only for holders of university cards with the ISIC design, i.e. for full-time students and doctoral students.

14. How will the extension of university cards at the University of Prešov take place in the current academic year?
The logistics of extending (extending) university cards at the University of Prešov is the same as in the last academic year, i.e. the following sequence of steps applies, which the student must follow: 1. administrative registration at the faculty, 2. electronic card extension – attaching the card to the university terminal (in person at in the entrance vestibule of the University of Applied Sciences, in the FZO PU building, Partizánska Street No. 1 or in the FM PU building, Konštantínova Street No. 16), 3. visual extension of the card - affixing the extension stamp (only in person at UNIPOKONTAK PU).
During the extension, it is important that the registration data is entered into the university's information system. For verification, it is necessary to attach the card to the terminal. After registration, the card should be valid until 30.9.2022. Only then can an extension stamp be issued in UNIPOKONTAKT PU.
Visual prolongation of university cards is provided by UNIPOKONTAKT PU. 

15. Will students of the University of Prešov be paid discounts in transport also during enrollment in higher years for the academic year 2021/2022?
- the validity of discounts in transport is activated for full-time students until September 30, 2022, which means that students of the University of Prešov can fully use discounts in transport until this date.
- the validity of the ISIC license that the students paid for if. year 2021/2022 in the amount of €10 is fully valid until the end of September 2022.
- if the student completes his studies with a state final exam, he loses the right to discounts on transport on the day he completes his studies - Act No. 131/2002 Coll. on Universities § 65 Proper completion of studies

16. When will the students of the University of Prešov be able to extend their university cards electronically at the university terminals, mainly due to the extension of the validity of discounts in transport?
As it is a complex process of processing from administrative records to electronic records to importing the processed data to university terminals, the expected date for the possibility of extending university cards for full-time students in higher years is the day of enrollment in higher years. By attaching the university card to the university terminal located in the University of Applied Sciences. Ul. 17 November no. 1, in the FZO PU building, Ul. Partisan no. 1 or in the FM PU building, Ul. Konstantinova no. 16) students will extend the validity of their university card - the validity date will be set to September 30, 2022. This applies to all students who already hold university cards. In case of non-fulfillment of this obligation, the University of Prešov bears no responsibility for non-acceptance of the university card both internally and externally.

17. How much will university cards cost for 1st year students in both forms of study for the given academic year? What is the expected date of handing them in, especially for university cards for full-time students due to their use in transport to apply for discounts?

The prices of the passes are set in the "Price list of school fees and study-related fees" for the current academic year.
Handing over of university cards is provided by CVT PU - CARD ADMINISTRATION, VŠA, Ul. 17 November no. 1, no. m. 39.

18. Must a student who is accepted to study at PU in the current academic year pay a fee for a new university card, even if a university card should have been made for him in the last academic year, but due to not enrolling in studies at the University of Prešov, he got it did not take over, even if he paid the fee for the university card in full?
A student who was accepted to study at one of the faculties of the University of Prešov in the last academic year and did not start the course, or left it in a short time, can use the card that was made for them in the last academic year.
If you did not receive your university card for various reasons, it is necessary for the students concerned to inform themselves in advance at CVT PU or CONTACT UNIPOKONTAKTE, the contact can be found here
These newly admitted students - holders of university cards will have their university cards extended in the same way and for the same fee as students of the University of Prešov in higher grades.

19. If I studied in the full-time form of study and am switching to an external form of study, is it necessary to produce a new ID? Need to upload a new photo?

In the event that you have changed the form of study from full-time to part-time or otherwise, it is necessary to produce a new student card. It is also necessary to upload a current photo to the MAIS electronic application or directly to the personal profile in MAIS, but before that it is necessary to contact the administrator of the identification information system, the contact can be found here

20. If I changed my faculty, is it necessary to produce a new card ?

If you have changed the faculty but the form of study remains the same, there is no need to produce a new card. After registering at the new faculty and completing the electronic registration in MAIS, you can update the data in the card by attaching it to the university terminal, you can find their location here