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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Best of the Year Award of the TU Dortmund University

The Society of Friends of the University of Dortmund e.V. donates a prize for a commendable final thesis or an outstanding state examination for one student from each department or faculty.

In addition to a certificate, the winners receive a cash prize of currently EUR 500. The prize is presented at the university's annual academic ceremony at the beginning of the following year.

A call for nominations is issued annually by the Rectorate to the individual departments and faculties around mid-November. They submit their recommendation to the Rectorate. In addition, the Rectorate is informed of a summary of the work, the overall grade and the address of the person selected.

The previous award winners:

Year	Name of	Chair
2023	Oleksii Molodchyk	ie3
2022	Nathalie Müller	RST
2021	Tim Gebauer	CN
2020	Michael Gerten	BS
2019	Anika Henke	BS
2018	Bastian Lüttecken	ESW
2017	Dominik Merten	TMN
2016	Ramona Croonenbroek	KT
2015	Karl-Marcel Hansel	EDF
2014	Christoph Rösmann	RST
2013	Malte Oeljeklaus	RST
2012	Stefan Schmülling	EAM
2011	David Suriyan Weigel	RST
2010	Falk-Moritz Schaefer	KT
2009	Richard Scherping	RST
2007/08	Jörn Malzahn	RST
2006/07	Florian Senicar	EAM
2005/06	Peter Westermann	SIV
2004/05	Dennis Reichenberg	KT
2003/04	Karsten Schoo	DT
2002/03	Peter Ruße	DT
2001/02	Stephan Pachnicke	HF
2000/01	Matthias Barnutz	ESV
1999/00	Jacek Martin Gomoluch	SIV
1998/99	Ralf Merte	HA
1997/98	Michael Düser	HF
1996/97	Marius Otte	NT
1995/96	Lutz Heinrich	BE
1994/95	Klaus Jostschulte	SIV
1993/94	John Horstmann	BE
1992/93	Karsten Schröder	NT
1991/92	Martin Langer	PA