Welcome

On 16 December 2018, the TU Dortmund celebrated its golden jubilee. Fifty years ago, the Department of Spatial Planning was founded together with the University of Dortmund. Teaching began on 1^st October 1969 with 74 first-year students on the diploma course in spatial planning. Under the influence of the 1968 movement, today's Department of Spatial Planning soon developed the project study pro­gram, which was intended to focus on the social and societal dimension of spatial planning and to facilitate an anti-authoritarian form of "research-based learning". Since then, this concept has been practised by many generations of students and is regarded by a majority of alumni as a central element of the pro­gram.

Fifty years of spatial planning means, above all, 50 years of scientifically sound and at the same time application-oriented study programmes. They mean 50 years of interdisciplinary research and teaching interlinked closely with practice. For more detailed insights into the history of the Department, we recommend the anniversary volume of the Department of Spatial Planning:

Gruehn, Dietwald; Reicher, Christa; Wiechmann, Thorsten (eds.) (2019). 50 Jahre Dortmunder Raumplanung. Berlin: Jovis Verlag. ISBN 978-3-86859-550-5.

The TU Dortmund University has a special profile with 17 departments in natural and engineering sciences, social sciences and cultural sciences. The various scientific disciplines are united by a university spirit in which interdisciplinarity and cooperation are practiced.

The range of courses includes around 80 degree programmes, including a broad range of teacher training for all types of schools. In research, the TU Dortmund is particularly strong in four profile areas: (1) materials, production technology and logistics, (2) chemical biology, active substances and process engineering, (3) data analysis, modelling and simulation, and (4) education, schools and inclusion.