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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 South Campus), and from B 1 / A 40 “Dortmund-Dorstfeld” (closer to North Campus). 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 North Campus to South Campus by car, there is the connection via Vogelpothsweg/Baroper Straße. We recommend you leave your car on one of the parking lots at North Campus and use the H-Bahn (suspended monorail system), which conveniently connects the two campuses.

By 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”.

By plane

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 H-Bahn (Suspended Monorail System)

The H-Bahn is one of the hallmarks of TU Dortmund University. There are two stations on North Campus. 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 South Campus) Eichlinghofen. The other station is located at the dining hall at North Campus and offers a direct connection to South Campus every five minutes.

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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).

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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 South Campus), and from B 1 / A 40 “Dortmund-Dorstfeld” (closer to North Campus). 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 North Campus to South Campus by car, there is the connection via Vogelpothsweg/Baroper Straße. We recommend you leave your car on one of the parking lots at North Campus and use the H-Bahn (suspended monorail system), which conveniently connects the two campuses.

By 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”.

By plane

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 H-Bahn (Suspended Monorail System)

The H-Bahn is one of the hallmarks of TU Dortmund University. There are two stations on North Campus. 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 South Campus) Eichlinghofen. The other station is located at the dining hall at North Campus and offers a direct connection to South Campus every five minutes.

Map

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).

ServicePortal UniMail

Materials

Materials on Life Quality

1- Theoretical perspectives and policy reports

University life quality: ED595105.pdf

Abbott, P., Wallace, C. (2012) Social Quality: A Way to Measure the Quality of Society. Soc Indic Res 108, 153–167.

Cummins, R.A. (2000) Objective and Subjective Quality of Life: an Interactive Model. Social Indicators Research 52, 55–72 .

Tapani, A., & Sinkkonen, M. (2022). The role of new social ties in creating meaningful life. International Journal on Social and Education Sciences (IJonSES), 4(4), 486-504.

Veenhoven, R. (2008). Sociological theories of subjective well-being (researchgate.net). In Eid & Larsen (Eds.), The science of subjective well-being: A tribute to Ed Diener (pp. 44–61). New York: Guilford.

Bloomfield, P. (2014) The Virtues of Happiness: A theory of the Good Life (google books)

Ventegodt, S. (2003) Quality of Life Theory I. The IQOL Theory: An Integrative Theory of the Global Quality of Life Concept (hindawi.com)

Diener, E., Suh, E. (1997) Measuring Quality of Life: Economic, social, and subjective indicators. Social Indicators Research 40, 189–216.

UNESCO (2022) Strategy on education for health and well-being

Michalos, A. (2014) Encyclopedia of Quality of Life and Well-Being Research (SpringerLink

2- Measures

2.1. Global indices

SDG index: Sustainable Development Report 2022 (sdgindex.org)

Human development index: Human Development Index | Human Development Reports (undp.org)

World happiness report: Home | The World Happiness Report

Happy planet index: Explore the data – Happy Planet Index

Social progress index: Social Progress Imperative | Social Progress Imperative

Global Human freedom index: Human Freedom Index: 2021 | Cato Institute

Cost of living database: Quality of Life in Iraq (numbeo.com)

Mercer city ranking: Quality of Living City Ranking | Mercer

Index of Economic Freedom: Index of Economic Freedom: Promoting Economic Opportunity and Prosperity by Country (heritage.org)

The transformation Index: BTI 2022 (bti-project.org)

Global multidimensional poverty index: 2019 Global Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI) | Human Development Reports (undp.org)

Environmental performance index: Welcome | Environmental Performance Index (yale.edu)

2.2. Other (no data for Iraq)

OECD: OECD Better Life Index

EU: EUROSTAT – Quality of life (europa.eu)

Expat Insider (2022) The cities with the best quality of life

3- Additional reports on Iraq

EASO (2019): Iraq Key Socio-Economic Indicators

World Food Programme (2019): Iraq Socio-economic Atlas

Iraq, CSO (2020) والبطالة التشغيل مؤرشات] Employment and Unemployment Indicators: مؤشرات التشغيل والبطالة – الجهاز المركزي للاحصاء (cosit.gov.iq)

UNDP and OPHI (2019): The Global Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI), Oxford Poverty and Human Development Initiative

BTI (2020): Country Report Iraq

UN-Habitat (2015): Iraq Urban Issues

Unicef (2022): Iraqs National Strategy on Early Childhood Development

NRC (2021): NRC in Iraq

Borgen Project: 10 facts about living conditions in Iraq