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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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Cafeteria menus

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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Carolin Horsthemke

Main research topics

Motivational beliefs in learning processes
Motivational intervention
Digital learning offers in higher education

Office hours

by appointment

Academic background

2025: M.A. Educational Science, TU Dortmund University
2022: B.A. Educational Science, TU Dortmund University

Professional background

Currently working in project PHOENIX
Since 01/2026 research assistant in team McElvany
05/2025–12/2025: research assistant at the Center for Research on Education and School Development (IFS)
10/2021–04/2025: student assistant and after B.A. research assistant in team Gaspard at the Center for Research on Education and School Development (IFS)

Vita

Further Information

Projects

Current Projects:

Physics Outreach in Schools: Evaluating New Interventions for Excellence (PHOENIX), project duration: 01.01.2026 – 31.12.2032

Past Projects:

Parallel Virtual Semester Zero at Universities in NRW (beVinuS.nrw), project duration: 10/2022 – 12/2025

Selected Lectures

Horsthemke, C.; Schmitt, E.; Schwerter, J.; Gaspard, H. (2025, September). Wie und von wem werden digitale Unterstützungsangebote zur Testung und Auffrischung schulischer Kompetenzen in der Hochschule genutzt? – Eine Evaluation anhand von Klickdaten und Befragungen [Konferenzvortrag] Learning AID, Bochum.
Schmitt, E.; Horsthemke, C.; Brücher, L.; Schwerter, J. (2024, September). Mit Learning Analytics Lernverhalten analysieren, Selbstlerneinheiten verbessern und Studienerfolge fördern – Eine Evaluation im Rahmen von beVinuS.nrw [Konferenzvortrag] Learning AID, Bochum.