Our Welcome Services
You will find much of the information relevant for you on our website under the respective headings. Below you will find an overview of our responsibilities and services with regard to the different phases of your research stay*. In addition, you are welcome to contact us, especially if you have specific questions.
Please contact the Welcome Services team at this stage of your research stay in order to register as a future guest researcher at TU Dortmund University so as to use our services
We are happy to help you with the following topics: Registration, applying for your visa, documents you need to bring with you, tips on finding accommodation, arranging family services, the Ambassador Program for doctoral students and postdocs, questions about life in Dortmund.
The checklist and the handbook with further useful information offer a first orientation.
Checklist - Before your stay
Handbook EN
Important note: The manual is up to date as of September 2017, so that some of the information and issues addressed in the chapter on entry and residence are no longer current. You will find up-to-date information on the topic on our website regarding visa and residence.
Please contact the Welcome Service team at this stage of your research stay regarding registration with the City of Dortmund.
Important note: This only applies to international researchers who are residents in Dortmund.
We will be happy to help you with regard to the following topics: Registration with the City of Dortmund and application for a residence permit, assistance with administrative formalities, tips on finding accommodation, questions regarding your employment contract, registration as a doctoral student, the Ambassador Program for doctoral students and postdocs, information on language courses, access to university services such as UniMail, WLAN, library etc.
The checklist and the handbook with further useful information offer a first orientation.
Checklist - At your arrival
Handbook EN
Important note: The manual is up to date as of September 2017, so that some of the information and issues addressed in the chapter on entry and residence are no longer current. You will find up-to-date information on the topic on our website regarding visa and residence.
We are happy to help you with the following topics: Support in all non-academic matters, tips on family reunification, information on language courses, events and network building for social and professional integration
For this phase of your research stay, the checklist from the previous phase continues to provide orientation. Further useful information can be found in the handbook.
Checklist - At your arrival
Handbook EN
Important note: The manual is up to date as of September 2017, so that some of the information and issues addressed in the chapter on entry and residence are no longer current. You will find up-to-date information on the topic on our website regarding visa and residence.
Please contact the Welcome Service team at this stage of your research stay regarding deregistration with the City of Dortmund.
Important note: This only applies to international researchers who are residents in Dortmund.
We will be happy to help you with regard to the following topics: deregistration of your residence, support during your departure, contact to the Alumni Network.
If you have an interest in staying in contact with the TU Dortmund University and benefit from various offers, please visit the page Alumni International.
The checklist also provides an overview for this phase of your research stay.
*Our services are directed to international guest researchers, doctoral students, postdocs and professors.
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Application Deadline: Rhodes Scholarship for Oxford University in England
Application Deadline: Short-term Program "Study Trip to Japan in March 2021"
Application Deadline: ERP Scholarship for Research and Academic Programs
Application Deadline: 2-week online Japanese language course (TUJP1) in December through Tohoku University
Application Deadline:Short-term Program "Winter for International Learners & Leaders (WILL)"
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)