Why, how much and where?
In our canteens and cafeterias, you can pay easily, quickly and conveniently with the Campus Card or the university chip card. Chip cards are the regular means of payment for students and staff for canteen meals. Students and staff receive the specified canteen prices in combination with a valid chip card; the guest price must be paid in cash. We also recommend that guests pay much faster with the Campus Card. Payment with the Campus Card is not possible in Wedel.
Incidentally, you can also use the Campus Card to pay at various photocopiers on the Christian-Albrechts-Universität campus.
You can obtain the Campus Card for €20, €8 starting credit and a €12 deposit at the Kiel, Heide and Lübeck campuses.
In Flensburg, there are still remaining stocks of the old cards at €15 with €7.50 starting credit and a €7.50 deposit. From 2025, the Campus Card will also cost 12 euros in Flensburg.
The new cards have a different sales price due to the increased production costs. Of course, both cards can be used at all locations.
You can get the Campus Card in:
- Kiel: in the cafeterias and café lounges as well as in the Mensa Kesselhaus, Schwentine Mensa and in the Dockside
- Lübeck: in the cafeterias and in the Mensa administration office
- Flensburg: in the café lounge of the Mensa and in the B-building
- Heide: in the canteen
You can top up your card using your EC card or banknotes at the top-up machines in the entrance area of the canteens and check the current amount on the additional card testers. The validity of the Campus Card is limited to a maximum of one year for students. It can be extended at all Campus Card points of sale on presentation of a valid student ID and, if applicable, an identity card.
Overview of accepted chip cards
- Kiel, Schwentine Mensa: Campus Card, CAU Card, FH Kiel student card, FH Westküste card
- Kiel, all other establishments: Campus Card, CAU Card, West Coast UAS card
Attention! Kiel UAS students can only pay with their student card in the Schwentine Mensa. If you want to pay cashless in other canteens in Kiel, you will need a Campus Card. The reason for this is the lower security standards of the UAS card. - Flensburg: Campus Card, CAU Card, FH Westküste Card
- Lübeck, canteen and cafeteria: Campus Card, CAU Card, West Coast UAS card
- Lübeck, Cafeteria University of Music: Campus Card, CAU Card, Card of the University of Music Lübeck, Card of the West Coast University of Applied Sciences
- Heide: Campus Card, CAU Card, map of the West Coast UAS
- Wedel: Map of the FH Westküste
Tip:
It is best to make a note of the multi-digit black card number printed on the edge. If you lose your Campus Card, you can use this number to block it and pay out any credit on the card.