The thoska is a student ID, means of payment, semester ticket, library card, and much more.

In order to be able to use the functions of the thoska, the university account must first be activated under https://service.tu-ilmenau.de/boarding/ activated.

The Thoska can be topped up on the ground floor of the Mensa (bar, EC) and in the Humboldt Building (EC).

In order to renew the imprint for the semester ticket and to be able to continue to use the functions of the thoska, it must be revalidated for the new semester after successful re-registration. re-registration for the new semester. Devices for this purpose are located in the Humboldt Building, at the ASC (Mensa, 1st floor) and in the entrance area of the university library.

• Anmeldeformular for the university library → hand in at the information desk of the university library.
• The “membership” for the university library must be renewed every year!

Your thoska is valid in Thuringia as a ticket for the regional railways. You can see the current area of validity on the Studierendenwerk page linked below. Please note the following regulations:

• The thoska only functions as a ticket if it is still valid. So it's better to always get your thoska in time after validate the thoska at in good time.
• This ticket is only valid for local trains. ICE, IC or buses cannot be used with it.
• If the destination of your journey is outside Thuringia, you must either buy a Länderticket (e.g. Sachsen-Ticket) to be able to travel between the last station in Thuringia and the station in the next federal state, or buy a corresponding single ticket from the last station in Thuringia to your destination station.
• Sticky, broken or overwritten tickets are not permitted and will not be accepted as tickets.

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