Dortmund Doubles - Buddy Program

Dortmund Doubles

If you as an exchange student come to Dortmund, you don't have to worry that nobody will be taking care of you and showing you around campus or the city.

That is why you will have a double! He or she is a student of the TU Dortmund and will contact you once you have arrived. Besides getting to know the campus and the city, you and your double can do further activities, such as walking around the Christmas market, going to a BVB game, visiting a coal-mine...

Especially in the first weeks it is very helpful,
as there is so many new questions:
Where can I go shopping? Where can I get a Sim-card for my mobile? ...

In the section about shopping and doctors, we want to help you with these problems, but a personal contact is even better and can take you wherever you want to go.

If you are a student of Dortmund, this can be your opportunity to get to know people from a foreign country, hang around with them, have a nice time and collect intercultural experiences. Become a Dortmund Double!

Here are some pictures from the 2008 Thanksgiving, which was organized by the American students and their Doubles, but the European Erasmus students joined as well:

Chris from West-Virginia and one of his Doubles
(the lucky guy got even two DDs)

Indians and Pilgrims sharing a nice dinner?
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Well, no. Of course, we tried to be historically correct ;)

the food was yummy :D

The exchange students and the Dortmund Doubles
definitely had a lot of fun that evening.

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entry by Kristin Walter and Anna Schmitter

AAA - Office of International Relations

Das Akademische Auslandsamt (AAA)
Office of International Relations

The AAA is responsible for the care of international relations at TU Dortmund. The staff members supervise and counsel guest researchers as well as international students who are doing research or are studying in Dortmund. They also advise Dortmund students who like to study or do an internship abroad.

If you are an international student, please visit the AAA-international-student-homepage to get more information on applying and studying at TU Dortmund, e.g. hints on your university and visa application, health insurance, or Come2Campus.

If you are a student of TU Dortmund and would like to study or do an internship abroad, please visit the AAA-TUDortmund-students-homepage to receive all the important information concerning your stay. There, you can also find some helpfull advice on how to get your visa, what support programs exist, and also several reports on other students' experiences abroad.

Contact

Technische Universität Dortmund
Akademisches Auslandsamt
Emil-Figge-Straße 72
44227 Dortmund
Fax. 0049 – (0)231 755 5525

Since every team member of the AAA is responsible for a different field, please meet the team and their office hours.

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entry by Kristin Walter

Multi-Culti

More than 2600 international students from over 100 different nations - and most of them live in the student accomodations around the Campus.

This means, that while you are studying at the TU Dortmund, you will definitely come in contact with many other international students.

The TU Dortmund has different groups that organize international events, one of them is the International Culture Cafe (ICC). I've been two the latest two ICCs and have taken some pictures for you.
The ICC is held by the international students from the University and it always includes:
typical music, typical food and a presentation about the day's country.

Check out Turkey, Westafrica (16 countries) and India

ICC Turkey






An amazing feature of the ICC is definitely the traditional food!!! It is really cheap (between 0.50 and 1.50€) and it is so yummy!





ICC Westafrika and India










At the moment, the International Meeting Center is in construction:

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entry by Anna Schmitter

Campus Festival

"Since 1991 the TU Dortmund organizes the Campus Festival once a year, an open day where the university presents itself to all people interested.

Besides the science area with its numerous experiments and taster lectures, the bodily needs are also taken care of. Around the “Mensabrücke” one can enjoy food from all over the world prepared by German and foreign students from the TU Dortmund.

The Campus Festival is also known for big open air parties on the Martin-Schmeißer-Platz where successful German bands like Astrakid, Tomte, Such a Surge or Donots have performed."
(taken from TU Dortmund homepage)

The Campus Festival also has its own section on th TU Dortmund homepage, where you find the specific events by each faculty.

Here are some impressions:

A big event every year is the "Seifenkisten Rennen".
Professors take part in a competition to find out who is the fastest driver.

Here you can find different stands with food from all over the world.

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entry by Anna Schmitter