Iscte ID Card
Atualizado/Updated: 2026-05-25
1. Students
All students are entitled to an Iscte ID card.
What is it for?
- To register attendance in classes (this function is not yet active at Iscte-Sintra);
- To identify students at restaurants that provide lunch and dinner at prices agreed with Iscte;
- To allow access to libraries and book requests;
- To allow access to the campus outside normal opening hours;
- It can have a banking function.
Types of card
- Provisional card.
- Permanent card.
How to activate?
- Provisional card: delivered active.
- Permanent card: activated by the student on Fénix+ (whether a bank card or non-bank card).
- Open a browser (Chrome, Firefox, Edge, Safari, Opera…)
- Go to https://fenix-mais.iscte-iul.pt/
- Click on “login.iscte-iul.pt” and log in using your Iscte account credentials (e.g., xxnes and your password).
- Select “ISCTE.solutions” → “Personal Area” → “My Cards” → “Cards Management“.
- Identify the card and click on “Activate card”, in the last column of the respective row.
How to register attendance in classes?
- Hold the card close to the RFID readerlocated in classrooms e nos auditoriums and labs.
- Green – Attendance is registered.
- Red – Attendance is not registered.
- Hold the card close to the RFID readerlocated in classrooms e nos auditoriums and labs.
2. Employees
All employees are entitled to an Iscte ID Card.
Provisional Card
At the beginning of your employment at Iscte, the “Unidade de Recursos Humanos” (Human Resources Unit), will issue a duly activated provisional card to the employee.
In other situations, please contact us through the communication channels indicated on this page to book an appointment with our support team to activate the cards.
Definite Card
Non-bank card – It is raised in the Human Resources Unit (Building 1, room 1W02).
Bank card – It is picked up at any CGD agency or delivered to the owner’s address.
To activate the cards, please contact us through the communication channels indicated on this page to book an appointment with our support team.