🎃👻 It’s that time of year again! Our annual Halloween Party is just around the corner – get ready for a night full of thrills and fun! 🕷️✨

📅 Date: October 30, 2026
🕘 Time: 9:00 PM to 2:00 AM
📍 Location: Foyer in EF50 (Emil-Figge-Str. 50)
💸 Entry Fee: €5 (includes one free drink)
🔞 Admission age: 18+ – Don’t forget your ID, otherwise no entry!

🎟️ The pre-sale starts on October 21, 2026 (no ticket sales at the door) and will take place at the AStA office (right wing in EF50) during our opening hours from Monday to Friday, 10 AM to 2 PM. A maximum of two tickets will be sold per person, and the number of tickets is limited – once they are sold out, there will be no additional tickets available. So be quick and secure your ticket!

We look forward to seeing you for an unforgettable Halloween night! 👻 🦇

Information on admission tickets

Advance ticket sales begin on 21 October 2026. There is no box office. Once tickets are sold out, no further tickets will be available.

Please note: Every year, there are scammers who claim to be selling tickets via Instagram or similar platforms. Do not buy tickets from third parties. Tickets are available only in physical form – there are no digital tickets. Tickets must be purchased in person at the venue – reservations are not possible!

Important information about the party

Ticket
Please write your name on your ticket. Entry is restricted to those with a personalised ticket and ID.

Drinks
There is a €2 deposit on our cups, which is also paid via the prepaid cards. The cup deposit is included in the price of the free drink. Prepaid cards can be purchased at the entrance.

Cloakroom
We offer a free, supervised cloakroom here at the AStA office.

Awareness Team
Are you feeling uncomfortable or harassed? Speak to our Awareness Team in their pink vests. Alternatively, you can ask the following question at the bars: “Do you know Clara?”

House Rules

To ensure everyone can celebrate safely together, the following rules apply:

General:

1. Admission only with a personalized ticket and a valid photo ID. Forging or transferring tickets will result in immediate expulsion!

2. Minimum age: 18 years. No entry for minors!

3. Admission control: Security reserves the right to deny entry to individuals who are intoxicated or behaving inappropriately.

Behavior at the Party

4. No tolerance for discrimination, sexism, racism, or violence! Anyone harassing or insulting others will be immediately removed from the premises.

5. Respectful interaction with guests, staff, and security is mandatory!

6. Costumes yes – real weapons no! Props must not be dangerous, realistic-looking, or offensive!

7. No glass bottles, illegal drugs, or outside drinks in the event area!

8. Smoking only in designated areas!

Safety and Responsibility

9. Do not leave your drinks unattended! Anyone tampering with drinks will be immediately expelled from the party and the police will be notified!

10. Follow staff instructions at all times!

11. Emergency exits must be kept clear – do not place decorations or jackets in front of them!

12. Drink responsibly! Security may intervene in the case of heavily intoxicated individuals.

13. Loss or theft: The organizer assumes no liability!

Miscellaneous

14. Afterparty rule: Leave the premises quietly and respectfully towards local residents.

15. Good vibes only! We want to celebrate, dance, and have fun together – in a safe atmosphere.

You want to volunteer in (university) politics? The General Student Committee (AStA) is looking for a person that wants to become the new chief financial officer during the legislation 2026/27. The work amounts to ca. 20 hours per week and is compensated with 992€ per month.

You tasks:

• budgeting planning for the student body
• check the placing of the AStA relief fund
• financial counseling of the student body’s working groups
• factual check of the fiance regulations

This you should bring with you:

• German as your native language or on C2 level
• good knowledge of numbers/excel
• self organized and independent work
• interest and motivation regarding the topic finance
• being on campus at least three times per week
• study abroad is not possible
• good communication skills

This is also useful:

• knowledge about accounting and budget planning
• knowledge about university politics and the structure of the student body
• having fun with organizational work
• reading legal texts and guidelines
• having fun dealing with numbers

Info: This is not an ordinary student job. It is a political office, therefore you should be ready to become an active member of the student body and represent the interests of all students at TU Dortmund university. Therefore, you will have to be elected by the student parliament.

Interested? Then tell us about you via e-mail!

Application to vorsitz@asta.tu-dortmund.de

Student representatives demand a change of course regarding BAföG and call for a rally

Dortmund, June 19, 2026

The AStA of TU Dortmund takes a decisive stance in the ongoing BAföG debate and calls on the federal government to immediately implement the promised increase in the housing costs allowance.

At the same time, the AStA clarifies that this minimal improvement can only be a first step toward improving the precarious living conditions of many students. There is a need for a comprehensive reform that guarantees full, needs-based, parent-independent, and repayment-free student funding for everyone, as well as further measures such as sufficient funding for student services (Studierendenwerke).

To emphasize these demands, the AStA of TU Dortmund is calling for a rally on June 24th at 12:00 PM at Martin-Schmeißer-Platz. Further demonstrations and protests are planned by other student unions (AStAs) in Aachen, Düsseldorf, Cologne, Karlsruhe, Bielefeld, Munich, Dortmund, Siegen, and Bonn.

Fundamentals

Education is a crucial social force through which social progress and insights can be gained through science and teaching. It enables people to think independently and critically, thereby having an emancipatory effect. Beyond the individual, education—just like science and research—is the foundation for a just, free, and peaceful society. However, these opportunities and chances of education can only be realized if students have the material conditions to fully dedicate themselves to their studies, learning, and research. This requires time, security, and an income that enables a life without existential fears.

