Unioncard/campuscard for students, employees and others

If you are a student you can get information about the UnionCard through the Student Union. 

According to existing arrangements, all UT employees are entitled to a free CampusCard, which give them free access to swimming pools and tennis courts. They can also add a free Fitnesscard and/or Grouplesson Card and don't have to pay for the association fee. The subscriptions will be added to your employee card. However, this will not happen automatically! 

You can log in with your email address and your password. Go to 'what's on offer' and select the free membership 'CampusCard employee [year]'. After selecting this membership all you have to do is go to the checkout and confirm! If you want to add other memberships, you follow the same procedure.

OFFER

Once the CampusCard is activated on the employee card, it's possible to use the following facilities. 

• Fitness Centre UT (separate subscription)
• Group lessons (separate subscription)
• Tennis and swim facilities UT
• Business sports: internal soccer competition indoor (futsal)
• Business sports: volleyball (on fixed hours during lunch break)
• Business sports: badminton (on fixed hours during lunch break)
• BHV fitness training (guided on fixed hours)
• Possibility to buy a membership to several sports and cultural associations (incl. an association charge / excl. a membership fee)
• Discount on participation in sports courses
• Discount on cultural performances

fitness, COURSES AND GROUP LESSONS

Employees can enter the fitness and follow grouplessons at the Sports Centre for free. They can add the fitness and/or grouplessons membership online (check the steps above for how to add a membership) or through the Servicedesk of the Sports Centre. 

• Fitness
• Group lessons
• Courses
• Cultural activities/courses

ASSOCIATIONS

Do you want to become a member of one or more of the student associations as an external? That is possible. Once you are in possession of a CampusCard, you can submit your request for membership through the DMS website by clicking on the tab ‘profile’ in the top right corner and then click on the left in the sub-menu on ‘associations’. The respective association will approve or reject your request within 31 days. The system will inform you by email about the choice of the association. If you are accepted as a member. This email also contains a link so you can add the association tax for free! 

• Cultural associations
• Sport associations

Besides students and employees of the University of Twente, it is also possible to purchase a CampusCard if you are an external customer. The minimum age for sports at the Campus is 16 years old

Important Update: Change in Affiliation Status as of September 25–26

Starting from September 25–26, all individuals currently categorized under UT affiliated third parties will be reclassified as externals. This change affects pricing and access conditions. Please note: for external users, access to free swimming hours will no longer be available.

The group of UT-affiliated individuals who will now be classified as externals includes:

• HBO Students (non-profit HBO institutions) 
• Partner employee UT
• Child employee UT
• On-call employee UT
• Pensioner UT
• (Former) Patients (Sport) Physical therapy practice
• Employee MST
• Employee Saxion
• Employee Kennispark
• Alumni UT*
• Person who lives on the Campus**

*The Student Union is considering an exception for alumni in the first years after graduation; more information will follow in August 2025.
**Campus residents can continue to use the swimming facilities by showing their name and address details at the Sports Centre service desk.

Buying a campuscard

You can purchase your CampusCard at the Sports Centre (see opening hours), first they will create a account for you. You will get a username and password that you will need to log in to the Sports and Culture website. In general you can pay cash or with a debit card, but in the weekend and evenings after 7pm it's only possible to pay by card.

Activity OFFER

Fitness / Courses and group lessons

You are an external person and would like to use our fitness facilities or you would like to participate in a course or a group lesson? That is possible! You can buy these subscriptions online or at the Sports Centre. It's important that before you want to buy subscriptions, you have bought the CampusCard. This card is necessary to purchase other subscriptions. If you don't have the CampusCard, other subscriptions won't show up in your DMS account. You can add subscriptions for fitness, (indoor and outdoor) swimming and group lessons. Please note: Swimming is not possible for external customers and the minimum age for fitness is 16 years. You can choose a subscription for a whole year, half year or a month, the price depends on which one you choose. 

• Group lessons of the Sports Centre
• Courses of the Sports Centre
• All the offers of Vrijhof Culture

Associations

As an external customer, you can also become a member of one (or more) of our sports associations. Once you are in possession of a CampusCard, you can submit your request for membership through the DMS website by clicking on the tab ‘profile’ in the top right corner and then clicking on the left in the sub menu on ‘associations’. Choose the association you want to join. The respective association will approve or reject your request within 31 days. The system will inform you by email about the choice of the association. If you are accepted as a member. This email also contains a link so you can pay the association fee.

• Cultural associations
• Sports associations

Pricing 2025-2026

* No access to association membership. Please buy a semester (half-year) or year card for that.