Travel survey of associate members of TU Dresden 2025
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From May 6 to June 6, 2025, the mobility survey will take place for the fourth time at TU Dresden. The survey is aimed at all students and employees of TU Dresden (excluding the Faculty of Medicine). The aim is to find out more about the mobility behavior of students and employees - in other words, how we all get to the university every day, which means of transport we use and how our behavior changes over time.
Participation in the study
Participation is easy online and takes about 10 minutes. There is a special questionnaire for students and another for employees. These questionnaires collect information on daily mobility behavior, such as the means of transport used and the frequency of use. The results are evaluated anonymously so that your personal data remains protected. In order to obtain representative results, please complete the questionnaire on an average working day (Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday) if possible.
Why should you take part?
- Your participation in the survey will help us to better understand mobility behavior at the university and identify long-term trends.
- The results provide important insights to further improve the university's mobility services and develop sustainable solutions.
- In addition, measures can be developed in a targeted manner to promote environmentally friendly mobility and improve traffic conditions.
Background information on the study
The mobility survey was first conducted in 2008 as part of a diploma thesis and was initially only aimed at employees. Since 2018, there has also been a questionnaire for students. Since then, the survey has become an important tool for analyzing mobility at the university and comparing it with previous results.
The mobility survey will be carried out at the "Friedrich List" Faculty of Transport and Traffic Sciences, under the leadership of the Chair of Mobility System Planning, where the results will then be evaluated and compared with previous surveys. In the long term, such a survey should take place regularly, approximately every 3–5 years.
The survey aims to better understand the mobility needs and experiences of university members and to further optimize the already good accessibility of the TUD.
The survey examines the following key questions, among others:
- Which means of transportation do employees and students use to reach the TUD every day and why do they choose exactly these?
- What individual requirements and framework conditions do employees and students have for their mobility behavior?
- Can characteristic patterns in mobility behavior be identified and how does mobility at the TUD develop over time?
- What are the specific requirements for action and how do employees and students feel about potential mobility-related measures at the TUD?
The survey focuses on the mobility behavior of university members, i.e. their journeys to the university, the challenges they face and where there is still room for improvement.
- Choice of means of transportation on the way to university
- Seasonal differences in mobility behavior
- Changes in mobility behavior
- Residential location situation
- Influence of working from home and digital teaching on presence on campus
- Vehicle availability and access to transportation
- Use of public transport
- Reasons for and obstacles to using different means of transport
- Germany ticket as a job and semester ticket
- Sharing offers
- Parking situation on campus
The content of the mobility survey ensures a high degree of comparability with the data from previous surveys and thus enables, among other things, the evaluation of time series comparisons for the years 2008, 2018, 2022 and 2025. The survey is intended to provide a balanced analysis of all modes of transport.
Contact us
If you have any questions about the survey, please contact our team by email at . You can also contact us personally if you have any further questions:

Head of Research for Mobility Behavior and Traffic Planning
NamePD Dr.-Ing. habil. Rico Wittwer
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Visiting address:
Gerhart-Potthoff-Bau, POT 204 Hettnerstraße 1
01069 Dresden
Office hours:
Mon-Fri (by appointment only)

Research Associate
NameDipl.-Ing. Florian Schönherr
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Visiting address:
Gerhart-Potthoff-Bau, POT 215 Hettnerstraße 1
01069 Dresden
Office hours:
Mon-Fri (by appointment only)