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Panoramic view on the North Campus © Jürgen Huhn​/​TU Dortmund
Middle East conflict

Protest camp near the campus

A large field. In the distance are two white pavilions at the end of the grass. Behind them are buildings and a few trees at the edge of the field. © TU Dortmund
The protest camp behind the FH building at Emil-Figge-Straße 42.
On Monday, 27 May, students began setting up a protest camp for peace in the Middle East behind buildings of Fachhochschule Dortmund - University of Applied Sciences and Arts (FH). The pro-Palestinian initiative is being organized by FH students. The gathering was registered with the police. The aim is “to inform students and the general public about the situation in the Middle East and to raise awareness of the need for a peaceful solution,” according to the organizers. The camp is to initially remain in place for eight days. The police have imposed conditions.

The management of TU Dortmund University and FH Dortmund University of Applied Sciences and Arts had already issued a statement prior to the event saying that universities must be places of open discourse and dialogue. The right to freedom of expression must be respected. “However, forms of protest must be legally compliant and free from discrimination. No one should feel threatened on our campus. Any form of anti-Semitism or racism is a red line that we will not tolerate being crossed,” reads the TU statement. In dialogue with the initiators, the university management of TU Dortmund University and FH Dortmund University of Applied Sciences and Arts agreed in advance that research and teaching activities must not be disturbed.

Update 20 June and 15 July

The protest camp has been registered again with the police at a different location. It has been set up at Emil-Figge-Straße between the HVDC testing field and FH building 38a since 19 June. As this meadow is a public space, the university has no influence on whether and for how long the camp may remain there. In accordance with the right of assembly, this decision lies with the police.

On the opposite side of a road, you can see several tents on a meadow on the right. To the left, on the side of the road closer to the viewer, is a white office building with the orange inscription "FH Dortmund". In front of it are parking lots and a meadow. © TU Dortmund
The protest camp set up in June at Emil-Figge-Straße.

The university has responded in an open letter to the demands made by the “Students for Palestine” to TU Dortmund University and Dortmund University of Applied Sciences and Arts (FH Dortmund) at the beginning of July. Meanwhile, it has prohibited the use of the TU logo in images so as not to give the false impression that it is an initiative of TU Dortmund University.

Statement of 17 May 2024:

Universities stand up for freedom of discourse

Statement of 12 October 2023:

Empathy for all people suffering in the Middle East conflict