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Ruhr Area to Host New Max Planck Institute for Cyber Security and Privacy
TU Dortmund University and Ruhr University Bochum joined forces to bring the institute to the region.
How Bilingualism Changes our Minds and Brains
Prof. Ellen Bialystok comes to TU Dortmund University to talk about how learning more than one language supports healthy aging of our brains.
Red Carpet Rolled Out in Moscow
The liaison office in Russia celebrates its tenth anniversary with two new collaborations and a Science Day.
German Research Foundation (DFG) Establishes New Priority Program at TU Dortmund University
Professor Dirk Biermann has successfully convinced the DFG to establish a new Priority Program at TU Dortmund University.
UA Ruhr Researchers Jointly Develop Basis for Targeted Cancer Therapy
Researchers from the University Alliance Ruhr have produced a potential drug for pancreatic cancer.
New Collaboration between the Cluster of Excellence RESOLV and the Swiss Research Center MUST
The new fellowship program FP-RESOMUS supports 50 postdoctoral researchers in several locations in Germany and Switzerland.
Register now for the Campus Run on May 22nd
Registration for the 35th Campus Run at TU Dortmund University is open from now until May 15th.
Physicist of TU Dortmund University back after one year in the eternal ice
TU Dortmund University physicist Johannes Werthebach spent a year at a research station at the South Pole. Now he is back at the university again.
Goethe-Institut, University Alliance Ruhr and DAAD further expand the Studienbrücke Program
The Studienbrücke Program of the Goethe-Institut, UA Ruhr and the DAAD is intended to prepare students from abroad to study in Germany.
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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 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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