To encourage students to travel between home and university using alternative means of transport to private cars, and to promote class attendance, the University of Parma has entered into an agreement with TEP and Crédit Agricole. This agreement provides significant fare discounts and payment plans for annual urban and interurban bus passes in Parma for university students.
This year, the University has decided to invest over €300,000 in this initiative to promote sustainable mobility and facilitate students’ participation in university activities.
ELIGIBLE STUDENTS
The following students are eligible for the discount:
- Bachelor’s and Master’s degree students: students newly enrolled or registered, up to and including the first year beyond the normal duration of their degree programme, for the 2026/2027 academic year, in a degree programme offered by the University or in a joint degree programme for which the University of Parma is the administering institution. The duration of enrolment is calculated based on the total number of years of enrolment at the University of Parma; transferring to another degree programme does not reset this period. Students must also have no outstanding debts and must be up to date with the tuition fees due for the 2026/2027 academic year.
- Students pre-enrolled in Master’s degree programmes: only students coming from a Bachelor’s degree programme at the University of Parma are eligible, provided they have paid the €50 pre-enrolment fee by the deadlines established in the University Course Catalogue for the 2026/2027 academic year.
- PhD candidates and postgraduate specialisation students: candidates regularly enrolled in a PhD programme or postgraduate specialisation school at the University of Parma. For medical specialisation programmes, enrolment must refer to the 2025/2026 academic year.
SUBJECT OF THE DISCOUNT
Payment of the discounted fare is mandatorily divided into two instalments.
When purchasing the travel pass, the student must pay 50% of the discounted fare directly to TEP using their Student Card enabled as a CartaConto payment card. For example, for an annual urban travel pass with a discounted price of €120, the amount payable to TEP will be €60.
The remaining 50% must be paid by the student to the University of Parma through a dedicated payment notice, which will normally be made available in the student’s reserved area on Esse3 within 60 days of the end of the month in which the travel pass was purchased.
Payment must be made within the strict deadline of 60 days from the date on which the payment notice is issued. For example, for a travel pass purchased on 10 September, the payment notice will normally be issued by 30 November and must be paid within the following 60 days.
If payment is not made by the specified deadline, the University will take action to recover the outstanding amount in accordance with the applicable legislation and University regulations.
Travel passes may not be suspended, revoked, changed or cancelled before their natural expiry date. Students are therefore required to pay the full amount due even if, for any reason, their relationship with the University of Parma ends. Not using the travel pass does not entitle the student to request its suspension or release them from the obligation to pay the outstanding portion of the discounted fare to the University.
As an exception to the above, if the second instalment of university tuition fees due in November 2026 is not paid, where applicable, the University will provide TEP with the student data required to terminate the travel pass. The travel pass will be terminated, with no possibility of reactivation:
- three months after its purchase date, in the case of an urban travel pass;
- five months after its purchase date or, in the case of an interurban travel pass, after the number of months corresponding to the amount paid by the student at the time of purchase.
HOW TO SUBSCRIBE
Students can purchase their subscription at TEP ticket offices or at the mobile point by presenting:
- the voucher with alphanumeric code, which can be downloaded from this link;
- the Mi Muovo card, for those who already have one, or a passport photo for immediate issuance of the card (at a cost of €5.00, valid for 5 years);
- CartaConto activated on the University of Parma Student Card to make the payment.nb
Please note that the voucher can only be downloaded once all the following conditions have been met:
- Payment of the first and second instalments for the 2026/2027 academic year has been made.
- Possession of a Student Card enabled for banking services (CartaConto).
The TEP points in the area where you can purchase your travel pass are as follows:
- at the TEP ticket offices in Piazzale Barbieri and at the Cicletteria in Piazzale C.A. Dalla Chiesa 11/b, or at the temporary counter in Sala Righi next to the TEP offices in Via Baganza 9/a (access to the counters is by appointment, to be made online at this link or by telephone on 0521 214441 from Monday to Friday from 10 a.m. to 12 noon)
- at the “TEP mobile point” stops in the municipalities of the province of Parma from 10 August to 14 September (calendar available at this link)
- at the “TEP mobile point” at the Science and Technology Campus, Engineering terminus, from 5 to 13 October, Monday to Friday from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m.
University students can request the Mi Muovo card online by clicking on the link.
Those who already purchased the discounted pass last year can also recharge it on the TEP website at this link by entering the voucher number and paying the discounted fare with their Student Card – CartaConto.
If the November 2025 fees are not paid, the University will notify TEP of the student's name, and TEP will terminate the subscription after 3 months from the date of subscription (for urban travel) or 5 months or, in any case, a number of months sufficient to cover the cost paid by the student at the time of subscription (for interurban travel), without the possibility of reactivation.
DURATION
The agreement is valid from 31 August 2026 to 31 March 2027.
CONTACTS
For further details regarding the agreement, please write to convenzionebus@unipr.it and tep@tep.pr.it.
