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.

To get from North Campus to South Campus by car, there is the connection via Vogelpothsweg/Baroper Straße. We recommend you leave your car on one of the parking lots at North Campus and use the H-Bahn (suspended monorail system), which conveniently connects the two campuses.

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.

You can also take the bus or subway train from Dortmund city to the university: From Dortmund main station, you can take any train bound for the Station “Stadtgarten”, usually lines U41, U45, U 47 and U49. At “Stadtgarten” you switch trains and get on line U42 towards “Hombruch”. Look out for the Station “An der Palmweide”. From the bus stop just across the road, busses bound for TU Dortmund University leave every ten minutes (445, 447 and 462). Another option is to take the subway routes U41, U45, U47 and U49 from Dortmund main station to the stop “Dortmund Kampstraße”. From there, take U43 or U44 to the stop “Dortmund Wittener Straße”. Switch to bus line 447 and get off at “Dortmund Universität S”.

The H-Bahn (Suspended Monorail System)

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.

Map

The facilities of TU Dortmund University are spread over two campuses, the larger Campus North and the smaller Campus South. Additionally, some areas of the university are located in the adjacent “Technologiepark”.

Site Map of TU Dortmund University (Second Page in English).

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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.

To get from North Campus to South Campus by car, there is the connection via Vogelpothsweg/Baroper Straße. We recommend you leave your car on one of the parking lots at North Campus and use the H-Bahn (suspended monorail system), which conveniently connects the two campuses.

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.

You can also take the bus or subway train from Dortmund city to the university: From Dortmund main station, you can take any train bound for the Station “Stadtgarten”, usually lines U41, U45, U 47 and U49. At “Stadtgarten” you switch trains and get on line U42 towards “Hombruch”. Look out for the Station “An der Palmweide”. From the bus stop just across the road, busses bound for TU Dortmund University leave every ten minutes (445, 447 and 462). Another option is to take the subway routes U41, U45, U47 and U49 from Dortmund main station to the stop “Dortmund Kampstraße”. From there, take U43 or U44 to the stop “Dortmund Wittener Straße”. Switch to bus line 447 and get off at “Dortmund Universität S”.

The H-Bahn (Suspended Monorail System)

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.

Map

The facilities of TU Dortmund University are spread over two campuses, the larger Campus North and the smaller Campus South. Additionally, some areas of the university are located in the adjacent “Technologiepark”.

Site Map of TU Dortmund University (Second Page in English).

ServicePortal UniMail

Kompetenzzentrum digitale Barrierefreiheit.nrw

06/20/2024

Die 6 Mitarbeiter*innen des Kompetenzzentrums sitzen nebeneinander auf einer Bank und schauen frontal in die Kamera, im Hintergrund: eine Hecke und ein kleiner Ausschnitt des Uni-Gebäudes. — Team des Kompetenzzentrums (v.l.n.r.): Dr. Anne Haage, Rose Jokic, Sabrina Januzik, Dr. Mauro Avila, Anne Pferdekämper-Schmidt und Dr. Carsten Bender.

Ministerium für Kultur und Wissenschaft NRW fördert das Projekt der TU Dortmund ein weiteres Jahr.

Mit der Weiterfinanzierung bis Ende Juni 2025 kann das Kompetenzzentrum digitale Barrierefreiheit.nrw sein erfolgreich begonnenes Beratungs- und Vernetzungsangebot weiterentwickeln und ausbauen. Somit fördert das Ministerium für Kultur und Wissenschaft im Rahmen der DH.NRW das Projekt für 3 Jahre mit knapp 1 Million Euro. Mit der Projektverlängerung ist auch der Prozess einer externen Evaluation des Angebots gestartet, der die Grundlage für die Entscheidung bildet, ob bzw. wie das Projekt in eine Betriebs- und Verstetigungsphase überführt werden kann.

Im digitalen Raum treffen Studierende mit Behinderung auf zahlreiche Barrieren und Benachteiligungen, denn ihre beeinträchtigungsspezifischen Bedarfe werden in digitalen (Lern-, Lehr- und Prüfungs-) Umgebungen oft nicht in angemessener Weise berücksichtigt. 2018 wurde die EU-Richtlinie 2016/2102 (EU Web Accessibility Directive) in das Landesrecht NRW überführt. Sie sieht vor, dass Hochschulen als Träger öffentlicher Belange ihre digitalen Anwendungen in barrierefreier Form anbieten müssen.

Vor diesem Hintergrund wurde im Juli 2022 das Kompetenzzentrum digitale Barrierefreiheit.nrw (Federführung: Bereich Behinderung und Studium im zhb der TU Dortmund) ins Leben gerufen. Das Projekt unterstützt die Hochschulen in NRW seitdem bei der Etablierung eines Barrierefreiheitsmainstreamings. Das bedeutet, dass Barrierefreiheit von Beginn an mitgedacht und in allen Prozessen als ein Qualitätsmerkmal guter Lehre an Hochschulen etabliert wird.Dr. Carsten Bender: „Kernfrage ist dabei, wie Wissen zu digitaler Barrierefreiheit an die Hochschulen gelangt und alle Mitarbeitenden nachhaltig, passgenau und zielgruppenorientiert im Themenfeld digitale Barrierefreiheit unterstützt und geschult werden können.“