We
are a group of students from the Technical University of Dortmund who
just enjoy writing – from short stories and poems to blogs and
novel-length projects. Our official language within the group is English
in order to open it to any student of our uni. However, we basically
write in any language which we think fits the individual story best… So
if you like to write or would like to get into it, if you are looking
for feedback or simply people to share your passion with, feel free to
stop by.
We, the AStA-Theater-AG of the TU Dortmund University, focus on improvised theater under the name inTUition. The plays we perform are created in the moment, through random input from the audience – a location, a first sentence, an everyday feat. So each of our stories is unique, unfolding as action-packed or absurd, funny or heart-wrenching.
To do this, we hold rehearsals every Wednesday from 6:00 pm – 7:45 pm, and you are invited to attend as well. There we will work out methods that will help us to improvise theater scenes spontaneously. We will play a lot of theater, discuss our scenes together, and above all: have a lot of fun without having to prepare much. The offer is aimed at absolute beginners and experienced actors alike. Participation is free of charge and can be regular or irregular. So: dare to jump on stage and let yourself be surprised where the scene will lead!
Script Theater: a group for traditional scripted theater does not currently exist. If you are interested, please write to us anyway – if there are several people interested, we can put you in touch with each other.
Note: Our rehearsals are happening in German language only. If you are interested in English theater, please write to us anyway – if there are several people interested, we can put you in touch with each other.
The Uni-Film-Club is a university cinema by students for students. Even though our members come from a wide variety of disciplines, we are united by our enthusiasm for films and the cinema atmosphere. But also the taste in movies is very different. From James Bond fans to friends of various genres to lovers of surrealistic works of art, everything is represented. We therefore strive, also a little selfishly, to offer the right program for every taste.
During our cinema screenings, we offer snacks and drinks at student-friendly prices. The offer ranges from beer and coke, chips and gummi bears to the classic popcorn.
During the lecture period you can find us every Wednesday evening at 8:15 pm in lecture hall 1 of EF50. Once a month we also show a movie in the original version (usually in English).
You can find out what exactly we are showing on our website or via social media.
The Working Group for Human Rights is open to all those who wish to campaign for the protection of human rights worldwide. We contribute to human rights education, draw public attention to human rights violations and campaign at the highest level for the elimination of abuses. To this end, we organize information stands and events, such as film evenings at the Dortmunder Auslandsgesellschaft or the “Human Rights Slam” at Subrosa. We also collect signatures for the release of non-violent political prisoners. In order to maintain our neutrality, we concentrate on reports of human rights violations abroad. Exceptions to this are, for example, the topics of flight and asylum. Overall, we are closely aligned with the aims and methods of Amnesty International, from which we also obtain our information and material. (However, we are also happy to work with other organizations). In fact, the Human Rights Working Group was previously known as the Amnesty International University Group.
We meet every first Tuesday (7pm) and every third Thursday (8pm) of the month respectively in the Amnesty-Office Dortmund, Siegfriedstraße 12, 44137 Dortmund. Come along, we look forward to seeing you!
Advantages of being an official student working group Student working groups can be made official via the Student Parlament (StuPa). Through this, they gain the right to submit for a budget from the StuPa. They are, of course, accountable toward the StuPa in showing that the budget is used to further the interests of your group for the good of
If you cannot afford the semester ticket and the student body dues whatsoever, then…
… the hardship application might help. Students facing financial hardship may be exempt from paying these fees. These hardship applications can be filed out online on the general students’ committees (AStA TU Dortmund) homepage. This means that if you face existential financial problems due to the fees for the semester ticket and the student body dues, you can apply for a hardship compensation for summer semester 2024 from the general students’ committee. Please note that the deadline varies based on whether you have been matriculated already, or whether you are a first semester student.
The deadline for people who are already matriculated is on Friday, January 26 th 2024, 12 o’clock midday. Deadline conformity will be determined by when the application with all the needed documents arrived at haertefaelle@asta.tu-dortmund.de (via the submission portal). Deadlines for first semester students are listed in the chart below.
