Your all-important Student ID card (formerly known as Smartcard) gives you access to lots of student services.
It’s important for us to know if you’ve attended lectures, seminars or classes in person or online so we can support you in your studies. By tapping in with your Student ID card and registering your attendance, we’ll notice if you’ve missed any timetabled sessions and if you need any support to get back on track.
If you are an international student who is here on a Student Route visa, your leave to remain is dependent on your continued engagement with your studies. One of the ways in which we monitor your engagement will be through you tapping into your lectures, seminars and other learning activities. If you miss any of these without prior agreement from the University then we may withdraw our sponsorship of your visa. If this happens, then you would no longer be able to continue with your course and would need to return home.
Your photo is your ID so it needs to meet certain criteria (similar to passport photos). It must be:
If your Student ID card is due to expire, please contact the i-zone no earlier than six weeks before the printed expiry date.
When you complete your studies and leave the University, or if you withdraw before the end of your course, you must give your card to the Registry, Augustine House.
Your card will be disabled for access to all facilities from the last date of study.