Buddy Program

ERASMUS Buddy Program

The ERASMUS Buddy Program of the Department of Business and Economics facilitates the intercultural exchange between students while at the same time making it easier for incoming Erasmus students from other European countries to start their everyday student life at TU Dortmund University. Students from Dortmund take on a mentor role for incoming students from our partner universities who are spending a semester abroad at our university. Dortmund students thus have the opportunity to learn more about our partner universities and countries, and the incoming students are given a better and more personal access to student life in Dortmund.

The ERASMUS buddies take on the following tasks, among others, as part of their duties:

Welcoming the exchange student on the day of their arrival and accompanying them to their accommodations
Assistance with administrative formalities
Campus tour
Helping them to create their study timetable
Assistance with general questions regarding studying at TU Dortmund University

We try to match students in in terms of intended degree, subject, age and interests and hope that cross-border friendships will develop. For Dortmund students, there are many advantages to participating in the ERASMUS Buddy Program:

Participation in the ERASMUS Buddy Program will be taken into consideration when applying for an exchange place in the Erasmus program.
Buddies will receive a certificate, which also counts towards the Internationales Studium certificate.
If possible, we try to match buddies and incoming students in such a way that the buddy can get to know students from a university they are interested in visiting during an exchange semester. In this way, then can find out more about their university of choice.

Application

Please fill out the application form on your computer and send it as a PDF document to the Departmental Erasmus Coordinator. The form is in German, but you can fill it in in English. If there is an issue due to language barriers, you can also contact the Erasmus coordinator. The application deadline is 15.12.2021-15.01.2022. Please apply by email only.

Usually, we can inform you about six to eight weeks before the start of lectures whether we have found a suitable student for you. In addition, a kick-off event will take place, during which you will be informed in detail about what being a buddy involves.

If you have any further questions, please do not hesitate to contact the Departmental Erasmus Coordinator, Dr. Debra Hanning.

Dr. Debra Hanning

Disputation Caroline Kettner, M. Sc.

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".