Di­gi­ta­li­zation

Digitalization

The task force Digitalization supports the department's digital transformation, particularly in the areas of teaching and administration. It supports faculty members with questions about digital teaching, pushes the simplification of administrative processes, and identifies other future topics.

Members:

Prof. Dr. Manuel Wiesche (chairperson, Digital Transformation)
Prof. Dr. Peter N. Posch (Vice Dean, Finance)
Dr. Lars Metzger (Methods)
Olaf Erkens (Departmental IT)
Jens Wilke (Departmental IT)

Prof. Dr. Wiesche provides information on the background and challenges of the task force:

Question 1: Professor Wiesche, what contribution can digital technologies make to teaching at the department?

Even before the pandemic, initial attempts were made with digital formats in Bachelor's and Master's courses, which of course then had to scale abruptly last spring. So not all solutions were born out of necessity and we were able to create suitable offerings for all students in the department. In the pandemic they became the only real option, the use of digital tools in teaching does provide opportunities to address individual student needs in terms of speed and format.

Question 2: What will remain after after the corona pandemic?

Of course, everyone, students and faculty alike, is looking forward to the post-pandemic period. The department is grappling with the question of what will happen to teaching, administration, and research in the future. What solutions may have emerged out of necessity but hold potential. What good practices have been developed and could be adopted and disseminated? What could temporary and permanent hybrid solutions look like? What organizational framework conditions must be created for this, what infrastructure is needed?

Question 3: How does the task force support the department in the areas of teaching, administration and research?

We want to ensure that students, teachers and researchers continue to receive the best possible IT support. To do this, we are currently getting a picture of what the requirements are. This ranges from the realization of digital teaching formats and the necessary infrastructure for department members to research data management for our research projects. With increasing digital competencies and the ubiquitous spread of digital technologies, new requirements and opportunities arise and require close cooperation within the department but also with the service facilities of the university.

Master's welcome

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 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.

By bus, subway and 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 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 (Suspended Monorail System)

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.

By airplane

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.

At campus

The departments 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".