Location & approach

By car

The campus of the Technical University of Dortmund is located near the Dortmund West highway junction, where the A45 Sauerland highway crosses the B1/A40 Ruhr expressway. The Dortmund-Eichlinghofen exit on the A45 leads to Campus South, the Dortmund-Dorstfeld exit on the A40 to Campus North. 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 15 or 30 minutes to Dortmund main station and in the opposite direction to Düsseldorf main station via Bochum, Essen and Duisburg. The university can also 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 offers an interactive route network map.

The H-Bahn

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

By airplane

From Dortmund Airport, you can take the AirportExpress to Dortmund Central Station in just over 20 minutes and from there take the S-Bahn to the university. Düsseldorf Airport, around 60 kilometers away, offers a wider range of international flight connections and can be reached directly by the S-Bahn from the university station.

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Location & approach

By car

The campus of the Technical University of Dortmund is located near the Dortmund West highway junction, where the A45 Sauerland highway crosses the B1/A40 Ruhr expressway. The Dortmund-Eichlinghofen exit on the A45 leads to Campus South, the Dortmund-Dorstfeld exit on the A40 to Campus North. 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 15 or 30 minutes to Dortmund main station and in the opposite direction to Düsseldorf main station via Bochum, Essen and Duisburg. The university can also 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 offers an interactive route network map.

The H-Bahn

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

By airplane

From Dortmund Airport, you can take the AirportExpress to Dortmund Central Station in just over 20 minutes and from there take the S-Bahn to the university. Düsseldorf Airport, around 60 kilometers away, offers a wider range of international flight connections and can be reached directly by the S-Bahn from the university station.

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Academic Councillor (ret.)

Dr. Tomke S. Gerdes

Tel.: 0231 755-4557 Emil-Figge-Straße 50, Room 4.447

Further information

Short vita

Since 01.03.2023: Education officer at the Diakonisches Werk in Recklinghausen (50% position)
Since 2019: Academic Councillor at the Research Unit Inclusion and Work (formerly Vocational Education and Vocational Rehabilitation), Faculty of Rehabilitation Sciences, TU Dortmund University (since 01.03.2023 with 50% of the weekly working time)
Since2019: Management of the Doctoral Committee, Faculty of Rehabilitation Sciences, TU Dortmund University
2016 - 2021: Member of the Staff Council for Academic and Artistic Employees, TU Dortmund University
2019: Doctorate (Dr. phil.) in Rehabilitation Sciences, TU Dortmund University (title of dissertation: "Psychische Beeinträchtigung und Erwerbsarbeit. A qualitative study on middle-aged women and men in public administration")
Since 2015: Consultant and lecturer on workplace reintegration and rehabilitation
2006 to 2019: Research assistant at the Research Unit Vocational Education and Vocational Rehabilitation at the Faculty of Rehabilitation Sciences at the University of Dortmund
2004 to 2006: Project development company for new forms of housing, Witten
2004: Project work at the State Institute Social Research Center Dortmund on the professional participation of women with disabilities and the implementation of SBG IX
2004: Degree in education, specializing in rehabilitation sciences, at the University of Dortmund

Main research areas

Participation of impaired and disabled people in the general labor market(Dissertation)
Vocational rehabilitation system in Germany
Linking participation research and intersectionality research
Workplace reintegration, health promotion and prevention
Occupational participation in the case of (mental) impairment over the working life span
Quality of participation in the general labor market(research project)
Company actors in the promotion of participation
Qualitative social research

Scientific publications

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