The integrated course Physics 1 to 4 combines basic education in experimental and theoretical physics; one of the few degree programmes in medical physics at any university in Germany; in-depth education in accelerator physics thanks to the university's own synchrotron light source.

Students and graduates are prepared and trained for work in international contexts; Detailed personal advice from the faculty for study periods/internships abroad; Courses taken abroad are recognised; A wide range of exchange programmes for study periods or internships abroad; a wide range of counselling and support services for international students and students of the Dortmund University of Technology through the International Affairs Office; Internationalization at Home: International activities/events on campus. Students are involved in international research cooperations of the work groups, the proportion of students of a class who take advantage of this option for exchange is about 20 percent.

Ioffe Istitute, St. Petersburg, Russland; Lomonosov Moscow State University (MSU), Russland; Technische Universiteit Eindhoven, Niederlande; Saint-Petersburg State University, Russland; Universitetet i Tromsø, Norwegen; Stockholms Universitet, Schweden; Universita di Bologna, Bologna, Italien; Universite Clermont Auvergne, Clermont-Ferrant, Frankreich

Synchrotron storage ring operation; Helium liquefaction; Electronic and mechanical workshops; Engineering design office; Electronics development; Access to high-performance computing.

Collaboration on large international cooperations in the fields of Optics, Solid State Physics, Particle Physics and Astroparticle Physics; Research with synchrotron radiation and accelerator development on the only electron storage ring at a German university; High-resolution laser spectroscopy in strong magnetic fields on semiconductor systems and quantum dots, stationary and with high-time resolution; Research with NMR, also with regard to Medical Physics.