Student ID on your mobile phone
For a valid semester receipt in the student ID app you must:
- have registered as a student in Studentweb and
- have paid the semester fee to SiO at uiO.
The picture in the app is the same as you have on your student card. It will be sent automatically to the app. Read more in the section about student cards.
How to install the student ID app
The student ID is valid
- until 31 January in the autumn semester
- until 31 August in the spring semester.
Is the app not showing the current semester? Touch the three dots / gearwheel in the upper right in the app and select "Update" (requires internet access). In the digital student ID app, the semester receipt for autumn is visible from 1 July, and the semester receipt for spring is visible from 1 January.
The barcode in the top left corner indicates your student card number at UiO. If you don't have a student card, there will be no barcode in the top left corner.
Semester receipt on paper
- A semester receipt on paper is no longer necessary, but together with student card it is an alternative student ID.
- A paper semester receipt can be ordered in Studentweb. Go to 'More...' in the menu, choose 'Orders' and then 'Semester receipt'.
- A paper semester receipt will be sent to your semester address after some days. In July it will take longer.
Student card for students
The student card can give you access to buildings and rooms on the university, it allows you to obtain printouts and may be used as library card.
- To obtain a student card, book an appointment and then go to SiO Customer Service Centre at Blindern. The Centre is located in the Kristian Ottosen building - see map.
- You will need to bring your valid student ID app/paper semester receipt, and valid ID, e.g. your passport/national ID.
- SiO will take your picture there.
- PhD candidates with an active PhD enrollment at the University of Oslo might also receive a student card. This can be useful for PhD candidates who are not employed by the University of Oslo.
Student card for PhD candidates
PhD candidates who are active on a PhD programme may also get a student card. This is most relevant for PhD candidates who are not employed at UiO and for candidates who have finished their appointment period.
The student card can give you access to buildings and rooms on the university, it allows you to obtain printouts and may be used as library card.
- To obtain a student card, book an appointment and then go to SiO Customer Service Centre at Blindern. The Centre is located in the Kristian Ottosen building - see map.
- You will need to bring valid ID, e.g. your passport/national ID.
- SiO will take your picture there.
Change PIN code
- Book an appointment and then go to SiO Customer Service Centre at Blindern to change your PIN code.
Renew expired student card
Please book an appointment in order to renew expired card. When arriving to renew your student card please bring the expired student card so we can destroy it.
Have you paid the semester fee to another student organization?
If you have paid the semester fee to another student organization than SiO, UiO division, you can obtain a key card that you can use for building and room access and as a library card. You must first register in Studentweb. To obtain the key card, visit the SiO Customer Service Centre at Blindern. Remember to bring a valid ID.
Has your card been lost or stolen?
To renew your student card, book time and then go to SiO Customer Service Centre at Blindern.
Student number
All students at the University of Oslo have a UiO student number.
- The number is shown on your student ID. You will also find your number in Studentweb, on top of the page My profile.
- The student number may be used at UiO, e.g. if you enquire at one of the faculty information centres with a question concerning your studies.
- Your student number will not change even if you change your study programme at UiO.
Contact
The SiO Customer Service Centre
Knutepunktet - International Student Reception