When you first enrol at Politecnico you get an appointment with the Office of the University Registrar or with the Office of Student Services to collect your Smart Card (Sistema Universitario Piemontese).
This card is much more than a simple university ID document. Your Smart Card includes your photo, personal data and enrolment information. It also has a CPU with lots of information that are normally stored in various cards, such as the GTT bus pass or BIP (Biglietto Integrato Piemonte), the Pyou Card and the To Bike Card.
You can use your Smart Card to pay your meals in university canteens and EDISU Piemonte restaurants since it also works as a reloadable prepaid card. You can get special deals and use some of the services offered by CUS (Centro Universitario Sportivo).
As a Politecnico student you are automatically a member of this Sports Centre.
Practical information
Your Smart card is personal and you are supposed to take good care of it.If you lose it or if gets damaged, you can ask for a replacement Smart Card at the Office of the University Registrar. You will be required to pay a duplication fee unless you have an official theft report.
Faculty and staff members are entitled to withdraw your Smart Card if it looks damaged or if you cannot be identified with it (i.e., blurry photo).