Location & approach

By car

The campus of the TU Dortmund University is located near the freeway junction Dortmund West, where the A45 crosses the B1/A40. The Dortmund-Eichlinghofen exit on the A45 leads to the South Campus, the Dortmund-Dorstfeld exit on the A40 leads to the North Campus. The university is signposted at both exits.

By bus and train

The "Dortmund Universität" S-Bahn station is located directly on the North Campus. From there, the S1 runs every 20 or 30 minutes to Dortmund main station and in the opposite direction to Düsseldorf main station via Bochum, Essen and Duisburg. In addition, the university can be reached by the bus lines 445, 447 and 462. Timetable information can be found on the homepage of the Rhine-Ruhr transport association, and DSW21 also offers an interactive route network map.

The H-Bahn

One of the landmarks of the TU Dortmund is the H-Bahn. Line 1 runs every 10 minutes between Dortmund Eichlinghofen and the Technology Center via Campus South and Dortmund University S, while Line 2 commutes every 5 minutes between Campus North and Campus South. It covers this distance in two minutes.

By plane

From Dortmund Airport, the AirportExpress takes just over 20 minutes to Dortmund main station and from there to the university by S-Bahn. A wider range of international flight connections is offered by Düsseldorf Airport, about 60 kilometers away, which can be reached directly by S-Bahn from the university's train station.

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Location & approach

By car

The campus of the TU Dortmund University is located near the freeway junction Dortmund West, where the A45 crosses the B1/A40. The Dortmund-Eichlinghofen exit on the A45 leads to the South Campus, the Dortmund-Dorstfeld exit on the A40 leads to the North Campus. The university is signposted at both exits.

By bus and train

The "Dortmund Universität" S-Bahn station is located directly on the North Campus. From there, the S1 runs every 20 or 30 minutes to Dortmund main station and in the opposite direction to Düsseldorf main station via Bochum, Essen and Duisburg. In addition, the university can be reached by the bus lines 445, 447 and 462. Timetable information can be found on the homepage of the Rhine-Ruhr transport association, and DSW21 also offers an interactive route network map.

The H-Bahn

One of the landmarks of the TU Dortmund is the H-Bahn. Line 1 runs every 10 minutes between Dortmund Eichlinghofen and the Technology Center via Campus South and Dortmund University S, while Line 2 commutes every 5 minutes between Campus North and Campus South. It covers this distance in two minutes.

By plane

From Dortmund Airport, the AirportExpress takes just over 20 minutes to Dortmund main station and from there to the university by S-Bahn. A wider range of international flight connections is offered by Düsseldorf Airport, about 60 kilometers away, which can be reached directly by S-Bahn from the university's train station.

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Sustainability at TU Dortmund

TU Dortmund University understands sustainability as an integrative concept that ensures the long-term viability of the global ecological, economic and social system. Sustainability is a joint task in which all TU members participate across departments.

understanding of sustainability

Three-part key visual of the sustainability office with symbols for social, economic and ecological aspects of sustainability. — Sustainability Office

[Translate to English:] — Bicycle mobility

Students sit in a lecture at the beginning of the study. — studium oecologicum

Students build an insect hotel. — Projects

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News on sustainability at TU

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Acting Sustainable Across the University

TU Dortmund University presents its extensive activities in its first sustainability report. It will be presented publicly on September 23.

Exhibition Shows Trends in the (Bio-)Chemical Process Industry

Students from the Department BCI are presenting their project work at the Dortmunder U until 23 February.

In the center of the picture, four young adults can be seen from the side and from behind, looking together at a poster attached to a white wall. On the left in the foreground, a person with a black top and brown hair can also be seen from behind. To the right of the people, a male person is standing sideways in front of another poster with his back to the other group.

Exchange on sustainability in teaching

The Sustainability Office took part in the network meeting as part of the DG HochN Hub "INNO4BNE" (Innovative Teaching Formats for Education for…

The coordinator of the studium oecologicum Marvin Maikler presents a poster about the Summer School for Sustainability, a lecture course developed at Dortmund University for an intensive examination of the topic of sustainability. The project poster is supplemented by a second poster made by a group of students, which records the results of the Summer School.

Solar System for the University S-Bahn Station

Deutsche Bahn has modernized the Dortmund University stop and installed a photovoltaic system.

Bus stop sign with mensa bridge and maths tower in the background.

Three Questions for Humboldt Fellow Dr. Sara Namusoga-Kaale

The researcher from Uganda talks about media development cooperation and her work on media coverage of migration.

Portrait Sara Namusoga

University Members Discuss Abuse of Power

The “Forum on the Abuse of Power” aimed at raising awareness and encouraging all groups to share their experiences and views.

Several people are sitting together in the front of the Audimax in a discussion group.

Gambrinus Forum Addresses Migration, Education, and Energy Transition

At the 28th Gambrinus Forum, Prof. Andreas Löschel and Prof. Aladin El-Mafaalani spoke about their research.

Sustainability Office with contribution to the 2024 Open House of TU Dortmund University

The Sustainability Office will be participating from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. with an information stand on TU Dortmund University's sustainability goals.

The buildings of the North Campus in the sunshine.

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