Information for New Appointees
Congratulations on your appointment at TU Dortmund University! We are pleased that you have decided to take up a professorship at our university. To help you get off to a good start at our university, we have provided you with some information on the following pages, among other things, our Dual Career Service or finding a place to live, which might be relevant for you when you start working here. Below you will also find answers to frequently asked basic questions.
FAQ
Directions for bus, train, plane or car as well as maps can be found on the page Contact and How to Get to the Campus.
Answers to your questions about pension law matters, secondary employment, etc. can be found on the pages of the Office Professorships, Civil Servants, Ancillary Areas.
At the Welcome Event for Newly Appointed Professors, you will learn a lot of interesting facts about TU Dortmund University and get to know contact persons from the Central Scientific Institutions, the central administrative and service units as well as the university administration in general who are relevant for you.
Shortly before the end of the lecture period in the summer semester, TU Dortmund University celebrates a summer festival every year. All students, employees and friends of the university are cordially invited together with their families to enjoy the colorful program.
The Open House Day is regularly held on a Saturday in the fall. There, TU Dortmund University presents itself in all its facets. Visitors can get to know the university through a variety of offers and look behind many doors.
On 16 December, TU Dortmund University celebrates its founding with an Academic Anniversary Celebration. This event, to which the Rectorate and the Association of Friends of TU Dortmund University invite guests, will focus on several award ceremonies. In addition, guests can expect a varied stage program and a social gathering in the main cafeteria.
The event calendar informs you about upcoming events around TU Dortmund University.
TU Dortmund University offers an extensive range of continuing education courses at a high level and thus is aimed at interested parties who would like to expand their knowledge in a targeted manner and broaden their skills. You will find offers that are both practical and based on the latest scientific findings. You can choose from a variety of different formats, from continuing education certificate programs on the one hand to customized short-term events on the other hand.
You can find all the information you need on the pages of continuing education at the university.
All offers and important information on the topics of health and health promotion (university sports, occupational health management, occupational safety) at TU Dortmund University can be found on the page Health Services.
Cultural life in all its facets is very important at TU Dortmund University. On the page TU | culture you can find a lot of information in one place about what TU Dortmund University has to offer culturally: Exhibitions, concerts, readings, etc. Here you can also get an overview of the dates on the “Campus Stadt”, the university's floor in the Dortmunder U. Information on orchestras, choirs and big bands - the musical offers of TU Dortmund University - can be found on the page Unimusik.
Cultural offers in the surrounding area can be found on the pages of the City of Dortmund.
You can find out about the diverse daily or weekly offerings in the TU Dortmund University catering facilities on the website of the Studierendenwerks Dortmund.