Applications & Forms
On this page you will find all the applications and forms you need before, during or after your studies at TU Dortmund University.
These include forms for application and enrollment, student status, and proof of study time.

PDF Letter of authorization (for enrollment / admission) - informal application
- Please enclose a copy of the identity card of the person granting the letter of authorization and of the authorized representative!
- Deadline: See admission notice
- More information about online application
PDF Application for recognition of academic qualfications
- Deadline: Anytime, enrollment and application deadlines may have to be observed
- More information about enrollment in a higher semester
PDF Application for guest auditor status
- Deadline: Only during enrollment periods
- More information on guest auditors
PDF Application for change of study program
- This application is valid for all changes of study programs or subjects.
- Deadline: only during the enrollment periods, graduation: at any time
- More information about changing your studies
PDF Application for recognition of academic qualifications
- Deadline: at any time
- Enrollmentand application deadlines may have to be observed
- Deadline: prior to commencement of studies and payment of semester fees
- More information about withdrawal of enrollment
PDF Application for change of eligibility
- Deadline: Anytime
PDF Application to change the form of study
- For changing the form of study between full-time and part-time (only possible for the Master's program in Spatial Planning)
- Deadline: Only during enrollment periods
PDF Application for admission to courses within the framework of UA Ruhr
- Deadline: Only during the enrollment periods, afterwards individual decision of the faculty
- More information about studying at the UA Ruhr
Request for a PDF certificate of periods of study for the statutory pension insurance.
- Proof of the total period of study and the last course of study attended.
- Deadline: Anytime
- More info about pension
During the Corona pandemic
Note for submission of documents in the winter semester 2022/2023: Please submit records/documents digitally. At this time, we do not require original or certified records/documents to process your request. This only refers to the forms and applications listed above. Enrollment documents will continue to be submitted by mail and in officially certified form.
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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 South Campus), and from B 1 / A 40 “Dortmund-Dorstfeld” (closer to North Campus). 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 North Campus to South Campus by car, there is the connection via Vogelpothsweg/Baroper Straße. We recommend you leave your car on one of the parking lots at North Campus 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 15 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”.
The H-Bahn is one of the hallmarks of TU Dortmund University. There are two stations on North Campus. 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 South Campus) Eichlinghofen. The other station is located at the dining hall at North Campus and offers a direct connection to South Campus every five minutes.
The AirportExpress is a fast and convenient means of transport from Dortmund Airport (DTM) to Dortmund Central Station, taking you there in little more than 20 minutes. From Dortmund Central Station, you can continue to the university campus by interurban railway (S-Bahn). A larger range of international flight connections is offered at Düsseldorf Airport (DUS), which is about 60 kilometres away and can be directly reached by S-Bahn from the university station.
The facilities of TU Dortmund University are spread over two campuses, the larger Campus North and the smaller Campus South. Additionally, some areas of the university are located in the adjacent “Technologiepark”.
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