Technical University of Dortmund

TU Dortmund University (German: Technische Universität Dortmund), formerly the University of Dortmund, is a public research university in Dortmund, in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia in western Germany.多特蒙德工业大学（德语 Technische Universität Dortmund），原名多特蒙德大学，是位于德国西部北莱茵-威斯特法伦州多特蒙德市的一所公立研究型大学。

It was founded in 1968 during the decline of coal and steel in the Ruhr region, and it was renamed TU Dortmund University on 1 November 2007.该校于 1968 年在鲁尔区煤钢产业衰退之际创办，并于 2007 年 11 月 1 日更名为多特蒙德工业大学。

In the QS World University Rankings 2027 it is placed 691st in the world, and with about 30,300 students in some 90 degree programmes it is one of the twenty largest universities in Germany.在 2027 年 QS 世界大学排名中该校位列世界第 691 位，在读学生约 30,300 人、开设约 90 个学位项目，是德国规模最大的二十所大学之一。

History

• The University of Dortmund was founded in 1968, in the middle of the economic change known in German as Strukturwandel, when the Ruhr's heavy industry was in decline.多特蒙德大学创办于 1968 年，正值德语所谓「结构转型」的经济变迁之中，当时鲁尔区重工业正走向衰退。
• Its creation was seen as a deliberate move by the state of North Rhine-Westphalia to shift the regional economy from coal and steel towards technology and education.该校的设立被视为北莱茵-威斯特法伦州推动区域经济由煤钢转向技术与教育的主动之举。
• Following the spirit of the late 1960s, the campus was built "on the green meadow" about 3.2 kilometres outside the centre of Dortmund, rather than in the city core.顺应 1960 年代后期的时代风气，校园建在距多特蒙德市中心约 3.2 公里的「绿野之上」，而非城市核心区。
• It was originally designed as a technical university on a single campus, but in 1980 it merged with the adjacent Pädagogische Hochschule Ruhr, which was devoted mainly to teacher training and the humanities.该校最初按单一校园的技术大学模式设计，但于 1980 年与邻近的鲁尔教育学院合并，后者以师资培养与人文学科为主。
• The merger of 1980 broadened the university's profile beyond engineering into education, social sciences and cultural studies, shaping the institution it is today.1980 年的合并使该校的学科版图从工程扩展至教育、社会科学与文化研究，塑造了今日的办学格局。
• In 1984 an automated hanging monorail, the H-Bahn, began linking the university's north and south campuses, crossing a nature reserve at a height of about 15 metres.1984 年，一条自动化悬挂式单轨列车 H-Bahn 开始连接该校的南北两个校区，在约 15 米高处横跨一片自然保护区。
• In 1986 the first point of registration for .de internet domains was located at the university's Department of Computer Science, and the national domain name service began there in 1988.1986 年，德国国家顶级域名 .de 的首个注册点设于该校计算机科学系，国家域名服务亦于 1988 年在此启动。
• Together with the universities of Paderborn and Karlsruhe, TU Dortmund helped to bring the internet to Germany in the 1980s, and its role in internet administration ended in 1993.多特蒙德工业大学与帕德博恩大学、卡尔斯鲁厄大学一道，在 1980 年代把互联网引入德国，其在互联网管理中的角色于 1993 年结束。
• The university's robot soccer team, the Dortmund Droids, was vice world champion at the RoboWorld Cup in 2002 and finished third in 2003.该校机器人足球队「多特蒙德机器人」在 2002 年机器人世界杯上获得世界亚军，并在 2003 年名列第三。
• In 2006 the university hosted the 11th Federation of International Robot-soccer Association RoboWorld Cup, cementing its reputation in robotics and artificial intelligence.2006 年，该校承办第 11 届国际机器人足球协会机器人世界杯，巩固了其在机器人与人工智能领域的声誉。
• On 1 November 2007 the University of Dortmund was renamed TU Dortmund University after the senate adopted a new constitution on 18 October 2007.2007 年 11 月 1 日，在参议院于 2007 年 10 月 18 日通过新章程后，多特蒙德大学更名为多特蒙德工业大学。
• Together with the Ruhr University Bochum and the University of Duisburg-Essen, TU Dortmund is a founding member of the University Alliance Ruhr.多特蒙德工业大学与波鸿鲁尔大学、杜伊斯堡-埃森大学同为鲁尔大学联盟的创始成员。
• The Alliance Ruhr pools research and international liaison offices in North and Latin America, Eastern Europe and Central Asia on behalf of its three member universities.鲁尔大学联盟代表其三所成员大学，统筹科研以及设于北美、拉美、东欧与中亚的国际联络处。
• On 4 April 2019 the then rector Ursula Gather abolished the university's institutes for German language and literature as well as English and American studies, a restructuring that drew public debate.2019 年 4 月 4 日，时任校长乌尔苏拉·加特撤销了该校的德语语言文学研究所与英语及美国研究所，这一重组引发公众讨论。
• As a university recognised for academic excellence, TU Dortmund is to receive funding through Germany's Excellence Strategy starting in 2027, joining the country's leading research institutions.作为获认可为学术卓越大学的高校，多特蒙德工业大学自 2027 年起将通过德国「卓越战略」获得资助，跻身该国领先研究机构之列。
• The university grew out of the industrial transformation of the Ruhr and has since become an anchor institution for the region's shift towards a knowledge economy.该校脱胎于鲁尔区的工业转型，此后成为该地区向知识经济转型的支柱机构之一。
• Over more than five decades it has developed a distinctive profile, spanning seventeen departments from science and engineering to social sciences and cultural studies.五十余年来，该校形成了鲜明的办学特色，涵盖从科学与工程到社会科学与文化研究的十七个院系。
• Its history reflects the wider story of German higher education after 1968, including the expansion of teacher training and the later rise of interdisciplinary research centres.其校史折射出 1968 年后德国高等教育的整体历程，包括师资培养的扩张以及此后跨学科研究中心兴起。
• In the 1960s the state government and the city of Dortmund agreed to site the new university north of the city on former farmland, in order to drive the region's structural change.1960 年代，州政府与多特蒙德市商定将新大学设于城市以北的原农田之上，以推动地区的结构转型。
• The university's early years were marked by rapid construction, and by the 1970s it had grown into one of the largest new universities in West Germany.该校早年以快速建设为特征，到 1970 年代已成长为西德规模最大的新建大学之一。

