HID Global, the US-based secure identity product company, announced that International Student Identity Card (ISIC) France, a student ID provider, has selected the company’s Fargo HDP5000 and DTC4500 card printers-encoders, pictured, as well as its AsureID 7 ID card software development kit (SDK) for issuing cards. The products will be used to produce student ID cards to the grandes écoles universities in France. Based in the Netherlands with offices worldwide, the ISIC Association was established in 1953 as a non-profit body that has created the International Student Identity Card, which has been issued in over 130 countries and is the only internationally accepted proof of full-time student status as endorsed by UNESCO, national governments and ministries of education worldwide.
ISIC France was seeking to launch an online card issuance portal solution to provide multifunctional student ID cards to the grandes écoles universities. Based on these criteria, ISIC France chose HID. Lilian Leclercq, Director with ISIC France, said: “HID Global is a globally trusted brand and continues to be at the forefront of the card personalization industry with solutions that successfully meet our needs for securely issuing high volumes of student ID cards.”
And Craig Sandness, vice president, Secure Issuance Business with HID Global, said: “HID Global’s secure card issuance solutions have consistently proven to be the most reliable and robust in the marketplace. Our collaboration with ISIC in France has resulted in a comprehensive solution that has streamlined the card issuance process at universities and elevated the user experience for students across Europe.”
ISIC France now provides an on-site badging service to the grandes écoles universities; 126 French universities, issuing about 150,000 student ID cards every year via its online portal. HID Global’s HDP5000 and DTC4500 printer/encoders produce ID cards. On average, 15 printers are used to produce a maximum 15,000 cards a day, and more at the beginning of a student year when high volumes of ID cards are printed.
ISIC France adds that it’s looking to further partner with HID Global to deploy a mobile ID access for the French grandes écoles universities. For a full case study visit HID Global’s website.
