Directions

Our chair is easily accessible from throughout the Rhein-Ruhr area.

Postal address:

Prof. Dr. Frederik Ahlemann
Chair of Information Systems and Strategic IT Management
University of Duisburg-Essen
Universitätsstraße 9
45141 Essen

SITM’s room code is R09 R01 H35. If you get lost, use this code to get support on the campus. Our offices can be found on the first floor. Pass through the glass door (marked with a H), walk along the corridor and pass through the next glass door. SITM is at the end of the hallway on your left.

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By Car

If you arrive by navigation system, use “Reckhammerweg 20, 45141 Essen” (→Google Maps) as address. It will guide you to the big northern parking lot. Alternatively, you can use the parking garage on the “Universitätsstraße” (→Google Maps). No parking fees apply.

A40 (West): Continue on the A40 in the direction to Essen. Take exit 23-E-Zentrum towards B224. Turn left onto Holsterhauserstraße/K15, then turn left onto Friedrichstraße/B224. Continue on the B224 for 2.2 km. Turn left into Bottroperstraße. Take the first right onto Reckhammerweg. The parking is on your right.

A40 (East): Take the E-Huttrop exit. Follow the road onto Von-der-Tann-straße. After 350 m, turn right onto Steelerstraße/L448. After 950 m, turn right onto Schützenbahn/L448 and continue for 750 m. Take the slight left into Viehoferplatz/L452, then turn right at the second road (Gladbeckerstraße). After approximately 450 m, turn left into Reckhammerweg. The parking is on your left.

A42 from Oberhausen or Gelsenkrichen: Take the Essen-Nord exit and follow the road onto the B224. Continue on the B224 for approximately 5 km. Turn right into Reckhammerweg. The parking is on your left.

A3 from Cologne: At the 16-Kreuz Breitscheid interchange, keep right and follow the signs for the A52 to Essen. Take exit 28-Essen-Rüttenscheid. Continue onto Norbertstraße and continue to follow it for approximately 900 m. Keep left at the fork and turn left into Alfredstraße/B224. Continue to follow the B224 for approximately 5 km. Turn left into Bottroperstraße. Take the first right into Reckhammerweg. The parking is on your right.

By Train

  • At Essen Hauptbahnhof, take tram 101 (direction Borbeck) or 105 (direction Frintrop). The underground station is in the basement. 
  • Get off the tram after two stops at “Rheinischer Platz” and take the escalator nearby. Choose the left-hand exit (“Universität”) and continue straight until you reach the first traffic light.
  • Turn left into Universitätsstraße. After approximately 50 m, turn right (at the gate) and enter the campus. Keep to your right and pass the entrance to the library on the right. After approximately 30 m, you reach the building R09

See bahn.de or VRR.de for arrival times.