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 University

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

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UA Ruhr and Hochschule Düsseldorf Create Programs on the Energy Transition

Two of the four English-language Master’s courses directed at specialists from abroad start in the winter semester.

“Impact Cup” Awarded for Engagement in the Field of Sustainability

At the conclusion of the Sustainability Week, the winners from TU Dortmund University and FH Dortmund were celebrated.

Group photo of 14 people: Some people hold a prize in their hand. Prof. Gerhard Schembecker from TU Dortmund University and Svenja Stepper, Chancellor of Dortmund University of Applied Sciences and Arts, present the Impact Cup to the award winners.

8th Future Dialog Focuses on Sustainability in the Chemical Industry

Dr. Ralf Düssel from Evonik spoke about plans for increased sustainability as well as the associated challenges.

Ralf Düssel hält einen Vortrag. Der Raum ist grün beleuchtet.

How the Routine Killing of Animals Works

Sociologist Dr. Marcel Sebastian has published a new study on emotional labor in slaughterhouses.

Mehrere Schweine in Massentierhaltung

Sustainability Week 2025

The Sustainability Week 2025 offers a varied program on the topic of sustainability - lectures and workshops, there is something for everyone!

Students work on sustainability projects

New lectures for the studium oecologicum in summer semester 25

The studium oecologicum module catalog for summer semester 25 is now available.

Key visual of the studium oecologicum with an icon of an open book.

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.

Summer School for Sustainability wins the 2024 Teaching Award

The Summer School for Sustainability was honored at the 2024 Academic Anniversary Celebration.

The medal honoring the Summer School for Sustainability with the Teaching Award 2024 of Dortmund University lies in the grass surrounded by a few flowers

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