Job- and Housing Website
The AStA Job – and Housing Website is available to everyone free of charge.
Here you can find a wide variety of job- or apartment offers especially for students.
You can find it here: jobsundwohnungen.asta-dortmund.de
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Bicycle Repair Shop (free of charge)
The AStA bicycle repair shop is a free of charge self-help service for all students and university members who want to repair their own bikes. The service is for those of you who dare to work on their own bike but don’t have the room and the tools they need. Even if this is your first time working on derailleur gear or lighting system – we’re always happy to help. This is your opportunity to get into it without having to worry about your bike not working anymore afterwards.
The repair shop is located at Haus Dörstelmann on Campus Süd. You can easily get there from Hörsaalgebäude I and from Archeteria. Just pass the Rudolf-Chaudoire-Pavillion towards Baroper Straße and turn right. After a few meters, turn left to driveway 43 and follow towards the end of the parking lot. On the right side of Haus Dörstelmann, you find the entry to the repair shop.
Mail: fahrrad@asta.tu-dortmund.de
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/recycle_asta_dortmund/
Opening hours:
| 1 st April – 31 th October | 1 st November – 31 th March | |
| Monday | 4:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. | 2:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. |
| Tuesday | 10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. | closed |
| Wednesday | closed | closed |
| Thursday | 1:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. | 1:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. |
| Friday | closed | closed |
| Saturday | closed | closed |
| Sunday | closed | closed |
Autonomous Male-Ident-Queer Unit (MIQ)
Contact:
Room: EF50 0.503
Homepage: miq-dortmund.de
Telegram: @miqtudo
Instagram: @miqtudo
Facebook: @miqtudo
Discord: discord.miq-dortmund.de
We’re the (freely translated) autonomous department for gay, bisexual and transgender students at the TU Dortmund University. During the lecture period we organize weekly events such as talks, parties or games nights. Due to the current pandemic we give our best to transfer that program to the digital space and are meeting online only.
Beyond that, we’re busy networking with other people and organizations within Dortmund and NRW. We will gladly offer you personal and confidential counseling regarding topics such as coming-out and discrimination. You’ll find more information and all events on our homepage.
Autonomous Queer Feminist Unit
Web: afr.blogs.asta-dortmund.de/
Instagram: www.instagram.com/qfr_tu_do
Mail: qfr@asta.tu-dortmund.de
We are female students who, autonomously from the AStA, offer events for students and advocate for their interests. We meet regularly to plan events and discuss current affairs.
Our meetings are open to anyone who is interested in our work.
Autonomous Organization for Students with Disabilities (ABeR)
Contact:
Emil-Figge-Str. 50
Room 0.236
Phone: 0231/755-4596
Fax: 0231/755-5320
Mail: aber@asta.tu-dortmund.de
Web: https://aber.blogs.asta-dortmund.de
Tasks and goals of the autonomous organization for students with disabilities (ABeR)
All students at TU Dortmund University support political matters in regards of people with disabilities independently. This tasks will be accomplished and executed through the elected members of ABeR.
The members with disabilities or with chronic diseases are working together with people which have and do not have disabilities to ensure and improve equality and accessibility throughout the campus and TU Dortmund University.
They are also responsible to communicate and work with other universities, to ensure all these matters. ABeR cooperates, represents and works togehter with students with disabilities and/or chronical diseases, to support their matters.
Authentication
Students of TU Dortmund University are allowed to have documents pertaining to their studies authenticated by our staff. These documents are, for example, official transcripts, high school diplomas or certificates of achievements. Please make sure that you bring both the originals as well as the copies we are supposed to authenticate with you to the meeting.
Authentication can be booked from Monday to Friday at the AStA offices. You can reserve a spot here.
Authentication are done
- during lecture time: monday until friday from 10:15 a.m. until 1:45 p.m.
- during non-lecture time: monday until friday from 10:15 a.m. until 12:45 p.m.
Bring copies of the documents you want authenticated with you, as well as the originals!
If you have documents that are not in either German or English, you must bring an official translation!
We will not authenticate documents of your civil status like IDs, Visas, birth or marriage records.
This offer is free of charge and only available for students of TU Dortmund University!
NEW: Authentication of all documents on Wednesdays from 11:00-13:00
From now on you can have all documents, including ID cards, visas, birth or marriage certificates, authenticated on Wednesdays from 11:00-13:00.
Please bring a copy of your documents with you and the original document for comparison.
No appointment necessary!
Anonymous Counseling for Women* and Parents
The women’s counseling will be canceled on September 15!
Every Monday, 10:00 a.m. till 12:00 p.m., we offer anonymous counseling for women* and parents. Under normal circumstances, it takes place in the Frauenraum (0.504) of Emil-Figge-Str. 50. The sessions can happen during consultation hours or at an previously agreed upon time.
