Agender - Equal Opportunities Office - TU Dortmund

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By public transportation (S-Bahn, H-Bahn, bus)

You can reach the North Campus of TU Dortmund University by taking the S1, the H-Bahn or the various city buses (445, 447, 462, 465, NE8).

Coming from the S-Bahn stop “Dortmund Universität” or the H-Bahn stop “DO-Universität S”, walk up the stairs, past the glass university library and cross the bridge that leads to the orange canteen building.
The bus stops “Dortmund Universität” are located under the bridge, you can reach them via various stairs.
The H-Bahn stop “Campus Nord” is located directly on the bridge.

From the Mensa bridge, walk in the direction of the Mensa building and continue past the Mathetower with the green TU logo on the roof to Martin-Schmeißer-Platz. Cross the square and walk up the stairs. When you turn right at the advertising pillar, you will already see the large house number Emil-Figge-Straße 66. Use the entrance marked G1, the rooms of the Equal Opportunities Office are located on the first floor on the right.

With car

From the direction of Essen (Bochum, Dortmund West interchange):

From the A40, take the Dortmund Dorstfeld exit (43). Turn left onto Hauert and then left again onto Emil-Figge-Straße.

You can use the parking lots at entrances 9, 10 or 12 and walk from the back to building G1.

Alternatively, turn right at the traffic lights onto Vogelpothsweg and use the parking lot at entrance 21. You can then reach our offices on foot via the same route as described under “By public transport”.

From the direction of Dortmund (Unna, Kamener Kreuz):

From the A40, take the Dortmund-Barop exit (44) and then turn directly left. Drive to the traffic circle and take the first exit onto Emil-Figge-Straße.

You can use the parking lot at entrance 21. Turn left at the traffic lights onto Vogelpothsweg. You can then reach our offices on foot via the same route as described under “By public transport”.

Alternatively, you can use the parking lots at entrances 9, 10 or 12 and walk to building G1 from the back. Continue straight ahead at the traffic lights on Emil-Figge-Straße; the parking spaces are on the left-hand side.

Site plan

The facilities of Dortmund University of Technology are spread across the larger North Campus and the smaller South Campus. In addition, some areas of the university are located in the adjacent Technology Park. You can find more detailed information on the site plans.

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Location & approach

By public transportation (S-Bahn, H-Bahn, bus)

You can reach the North Campus of TU Dortmund University by taking the S1, the H-Bahn or the various city buses (445, 447, 462, 465, NE8).

Coming from the S-Bahn stop “Dortmund Universität” or the H-Bahn stop “DO-Universität S”, walk up the stairs, past the glass university library and cross the bridge that leads to the orange canteen building.
The bus stops “Dortmund Universität” are located under the bridge, you can reach them via various stairs.
The H-Bahn stop “Campus Nord” is located directly on the bridge.

From the Mensa bridge, walk in the direction of the Mensa building and continue past the Mathetower with the green TU logo on the roof to Martin-Schmeißer-Platz. Cross the square and walk up the stairs. When you turn right at the advertising pillar, you will already see the large house number Emil-Figge-Straße 66. Use the entrance marked G1, the rooms of the Equal Opportunities Office are located on the first floor on the right.

With car

From the direction of Essen (Bochum, Dortmund West interchange):

From the A40, take the Dortmund Dorstfeld exit (43). Turn left onto Hauert and then left again onto Emil-Figge-Straße.

You can use the parking lots at entrances 9, 10 or 12 and walk from the back to building G1.

Alternatively, turn right at the traffic lights onto Vogelpothsweg and use the parking lot at entrance 21. You can then reach our offices on foot via the same route as described under “By public transport”.

From the direction of Dortmund (Unna, Kamener Kreuz):

From the A40, take the Dortmund-Barop exit (44) and then turn directly left. Drive to the traffic circle and take the first exit onto Emil-Figge-Straße.

You can use the parking lot at entrance 21. Turn left at the traffic lights onto Vogelpothsweg. You can then reach our offices on foot via the same route as described under “By public transport”.

Alternatively, you can use the parking lots at entrances 9, 10 or 12 and walk to building G1 from the back. Continue straight ahead at the traffic lights on Emil-Figge-Straße; the parking spaces are on the left-hand side.

Site plan

The facilities of Dortmund University of Technology are spread across the larger North Campus and the smaller South Campus. In addition, some areas of the university are located in the adjacent Technology Park. You can find more detailed information on the site plans.

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Agender

Agender can be translated as "without gender". It describes a gender identity in which people do not feel that they belong to any gender, define themselves as genderless or cannot relate to the concept of gender (Sauer 2018).

People who identify as agender feel neither male nor female and locate their gender identity outside the ⇒binary gender system. It is important to note that the experiences and expressions of agender people, for example through appearance and behavior, can be diverse within this identity (Nguyen 2022). At the same time, they can use gender-neutral ⇒(neo-)pronouns as well as gender-specific pronouns like "he" or "she". Although the former is often preferred. In addition, agender people can also use other terms such as "genderless" "neutrois" or "gender-neutral" to describe their identity (Sauer 2018, Nguyen 2022).

Sources (in German)

Sauer, Arn (2018): Agender. LGBTIQ lexicon. Completely revised licensed edition of the glossary of the Trans*Inter*Sectionality Network. Federal Agency for Civic Education, Bonn. Last accessed 08.04.2025.
Nguyen, Nina (2022): What does it mean to be agender? FRAULILA. Last accessed 08.04.2025.

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