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Studierende sitzt am Arbeitsplatz und schaut auf den Laptop. © Aliona Kardash​/​TU Dortmund
Making sustainability visible

Signage on campus

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The picture shows the Campus of TU Dortmund University from above. © Peter Sondermann​/​TU Dortmund

Sustainable places on campus are to be made more visible with the help of signs.

The TU Dortmund campus is greener and more sustainable in many places than one might think at first glance. For example, there are rainwater retention basins, biotopes, insect hotels, break paths and a green axis rarely seen at universities (it's worth taking a look from above!). In order to make these places, and thus also the commitment to sustainability, more visible, signs are to be erected at suitable locations. 

To this end, the Office of University Communications and the Department of Construction and Facility Management are working together. 

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Location & approach

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.

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.

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.

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.