Optimally Networked: Locally, Regionally, Globally
With around 6,600 employees, TU Dortmund University is one of Dortmund’s largest employers and has helped to drive the transformation of the city and the Ruhr region from Europe’s largest coal mining and steel production area into a high-tech and service location as well as a cultural metropolis.
Located in the immediate vicinity of the campus, the TechnologieZentrumDortmund – the largest technology park in Europe – is highly successful in promoting the economic application of ideas from science.
The lively exchange with neighbors in the region, but also with partners in Europe and around the world, is a special asset for students and scientists. One in five students at TU Dortmund University comes from abroad. In addition, the university welcomes around 230 exchange students each year.


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