Within the following weeks, the applicants need will be reviewed. If the application is accepted, the part of the semester fee, will be transferred to the student’s office for you. No matter if your application has been accepted or denied, you will be notified via e-mail about its status.
Please note that only after you have received our e-mail, you should transfer the amount of money that is said to the student office. Should you transfer partial amounts of the fee before, the matriculation or renewal of matriculation may be strongly delayed, and you might, for example, receive the semester ticket later.
If you do not receive an e-mail from us after the 11 th of February 2024, then please immediately contact us (the AStA) via e-mail or phone. Please do not contact us before!
Please remember that the 110-€ for the Studierendenwerk can under no circumstances be payed for by us!
The outstanding balance (110,-€ if the application is accepted and the complete balance if it’s denied respectively) has to be payed to the student office until the deadline of the 23 th of February 2024. On average you will have two weeks remaining to do so.
Please note that the hardship compensation is designed to help students in need!
For anyone who wants to know the details on how the financial need is determined, you can find the latest guidelines for the hardship compensation here. (only in german)
For anyone who cannot hand in the application online, you will need to send an e-mail with your reasoning to haertefaelle@asta.tu-dortmund.de, so an alternative can be arranged.
Deadlines
Renewal of matriculation
First semester students
Change of tertiary institution
Start: Application filing
Receiving the demand to pay
Receiving the demand to pay
Deadline: Application filing
26 th of January 2024 12:00 o’clock midday
3 rd March 2024 12:00 o’clock midday Or seven calendar days after receiving the demand to pay respectively. Judged by the period favorable to the student
Seven calendar days after receiving the demand to pay
E-Mail from AStA telling you how much you need to pay:
Each file can have a maximum size of 5 MB. For larger files you can simply use a cloud service e.g. upload to https://sciebo.de and add the link to your text. A maximum of 10 files are allowed!
If you have problems using the application form with the Safari browser please use Firefox or Chrome!
If you do not receive a copy of your message to the email address you specified within 5 minutes after sending, you should send the message again or write an email directly to haertefaelle@asta.tu-dortmund.de.
Since the winter semester 2014/15, students of the TU Dortmund can get a free ticket for plays at the Dortmund Theatre. Since November 2023, the TU-ticket can only be booked online. Students of the TU Dortmund have to register here for the free ticket. For this, the current certificate of enrolment is required. The registration is valid for the denoted semester on the certificate.
The offer is valid from one week before the performances, if the performance is not sold out. Guest performances and special events are excluded. For premieres, students can only get a free ticket from one hour before the performance, if it is not sold out.
You get more information at the box office nearby the opera house (Platz an der alten Synagoge) or at the ticket hotline 0231/50 27 222.
You find the program and more information to the different houses of the Dortmund Theatre here (only in German): https://www.theaterdo.de/
Due to a cooperation between the City of Dortmund, the University Library and the AStA, students of the TU Dortmund can get a free pass to use the city library (Stadt- und Landesbibliothek) near the main station and all branch locations in different neighborhoods in Dortmund. To get the free pass, you have to present a current study certificate or your semester ticket at the library together with your ID card/passport. Take advantage of the wide range of literature for your free time or your study. Also interesting is the big newspaper archive and the working spaces nearby the main station. The also have a big variety of non-German literature.
As a student at the TU Dortmund you have the chance to use the bike-sharing service Nextbike for free in the whole Ruhr Area. You only have to install the app „Nextbike“ and register with your TU-Mail address. Wait for the confirmation mail and let’s go! The rent time is limited to one hour per rent. But you can rent a bike as often as you want on the day. You find Nextbike stations at the campus nearby the AStA (EF50), at the HG2, at the OH14, at the H-Bahn station „Technologiezentrum“ or at the S-Bahn station „Universität“.
The AStA offers a wide range of materials and rooms for loan to the student councils, AGs and committees of the TU Dortmund student body.
The materials and rooms can only be reserved online. For better planning of the rental, a reservation should be made at least one week in advance. Our cultural team will be happy to answer any questions you may have about the rental of materials. An overview of the deposit can be found in the respective description.
We ask for your understanding that loans cannot be made externally or to private individuals.
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