ESOMAT 2027 takes place in Bochum, in the middle of the Ruhr, Germany's largest metropolitan region. Once a centre of coal and steel, the city is now home to Ruhr-Universität Bochum and a research community with a long record in shape memory alloys and martensite. Between sessions there is the German Mining Museum, the Jahrhunderthalle, and a compact, walkable centre.
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Symposium venue
The symposium is hosted at Ruhr-Universität Bochum, where the ESOMAT series began in 1989. The U35 CampusLinie reaches the campus from Bochum Hauptbahnhof in under ten minutes.
Bochum sits in the Ruhr metropolitan region. Bochum Hauptbahnhof is on the national ICE and IC network, and the U35 CampusLinie reaches Ruhr-Universität Bochum in under ten minutes. Düsseldorf Airport is about half an hour away by train.
ICE and IC trains call at Bochum Hauptbahnhof. From there the U35 CampusLinie reaches the campus in under ten minutes. DB Event Tickets are available for participants.
Nearest hub: Düsseldorf (DUS), about 30 minutes by direct train to Bochum Hauptbahnhof. Dortmund (DTM) and Cologne/Bonn (CGN) are also close; Frankfurt (FRA) for intercontinental arrivals.
The A40, A43 and A44 meet at Bochum. City parking runs about €1 to €3 per hour. On campus, use the free P20 (East) and P12/P13 (West) garages while the central garage is renovated.
The U35 tram links the main station, the campus and the city centre. Most hotels are a short ride from both.
Bochum has a wide range of hotels, most a short U35 ride from the campus. The DGM holds no room contingent, so book directly and early.
Please note: the DGM has no partner travel or accommodation agency for ESOMAT 2027. If anyone contacts you offering to arrange hotel rooms on the symposium's behalf, treat it as a fraud attempt and do not share payment or personal details. Official messages come only from DGM email addresses.
Travelling for a symposium is a chance to see the city, too. These highlights are worth a detour before or after the program.
The world's largest mining museum, with an underground demonstration mine and a winding tower you can climb for a view over the city.
A former gas-blowing hall from the steel works, now a landmark venue for concerts and the Ruhrtriennale arts festival.
A quiet ensemble of art pavilions in Weitmar park, part of the university's art collections and an easy trip from campus.
