The unioncard/CampusCard is the card for sport and culture on Campus!
In addition to work and study at the University of Twente, there is a wide variety of sports and cultural activities for CampusCard holders.
There are more than 37 sports clubs and 19 cultural associations, a full gym, a variety of group lessons, sports courses and cultural performances. You also need to have a UnionCard/CampusCard if you want to become a member of at least one of the associations, also the UnionCard/CampusCard is your first basic subscription. You will need the Union/CardCampusCard for other subscriptions like swimming and group lessons.
On this page you can find the UnionCard/CampusCard possibilities sorted by group:
- Students (UnionCard)
If you are a student you can get information about the UnionCard through the Student Union.
Information about the possibilities and the prices of the UnionCardStudent Union website - Employees (CampusCard)
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!
Activate your CampusCard or get other free subscriptionsActivate nowAccess to the facilities is only possible after (free) activation.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.
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!
- UT affiliated/external customers (CampusCard)
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.
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.
Pricing 2025-2026
Product
Validity
Price
CampusCard
Year
01-9-25 till 31-8-26
€215
Semester card
01-9-25 till 01-2-26
2-2-26 till 31-8-26€130
Summer
28-4-26 till 31-8-26
€85
CampusCard month*
Valid 1 month after the day of purchase
€45
* No access to association membership. Please buy a semester (half-year) or year card for that.
Subscription
Validity
Price
Association fee
Year card
01-9-25 till 31-8-26
€45
Group lessons +
fitness cardYear
01-9-25 till 31-8-26
€186
Semester card
01-9-25 till 01-2-26
2-2-26 till 31-8-26
€114
Summercard
28-4-26 till 31-8-26
€60
Month card
Valid 1 month after the day of purchase
€31
For an overview of all sport facilities and sports see: www.utwente.nl/sport, for cultural activities www.utwente.nl/culture.
Read our cancellation policy before buying a subscription.