Academics

• The university is organised into seventeen departments, covering mathematics, physics, chemistry and chemical biology, computer science and statistics.该校下设十七个院系，涵盖数学、物理、化学与化学生物学、计算机科学与统计学。
• Its engineering departments include biochemical and chemical engineering, mechanical engineering, electrical engineering and information technology, and architecture and civil engineering.其工程类院系包括生物化学与化学工程学院、机械工程学院、电气工程与信息技术学院，以及建筑与土木工程学院。
• The social sciences and humanities are represented by the Department of Business and Economics, the Department of Education, Psychology and Sociology, and the Department of Cultural Studies.社会科学与人文学科由商业与经济系、教育心理与社会学系，以及文化研究系承担。
• Other departments include the Department of Spatial Planning, the Department of Rehabilitation Sciences, the Department of Human Sciences and Theology and the Department of Art and Sports Sciences.其他院系还有空间规划系、康复科学系、人文科学与神学系，以及艺术与体育科学系。
• About 30,300 students are enrolled at TU Dortmund, taught by 6,598 employees including 325 professors.该校在读学生约 30,300 人，教职工 6,598 人，其中教授 325 人。
• Students can choose from around 90 classical subjects and innovative courses, with a particular emphasis on teacher training.学生可从约 90 个传统学科与创新课程中选择，其中师资培养尤为突出。
• As one of only a few universities in Germany, TU Dortmund offers professional teaching qualifications for all types of schools, from primary to vocational level.作为德国少数几所大学之一，该校为从小学到职业学校的各类学校提供专业教师资格培养。
• Research is organised around four profile areas: materials, production technology and logistics, chemical biology and drug research, and modelling, data analysis and simulation.该校科研围绕四大重点领域展开：材料，生产技术与会展物流，化学生物学与药物研究，以及建模、数据分析与仿真。
• A fourth profile area covers education, schooling and inclusion, reflecting the university's long-standing strength in teacher education and rehabilitation sciences.第四个重点领域涵盖教育、学校与融合，体现了该校在师资教育与康复科学方面的长期优势。
• The university runs over 1,000 third-party funded projects, including collaborative research centres, research units, research training groups and a cluster of excellence.该校承担逾 1,000 个第三方资助项目，包括合作研究中心、研究团队、研究培训小组以及一个卓越集群。
• Nearly 300 professors teach and research at the university, and it is particularly known for research in mechanical engineering with an emphasis on production and logistics, physics and statistics.该校有近 300 名教授从事教学与科研，尤其在侧重生产与物流的机械工程、物理与统计学研究方面享有声誉。
• One of Germany's four competence centres for machine learning, the Competence Center Machine Learning Rhine-Ruhr, is located at TU Dortmund.德国四个机器学习能力中心之一——莱茵-鲁尔机器学习能力中心，即设于该校。
• The machine learning software RapidMiner originated at the university's artificial intelligence unit, and its computer science faculty was central to Germany's early internet.机器学习软件 RapidMiner 发源于该校的人工智能团队，其计算机科学系在德国互联网早期发展中居于核心地位。
• The university holds the internet domain udo.edu, short for Universität Dortmund, a relic of its early role in network administration.该校持有互联网域名 udo.edu，即「多特蒙德大学」的缩写，是其早期参与网络管理的遗留见证。
