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TU Dortmund University – International

More than 3,976 inter­national students from around 115 nations study at TU Dortmund Univer­sity. They make up about 11 percent of all 34,500 students. A growing number of students from Dortmund go abroad in order to study or complete a period of practical training. The inter­national dimension is of primary importance on our campus. The International Office is responsible for managing the university’s in­ter­na­tio­nal contacts and offers advice and counseling for students as well as for lecturers and employees.

International cooperation agreements 

TU Dortmund University cooperates with universities from all over the world. The goal is to promote the internationalization of the university and to further strengthen cooperations with in­ter­na­tio­nal educational institutions.

Graphic design of a green and grey world map. Countries with universities that cooperate with TU Dortmund University are shown in green. © Archiv/TU Dortmund

TU Dortmund University has a special profile with 16 faculties in natural and engineering sciences, social and cultural studies. The various disciplines are united by a common university spirit that is all about interdisciplinarity and cooperation. The teaching program includes about 80 degree programs, including wide-ranging teacher training for all school types.

In research, TU Dortmund University is particularly strong in its four profile areas: (1) Materials, production technology and logistics, (2) chemical biology, drug research and process engineering, (3) data analysis, modeling and simulation, as well as (4) education, schooling and inclusion.

On 16 December 2018, TU Dortmund University marked its golden jubilee. Half a century before, it had celebrated its opening ceremony at the Dortmund Opera House. As early as 1958, the Association of Friends of a Technical University had been demanding a university for Dortmund to train professionals to meet the challenges of structural transformation in the region.

In recent decades, the university has been a key engine driving the transformation of Dortmund and the Ruhr region from Europe’s largest coal and steel industry into a high-tech and service industry hub as well as a cultural metropolis. This is demonstrated, among other things, by the Technology Park near the campus, which is one of the most successful in Europe.

Historical black and white photo of three people looking at the big sculpture of industrial cogwheels on Campus North © Archiv/TU Dortmund

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Location & approach

The campus of TU Dortmund University is located close to interstate junction Dortmund West, where the Sauerlandlinie A 45 (Frankfurt-Dortmund) crosses the Ruhrschnellweg B 1 / A 40. The best interstate exit to take from A 45 is "Dortmund-Eichlinghofen" (closer to Campus Süd), and from B 1 / A 40 "Dortmund-Dorstfeld" (closer to Campus Nord). Signs for the university are located at both exits. Also, there is a new exit before you pass over the B 1-bridge leading into Dortmund.

To get from Campus Nord to Campus Süd by car, there is the connection via Vogelpothsweg/Baroper Straße. We recommend you leave your car on one of the parking lots at Campus Nord and use the H-Bahn (suspended monorail system), which conveniently connects the two campuses.

TU Dortmund University has its own train station ("Dortmund Universität"). From there, suburban trains (S-Bahn) leave for Dortmund main station ("Dortmund Hauptbahnhof") and Düsseldorf main station via the "Düsseldorf Airport Train Station" (take S-Bahn number 1, which leaves every 20 or 30 minutes). The university is easily reached from Bochum, Essen, Mülheim an der Ruhr and Duisburg.

You can also take the bus or subway train from Dortmund city to the university: From Dortmund main station, you can take any train bound for the Station "Stadtgarten", usually lines U41, U45, U 47 and U49. At "Stadtgarten" you switch trains and get on line U42 towards "Hombruch". Look out for the Station "An der Palmweide". From the bus stop just across the road, busses bound for TU Dortmund University leave every ten minutes (445, 447 and 462). Another option is to take the subway routes U41, U45, U47 and U49 from Dortmund main station to the stop "Dortmund Kampstraße". From there, take U43 or U44 to the stop "Dortmund Wittener Straße". Switch to bus line 447 and get off at "Dortmund Universität S".

Dortmund Airport offers flights to several destinations in Central Europe. There are regular connections to Katowice, Kraków, London and Munich. For the approximately 20km-trip from Dortmund Airport to TU Dortmund University, you can use a shuttle bus to the railway Station "Bahnhof Holzwickede", from which trains depart to Dortmund main station (please visit Verkehrsverbund Rhein-Ruhr for more information). Normally, the fastest way is to catch a taxi at Dortmund Airport.

The H-Bahn is one of the hallmarks of TU Dortmund University. There are two stations on Campus Nord. One ("Dortmund Universität S") is directly located at the suburban train stop, which connects the university directly with the city of Dortmund and the rest of the Ruhr Area. Also from this station, there are connections to the "Technologiepark" and (via Campus Süd) Eichlinghofen. The other station is located at the dining hall at Campus Nord and offers a direct connection to Campus Süd every five minutes.

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