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TU Dortmund Has 34,269 Students – the Boom Continues Unabated
The number of students at TU Dortmund University continues at a high level and thus follows the national trend.
Three Questions for Dr. Carsten Bender on Accessibility at TU Dortmund University
On the International Day of Persons with Disabilities, the head of DoBuS reviews the achievements and potential of TU Dortmund University.
Unmanned Aviation System for Use in Emergencies at Sea Successfully Tested
The research project LARUS culminates in an automatic fixed-wing aircraft that has already flown safely over more than 1,200 kilometers of open sea.
Research Team Proves Outbreak of Cosmic Stellar Explosion
The journal Nature publishes insights into a gamma ray burst recently acquired by a consortium including TU Dortmund University.
Award for TU Dortmund University’s Math Teaching Concept
Prof. Susanne Prediger and her team at TU Dortmund University and the German Centre for Mathematics Teacher Education received the Polytechnic Prize.
Faculty of Mathematics Celebrates 50th Anniversary
In the winter semester of 1969/70 the newly founded University of Dortmund introduced its mathematics programs.
Yoko Ono Supports International Journalism Education with Participatory Artwork
The artist offers her artwork “as a learning tool for international journalism” in the context of the European Journalism Training Association (EJTA).
€14.2 Million for “Excellence Start-up Center”
TU Dortmund University wants to provide even greater support for new founders. NRW Minister of Economic Affairs Pinkwart presented a grant agreement.
Unique Innovation Worldwide: TU Dortmund University Produces Nicotine-Free Tobacco
Dr. Felix Stehle and Julia Schachtsiek succeeded in lowering harmful nicotine in tobacco down to detection limit.
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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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