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Social Innovation Research: Four new projects in the Horizon-Europe-Programme at sfs
Innovations and competences for CO2 reduction of major industries, development of regional ecosystems for SI and education, and other research topics

iResilience project publishes article on co-planning for urban climate resilience in German “pnd – rethinking planning” journal
The central format in the project was the local action groups (LAGs), which the article will examine in more detail.

Final conference of the BMBF projects eLLa4.0 and LidA
The Social Research Centre Dortmund, as consortium leader of the eLLa project, invites its partners from science and practice to the final conference.

New understanding of innovation made in Dortmund
Researcher Jürgen Schultze gave an interview on transformations in the Ruhr Area and the role of innovation for climate protection.

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A2:
Exit 13 (Kreuz Dortmund Nord-Ost), direction Derne/Schwerte (B236), 1st exit direction Dortmund-Eving, next traffic lights turn right (Kemminghauser Str.), after 2.7km turn left (Evinger Str./B 54), after 1.1km traffic lights turn left (Deutsche Straße), after 500m on the left is the Evinger Platz.
A40/B1/A44:
From the Bundesstraße 1 (extension A40 or A44) to the intersection B1/B236 direction Lünen, 3rd exit direction Dortmund-Eving.
A45:
Exit Dortmund Hafen, turn left until the intersection Münsterstraße (B54), direction Eving, after about three kilometers turn into Deutsche Straße.
You can download an enlarged general map here
From Dortmund Airport, it takes just about 20 minutes to get to Dortmund Central Station by AirportExpress and from there to the university by subway (U-Bahn) 41. The stop is "Zeche Minister Stein". A wider range of international flight connections is offered by Düsseldorf Airport, about 60 kilometers away, which can be reached directly by S-Bahn from the university station. From there, you can get directly to Dortmund Central Station.
From Dortmund Central Station, take the U 41 light rail (direction Brambauer / Brechten). The stop is "Zeche Minister Stein". The Minister Stein Center is located on the right in the direction of travel of the streetcar.
You can find an overview map here.