• Its liaison offices and research collaborations extend to North and Latin America, Eastern Europe and Central Asia, supporting international cooperation.其联络处与科研合作延伸至北美、拉美、东欧与中亚，为国际合作提供支撑。
• TU Dortmund is funded by the state of North Rhine-Westphalia as a public university and is accredited to award bachelor's, master's and doctoral degrees.作为公立大学，该校由北莱茵-威斯特法伦州提供经费，并获授权授予学士、硕士与博士学位。
• The Department of Bio- and Chemical Engineering and the Department of Mechanical Engineering are among the strongest in Germany, with close links to the chemical and logistics industries.生物与化学工程系与机械工程系是德国实力最强的院系之一，与化工与物流产业联系紧密。
• The university collaborates with Dortmund-based research institutions, including the Max Planck Institute for Molecular Physiology, the Leibniz Institute for Analytical Sciences and the Fraunhofer Institute for Material Flow and Logistics.该校与设于多特蒙德的科研机构合作，包括马克斯·普朗克分子生理学研究所、莱布尼茨分析科学研究所与弗劳恩霍夫物流与材料流研究所。
• Its Department of Statistics is one of the few dedicated statistics departments in Germany and contributes to the university's data-science profile area.其统计学系是德国少数专门的统计学系之一，为该校数据科学重点领域作出贡献。

Campus

• The university occupies two campuses, North and South, on a greenfield site about 3.2 kilometres from the centre of Dortmund, in the Ruhr region.该校拥有南北两个校区，位于一片距多特蒙德市中心约 3.2 公里的绿地上，地处鲁尔区。
• The two campuses have been linked since 1984 by the H-Bahn, an automated hanging monorail that crosses a nature reserve between them.两个校区自 1984 年起由悬挂式单轨列车 H-Bahn 相连，该列车横跨两校区之间的自然保护区。
• One of the most prominent buildings is the Mathetower, or Mathematics Tower, which houses the Department of Mathematics.最显眼的建筑之一是数学塔 Mathetower，内设数学系。
• The campus follows the open, green model of the late 1960s, with buildings set among lawns and trees rather than densely packed in a city grid.校园沿袭 1960 年代末的开阔绿化模式，建筑错落分布于草坪与树木之间，而非密集挤在城市街区中。
• Around the campus cluster several associated research institutions at the Technologiepark Dortmund, linking the university to local industry and start-ups.校园周边聚集着多特蒙德科技园的若干研究机构，将大学与本地产业及初创企业相连。
• The main campus lies at approximately 51.51 degrees north and 7.47 degrees east, within the city of Dortmund in North Rhine-Westphalia.主校区约位于北纬 51.51 度、东经 7.47 度，地处北莱茵-威斯特法伦州的多特蒙德市。
• The site's two-campus layout preserves a large nature reserve between the halves, a feature unusual among German universities of the period.该校区布局在两半之间保留了一片大型自然保护区，这在同时期的德国大学中并不常见。
• The university's buildings, including the H-Bahn stations and the Mathetower, have become landmarks of Dortmund's northern university district.该校的建筑，包括 H-Bahn 车站与数学塔，已成为多特蒙德北部大学区的地标。
• The campus lies close to the Dortmund University of Applied Sciences and Arts and to the Technologiepark Dortmund, together forming a compact science quarter north of the city.校园邻近多特蒙德应用技术大学与多特蒙德科技园，共同构成城市以北一个紧凑的科学街区。

