Epurse, the system at UGent that allows you to use your student or staff card as an electronic wallet to pay for meals in the student restaurants and prints and copies from the multifunctionals, is used less and less.
It was therefore decided to permanently discontinue epurse at the end of 2025.
The phase-out is gradual. Are you no longer using epurse but there is still a balance left on your card? Then apply for a refund via the button below and choose "Refund" under "Profile":
No more payments will be accepted with epurse at the cash registers of the GUSB and the student restaurants. Did you use epurse only to pay at the cash registers and still have money left on your card? Apply for a refund.
Currently, all multifunctionals are gradually being replaced by new devices on which you can pay contactless but no longer with epurse. That operation should be completed by the end of August 2025. Do you still have money on your card but your device no longer supports epurse? Then apply for a refund.
You can request the refund of the balance on your epurse until the end of November 2025 at the latest.