The HfG Card

The HfG Card was completely implemented during before the start of the WS 2022/2023, while both the old analogue and Student ID card (you needed to stamp every semester) and the Chip key were retired. Both elements had great popularity among the community, and even a gold version of the chip key was made as a recognition to some distinguished members.

If you are a student the ID card can be used to prove that you are a student (and get discount in theater or museums, or not paying in the public transport during weekends or from 18:00 to 6:00).

In any case, the card is configured with the rooms to which you have access that may change in time. All the information here collected and translate comes from different emails send to the community.

Getting a HfG Card

The official way seems to be writing an email to: zugang@hfg-karlsruhe.de.

Who can give you access to Rooms

If you want or need access to a room, you need to check to whom it belongs and contact the responsible (generally Email it’s the recommended way):

ADSZ Philipp Schell, +49 (0) 721 / 8203 2315, pschell(at)hfg-karlsruhe.de

KD Juliane Hohlbaum, +49 (0) 721 / 8203 2244, jhohlbaum(at)hfg-karlsruhe.de

PD Freia Achenbach, +49 (0) 721 / 8203 2239, fachenbach(at)hfg-karlsruhe.de Stefan Legner, +49 (0) 721 / 8203 2239, stefanl(at)hfg-karlsruhe.de

MK Lorenz Schwarz, +49 (0) 721 / 8203 2382, lschwarz(at)hfg-karlsruhe.de Dieter Sellin, +49 (0) 721 / 8203 2335, ds(at)hfg-karlsruhe.de

KW Ellen Mai, +49 (0) 721 / 8203 2275, emai(at)hfg-karlsruhe.de

Administrators of Workshops Susanne Schmitt, +49 (0) 721 / 8203 2140, sschmitt(at)hfg-karlsruhe.de Sebastian Schäfer, +49 (0) 721 / 8203 2131, sschaefer(at)hfg-karlsruhe.de

Administrators of Administration Igor Hardt, +49 (0) 721 / 8203 2203, ihardt(at)hfg-karlsruhe.de Jonas Gartner, +49 (0) 721 / 8203 2305, jgartner(at)hfg-karlsruhe.de

Depending on which room you need access to, you may need an Antrag auf Zugangsberechtigung formular signed by an employee.

If you need to access the building during the night or the weekend, the form you require is an Antrag auf Nacht- bzw. Wochenendegenehmigung

Updating the card in the terminal

Once someone provides you access, you need to update your card. There is an ITT Terminal (also referred as charging station) in one column, near the turnstile door from the Lorenzstraße. You need to gently lean your card until you will hear a beep, and you will see a green light. If you hear more beeps and the lights are red, it means that was not updated. Try again.

How does the ITT (Intelligent Transponder Terminal) work?

The ITT has four light-emitting diodes, please hold your chip card as a locking medium with light contact to the ITT for about two seconds, the horizontal version is preferable to the vertical version because then you have the four light-emitting diodes in view. If the lowest two of the four LEDs turn green, and you hear an acoustic signal, your chip card has been successfully programmed. If these LEDs turn red, please repeat the process because the programming was not successful. This does not affect the functionality of your locking medium.

How does the system work? Is secure? Can someone track me?

There has been some discussion on these issues, but tools to check the security of the system were never provided, so we have no answer.