Location & approach

By car

The campus of the Technical University of Dortmund is located near the freeway junction Dortmund West, where the Sauerland line A45 crosses the Ruhr expressway B1/A40. The Dortmund-Eichlinghofen exit on the A45 leads to the South Campus, the Dortmund-Dorstfeld exit on the A40 leads to the North Campus. The university is signposted at both exits.

By bus and train

The "Dortmund Universität" S-Bahn station is located directly on the North Campus. From there, the S-Bahn line S1 runs every 20 or 30 minutes to Dortmund main station and in the opposite direction to Düsseldorf main station via Bochum, Essen and Duisburg. In addition, the university can be reached by bus lines 445, 447 and 462. Timetable information can be found on the homepage of the Rhine-Ruhr Transport Association, and DSW21 also offer an interactive route network map.

The H-Bahn

One of the landmarks of the TU Dortmund is the H-Bahn. Line 1 runs every 10 minutes between Dortmund Eichlinghofen and the Technology Center via Campus South and Dortmund University S, while Line 2 commutes every 5 minutes between Campus North and Campus South. It covers this distance in two minutes.

By plane

From Dortmund Airport, the AirportExpress takes just over 20 minutes to Dortmund's main train station, and from there, the S-Bahn takes you to the university. A wider range of international flight connections is offered by Düsseldorf Airport, about 60 kilometers away, which can be reached directly by S-Bahn from the university's train station.

Site plan

Die Einrichtungen der Technischen Universität Dortmund verteilen sich auf den größeren Campus Nord und den kleineren Campus Süd. Zudem befinden sich einige Bereiche der Hochschule im angrenzenden Technology Park. More detailed information can be found in the site plans.

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Location & approach

By car

The campus of the Technical University of Dortmund is located near the freeway junction Dortmund West, where the Sauerland line A45 crosses the Ruhr expressway B1/A40. The Dortmund-Eichlinghofen exit on the A45 leads to the South Campus, the Dortmund-Dorstfeld exit on the A40 leads to the North Campus. The university is signposted at both exits.

By bus and train

The "Dortmund Universität" S-Bahn station is located directly on the North Campus. From there, the S-Bahn line S1 runs every 20 or 30 minutes to Dortmund main station and in the opposite direction to Düsseldorf main station via Bochum, Essen and Duisburg. In addition, the university can be reached by bus lines 445, 447 and 462. Timetable information can be found on the homepage of the Rhine-Ruhr Transport Association, and DSW21 also offer an interactive route network map.

The H-Bahn

One of the landmarks of the TU Dortmund is the H-Bahn. Line 1 runs every 10 minutes between Dortmund Eichlinghofen and the Technology Center via Campus South and Dortmund University S, while Line 2 commutes every 5 minutes between Campus North and Campus South. It covers this distance in two minutes.

By plane

From Dortmund Airport, the AirportExpress takes just over 20 minutes to Dortmund's main train station, and from there, the S-Bahn takes you to the university. A wider range of international flight connections is offered by Düsseldorf Airport, about 60 kilometers away, which can be reached directly by S-Bahn from the university's train station.

Site plan

Die Einrichtungen der Technischen Universität Dortmund verteilen sich auf den größeren Campus Nord und den kleineren Campus Süd. Zudem befinden sich einige Bereiche der Hochschule im angrenzenden Technology Park. More detailed information can be found in the site plans.

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General Education

Welcome to the website of the Chair of General Education!

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Fields of activity

The Chair of General Education deals with national and international debates on the theory and empiricism of education, upbringing and socialisation in school and non-school contexts. The theoretical focus is on systematic analyses and critiques of educational institutions and practices as the subject of relevant academic debates and nonacademic discussions on education. Thematic foci are problems of education for democracy (1), educational theory (2), educational ethics (3) and the philosophy of childhood (4).

The building Emil-Figge-Straße 50 with a signpost in the foreground.

Current research foci of the staff

General Education
Upbringing, education and socialisation theory
Philosophy of Education
Global Philosophy of Education, in particular Philosophy of Education in India
Philosophy of childhood
Political Philosophy of Education
Theory and Empiricism of Democracy and Moral Education
Global Citizenship Education
Post- and decolonial theories and perspectives in educational science
Pedagogical metaphorology
Pedagogical Ethics / Applied Ethics
Biographical research oriented towards educational theory / methodology of qualitative and quantitative educational research
Childhood and youth research
Inclusion research/ Philosophy of Disability
Educational and educational theory issues in the context of digitalisation / media education
Migration and Post-Migration
Education for sustainable development
Critique and its justification / Reception of critical theory in educational disciplines and further development of critical educational science
Historical education, remembrance policy and education and museum education
History of theories of education and educational science / Classics of education and educational theory
(Global) History of Childhood and Youth
Teacher Education Research / Internationalisation of Teacher Education
Consumer aesthetic education and consumer culture