Studying in Dortmund
Students in Dortmund have a lot to choose from: a broad selection of study programmes, support if they want to head for foreign countries and practice-oriented courses combined with close cooperation with research institutes. Dortmund is also a great place to live with its wide range of lively leisure and cultural activities.
International studies
Dortmund universities actively promote international connections. Closely involved in a large number of university cooperations and partnerships, the universities provide exchange programmes around the world for Germans as well as international students and scientists.
But you don't have to travel far away - internationally recognised study programmes and a growing number of courses in English mean it is possible to follow international study programmes in Dortmund.
The City of Dortmund and the institutions listed below make sure international students and scientists quickly feel at home in Dortmund.
Local support
- Information for international students studying in Germany [pdf, 258 kB]
- Information for international students for when they finish their university courses: Looking for a job and working in Germany [pdf, 236 kB]
- International Office at the TU Dortmund University
- International Office at the Dortmund University of Applied Sciences and Arts
- International School of Management
- Bürgerdienste International - services for international citizens
- Projekt Deutsch lernen - German courses
- Zentrale Auslands- und Fachvermittlung - state employment agency for Germany and abroad
- Volkshochschule Dortmund - language courses
- Studentenwerk Dortmund - students' union
- ESG Evangelical student community
- KSG Catholic student community
- Intercultural Academy - Auslandsgesellschaft NRW e.V. & Auslandsgesellschaft Deutschland e.V.
- International Max Planck Research School in Chemical and Molecular Biology - welcome service
