Campus layout

On the spacious campus there are 17 university buildings with about 24,000 m² of useable space (lecture rooms, laboratories, test operations areas, and offices).

One special feature is the extensive teaching and testing facility belonging to the School of Textiles and Design. This is the only one of its kind in the world: 4,800 m² of lab space contain machinery for spinning cotton, worsted and woollen yarns, as well as for weaving, weft- and warp-knitting, and textile processing.

This facility is located in Building 1, together with the large labs for the Schools of Engineering / Mechanical Engineering and Applied Chemistry.

Library

Even in the age of the Internet and the world-wide web a library remains a university's focal point for works of reference and research. Reutlingen's campus library provides all traditional services, such as access to the vast resources of the Germany-wide inter-library loan system, as well as all online research facilities. The university library serves both Reutlingen University and Ludwigsburg University of Education. It currently holds around 240,000 books and around 500 periodicals.

Dormitories

The dormitories in Pestalozzistrasse are a 5- minute walk away from the campus, which is located in the area of town known as Hohbuch. The dormitories downtown are reachable by bus; the service runs every 20 minutes. Supermarkets, banks, a paper store, a bakery, a butcher’s shop and a doctor’s surgery are all located in the Hohbuch area, also within walking distance of the campus in Pestalozzistrasse. Running tracks and sports facilities are also close to the university in attractive natural surroundings. Computing Centre

A central facility of the university is the Computing Centre. It runs a high-speed campus-wide gigabyte-Ethernet network, together with a series of central servers and a great number of
individual work-stations. The campus offers about 1,600 networked individual work places to students. In addition students can register their private laptops for access via LAN, which is available throughout the campus.

Since its establishment in the 1980s the University's data network has grown and expanded beyond recognition. Today some 2000 computers are networked (intra-net and Internet) via fibre optic cables. Bandwidths of up to 1GBIT/sec are now available. The Computing Centre is open to users for up to 75 hours during the week.

Refectory and Cafeteria

Early breakfasts, morning and afternoon snacks, and a wide selection of mid-day meals are all available on campus in the refectory and cafeteria. The same building also houses a small bookstore and a travel agency.