Technical University of Dortmund is a university in Dortmund, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germanywith over 30,000 students, and over 6,000 staff, offering around 80 Bachelor's and master's degree programs. It is situated in the Ruhr area, the fourth largest urban area in Europe. The university is highly ranked in terms of its research performance in the areas of physics, electrical engineering, chemistry and economics.