Location & approach

By car

The TU Dortmund campus is located near the Dortmund West motorway junction, where the Sauerland line A45 crosses the Ruhr expressway B1/A40. The Dortmund-Eichlinghofen exit on the A45 leads to the South Campus, while the Dortmund-Dorstfeld and -Barop exits on the A40 lead to the North Campus. The university is signposted at the exits. There is a charging station for electric cars on the North Campus, Vogelpothsweg.

By bus and train

The Dortmund University S-Bahn station is located directly on the North Campus. From there, the S1 S-Bahn line runs every 15 or 30 minutes to Dortmund Central Station and in the opposite direction to Düsseldorf Central Station via Bochum, Essen, and Duisburg. The university can also be reached by bus lines 445, 447, and 462. Timetable information can be found on the Rhine-Ruhr Transport Association website, and DSW21 also offers an interactive route map.

H-Bahn

One of the landmarks of TU Dortmund University 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 runs every 5 minutes between Campus North and Campus South. It covers this distance in two minutes.

By plane

From Dortmund Airport, the AirportExpress takes you to Dortmund Central Station in just over 20 minutes, and from there you can take the S-Bahn to the university. A wider range of international flights is available at Düsseldorf Airport, around 60 kilometers away, which can be reached directly by S-Bahn from the university station.

Plan of site & interactive map

The facilities of TU Dortmund University are located on two campuses, the larger North Campus and the smaller South Campus. In addition, some university facilities are located in the adjacent Dortmund Technology Park as well as in the city center and the wider urban area.

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Location & approach

By car

The TU Dortmund campus is located near the Dortmund West motorway junction, where the Sauerland line A45 crosses the Ruhr expressway B1/A40. The Dortmund-Eichlinghofen exit on the A45 leads to the South Campus, while the Dortmund-Dorstfeld and -Barop exits on the A40 lead to the North Campus. The university is signposted at the exits. There is a charging station for electric cars on the North Campus, Vogelpothsweg.

By bus and train

The Dortmund University S-Bahn station is located directly on the North Campus. From there, the S1 S-Bahn line runs every 15 or 30 minutes to Dortmund Central Station and in the opposite direction to Düsseldorf Central Station via Bochum, Essen, and Duisburg. The university can also be reached by bus lines 445, 447, and 462. Timetable information can be found on the Rhine-Ruhr Transport Association website, and DSW21 also offers an interactive route map.

H-Bahn

One of the landmarks of TU Dortmund University 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 runs every 5 minutes between Campus North and Campus South. It covers this distance in two minutes.

By plane

From Dortmund Airport, the AirportExpress takes you to Dortmund Central Station in just over 20 minutes, and from there you can take the S-Bahn to the university. A wider range of international flights is available at Düsseldorf Airport, around 60 kilometers away, which can be reached directly by S-Bahn from the university station.

Plan of site & interactive map

The facilities of TU Dortmund University are located on two campuses, the larger North Campus and the smaller South Campus. In addition, some university facilities are located in the adjacent Dortmund Technology Park as well as in the city center and the wider urban area.

> Go to interactive map

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Fundamental studies

Offer for students of other departments

Studierende im Hörsaal

The lecture series "Electrical Engineering and Information Technology - Problem Solving for the 21st Century" is a compulsory module for students who have started the Bachelor's degree course in Electrical Engineering and Information Technology from the winter semester 2024/2025 onwards.

For students from other departments, the lecture series is available as part of the "Extracurricular competence" or "Studium Fundamentale". Here, current issues in our subject are presented and discussed in a generally understandable way, taking into account their social and economic impact.
These include questions of energy supply, technologies for electronic media and communication systems as well as the presentation of systems for information technology.
At the same time, this also creates an opportunity for pupils who are interested in the subject area and want to learn about important applications and perspectives.

The lecture series takes place on Thursday:
Time: 16:15 -17:45
Location: Lecture Hall Building II, Lecture Hall 5

The topics and lecturers can be found in the overview in the Moodle room.

Registration and format:
Registration for the course takes place centrally via the LSF.
The course will take place in presence until further notice. Current changes will be announced in Moodle in good time.

Examination modalities:
Attendance will be checked for a certificate of participation (2 CP) (maximum 3 absences).

The module examination will take the form of a multiple-choice exam. For the performance incl. module examination, 3 CP are acquired.
It is only possible to acquire a certificate of participation (2 CP) or a certificate incl. module examination (3 CP). It is not possible to acquire 5 CP by combining a certificate of participation and a module examination.

Examination dates

Lecture materials:
Slide sets and other lecture materials can be found in the Moodle workroom (lsf-REUIPFDJ-23_2).

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