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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Presentation of the 1st Humboldtⁿ Award for Sustainability

The 1st Humboldtⁿ Award for Sustainability was presented on December 4, 2023!

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State Teaching Prize Goes to Two Lecturers from TU Dortmund University

Dr. Lena Tacke and Dr. Vanessa Henke received the award in the category “Teaching and Learning in a Team“.

Group photo with four women

Invitation to the 20th regulars' table on sustainability

The Sustainability Office invites to the regulars' table for people interested in sustainability at TU Dortmund University on 29.11.2023.

Three people sit together at a table

How Lonely Young People in North Rhine-Westphalia Feel

Prof. Ricarda Steinmayr is involved in a study revealing loneliness among young people and presenting measures.

A boy sits alone cross-legged on a flat stone. His bag lies in front of him, his head is lowered so that his face is unrecognizable.

Joint Campus Campaign for the Elimination of Violence Against Women

TU Dortmund University, together with three partners, is using sandwich bags and flags to raise awareness of the issue.

A young woman stands in front of a canteen shelf filled with sandwiches and holds a sandwich bag with the words "Violence doesn't come on campus" in front of her face.

UA Ruhr Research Training Group Addresses Regional Disparities

The project will receive further funding from the German Research Foundation (DFG) for the next four and a half years.

A village in a green landscape with a blue sky

Invitation 2. "Get your Group"

Save the date! Next Wednesday (25.10.2023) the 2nd "Get your Group" meeting will take place at 4pm.

The Role Start-ups Play in Structural Change of the Rhenish Lignite Mining Region

A team led by Prof. Steffen Strese and Prof. Tessa Flatten recently published the first “Bioeconomy-Start-up Pulse” report.

The illustration for the "Bioeconomy Startup Pulse 2023" shows two people handling an oversized microscope, test tubes and drawing a DNA spiral.

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