Contact:
Tel.: +49 (0) 231 / 755 – 2177 (Monday 10:00 a.m. till 12:00 p.m.)
Mail: frauenberatung@asta.tu-dortmund.de
Graduate psychologist Claudia Finis offers counseling hours during which she can focus on, among other topics, women*-specific troubles.
Find here a list of specific topics:
- Familial stress
- Stalking
- Gender specific discrimination
- Pregnancy and studying with a child
- Psychological problems
- Relationship problems
- Female identity / living and studying as a trans person
Or any other strains that burden you and make studying difficult. If wanted or needed for a helpful counseling, any other person can join the session, men too.
And always keep in mind: If the house is already burned down, it’s too late to start looking for water. Meaning, please come by even when things don’t seem totally out of your control yet, so we can make sure they never get there in the first place.
Additionally: Men are allowed to come to counseling by themselves if they are fathers and have questions regarding studying with a child. The counselor also offers the possibility of connecting with other parents to, if wanted, organize shared child minding.
Counseling can take place in German or in English.
Anonymous feedback: https://asta-dortmund.de/en/feedback-consultation/
BAföG-Counseling
If you have problems or questions concerning BAföG, our lawyer Peter is here to help you. Over the years he has become an expert in dealing with everything to do with BAföG. But, should you only wonder how to correctly fill out your BAföG-Application, please contact the BAföG-Amt instead.
It is good to know that, after sending in your application, you have a month to hand in any additional, missing documents to the BAföG-Amt!
Currently, our consoler is only available via Email. When contacting them, please always add your phone number to the Email so you can be easily reached.
Email-Contact: bafoeg@asta.tu-dortmund.de
Contact to the BAföG department from the Studierendenwerk
Anonymous feedback: https://asta-dortmund.de/en/feedback-consultation/
Counseling for International Students
Counseling for international students will be suspended from August 18 to September 1!
E-Mail:
internationalcounseling [klammeraeffchen] asta.tu-dortmund [puenktchen] de
Counseling times:
Thurdays, 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 a.m.
Location:
In the even weeks in the AStA offices (EF50).
In the odd weeks online here via Zoom.
In urgent matters, direct contact can be made via the cell phone number +49 (0) 17621063260.
Here we help you address questions, problems, and uncertainties that international students face. The counseling includes:
- Right of residence and visa extensions
- Social benefits for international students
- Employment law for international students
- University admission requirements
- Language course offers
- Contract matters
The counseling is not binding legal counseling! Information about this can be found here.
Anonymous feedback: https://asta-dortmund.de/en/feedback-consultation/
Counseling for Those Doubting their Studies
Sometimes you only realise during your studies that the direction you have chosen does not meet your expectations, or that you would prefer to find something else to do in the next few years. The Chamber of Skilled Crafts Dortmund therefore offers counselling for students who are thinking about dropping out of their studies. Information is provided here on possible training occupations.
If you are having doubts, do contact the responsible persons.
Handwerkskammer Dortmund:
| Name: | Anna Tenholt | Robin Walczysko |
| Tel: | 0231 5493-625 | 0231 5493-475 |
| E-Mail: | anna.tenholt@hwk-do.de | robin.walczysko@hwk-do.de |
Web: www.hwk-do.de
Office hours: every last Tuesday of the month, 2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m
Location: AStA-Besprechungsraum
Industrie- und Handelskammer (IHK) zu Dortmund:
Elena Flockenhaus
Tel: +49 231 5417-352
Fax: +49 231 5417-8329
E-Mail: e.flockenhaus@dortmund.ihk.de
Web: www.dortmund.ihk24.de
Office hours: every last Tuesday of the month, 3:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m
Location: AStA-Besprechungsraum
Address: Märkische Straße 120, 44141 Dortmund
Visitor address: Märkische Straße 109, 44141 Dortmund
University Team of the Employment Agency
The university team of the employment agency offers individual counselling on all questions relating to the choice of studies and training. This counselling is not provided by us and is therefore not part of our counselling network.
Personal Counselling
Emil-Figge-Str. 68
Fakultät Bio- und Chemieingenieurwesen
G3, Raum E23
Counselling those Studying and Doubting their Study
Thorsten Prall: 0231 842-1104
Andreas Rosin: 0231 842-2063
Dienstag und Donnerstag, 9:00 – 12:00 und 13:00 – 16:00 Uhr
Counselling for graduates
Sofia Papadopoulou: 0231 842-1345
Mittwoch, 9:00 – 12:00 und 13:00 – 16:00 Uhr
Email: dortmund.hochschule@arbeitsargentur.de
Change your studies – Academic Advice at TU Dortmund University
Dealing with your doubts about your studies could lead to the desire to change courses, replace one subject with another or even start studying at a different university. A change of direction of this kind should not only be well considered, but also carefully organized.
You can find all further information here or here.
You can find all further information on dropping out of university here.
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