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Kirschblüten und das Mathegebäude mit dem TU-Logo im Hintergrund. © Nikolas Golsch​/​TU Dort­mund
Important documents related to your research stay

Documents and Translations

Find out early on which documents and certifications you will need for your research stay.

The Most Important Documents for Your Research Stay:

  • Passport or equivalent identification document for you and any other accompanying family member
    Important note: As a rule, the document must remain valid for three months beyond the duration of the entire stay in Germany and may not be older than ten years
     
  • If necessary, a visa for you and any other accompanying family member
  • Biometric passport photographs for your residence permit, if applicable, and other documents and identification documents required
    Further information:  Federal printing office’s photo sample board
  • Hosting agreement or letter of invitation from TU Dort­mund University

    In addition, the following documents are required in many cases:
  • Your birth certificate and that of every other accompanying family member (with certified German translation if possible)
     
  • Marriage certificate (if possible with certified German translation)
     
  • Proof of a health insurance valid in Germany for you and each additional accompanying family member (in German or English translation)
     
  • Certified copies of your academic degrees (in German or English translation)
     
  • (International) vaccination card
     
  • Medical documents on existing or past diseases and medications to be taken

Certified Translations

If you require a certified translation of your documents (marriage certificate, birth certificate, diploma, etc.), you can, for example, go to the website of the German Federal Association of Interpreters and Translators to find qualified translators in your area.

The database of judicial interpreters (DE) makes it possible to find suitable translators and interpreters in NRW and beyond, using a search engine.

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10-01 – 10-01 | start 04:00 pm

Application Deadline: ERP Scholarship for Research and Academic Programs
10-08 – 10-08 | start 04:00 pm

Application Deadline: 2-week online Japanese language course (TUJP1) in December through Tohoku University
10-15 – 10-15 | start 05:39 pm

Application Deadline:Short-term Program "Winter for International Learners & Leaders (WILL)"
10-28 – 10-28 | start 09:00 am

Online-Workshop "Applying in Germany"

Online
10-30 – 10-30 | start 04:00 pm

Application deadline: Overseas Exchange Program in 2021/2022

Location & approach

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 Campus Süd), and from B 1 / A 40 "Dort­mund-Dorstfeld" (closer to Campus Nord). 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 Campus Nord to Campus Süd by car, there is the connection via Vogelpothsweg/Baroper Straße. We recommend you leave your car on one of the parking lots at Campus Nord and use the H-Bahn (suspended monorail system), which conveniently connects the two campuses.

 

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 20 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 is one of the hallmarks of TU Dort­mund University. There are two stations on Campus Nord. 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 Campus Süd) Eichlinghofen. The other station is located at the dining hall at Campus Nord and offers a direct connection to Campus Süd every five minutes.

 

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.

 

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)