At the UW/H there is a covered "bicycle parking garage" with 200 parking spaces in the new building. Another 200 covered and double-storey bicycle parking spaces are located at the new campus square. There are also bicycle parking spaces with hangers at five former "parking pockets" on Alfred-Herrhausen Straße as well as further bicycle racks around the main building.

There are changing rooms, showers and lockers in the wooden building right next to the bicycle parking garage. This allows all cyclists to freshen up before a day at university or work if necessary.

Bicycles can be parked safely and dryly in the bike station at the main station. Students and staff of the UW/H receive a 20% discount on a permanent parking space at the main station. This means that the annual ticket costs 80.00 € instead of the usual 100.00 €. To take advantage of the discount, it is sufficient to present proof (such as a student ID) at the bike station.

The Wabe bike café is on campus once a month next to Cafe Larix and repairs bikes for a small fee. Among other things, the repair workshop offers a "quick check" with a focus on brakes, gears and tyres - you only pay for what is actually repaired or replaced.

The next dates are:

    2 May 2023
    6 June 2023
    4 July 2023

In each case from 11.00 a.m. to 2.00 p.m.

The university cargo bike can be borrowed free of charge at pre-arranged times from the Hochschulwerk. Detailed information can be found on the website of the Hochschulwerk.

Moreover, a free cargo bike can be borrowed from the Pottkutsche initiative free of charge in the city center.

Employees can make use of bike leasing, which allows them to choose the (electric) bike of their choice. The company bikes are insured free of charge and can also be used privately.

In Witten, more than 50 bicycles are available at ten stations from the bicycle rental service metropolradruhr, including the bicycle racks at Alfred-Herrhausen-Str. 48 and at the railway station in Witten.

The following conditions apply to students and employees of Witten/Herdecke University:

• 30 free minutes per loan.
• Any further use will be charged at €1 per 30-minute cycle.
• Discounts apply to one bike only.
• Reduced rates apply in the metropolradruhr system (in other nextbike systems, the basic rate applies there).
• metropolradruhr users can rent bicycles in all participating cities and return them throughout the metropolradruhr area.

For the free registration it is recommended to use the app of nextbike by TIER. Further steps are:

• Register with the mail address "@uni-wh.de",
• select "Students and staff of Witten/Herdecke University" as partner options,
• Verify means of payment by creating a starting credit of 1 €.

Depending on the payment method, the customer account will be activated immediately or after 2 to 4 days.

Note: A limited number of vouchers are available for external visitors such as speakers, lecturers or participants in events who do not have a university email address. The same conditions apply to these vouchers. If you are interested in this, please contact the Vernetzungsstelle Nachhaltigkeit at nachhaltigkeit@uni-wh.de.

All employees have the opportunity to purchase a VRR job ticket. For UW/H employees, there is a total discount of 34 € on the price of the standard ticket. Further information on the job ticket can be found on the following page.

The BOGESTRA is currently offering a campaign that allows subscribers to use their job ticket to travel anywhere in NRW at the weekend and to take another person and/or bicycles with them. For the exact details, it is worth taking a look at the BOGESTRA website.

Students can travel on most public transport in the NRW region around the clock with the semester ticket. Further information on the semester ticket can be found on the Hochschulwerk website.

If buses and trams are extremely late (more than 20 minutes), those affected can make use of the NRW mobility guarantee. This allows train and bus passengers to be reimbursed for the costs of the alternatively chosen means of transport (such as IC, ICE or taxi) under certain conditions. It is advisable to document the delay accordingly (e.g. via screenshot).

Two eCarsharing cars from the provider wuddi are available at Alfred-Herrhausen-Str. 50 and Stockumer Str. 10. Employees can use these vehicles for business trips. Private trips are also possible at the usual car sharing fees. Registration in the SHARE-NOW app is a prerequisite for both business and private use. Further information on registering for business use and on eCarsharing in general can be found on this page.

There are currently two charging stations for electric cars on Alfred-Herrhausen-Straße. In the future, there will be more charging points in the parking house. An overview of the charging stations in Witten can be found on the website of Stadtwerke Witten.

The UW/H has permanent parking spaces in the parking house, which are offered at reduced rates. For reasons of solidarity, user fees are levied depending on the salary level and the number of positions held by employees. Information on the tariff model for employees can be found under this link.

Along Alfred-Herrhausen-Straße there are ten barrier-free parking spaces (parking spaces for the severely disabled). In addition, UW/H has two barrier-free parking spaces each at the new building and the modular building.

The travel expenses guideline applies to business trips. The guideline creates a standardised regulation for all employees with regard to ecological, social and business aspects as well as the tax framework.

To reduce the environmental footprint of the Erasmus+ programme, “green” travel will be financially rewarded. If you opt for a low emission form of travel (e.g. bus or train) you can apply for a one-off top-up payment of 50€ and up to 4 additional travel days. Please click here for further information.