The Fachhochschule Dortmund was officially founded in 1971 by its oldest predecessor, which was the Royal Werkmeisterschule for Mechanical Engineers. However, their doors opened in 1890. The basic idea, however, has not changed in a long time: teaching and learning are application-oriented in resolving problems and task-oriented. Experienced professors guarantee the connection to practice and today provide a perspective-rich study with over 50 offers: The world is changing—a modern university also.