Reputation

• In the QS World University Rankings 2027 TU Dortmund University is placed 691st in the world.在 2027 年 QS 世界大学排名中，多特蒙德工业大学位列世界第 691 位。
• The Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2027 place the university in the 451 to 500 bracket globally.2027 年泰晤士高等教育世界大学排名将该校列于世界第 451 至 500 区间。 ^[1]
• In the U.S. News Best Global Universities ranking for 2026 to 2027 the university is placed 751st in the world.在 2026 至 2027 年版《美国新闻与世界报道》最佳全球大学排名中，该校位列世界第 751 位。
• In the 2026 Academic Ranking of World Universities, compiled by ShanghaiRanking, it is placed in the 601 to 700 band.在由上海软科编制的 2026 年世界大学学术排名中，该校位于第 601 至 700 档。
• The OpenAlex database records about 63,436 research works associated with the university, with some 4,863,801 citations.OpenAlex 数据库为该校收录约 63,436 篇研究成果，被引用约 4,863,801 次。
• The university is highly ranked for research performance in physics, electrical engineering, chemistry and economics, its traditional strengths.该校在物理、电气工程、化学与经济学等传统优势领域的研究表现排名较高。
• Former German President Johannes Rau was awarded an honorary doctorate by the university in 2004.德国前总统约翰内斯·劳于 2004 年获该校授予名誉博士学位。
• Donald Tusk, then President of the European Council, received an honorary doctorate on 16 December 2018 for his contribution to European politics.时任欧洲理事会主席唐纳德·图斯克因对欧洲政治的贡献，于 2018 年 12 月 16 日获授名誉博士学位。
• Carl Djerassi, the chemist known for his work on the contraceptive pill, received an honorary doctorate in 2009.以避孕药研究闻名的化学家卡尔·杰拉西于 2009 年获授名誉博士学位。
• Research funding comes largely from the German Research Foundation, whose grants support the university's collaborative research centres and research training groups.该校科研经费主要来自德国研究联合会，其资助支持该校的合作研究中心与研究培训小组。

Student life

• TU Dortmund University does not use a formal motto, and its identity is tied instead to engineering, research and its place in the Ruhr region.多特蒙德工业大学没有正式校训，其形象更多系于工程、科研以及它在鲁尔区的位置。
• The annual Akademische Jahresfeier, or academic annual celebration, closes the year with awards and speeches for staff, students and guests.一年一度的「学术年会」以颁奖与演讲为教职员、学生与来宾收官。
• Robot football is a campus tradition: the Dortmund Droids competed in RoboWorld Cups and the university hosted the 2006 event.机器人足球是该校的校园传统：「多特蒙德机器人」队多次参加机器人世界杯，学校并于 2006 年承办该赛事。
• The H-Bahn itself is a distinctive part of daily student life, carrying thousands of students between the north and south campuses every day.H-Bahn 本身即是学生日常生活的一部分，每天运送数千名学生往返于南北校区之间。
• The university sports programme offers a wide choice of courses, and student initiatives organise cultural, technical and social activities across the departments.该校体育项目提供丰富的课程选择，学生社团在各院系组织文化、技术与社会活动。
• Campus canteens such as the Mensa and numerous cafés serve the student body, concentrated on the green campuses north of the city centre.位于市中心以北的绿色校园内设有 Mensa 食堂及众多咖啡馆，服务全校学生。
• Dortmund's cultural life, including its football club and the nearby Ruhr museums, is closely connected to student life in the region.多特蒙德的文化生活，包括其足球俱乐部与附近的鲁尔区博物馆，与本地学生生活紧密相连。
• Student dormitories operated by the regional student services organisation are located near the campus and in the city, connected by the H-Bahn and tram lines.由区域性学生服务机构运营的学生宿舍分布于校园附近与市区，由 H-Bahn 与有轨电车线路相连。
• The university's international partnerships with institutions such as Paderborn University, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology and Ruhr University Bochum support exchanges and joint projects.该校与帕德博恩大学、卡尔斯鲁厄理工学院与波鸿鲁尔大学等院校的国际合作，支持交流与联合项目。
• The university's campuses host regular public lectures and science outreach events that connect students with the Ruhr region's industry and cultural institutions.该校各校区定期举办公共讲座与科普外展活动，将学生与鲁尔区的产业与文化机构联系起来。

