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.

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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.

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McElvany talks about reading promotion at Bündnis 90/Die Grünen

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Momentaufnahme von Prof. Dr. Nele McElvany im Fachgespräch mit anderen teilnehmenden Expert*innen

On June 28, the Bündnis 90/Die Grünen parliamentary group organized a public expert discussion on the topic of reading promotion.

The Bündnis 90/Die Grünen parliamentary group organized a public expert discussion on the topic of reading promotion on 28 June. The experts from the education sector discussed how good reading promotion can succeed and where (federal) policy must start in order to enable educational participation for all.

After the welcome address by Maria Klein-Schmeink MdB (Deputy Chairwoman of the parliamentary group Bündnis 90/Die Grünen), Professor McElvany contributed her expertise on the subject of reading and the reading skills of primary school children. In particular, she drew on findings from the Progress in International Reading Literacy Study (PIRLS), which she led for Germany and which found, among other things, that 25% of primary school children lacked reading skills in 2023. For these primary school children, there is a high risk of falling behind in secondary school and therefore also lower chances of being successful on the job market later on. In her presentation, Professor McElvany addressed the influence of socio-economic differences and gave an overview of measures that help to promote reading and made recommendations for action to politicians.

The subsequent panel discussion was moderated by Dr. Franziska Krumwiede-Steiner MdB (rapporteur for school education for the Bündnis90/Die Grünen parliamentary group in the Bundestag). The participating experts Mandy Jura-Lühr (Head of Editorial Department Primary School, German & Social Sciences at Cornelsen Verlag), Dr. Jörg F. Maas (Managing Director of Stiftung Lesen), Michael Sacher MdB (Rapporteur for Libraries and Publishing / Bündnis 90/Die Grünen parliamentary group), Professor Michael Kralle and Professor Nele McElvany discussed which measures in early childhood, school and extracurricular areas contribute to increasing reading skills. They discussed which innovative concepts already exist, which successful programs should be further expanded and how the federal government can provide additional targeted support.