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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Transfer

Transfer Definition

It is about creating knowledge. But it is also about applying knowledge and
bringing research results into practice more quickly through transfer. Only in this
way can research lead to real breakthroughs and innovations that make our lives
better.

Federal Ministry of Education and Research, 2020, p. 2, retrieved 22 January 2024.

TU Dortmund University adopted its Mission Statement for Cooperation and Transfer (in German) in January 2024. It defines "transfer" as "an interdisciplinary and two-way exchange of knowledge, services, technologies and people with external partners in business, society and politics" (TU mission statement for cooperation and transfer, 2024, p. 2, translated by the author). TU Dortmund University provides specialist knowledge and technological innovations from its disciplines and in return is open to impulses from society, business and politics. This makes it a player for scientific and social change and explicitly promotes social innovation. As TU Dortmund University understands it, "transfer also has a responsibility towards the common good and includes social innovations as well as technological innovations" (TU mission statement for cooperation and transfer, 2024, p.2, translated by the author).

According to the mission statement, transfer that changes society is necessarily based on research. Building on this, transfer is the next necessary step in order to make the results generated usable for non-university partners. This way only basic research may achieve its full effect and a solution for practical sustainability challenges can be found. TU Dortmund University distances itself from pure contract research in order to preserve the freedom of science.

Principles of transfer

TU Dortmund University follows five principles for effective and sustainable transfer (in German) in its mission statement:

Integration of Research, Teaching and Transfer

Transfer as an Integral Part of Academic Work

Transformation Through Innovation

Transfer to Strengthen and Develop Profile Areas

Anchoring Entrepreneurial Thinking and Committed Action in all Areas

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