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ISIC is endorsed by [[UNESCO]]. |
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If an individual is not a full-time student, but aged under 26 or is a full-time teacher or professor, the International Youth Travel Card (IYTC) or International Teacher Identity Card (ITIC) could apply. The IYTC and ITIC offer similar benefits, services and savings to the ISIC card. |
If an individual is not a full-time student, but aged under 26 or is a full-time teacher or professor, the [http://www.isic.org/student-card/iytc-itic.html International Youth Travel Card (IYTC)] or [http://www.isic.org/student-card/iytc-itic.html International Teacher Identity Card (ITIC)] could apply. The IYTC and ITIC offer similar benefits, services and savings to the ISIC card. |
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*[http://www.isic.org/ International Student Identity Card] |
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*[http://www.wysetc.org/ World Youth & Student Educational (WYSE) Travel Confederation] |
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Revision as of 11:52, 1 February 2011
The International Student Identity Card (ISIC) is the only globally recognised student identity document.The ISIC is the choice for over 4.5 million students, issued throughout 120 countries, with student access to over 40,000 benefits. Contact your local ISIC issuer and see more of your world with ISIC.
Cardholders gain access to special discounts with many companies, particularly on travel-related services such as airplanes, buses, trains, ferries, and rental cars. Other discounts are for museums and cultural sites, various attractions and entertainment, hostels and hotels, and bars and restaurants. Microsoft's DreamSpark program provides free copies of many full-featured development tools, such as Visual Studio 2011 and SQL Server 2008, to ISIC holders.
Any full-time student aged 12 years and over, at high school, college or university is eligible for an ISIC card. As long as you're a student, it doesn't matter whether you're 12 or 112.
Some territories prefer to issue students in the age range of 12-18 with an International Scholar Identity Card, which comes with all the same great benefits when compared to the International Student Identity Card. The term ‘Scholar’ is simply used to distinguish between cardholders that are enrolled in high school (scholars) and those that are enrolled in higher/tertiary education institutions (e.g. college or university).
As a guide price, cards cost $22 in the US or £9 in the UK. In the United States, cards come with international travel/medical insurance, hence the increased cost. Card price is set per country and in correlation to the regional or national cost of living.
The card is issued by the ISIC Association; "an international, not-for-profit membership association of the World Youth & Student Educational Travel Confederation".[1] The ISIC Association reports that it has issued almost 45 million ISIC cards since the mid 1950s.[2]
ISIC is endorsed by UNESCO.
If an individual is not a full-time student, but aged under 26 or is a full-time teacher or professor, the International Youth Travel Card (IYTC) or International Teacher Identity Card (ITIC) could apply. The IYTC and ITIC offer similar benefits, services and savings to the ISIC card.
See also
References
External links
- International Student Identity Card
- [1]
- World Youth & Student Educational (WYSE) Travel Confederation
National ISIC sites
- Brazil
- Bulgaria
- Croatia
- Czech Republic
- Estonia
- France
- Germany
- Hong Kong
- Latvia
- Malta
- Mexico
- Peru
- Romania
- Russia
- Slovakia
- Slovenia
- Syria
- Ukraine
- United Kingdom
- United States
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