Our guiding principles
Study and teaching
The quality of our students' education is our top priority.
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- provide application-oriented training in line with the current state of knowledge
- promote interdisciplinary cooperation in projects
- support our students in their personal development
- enable flexible transitions between our university and other educational pathways
- work to continuously improve the teaching and learning culture at our university
Research, development and transfer
Our application-oriented research and development projects put research results and new scientific findings into practice.
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- promote the research and development activities of our researchers on a broad basis
- motivate students to participate in research projects
- support business start-ups
- ensure a targeted transfer of knowledge and commercialization of the results of our research
- are involved in networks
- promote doctorates
- view the heterogeneity of our employees and students as potential for innovation in research and development
- support the further qualification of our teaching staff and employees
- carry out joint research with companies and non-profit organizations and advise them on the assessment and use of scientific findings
Internationality and cosmopolitanism
Fachhochschule Dortmund is an open-minded university.
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- strengthen academic cooperation with other universities in Germany and abroad
- qualify students, teaching staff and employees in a wide range of exchanges with European and international partners
- promote the integration and qualified supervision of international students and implement corresponding national and international standards
Social responsibility
We regard social responsibility as a cross-sectional task of Fachhochschule Dortmund.
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- understand equality as an integral part of teaching and research
- create structures to take appropriate account of the heterogeneity of our students
- promote the compatibility of studies or career and caring responsibilities in all forms of life
- ensure a balanced participation of men and women in decision-making structures in teaching, research and administration
- take into account the interactions between gender and other dimensions of diversity in the equality strategy
- make a significant contribution to the sustainable development of the region
- are committed as a Hochschule vor Ort to diversity in society
- are committed to equal opportunities for students and employees with disabilities or chronic illnesses and create appropriate support structures
- conserve our resources and implement the concept of sustainability and social responsibility
University culture
We are intensifying internal cooperation and communication between people at our university with the aim of creating a constructive working atmosphere and expanding mutual support.
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- treat our students and employees with respect, openness and understanding
- create a healthy working and living environment
- recognize the importance of our university members and support their qualifications, participation and well-being
- ensure an appropriate range of further education and training opportunities
- continuously optimize our service processes
- ensure a safe, friendly and communicative working environment through structural and organizational measures