Research
The Department of Business and Economics is committed to methodological diversity, interdisciplinarity and theoretical grounding. We have strong research expertise in management, finance and economic theory. Two research clusters bundle the activities within the department.
The first is focused on the field of empirical economic research. A member of the department is spokesperson for the UA Ruhr competence field of the same name, which facilitates cooperation within the three Ruhr area universities as well as the Leibniz Institute RWI, Essen. The methodology of quantitative research opens up numerous natural cooperation partners; in classical econometrics the Department of Statistics is as excellent a fit as the Department of Computer Science is for machine learning methods. Our strength in the field of empirical economic research is particularly evident in our participation in the SFB 823 "Statistical modeling of nonlinear dynamic processes", which is coming to an end, and in the current SFB 1569 "Spatio-temporal Statistics for Sustainable Decision-Making". In addition, we are conducting research within RTG 2484 "Regional Disparities and Economic Policy Making".
In addition to the empirical group, the second research cluster is focused on entrepreneurship and technology/innovation management (TIE) as well as digital transformation. These involve industry collaborations as well as the further development of international collaborations.
Both groups include a large number of university lecturers and there are interdisciplinary collaborations, for example between law and digital journalism or machine learning and finance. Furthermore, the department is committed to the promotion of young academics in doctoral education - among others in cooperation with the Ruhr Alliance within the framework of the Ruhr Graduate School - and the responsibility of qualifying them for the academic job market.
Below is an overview of current projects and research results.
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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 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".
Streetnavigation from and to TU Dortmund University:
The document and the graphic represent the motorways and federal highways around the TU Dortmund University in a very simplified way:
This interactive map helps you find and navigate between facilities and buildings on campus:
This document contains a simple campus map in German and English: