Boosting student mobility through the roll-out of the European Student Card

The European Student Card Initiative (ESCI) was established by the European Commission (EC) through the Directorate-General for Education, Youth, Sport and Culture (DG EAC). It aims to promote student mobility by digitising and simplifying administrative procedures and building a European student identity that  students can rely on to access cross-border services when on mobility abroad.

A key pillar of this transformative project is the European Student Card (ESC), which was initiated in 2016 as an EC-funded pilot project encompassing three countries – Spain, France and Italy – and aiming to add a European dimension to existing university student cards. 

The project is being implemented by NTT DATA and encompasses a range of activities: from developing and implementing the technological infrastructure and governance models to communicating and engaging with stakeholders to provide them with support and training, as well as other key activities.