West Card - your keycard and library card
Do you need to enter campus outside opening hours? Do you need to open a booked group room or borrow books from the library? Then you, as a student or employee at University West, need a West Card. The West Card is a keycard, printing- and library card, that you use during your time as a student and employee at University West. You can get your personal West Card at the Servicecenter anytime during the semester.
This is how you get your card
The West Card is personal and you can only get a West Card if you are an employee or registered as a student on a course or program at University West. You can get it at our Servicecenter after your are registered and have created an account. Bring your ID. You return the West Card after you have finished your studies or employment. If you study on distance yo do not need a West Card.
Create an account? Go to https://mittkonto.hv.se/?lang=en Select "CREATE ACCOUNT" and follow the intructions.
Forgot your PIN code? Go to https://mittkonto.hv.se/?lang=en Select "EDIT" and follow intructions.
Enter the university outside opening hours
To enter the university outside opening hours you hold up your card in front of the readersweap placed beside the entrance doors. Then you enter your personal code. You need to leave Campus at 23:00 the latest. In the morning, you can enter at the earliest at 06:00 if you are an employee and at 07:00 if you are a student.
Lock/unlock instructions
To be able to unlock group rooms or offices you need the validate the card. By validating your card it is 'activated' for a period of 12 hours. The validating points are located strategically around the campus.
How to validate your card
You place the card in one of the validation points and enter your 4-digit personal code. Hold up the card again and wait for the little green man. By validating your card it is 'activated' for a period of 12 hours.
How to set the door in an unlocked position
Hold the card still against the reader. A green light flashes once.
Remove the card. Wait a maximum of 3 seconds.
Hold the card still against the reader. A green light now flashes 4 times. The door is now in an unlocked position.
How to set the door back to a locked position
Hold the card still against the reader. A yellow light flashes once.
Remove the card. Wait a maximum of 3 seconds.
The door is now in a locked position.
Rules for the West Card
The card is personal to you and must not be lent to anyone else.
The card and the PIN code should not be kept in the same place.
Never allow anyone who does not have permission to be on campus by letting them in with your card.
If you lose your card you must, as soon as you become aware that it is missing, contact the Reception (tel. no 0520 22 30 00) and report it as lost. If you need a replacement card, a charge of 50 SEK will be made.
In cases of repeated misuse, the university can demand the return of your card.
Treat your card carefully and make sure that it is not bent or exposed to moisture or extremes of temperature.
For library loans and the loan/rental of technical equipment special rules apply. If you use these services you are responsible for acquainting yourself with the particular regulations that apply.
On the completion of your studies you must return the card to the Servicecenter.
Order key tag for PTW
Department leaders at PTW can order access tag for staff and students.
Kontakt
Servicecenter
Coordinated service for the entire university. The service center is located on the entrance floor in building G and offers service and support to students, visitors and employees at University West.