Student ID is a document that confirms a student’s status and gives them access to statutory discounts. The ID includes basic personal data (encoded onto the chip) and a photograph. It is provided to every JU MC SME student at no cost at the start of their 1st year.

Validity

The ID needs to be renewed every six months. The expiration date is displayed on the holograms (stickers on the back of the ID; valid until March 31 and October 31 each year). The ID can be renewed by a staff member at the School Office, provided that the student has fulfilled all their obligations (academic and financial) to the university.

Discounts and privileges

The student ID entitles the holder to statutory discounts, including a 50% discount on city public transportation (no age limit) and discounts on long-distance public transportation, such as coaches and trains (for individuals up to 26 years old). It also allows access to various commercial offers targeted at students, such as bookstore discounts.

Additional functions

The student ID can also be used as a library card or a public transportation pass, once it’s encoded with appropriate information by the relevant authorities. To have a tram pass encoded onto the ID, one needs to visit the MPK office (see “Punkt Sprzedaży Biletów”).

mLegitymacja (i.e. Digital Student ID Card)

The Jagiellonian University now offers students the option to obtain an electronic version of their student ID card called mLegitymacja. This digital ID card holds the same legal validity as the traditional plastic one (ELS). By displaying it on their smartphone, students can verify their student status and access available discounts and exemptions. Additionally, authorized individuals can use the mWerfik application to verify the cardholder’s information, including their name, surname, photo, and the validity of the mLegitymacja.

Eligible individuals for mLegitymacja must be active students with a valid student ID card (ELS), a PESEL number, and no changes to their personal data in the USOS system since the issuance of the ELS. It is also necessary to have the mObywatel application installed on the phone.

Students can order, renew, or invalidate the mLegitymacja using the Mobile USOS (mUSOS) application or the USOSweb website through a dedicated mLegitymacja module. All actions taken in this module are based on the student’s decision and do not require interaction with the dean’s office or the secretariat.

Users can invalidate the mLegitymacja at any time through the mUSOS app. Doing so will also invalidate the mLegitymacja in mObywatel, requiring the download of a new mLegitymacja. The mLegitymacja will also be invalidated if the traditional ID card (ELS) is not renewed, if it is invalidated in the dean’s office system, or if the student loses their student status.

Activating mLegitymacja

Please follow these steps to activate mLegitymacja on your phone:

1. Download and install the mObywatel application on your phone – https://www.gov.pl/web/mobywatel
2. Android phone users must also download and install the mUSOS application on their phones https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=pl.edu.uj.mobilny

Please note that currently, only Android phone users can order mLegitymacja via the mUSOS app. For iOS users, you can order mLegitymacja via USOSweb. For instructions, please visit the provided link.

If you encounter any problems with ordering, extending, or cancelling mLegitymacja, please contact us at mlegitymacja@uj.edu.pl.

Replacement

If your ID is lost, stolen, or damaged, you can request a duplicate at the School Office. To do so, submit an application through USOSweb Administrative requests. Make sure to upload a confirmation of payment for the re-issue fee (if applicable) with your request to expedite processing.

If you want to change your photograph, please include a new photograph with your application. If you prefer to keep your current photograph, mention it in your request. Failure to do so will result in an extension of the processing time to allow for 7 business days, as required by the office, for you to deliver the photograph to us.

*Photo requirements: size: 35 x 45 mm, jpg format, 300 dpi; The photo should be recent (taken not more than 6 months ago), with no headgear or glasses with dark lenses; the photo should show the entire head (from the top) and the upper part of the shoulders, the face should occupy 70-80% of the photo, the photographed person must have a natural facial appearance (without any mimic gestures), with their mouth closed. The background must be light, plain and well-lit.

ID replacement fee

The payment is to be made to the following account:

Bank: PEKAO S.A. Oddzial w Krakowie

Address: ul. Pijarska 1, 31-015 Krakow, Polska

account no: PL 82 1240 4722 1111 0000 4850 1112

SWIFT: PKOPPLPW

Account holder:

Szkoła Medyczna dla Obcokrajowcow Wydzialu Lekarskiego

Collegium Medicum Uniwersytetu Jagiellonskiego

31-008 Krakow, ul. Sw. Anny 12,

phone: (48 12) 422 80 42

The payment CANNOT be made in cash at the School Office.

Once cancelled, the ID CANNOT be reactivated. In case the old ID is found or otherwise retrieved, it MUST be immediately returned to the School Office.

If a bus/tram pass was encoded onto the ID, the student will need to get their new ID encoded with the pass anew. To do that one will need to visit the MPK ticket office.

Student nametag replacement

If the student nametag is lost, stolen or damaged, a duplicate can be issued by the School Office. To request a duplicate, a student must send an email to smeoffice@uj.edu.pl asking for the replacement. In the email, attached should be a confirmation of payment of the reissued fee of 16 pln made to the same bank account as the student ID replacement (see above).