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.
ELIGIBLE STUDENTS
The beneficiaries of this subsidy are:
- First-year students enrolled in the 2025/2026 academic year at the University of Parma who have paid the first instalment of €156 (regional tax);
- First-year students enrolled in the 2025/2026 academic year in an inter-university degree programme for which the University is the administrative headquarters who have paid the first instalment of €156 (regional tax);
- Students enrolled in years after the first who have already paid the first and second instalments (regional tax of €156 + 50% of the personalised university contribution) and who are on track with their studies or have exceeded the maximum by one year;
- Students enrolled in an inter-university degree programme for which the University is the administrative headquarters who have already paid the first and second instalments (regional tax of €156 + 50% of the personalised university contribution) and who are on track with their studies or have exceeded the maximum by one year;
- Students pre-enrolled in a master's degree programme only if they come from a three-year degree programme at the University, have paid the €50 pre-enrolment fee and are currently enrolled in their studies or have completed them within the last year;
- Students enrolled in doctoral programmes at the University of Parma;
- Students enrolled in specialisation schools at the University of Parma.
SUBJECT OF THE DISCOUNT
The discounted rates covered by the agreement are those listed in the attachment./
The discount also includes payment in instalments.
When signing up for a travel pass, students must pay 50% of the subsidised cost (e.g. £60 for an annual urban travel pass) directly to TEP using their Student Card, which is enabled as a Carta Conto.
The remaining 50% of the subsidised cost must be paid by the student to the University at the same time as the third instalment of fees in April 2026.
If the student is not required to pay the third instalment, the payment slip for 50% of the subsidised season ticket (e.g. £60 for the annual urban season ticket) will still be uploaded to the same portal.
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 2025/2026 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 2 to 10 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 1 September 2025 to 31 March 2026.
CONTACTS
For further details regarding the agreement, please write to convenzionebus@unipr.it and tep@tep.pr.it.
