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Coronavirus: Measures at TU Dortmund University
Operations on campus are limited. The FAQ provide up-to-date information on this.
TU Dortmund University Awarded UNESCO Chair
Professor Thomas Schröder is head of the new UNESCO Chair for research on international vocational training systems.
Another Important Award for Professor Gabriele Sadowski
She is the first woman to receive the “Distinguished Lecture Award in Thermodynamics and Transport Properties” from the EFCE.
Construction of New Chemistry Laboratory Building on Schedule
A six-floor building with floor space of about 3,300 m² is springing up on Otto-Hahn-Strasse.
Dortmund Home to New European Blockchain Institute
North Rhine-Westphalia’s regional government grants TU Dortmund University and the two Fraunhofer institutes in Dortmund funds of € 7.7 million.
Construction of CALEDO Research Center to Start in 2021
TU Dortmund University’s new building will offer perfect conditions for research into liquid phases.
Nine Questions to the New Rector of TU Dortmund University
We put nine questions to Professor Manfred Bayer on what he plans for his term of office.
Professor Manfred Bayer Is the New Rector of TU Dortmund University
On Friday, 24 April 2020, the Elective Assembly of TU Dortmund University elected physicist Professor Manfred Bayer by a large majority.
Ignorance In the Coronavirus Crisis – How Hospitals Handle It
Sociologist Maximiliane Wilkesmann is investigating how medical staff deal with not knowing something, also with a view to the coronavirus.
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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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