True to the slogan, "we focus on students", the University of Applied Sciences Dortmund puts students' interests first. In line with this principle, lecturers at the university of applied sciences follow an "open door policy" and are generally always available to students. We proceed on the basis of the three-pillar model in Business Informatics: Teaching broad expertise in terms of academically well-founded methods of Computer Science, the targeted introduction to proven academic methods of Business Administration and the development of expertise in the integrative subjects of Business Informatics.

Cooperation with the Intercultural Academy of the Auslandsgesellschaft Deutschland e.V. recognised according to the NRW Further Education law: Foreign language courses at 5 levels according to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR) in 25 languages as well as internationally recognised language tests. An international representative in the department. The internship semester of the 7-semester course can be completed at companies abroad.

Athen, Griechenland, UNIWA Bilbao, Spanien, UPV/EHU Brüssel, Belgien, Odisee Craiova, Rumänien, UCV Kaunas, Litauen , KTU Krems, Österreich, FH Krems Leuven, Belgien , KU Leuven Trondheim, Norwegen, NTNU

Ultramodern pool places in sufficient numbers; fast fibre optic network with sufficient bandwidth; New spaces for interactive, hybrid teaching (InnoLab); Use of MS Teams and ILIAS to promote cooperation and independent study; Extensive software equipment including free student licences, e.g. for Microsoft Office, Cisco Webex; SAP training system; University library with large stock of e-books; The diversity of subject areas gives all students access to a wide range of specialist databases, often including online access to texts.

The broad-based research in the Faculty of Computer Science often takes a networked and interdisciplinary approach. The central academic institution IDiAL (Institute for the Digital Transformation of Application and Living Domains) is predominantly staffed by professors from the faculty. Here, application-oriented digital solutions for the region are developed. In the German Research Foundation (DFG) Research Training Group WissPerMed, questions from medical informatics are dealt with in cooperation with Essen University Hospital. Research content is incorporated into teaching and also keeps the Business Informatics programme up to date.

The Dortmund University of Applied Sciences offers advice and information on the entire start-up process for interested students, alumni and academic staff. The first point of contact is the university's own start-up service. Co-working spaces, a workshop and a PC cluster are available at the SQuArE start-up centre; The ruhrvalley Start-up Campus offers further funding and support measures. The Faculty of Business has its own professorship for Entrepreneurship. The university of applied sciences supports the establishment of networks and arranges contacts.

Certification opportunities in the fields of MS Dynamics, SAP, ARIS Toolset and ITIL V3; Practical Projects. First German higher-education institution to become a member of the Microsoft Dynamics Student Certificate Programme; Project-oriented cooperation on the topic of sustainability with CSR Office (CSR = Corporate Social Responsibility).