The Situation at TU Dortmund

The reality looks different: BAföG was originally introduced as an instrument intended to lead to greater equal opportunity. Back then, around 45% of all students received BAföG. Today, it is only about 11% nationwide—and 13.3% (3,928 students) at TU Dortmund. BAföG has thus lost a large part of its original reach. This development is particularly severe in the Ruhr area, which is shaped by structural change and brings an above-average number of students from non-academic and lower-income families to the university.

This development is exacerbated by the housing situation in Dortmund. Many rooms in the student dormitories of the Studierendenwerk are already above the BAföG housing allowance (€380). Anyone who has to look for shared flat (WG) rooms on the free housing market encounters significantly higher rents there. Consequently, more than 80% of students who do not live at home live in poverty (cf. Der Paritätische 2024, p. 3). As a result, more and more students are being forced into employment: the number of people working alongside their studies has been growing for years (cf. IAB 2025). This affects not only the duration of studies but also the quality of studies, academic success, and health.

Against this background, the claim that students live in a “privileged” situation (cf. WAZ 2026) is pure mockery and completely detached from real-life circumstances. It misjudges a double division: while some, particularly children from non-academic families, do not start studying at all due to the structurally deficient student financing, others suffer from the double burden of studying and employment.

Conclusion

The AStA also condemns the line of argument used to cast doubt on the increase. The reference stating that no additional benefits can be promised when cuts are being made elsewhere (people in need of care, parental allowance, etc.) plays different powerless groups off against each other (cf. WAZ 2026).

Under these circumstances, the minimal improvements by the federal government stipulated in the coalition agreement merely represent an overdue adjustment to the reality of students’ lives and cannot even begin to compensate for the decline of recent years. The fact that even this overdue adjustment is now to be stopped again is all the more disastrous. Consequently, the discussion currently being held to stop the reform and increase must be rejected in the strongest possible terms. What is needed is a fundamental BAföG reform instead of poverty for many students.

About the AStA of TU Dortmund

The General Students’ Committee (AStA) is the representative body of the student body of the Technical University of Dortmund elected by the student parliament. It represents the interests of the nearly 29,500 students vis-à-vis the university, politics, and the public, and offers numerous services.

Press Contact

General Students’ Committee (AStA) of TU Dortmund

Represented by: Darius Weitekamp, Chair
Contact person: Pascal von Berg, Department for Higher Education Policy and Teaching

Emil-Figge-Str. 50
44227 Dortmund

hopo@asta.tu-dortmund.de or asta@asta.tu-dortmund.de
Web: asta-dortmund.de

Sources:

Der Paritätische (2024): Armut von Studierenden in Deutschland. Online: https://www.der-paritaetische.de/fileadmin/user_upload/2024_06_05_expertise_ba-foeg_final.pdf

IAB (2025): Generation Z – noch ein Klischee weniger. Online: https://iab-forum.de/generation-z-noch-ein-klischee-weniger/

WAZ (2026): Unis in Deutschland – „Es ist kein Drama, wenn Studierende neben dem Studium jobben“. Online: https://www.waz.de/politik/article412126766/es-ist-kein-drama-wenn-studierende-neben-dem-studium-jobben.html

Social Counseling is cancelled on the 26th of June 2026

Your vote counts! Shape the future of university politics and vote now for your representatives in the Student Parliament, Faculty Councils, and Senate.

Follow us on Instagram or our WhatsApp channel for all the important updates. We’ve also prepared two Reels there to explain the elections once again.

Student Election

In the student body election, representatives for the Student Parliament (StuPa) are elected. Various “Listen” (candidate lists) run in the election; these are groups of students who pursue common university-political interests. Their election platforms are published beforehand in an election magazine.

International students can also elect representatives for the Autonomous Foreigner’s Department (AAR), who are also introduced in the election magazine.

How to StuPa Election

You vote directly for a member from a list. Often, the individual members introduce themselves in the election magazine. The seats in the StuPa are allocated to the lists based on the total number of votes received. These seats are then distributed within each list according to the number of votes cast for the individual candidates. People who do not receive any votes will not enter the StuPa.

University Elections

In the university election, you can vote for student representatives for the Senate and for the Department Councils. Selected list members also run for the Senate election. In the faculty elections, it is usually representatives from the respective Departmental Student Council (FsR) who stand for election.

Go directly to the elections: university elections

Here you’ll find the election magazine of the election committee: election magazine

Raving against the far right! ✊ Together with the alliance BlockaDo, we are protesting against the monthly “Heimatabende” organized by the neo-Nazi scene in Dorstfeld — with music, dancing, and good vibes.

For some time now, regular meetings of far-right groups have been taking place again in Dorstfeld. Among other things, these events aim to recruit new supporters and spread far-right ideology. Together with the activists from BlockaDo, we want to take a stand against this and are organizing a day rave at Wilhelmsplatz in Dortmund-Dorstfeld.

🎶Line-up:
Delle
Vicileaks
Lilunja
Nachtaktiv

📍 Wilhelmsplatz, Dortmund-Dorstfeld
📅 May 29, 2026
🕓 4:00–9:00 p.m.

Join us in celebrating democracy and diversity — and in standing up against far-right extremism! 🌈💜

We started a new communication channel: from now on you can join our WhatsApp channel and do not miss any information any more! Just use the link below or scan the QR-code and you are part of our community!

https://whatsapp.com/channel/0029Vb6LiZgFMqrcBY3mXK1x

Listenvorstellung (List Introduction)