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By car

The most convenient highway exits are on the B 1/A 40 (Dortmund-Barop) (closer to the North Campus) and on the A45 (Dortmund-Eichlinghofen). The university is signposted at both exits. In the local road network you will find signs to Campus Nord, where the Campus Treff is also located. From Emil-Figge-Strasse, entrance no. 18 and from Vogelspothsweg entrance no. 23 lead to parking spaces near the venue.

By train

From Dortmund main station, take the S-Bahn "S1" in the direction of Solingen on track 7 to the stop "Dortmund-Universität" (price level A). The S-Bahn runs every 15 minutes during peak hours on weekdays and takes about 6 minutes. From Düsseldorf, the S-Bahn runs every 30 minutes. Directly at the S-Bahn station you will find the CDI building, which houses the Center for Research on Education and School Development.

The H-Bahn

One of the university's landmarks is the H-Bahn, which has two terminuses on the North Campus. One is located directly above the S-Bahn station and is easily accessible from it by elevators. The other is located in the center of Campus North at the bridge between the University Library and the Mensa, right next to the Audimax. The H-Bahn runs from here to the South Campus and the Eichlinghofen district.

By plane

Dortmund has an airport connected with some destinations in Central Europe. There are regular flights, for example, to Amsterdam, Berlin, Dresden, Katowice, Krakow, Leipzig-Halle, London, Munich, Nuremberg, Paris, Poznan, Stuttgart, Vienna and Zurich. For the approximately 20 kilometers from the Dortmund airport to the campus, you can take the bus to the main train station and from there the S-Bahn. Faster is usually the use of a cab. Far more international flight connections are offered by the Rhine-Ruhr Airport in Düsseldorf, about 60 kilometers away, which can be reached directly by S-Bahn from the university station.

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To overview

Location & approach

By car

The most convenient highway exits are on the B 1/A 40 (Dortmund-Barop) (closer to the North Campus) and on the A45 (Dortmund-Eichlinghofen). The university is signposted at both exits. In the local road network you will find signs to Campus Nord, where the Campus Treff is also located. From Emil-Figge-Strasse, entrance no. 18 and from Vogelspothsweg entrance no. 23 lead to parking spaces near the venue.

By train

From Dortmund main station, take the S-Bahn "S1" in the direction of Solingen on track 7 to the stop "Dortmund-Universität" (price level A). The S-Bahn runs every 15 minutes during peak hours on weekdays and takes about 6 minutes. From Düsseldorf, the S-Bahn runs every 30 minutes. Directly at the S-Bahn station you will find the CDI building, which houses the Center for Research on Education and School Development.

The H-Bahn

One of the university's landmarks is the H-Bahn, which has two terminuses on the North Campus. One is located directly above the S-Bahn station and is easily accessible from it by elevators. The other is located in the center of Campus North at the bridge between the University Library and the Mensa, right next to the Audimax. The H-Bahn runs from here to the South Campus and the Eichlinghofen district.

By plane

Dortmund has an airport connected with some destinations in Central Europe. There are regular flights, for example, to Amsterdam, Berlin, Dresden, Katowice, Krakow, Leipzig-Halle, London, Munich, Nuremberg, Paris, Poznan, Stuttgart, Vienna and Zurich. For the approximately 20 kilometers from the Dortmund airport to the campus, you can take the bus to the main train station and from there the S-Bahn. Faster is usually the use of a cab. Far more international flight connections are offered by the Rhine-Ruhr Airport in Düsseldorf, about 60 kilometers away, which can be reached directly by S-Bahn from the university station.

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McElvany talks about reading promotion at Bündnis 90/Die Grünen

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Momentaufnahme von Prof. Dr. Nele McElvany im Fachgespräch mit anderen teilnehmenden Expert*innen

On June 28, the Bündnis 90/Die Grünen parliamentary group organized a public expert discussion on the topic of reading promotion.

The Bündnis 90/Die Grünen parliamentary group organized a public expert discussion on the topic of reading promotion on 28 June. The experts from the education sector discussed how good reading promotion can succeed and where (federal) policy must start in order to enable educational participation for all.

After the welcome address by Maria Klein-Schmeink MdB (Deputy Chairwoman of the parliamentary group Bündnis 90/Die Grünen), Professor McElvany contributed her expertise on the subject of reading and the reading skills of primary school children. In particular, she drew on findings from the Progress in International Reading Literacy Study (PIRLS), which she led for Germany and which found, among other things, that 25% of primary school children lacked reading skills in 2023. For these primary school children, there is a high risk of falling behind in secondary school and therefore also lower chances of being successful on the job market later on. In her presentation, Professor McElvany addressed the influence of socio-economic differences and gave an overview of measures that help to promote reading and made recommendations for action to politicians.

The subsequent panel discussion was moderated by Dr. Franziska Krumwiede-Steiner MdB (rapporteur for school education for the Bündnis90/Die Grünen parliamentary group in the Bundestag). The participating experts Mandy Jura-Lühr (Head of Editorial Department Primary School, German & Social Sciences at Cornelsen Verlag), Dr. Jörg F. Maas (Managing Director of Stiftung Lesen), Michael Sacher MdB (Rapporteur for Libraries and Publishing / Bündnis 90/Die Grünen parliamentary group), Professor Michael Kralle and Professor Nele McElvany discussed which measures in early childhood, school and extracurricular areas contribute to increasing reading skills. They discussed which innovative concepts already exist, which successful programs should be further expanded and how the federal government can provide additional targeted support.