Notable people

• Manfred Bayer, a physicist, has served as Rector of TU Dortmund University since 2020 and leads its rectorate.物理学家曼弗雷德·拜尔自 2020 年起担任多特蒙德工业大学校长，主持该校校务委员会。
• Ursula Gather, a statistician, was rector of the university and is known for the 2019 restructuring of its language and literature institutes.统计学家乌尔苏拉·加特曾任该校校长，以其 2019 年对语言文学研究所的重组而知名。
• Metin Tolan, a physicist, was a professor at TU Dortmund from 2001 and a member of its rectorate from 2008 to 2020 before becoming President of the University of Göttingen in 2021.物理学家梅廷·托兰自 2001 年起任该校教授，2008 至 2020 年任校务委员会成员，其后于 2021 年出任哥廷根大学校长。
• Markus Neuhaus took office as Chancellor of TU Dortmund University in 2024, having been elected by the university assembly in June of that year.马库斯·诺伊豪斯于 2024 年就任多特蒙德工业大学校务长，此前于同年 6 月由大学选举大会选出。
• Johannes Rau, President of Germany from 1999 to 2004, received an honorary doctorate from the university in 2004.1999 至 2004 年任德国总统的约翰内斯·劳于 2004 年获该校名誉博士学位。
• Donald Tusk, a Polish politician and President of the European Council, was awarded an honorary doctorate by the university in 2018.波兰政治家、欧洲理事会主席唐纳德·图斯克于 2018 年获该校名誉博士学位。
• Carl Djerassi, an Austrian-American chemist and writer, received an honorary doctorate in 2009 for his contributions to chemistry and science writing.奥地利裔美国化学家与作家卡尔·杰拉西因在化学与科学写作方面的贡献，于 2009 年获授名誉博士学位。
• Richard R. Schrock, who shared the 2005 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for the metathesis method, gave a lecture at the university on 2 October about his research career.因复分解方法分享 2005 年诺贝尔化学奖的理查德·施罗克，于 10 月 2 日在多特蒙德工业大学就其研究生涯作演讲。
• Ed Folsom, a scholar of Walt Whitman at the University of Iowa, received an honorary doctorate on 6 December 2023 for his work and the Iowa–Dortmund partnership.爱荷华大学研究惠特曼的学者埃德·福尔瑟姆因其研究以及爱荷华—多特蒙德的学术合作，于 2023 年 12 月 6 日获授名誉博士学位。
• Nele McElvany, an educational researcher, served as the university's Vice President for Research and is a professor of empirical educational research.教育研究者内勒·麦克尔瓦尼曾任该校主管科研的副校长，为实证教育研究方向的教授。
• Wiebke Möhring, a professor of journalism, has served as Vice President for Academic Affairs in the university's rectorate.新闻学教授维布克·默林曾在该校校务委员会中担任主管教学事务的副校长。
• The university has honoured a range of visiting scholars and partners with honorary doctorates, reflecting its research and international ties.该校曾授予多位访问学者与合作方名誉博士学位，体现其科研与国际联系。