Honors
Since 1991, TU Dortmund University has awarded the “University Medal”. Personalities who have rendered outstanding services to TU Dortmund University in a very special way can be appointed “honorary citizen”. At the level of departments, honorary doctorates are awarded for special services. And finally, the special distinction of “honorary senator” has been awarded three times so far: In addition to founding rector Prof. Martin Schmeißer, the former Vice President and long-time Senator Prof. Ulrich Bonse and the former Rector Prof. Erich te Kaat have held this title to date.
The University Medal of TU Dortmund University has been awarded since 1991. So far, 19 friends and supporters of the university have been honored for their special commitment:
- Ruth Westerwelle
- Josef Metzen †
- Erich Siegmund
- Gunther Lorf †
- Georg Kottmann
- Hans Jaeger †
- Hans Uhde †
- Wolfgang Burgard
- Udo Lipke †
- Helmut Kohls
- Hans-Jürgen Freundlieb
- Frans A. van Vught
- Bodo Harenberg
- Klaus Günzel
- Walter Echtermeyer
- Rolf Kinne
- Bernd Jochheim
- Karl Heinz Siepe
- Rolf Reppel
- Helmut Jenkins †
Since 2008, the Badge of Honor of TU Dortmund University has been awarded to persons who have rendered outstanding services in the field of research and teaching at TU Dortmund University. In May 2008, the members of the last curratorium of the university were awarded the Badge of Honor.
2008
Honoring the members of the curratorium
- Prof. Dr. Gerd Bollermann, MdL (2000-2010), since 2010 district president of the district government Arnsberg
- MdB Ursula Burchardt, German Bundestag (1990-2013), Chairwoman of the Committee for Education, Research, Technology Assessment (2005-2013)
- Prof. Sven Caspersen, Aalborg University, founding father and long-time partner and promoter of the university network ECIU
- Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c.. Volker Claus, University of Stuttgart, Institute for Formal Methods in Computer Science
- Heinrich Frommknecht, retired Chairman of the Board of the SIGNAL IDUNA Group, long-time member of the Board of the Society of Friends
- Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Rolf Kinne, former director of the Max Planck Institute for Molecular Physiology
- Dr. Gerhard Langemeyer, Lord Mayor of the City of Dortmund (1999 - 2009)
- Prof. Dr.-Ing. Peter Mayr, long-standing managing director at the IWT Institute for Materials Technology, University of Bremen
- Dr. Gerd Niebaum, Niebaum Rechtsanwälte, long-time supporter of the Gambrinus Forum
- Prof. Dr. Jörn Rüsen, long-time president of the Institute for Advanced Study in the Humanities (KWI) in Essen, Germany
- Uwe Samulewicz, Sparkasse Dortmund, long-time supporter of scientific projects, high-profile scientific events and participation in endowed professorship
- Dr. jur. Manfred Scholle, Chairman of the Board of Gelsenwasser AG (2004-2011), Chairman of the Board of the Dortmund Foundation
- Eberhard Weber, DGB Chairman Dortmund District (1990-2009)
- Prof. Dipl.-Ing. Bodo Weidlich, Chairman of the Board of the Society of Friends of the Technical University of Dortmund
- Reinhard Schulz, Chief Executive Officer of the Dortmund Chamber of Industry and Commerce (2004-2015)
2010
- Guido Baranowski, Managing Director of TechnologieZentrumDortmund
- Dr. Jochen Opländer, Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Wilo Foundation
2011
- Dr. Gert Fischer, Member of the Board of the Rudolf Chaudoire Foundation
2015
- Prof. Werner Abegg, founder and former director of the Dortmund University Orchestra
- Prof. Werner Seiss, former director of the Dortmund University Orchestra
- University Music Director Prof. Ingo Ernst Reihl, Director of the Dortmund University Orchestra
- Holger Ellwanger, director of the student orchestra
2016
- Klaus Fehleman; former city director
2017
- Prof. Dietrich Wegener, long-time chairman of the commission for ensuring good scientific practice
2019
- Prof. (retired) Bernd K. Gasch, rectorate representative on the association board of the Research Society for Gerontology (FfG)
- Prof. em. Willi Gundlach, former director of the University Choir Dortmund (1976-1995) and the Chamber Choir of the TU Dortmund (1978-2005)
- Dr. Reinhard Fehling, former director of the University Choir Dortmund (1998-2013)
- Heinke Kirzinger, director of the University Choir Dortmund (since 2013)
- Ulrich Arns, Director of the Chamber Choir of the TU Dortmund (since 2007)
Honorary citizens to date have been Dr. Helmut Keunecke †, Günter Samtlebe †, Dr. Dr. h.c.. Alfred Voßschulte †, Helmut Kohls, Anneliese Brost †, Dr. h.c. Erich Schumann † and Prof. Bodo Weidlich.
- Prof. Dr. Martin Schmeißer †
- Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. em. Ulrich Bonse †
- Prof. Dr. Erich te Kaat
The list of honorary doctors currently includes 62 honorary doctorates in the individual departments.
