Location & approach

By car

The campus of TU Dortmund University is located close to interstate junction Dortmund West, where the Sauerlandlinie A 45 (Frankfurt-Dortmund) crosses the Ruhrschnellweg B 1 / A 40. The best interstate exit to take from A 45 is “Dortmund-Eichlinghofen” (closer to South Campus), and from B 1 / A 40 “Dortmund-Dorstfeld” (closer to North Campus). Signs for the university are located at both exits. Also, there is a new exit before you pass over the B 1-bridge leading into Dortmund.

By train

TU Dortmund University has its own train station (“Dortmund Universität”). From there, suburban trains (S-Bahn) leave for Dortmund main station (“Dortmund Hauptbahnhof”) and Düsseldorf main station via the “Düsseldorf Airport Train Station” (take S-Bahn number 1, which leaves every 15 or 30 minutes). The university is easily reached from Bochum, Essen, Mülheim an der Ruhr and Duisburg.

The H-Bahn

The H-Bahn is one of the hallmarks of TU Dortmund University. There are two stations on North Campus. One (“Dortmund Universität S”) is directly located at the suburban train stop, which connects the university directly with the city of Dortmund and the rest of the Ruhr Area. Also from this station, there are connections to the “Technologiepark” and (via South Campus) Eichlinghofen. The other station is located at the dining hall at North Campus and offers a direct connection to South Campus every five minutes.

By plane

The AirportExpress is a fast and convenient means of transport from Dortmund Airport (DTM) to Dortmund Central Station, taking you there in little more than 20 minutes. From Dortmund Central Station, you can continue to the university campus by interurban railway (S-Bahn). A larger range of international flight connections is offered at Düsseldorf Airport (DUS), which is about 60 kilometres away and can be directly reached by S-Bahn from the university station.

ServicePortal UniMail

Contrast Deutsch

Location & approach

By car

The campus of TU Dortmund University is located close to interstate junction Dortmund West, where the Sauerlandlinie A 45 (Frankfurt-Dortmund) crosses the Ruhrschnellweg B 1 / A 40. The best interstate exit to take from A 45 is “Dortmund-Eichlinghofen” (closer to South Campus), and from B 1 / A 40 “Dortmund-Dorstfeld” (closer to North Campus). Signs for the university are located at both exits. Also, there is a new exit before you pass over the B 1-bridge leading into Dortmund.

By train

TU Dortmund University has its own train station (“Dortmund Universität”). From there, suburban trains (S-Bahn) leave for Dortmund main station (“Dortmund Hauptbahnhof”) and Düsseldorf main station via the “Düsseldorf Airport Train Station” (take S-Bahn number 1, which leaves every 15 or 30 minutes). The university is easily reached from Bochum, Essen, Mülheim an der Ruhr and Duisburg.

The H-Bahn

The H-Bahn is one of the hallmarks of TU Dortmund University. There are two stations on North Campus. One (“Dortmund Universität S”) is directly located at the suburban train stop, which connects the university directly with the city of Dortmund and the rest of the Ruhr Area. Also from this station, there are connections to the “Technologiepark” and (via South Campus) Eichlinghofen. The other station is located at the dining hall at North Campus and offers a direct connection to South Campus every five minutes.

By plane

The AirportExpress is a fast and convenient means of transport from Dortmund Airport (DTM) to Dortmund Central Station, taking you there in little more than 20 minutes. From Dortmund Central Station, you can continue to the university campus by interurban railway (S-Bahn). A larger range of international flight connections is offered at Düsseldorf Airport (DUS), which is about 60 kilometres away and can be directly reached by S-Bahn from the university station.

ServicePortal UniMail

Activities and news from the Scientific Area of Expertise (WKF) "Research on Education and Schooling"

Under the umbrella of the Scientific Area of Expertise (WKF) "Research on Education and Schooling", its members carry out a variety of projects with partners from within and outside the WKF. News about the various activities resulting from this work, such as project progress and completion, publications, events and lectures, can be found here.

IFS Alumni Meeting – Focus on career paths

At the IFS alumni meeting, former and current IFS employees exchanged views on career paths outside the university.

Foto mit Alyssa Grecu, Chantal Lepper und Frederik Osadnik

NRW State Teaching Award 2023 – Special prize for "Teaching and learning in teams"

The Ministry of Culture and Science awarded the State Teaching Prizes to six lecturers. Dr. Lena Tacke and Dr. Vanessa Henke share the special prize.

Gruppenfoto der Wissenschaftlerinnen und Preisträgerinnen

International exchange on self-regulated learning

Professor Charlotte Dignath's team discussed self-regulated learning with experts from the University of Stavanger.

Gruppenfoto von Wissenschaftlerinnen beim internationalen Austausch

6th volume of the "IFS Educational Dialogues" series published

The 6th volume of the IFS Education Dialogues series deals with the topic of "Learning in and for schools in the age of digitality".

Publikationscover vom 6. Herausgeberband des IFS-Bildungsdialogs

IFS on the nationwide reading day at WDR Morgenecho

To mark the nationwide Read Aloud Day, Dr. Ulrich Ludewig spoke to Thomas Schaaf on WDR Morgenecho about pupils' reading performance.

Collage mit links einem Wecker und Schriftzug Morgenecho und rechts einem Foto von Dr. Ulrich Ludewig

Professor Nele McElvany gives input lecture at parliamentary breakfast

Focus on democracy and political education – Professor Nele McElvany gives input lecture at parliamentary breakfast.

Foto eines Laptops mit Zoom-Meeting zum Inputvortrag von Prof. Dr. Nele McElvany

Nationwide funding program "Freiraum"

Dr. Magdalena Buddeberg from TU Dortmund is awarded by the Innovation Foundation for her project proposal.

Porträtfoto von Magdalena Buddeberg

Hands-on school research: Open Day on 28.10.2023

On the open day of the TU Dortmund, interested people could inform themselves about school and educational research at the IFS.

Eine Person füllt einen Papierfragebogen neben einem IFS-Aufsteller aus

IFS participation at AISoLA

Professor McElvany gives keynote address on "Education and AI" at AISoLA.

Foto eines Banners der AISoLA vor der Congress Hall in Griechenland