guidelines are promoting the
modernization of the universities all over Europe,
focusing on the implementation of new technologies to
get services offered by universities closer to society. With
this idea in mind, the Technical University of Cartagena
is deeply involved in the development and
implementation of the so-called Smart University model:
a ubiquitous computing platform based on NFC, where
NFC devices and applications interact with each other to
provide an intelligent environment. Before dealing with
this ambitious project, a study to know the impact of the
NFC technology in the university society was carried
out. Positive results encouraged the idea of the Smart
University, and two innovative NFC projects have been
addressed: a NFC-attendance-registering-system and a
NFC-administrative-fees-payment-system.