Location & approach

Arrival by car

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.

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Arrival by plane

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.

Arrival by public transport

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.

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Location & approach

Arrival by car

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

Arrival by plane

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.

Arrival by public transport

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.

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Dr. Rick Hölsgens

Social Research Center Dortmund (sfs)

Evinger Platz 17, Room 6

Email: henricus.hoelsgenstu-dortmundde

Tel.: +49 231 755 90229

Fax: +49 231 755 90205

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Research Associate
Research area Transformative governance in cities and regions

Focus of work
Social innovation
Sustainability transitions
Climate change adaptation
Transdisciplinary research
STS

Professional career

Since 2019: Member Editorial Board NOvation: Critical Studies of Innovation
Since 2016: Research Associate, Social Research Center (sfs), Research area Transformative governance in cities and regions
2012–2016: PhD Candidate in economic history at the University of Groningen (NL) (Dissertation title: Energy Transitions in the Netherlands: Sustainability Challenges in a Historical and Comparative Perspective)
October, November 2014: Visiting researcher, Lund University (SE), Department of Economic History
November 2011–January 2012: Researcher at the University of Twente (NL), Department of Science, Technology and Policy Studies
2011: MSc Science and Technology Studies (Maastricht University, NL)
September 2010 until December 2010: Research internship at DSM, Corporate Operations & Responsible Care, Heerlen (NL)
2009: MA Science and Technology Studies (Maastricht University, NL)
February 2009 until August 2009: Exchange semester at Aalborg University, (DK), specialization "Innovation Systems, Social and Ecological Change"
2008: BSc Industrial Design (Eindhoven University of Technology, NL)

Projects

iResilience: Social innovations and smart city infrastructures for the resilient city of the future

ProPolis – Basics for the Operationalization of PALM-4U – Practicability and Continuation Strategy

T-Factor: Unleashing future-facing urban hubs through culture and creativity-led strategies of transformative time

Publications