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European Student Card Initiative

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The European Student Card

The European Student Card establishes a common European identity for higher education students. Students can get their student status verified easily across Europe with their European Student Card.

The ESC and its objectives

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Benefits of the European Student Card

There are many benefits for students, card issuers such as higher education institutions, and on and off-campus service providers. These include easier access to student services and simpler status recognition.

Explore all the benefits of ESC

How the card works

The European Student Card is not a new student card. In practice, it consists of an “ESC-Router” which acts as a centralised database for student card-related data. The card has various features which together facilitate student status verification across Erasmus+ programme countries.

Find out more about how ESC works
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How your institution can join the ESC

As a higher education institution that is part of the Erasmus+ programme, you can join the ESC through several quick steps. This starts with connecting to the ESC-Router.

Join the ESC
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Governance structure

The ESC governance ensures swift coordination and communication between and within the different ESCI building blocks.

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