How to get there

The 42nd Congress of the German Sociological Association will take place on the Duisburg campus of the University of Duisburg-Essen. Check-in will be on Monday, September 22, 2025, from 3 pm in the foyer of the Philharmonie Mercatorhalle Duisburg (Landfermannstraße 6, 47051 Duisburg) and from Tuesday, September 22, 2025, from 8 am in the Gerhard-Mercator-Haus (University of Duisburg-Essen, Campus Duisburg, Lotharstraße 57, 47057 Duisburg). Please note: The Philharmonie MercatorHALLE is located near Duisburg Central Station, the Gerhard-Mercator-HAUS is located on the Duisburg campus of the University of Duisburg-Essen.

By public transport

You can reach the Duisburg campus from Duisburg main station with the following buses and streetcars: 
Bus 933 direction Duisburg Uni Nord to the stop ›Universität‹ 
Bus 926 direction Duisburg Uni Nord to the stop ›Uni-Nord / Lotharstraße‹ 
Tram 901 direction Mülheim to the stop ›Uni / Zoo‹

By car

Universität Duisburg-Essen | Parkhaus Campus Duisburg | 
Carl-Benz-Straße | 47057 Duisburg

If you are traveling by car, please note that there are only a limited number of parking spaces available. Due to the one-way street regulation of Carl-Benz-Straße, you can only reach these from Lotharstraße via Forsthausweg. You can use the parking lots of Duisburg Zoo (Mülheimer Str.). Current information on parking at the Duisburg campus can be found at www.uni-due.de/aktuell/park-verkehrssituation-duisburg.php