Department of Mathematics:
- Prof. Dr. Dr. paed. h. c. Heinrich Winter †
- Prof. Dr. Dr. h. c. Charles K. Chui
Department of Physics:
- Prof. Dr. Dr. rer. nat. h. c. Werner Martienssen †
- Prof. Dr. Dr. rer. nat. h. c. c. mult. Jack Steinberger †
- Ministerialrat (ret.) Dr. Dr. h. c. Hermann Schunck
Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology:
- Prof. Dr. rer. nat. Dr. rer. nat. h. c. mult. c. Jan Thesing
- Prof. Dr. Dr. h. c. Dr. rer. nat. h. c. H. Eugene Stanley
Department of Computer Science:
- Dipl.-Ing. Dr. rer. nat. h. c. Konrad Zuse †
- Prof. Dr. Dr. rer. nat. h. c. Lotfi Zadeh
- Prof. Dr. Dr. rer. nat. h. c. Juris Hartmanis
- Prof. Dr. Dr. h. c. Monika Henzinger
Department of Statistics:
- Prof. Dr. rer. nat. Dr. h. c. Frank Hampel †
- Prof. Dipl.-Ing. Dr. techn. Dr. rer. nat. h. c. Manfred Deistler
Department of Biochemical and Chemical Engineering:
- Prof. Dr.-Ing. Dr. rer. nat. Dr.-Ing. h. c. Franz Broich †
- Dipl.-Ing. Dr.-Ing. h. c. Helmut Wiehn
- Prof. Dr. rer. nat. Dr. techn. h. c. Dr.-Ing. h. c. Dieter Behrens †
- Prof. Dr.-Ing. Dr.-Ing. h. c. Fumitake Yoshida †
- Prof. Dr.-Ing. Dr.-Ing. h. c. Jerzy Buzek
- Prof. Dr. Dr.-Ing. h. c. Ignacio E. Grossmann
- Prof. Dr. Dr. h. c. Constantinos Pantelides
Department of Mechanical Engineering:
- Prof. Dr.-Ing. Dr.-Ing. h. c. Erich Bahke †
- Dr.-Ing. Dr.-Ing. h. c. Heinz Sossenheimer †
- Dr.-Ing. Dr.-Ing. h. c. Klaus Czeguhn
- Prof. Dr.-Ing. Dr. h. c. mult. Dr.-Ing. h. c. Günter Spur †
- Prof. Dr.-Ing. Dr. h. c. Dr.-Ing. h. c. Manfred Geiger
- Prof. Dr.-Ing. Dr. h. c. mult. Hans-Peter Wiendahl †
Department of Electrical Engineering and Information Technology:
- Dipl.-Ing. Dr.-Ing. h. c. Wilhelm Kiwit
- Dr.-Ing. Dr.-Ing. h. c. Hartmut Rogge
- Prof. Dr.-Ing. Dr. h. c. mult. Teuvo Kohonen
Department of Spatial Planning:
- Prof. Dr. Dr. rer. pol. h. c. John Friedmann †
- Prof. Dr. Dr. h. c. Gerd Albers †
- Prof. Dr. Dr.-Ing. h. c. Erika Spiegel †
Department of Architecture and Civil Engineering:
- Em. Prof. Dr.-Ing. h. c. Robert von Halasz †
- Prof. Dr.-Ing. h. c. Jürgen Joedicke †
- Em. Prof. Dr.-Ing. h. c. Georg Burkhardt †
- Dipl.-Ing. Dr.-Ing. h. c. Günter Breitschaft †
- Prof. Dr.-Ing. h. c. Fritz Haller †
- Dr. Dr. h. c. mult. Dr.-Ing. h. c. Johannes Rau †
Department of Economics and Department of Social Sciences:
- Prof. Dr. Dr. rer. pol. h. c. Erwin Grochla †
- Prof. Dr. Dr. rer. pol. h. c. Reimut Jochimsen †
- Dr. Dr. rer. pol. h. c. Alfred Voßschulte †
- Prof. Dr. jur. Dr. rer. pol. h. c. Rolf Stober
- Prof. Dr. Prof. h. c Dr. h. c. Klaus Macharzina
Department of Educational Sciences and Psychology
- Prof. Dr. Dr. h. c. Hans-Uwe Otto
- Prof. Dr. Dr. h. c. Ingrid Gogolin
Department of Rehabilitation Sciences:
- Dr. med. Dr. paed. h. c. Wolfgang Ulbricht
- Prof. Dr. med. Dr. phil. h. c. Kurt-Alphons Jochheim †
Department of Human Sciences and Theology:
- H. E. Dr. h. c. Donald Tusk
- Prof. Dr. jur. Dr. Dr. h. c. mult. Paul Mikat †
- Prof. Dr. phil. Dr. phil. h. c. Carl Graf Hoyos †
Department of Cultural Studies:
- Dr. phil. h. c. Will Schaber †
- Prof. Dr. Dr. phil. h. c. Martin Ostwald †
- Dr. Dr. phil. h. c. Richard Bamberger †
- Dr. phil. h. c. Hans Hafenbrack
- Dr. phil. h. c. Fritz Pleitgen †
- Prof. em. Dr. Dr. phil. h. c. mult. Peter Freese
- Prof. Dr., Dr. h. c. mult. Carl Djerassi †
Department of Arts and Sports Sciences:
- Prof. Dr. phil. h. c. Emil Schumacher †
- Prof. Dr. phil. h. c. Joshua Rifkin
- Prof. Dr. h. c. Hans Breder
- Dr. h. c. Jean-Claude Zehnder
- Prof. Dr. Dr. h. c. Martin Warnke †
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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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