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Photo (Paderborn University, Selina H?rtel): Prof. Dr. Matthias Bauer (front l.) and Antonio Burgos (front r.) together with (back l. to r.) Dr. Xin Wu, Dr. Stephan Blazy and Prof. Dr. Christian Plessl are pleased about the signing of the cooperation agreement.

High-tech in com­puter sci­ence les­sons

Paderborn University cooperates with Bad Driburg grammar school St. Xaver

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Photo (Paderborn University, Besim Mazhiqi): Presenter Jenny Heimann (left) talks to various academics and entrepreneurs in the podcast studio for "Wissen2Wirtschaft". Selina Hare is on assignment as a reporter and scrutinises the happenings directly on location in Paderborn.

"Wis­sen2Wirtschaft": New pod­cast re­veals Pader­born's in­nov­a­tion po­ten­tial

How do ideas become successful innovations? And how do research findings find their way into our everyday lives? On Thursday, 15 May, the new podcast "Wissen2Wirtschaft ...und zurück", a joint project of Paderborn University and the Paderborn Economic Development Agency, will be launched.

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Symbolic photo (Paderborn University, Johanna Pietsch)

Loss of value for US com­pan­ies: Pader­born sci­ent­ists ana­lyse Trump's tar­iff policy

Publication in "Finance Research Letters"

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Photo (Paderborn University, Besim Mazhiqi): Test tube and VR glasses: at Paderborn University, students can carry out experiments in a virtual laboratory. In future, they will be supported by AI.

Vir­tu­al real­ity goes AI: Pader­born Uni­ver­sity de­vel­ops AI as­sist­ance for vir­tu­al chem­istry lab

Experiments with Bunsen burners and the like outside the laboratory buildings: this is possible at Paderborn University. Students can complete practical courses in the "VirtuChemLab" with the help of VR glasses and thus acquire basic scientific knowledge.

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When rule-break­ing is re­war­ded - and when it is not

New research involving Prof Dr Philip Yang, Faculty of Business Administration and Economics, sheds light on the surprising preferences of managers

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Photo (NeMo): Marcus Zwick, Christoph Rüther and Thomas Tr?ster in one of the cabs at the demonstration at Paderborn/Lippstadt Airport.

"New Mo­bil­ity Pader­born" (NeMo) reaches next mile­stone

The New Mobility Paderborn (NeMo) initiative and the NeMo.bil project it initiated, which is sponsored by the Federal Ministry of Economics and Climate Protection (BMWK) with more than 18 million euros, have reached the next milestone.

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Photo (Michael Setzpfandt): Evening event and launch of "BeneluxNet" at the Representation of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia to the Federal Government in Berlin.

"Be­ne­luxNet": Plat­form on­line after launch at the NRW state rep­res­ent­a­tion

The "BeneluxNet" platform of the Belgium Centre (BELZ) at Paderborn University has been online since 8 April. The aim is to provide an in-depth presentation of the Benelux region as the economic, political and cultural heartland of Europe and an important partner for Germany, particularly North Rhine-Westphalia.

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On­line elec­tions at Pader­born Uni­ver­sity from 26 May to 2 June

Elections are held for the Senate, the Faculty Boards of the five faculties, the Student Parliament (StuPA) and the directly elected student representative bodies (student representatives and student councils).

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Photo (Paderborn University, Besim Mazhiqi): In front of the new research building: Wolfgang Feldmann, Dr Dirk Günnewig, Gabriele Willems, Simone Probst, Prof Dr Matthias Bauer, Ina Brandes and Prof Dr Christine Silberhorn. What makes it special: The picture, a gift from the BLB, serves as an electronic key to the building.

BLB NRW hands over re­search build­ing to Pader­born Uni­ver­sity

A new milestone for quantum research

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Photo (Luci Valentine Photography): Junior Professor Dr Nicholas Güsken will head a new group at Paderborn University as a tenure-track junior professor from April.

State of NRW spon­sors new group for quantum photon­ics and op­to­elec­tron­ics at Pader­born Uni­ver­sity

With the NRW Return Programme, the state of North Rhine-Westphalia sponsors young academics who have ventured abroad from Germany and now wish to return to NRW.

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Photo (Paderborn University, Sven Rarbach): The joint stand of the Industry 4.0 platform at Hannover Messe 2025.

The fu­ture of data-driv­en in­dustry: Pader­born Uni­ver­sity at the "In­dustry 4.0" joint stand at Han­nov­er Messe

Under the motto "Data-driven Industry - Shaping a New Era", numerous partners from industry and science will be presenting innovative solutions at the Hannover Messe under the umbrella of the Industry 4.0 platform's joint stand. Paderborn University is also represented with the "Decide4ECO" and "NeMo.bil" projects.

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Photo (Paderborn University, Besim Mazhiqi): At the beginning of the summer semester, the first semester students were welcomed in lecture hall L1 at Paderborn University.

900 stu­dents start at Pader­born Uni­ver­sity

New University President Prof. Dr. Matthias Bauer welcomes the first semester students

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Photo (Paderborn University): The transMINT4.0 project team in preparation for Bifo 2025: student and research assistants Hannah Leonie Fritz, Marie-Sophie Vüllers, M.Ed. Eileen Reckmann, M.Sc. Lena Luise Crummenerl, Kristin Schmidt, Madlin Rodehorst (standing from left), seated in front from left: Prof Dr Katrin Temmen and Prof Dr Eva Blumberg. Due to illness as a screen shot: M.Ed. Ricardo Puppe. Marena Meier is missing.

Po­ten­tial of ex­tra­cur­ricular learn­ing centres for STEM edu­ca­tion

Paderborn cooperation project "transMINT4.0" presents results at BMBF Education Research Conference 2025

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Photo (Paderborn University, Johanna Pietsch): The demonstrator of the Software Innovation Campus Paderborn (SICP).

SICP presents tech­no­lo­gic­al in­nov­a­tions for the en­ergy trans­ition at the Han­nov­er Messe

Paderborn University's Software Innovation Campus (SICP) will be represented at this year's Hannover Messe. From 31 March to 4 April, it will be presenting a total of eight research projects relating to intelligent and sustainable energy systems at the joint stand of the state of North Rhine-Westphalia.

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Symbolic image (Paderborn University, Besim Mazhiqi)

Call for pro­pos­als: Prizes for in­nov­a­tion and qual­ity im­prove­ment in teach­ing

This year, the university management is once again calling for proposals for prizes for innovation and quality in teaching. All teaching staff are encouraged to take part in the call for proposals for the "Teaching Award for Young Academics" or the "Award for Innovation and Quality Improvement in Teaching".

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