Digital Children's University
Children’s University (KinderUni) is a series of events organized by TU Dortmund University aimed at children between the ages of eight and twelve. In events designed especially for children, the professors get down to the nitty-gritty, offering fun lessons on exciting topics from science and research.
Unfortunately, students were still not allowed on campus this past summer semester – no matter their age. Instead, they’re learning and working from home and attending all classes, lectures, talks, etc. online.
Below you can find the digital Children's University content from summer semester 2021.
Enjoy!
Small toys are powered by solar cells, lamps in the garden light up with solar cells. Everyone can generate electricity from sunlight at home. Solar cells, known as photovoltaic modules, are mounted on house roofs and supply the house with electrical power. Only, unfortunately, not overnight or in winter. So batteries and other electricity storage devices are also necessary to always have electric power in the house. We'll take a look at how sunlight is turned into electricity, and you'll find out what else we need for the energy supply of the future.
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TU Dortmund University is trying to be a "Green Campus", i.e. a campus that can again hold events in a reasonably plannable manner. The concept was developed, among others, by the No-COVID Initiative, which Prof. Matthias F. Schneider, Head of Medical and Biological Physics at the TU, played a key role in shaping. In the video, nine-year-old Franziska talks to scientists from different disciplines. For example, Prof. Schneider explains how the testing strategy works. In addition, Professor of Education Menno Baumann from the Fliedner University of Applied Sciences in Düsseldorf talks about the impact of the Corona pandemic on children's lives. The event is aimed at the whole family.
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How we learn to cope with climate change.
Most children and young people want more climate protection and want to do something about climate change themselves. Many go to demonstrations and demand better climate protection laws from politicians. Climate change is also discussed in some subjects at school. In this KinderUni lecture, we will examine how climate change should be dealt with in school and whether demonstrations against climate change are sometimes better than school lessons.
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Many children and adults speak more than one language in their everyday lives. They can speak in both languages, switch between them, and even dream and think in them. Living with more than one language is rather normal worldwide, as most people grow up with two or even more languages. In this talk, we will look together at exactly how multilingual life works and how multilingualism can be good for the brain.
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In May and June 2021, artists' posters from the collection of Prof. Wolfgang Leininger will be on display at the Campus Stadt in the Dortmunder U. In this contribution to the KinderUni you can learn how the artists designed these posters, why it is worth collecting them, and then how to choose which ones to exhibit and which stories to tell about them.
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«Die Moldau» by Bedřich Smetana - What does a river or a castle sound like? And what does home actually sound like?
What does it feel like, «home»? The Czech composer Bedřich Smetana asked himself the same question more than 100 years ago, and wrote a large orchestral piece about «My Fatherland». The first part of it, «Die Moldau» has become very famous. But how do you actually make music sound like a river? What does a river experience musically when it flows through rapids, through dark forests and past magnificent castles? And what is «home» for you and what does it sound like? We're going on an exciting journey into the world of music. Bring your ears.
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Machine tools can be used, for example, to produce components for cars, aircraft or everyday use. Why it can make sense to equip such a machine with sensors, for example to record the noises during machining, is something we will look at during this event using an example process.
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Contact
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Location & approach
The campus of TU Dortmund University is located close to interstate junction Dortmund West, where the Sauerlandlinie A 45 (Frankfurt-Dortmund) crosses the Ruhrschnellweg B 1 / A 40. The best interstate exit to take from A 45 is “Dortmund-Eichlinghofen” (closer to South Campus), and from B 1 / A 40 “Dortmund-Dorstfeld” (closer to North Campus). Signs for the university are located at both exits. Also, there is a new exit before you pass over the B 1-bridge leading into Dortmund.
To get from North Campus to South Campus by car, there is the connection via Vogelpothsweg/Baroper Straße. We recommend you leave your car on one of the parking lots at North Campus and use the H-Bahn (suspended monorail system), which conveniently connects the two campuses.
TU Dortmund University has its own train station (“Dortmund Universität”). From there, suburban trains (S-Bahn) leave for Dortmund main station (“Dortmund Hauptbahnhof”) and Düsseldorf main station via the “Düsseldorf Airport Train Station” (take S-Bahn number 1, which leaves every 15 or 30 minutes). The university is easily reached from Bochum, Essen, Mülheim an der Ruhr and Duisburg.
You can also take the bus or subway train from Dortmund city to the university: From Dortmund main station, you can take any train bound for the Station “Stadtgarten”, usually lines U41, U45, U 47 and U49. At “Stadtgarten” you switch trains and get on line U42 towards “Hombruch”. Look out for the Station “An der Palmweide”. From the bus stop just across the road, busses bound for TU Dortmund University leave every ten minutes (445, 447 and 462). Another option is to take the subway routes U41, U45, U47 and U49 from Dortmund main station to the stop “Dortmund Kampstraße”. From there, take U43 or U44 to the stop “Dortmund Wittener Straße”. Switch to bus line 447 and get off at “Dortmund Universität S”.
The AirportExpress is a fast and convenient means of transport from Dortmund Airport (DTM) to Dortmund Central Station, taking you there in little more than 20 minutes. From Dortmund Central Station, you can continue to the university campus by interurban railway (S-Bahn). A larger range of international flight connections is offered at Düsseldorf Airport (DUS), which is about 60 kilometres away and can be directly reached by S-Bahn from the university station.
The H-Bahn is one of the hallmarks of TU Dortmund University. There are two stations on North Campus. One (“Dortmund Universität S”) is directly located at the suburban train stop, which connects the university directly with the city of Dortmund and the rest of the Ruhr Area. Also from this station, there are connections to the “Technologiepark” and (via South Campus) Eichlinghofen. The other station is located at the dining hall at North Campus and offers a direct connection to South Campus every five minutes.
The facilities of TU Dortmund University are spread over two campuses, the larger Campus North and the smaller Campus South. Additionally, some areas of the university are located in the adjacent “Technologiepark”.
Site Map of TU Dortmund University (Second Page in English).