Economics in Paderborn

With around 4,000 students and 200 researchers - united in six departments - we are one of the largest faculties of economics in Germany. With a variety of perspectives, we want to rethink the economy and society together and contribute to a sustainable, digitally networked and fair society.

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Events

14.09.2026 - 15.09.2026

"HPC-Driv­en De­cision Sci­ence" im Rah­men der NHR Con­fer­ence '26

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15.10.2026 - 15.10.2026

How to Lec­ture Series: Kick-off for the 2026/27 winter semester

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22.10.2026 - 22.10.2026

Profit or con­science? How eco­nom­ic activ­ity can bring about so­cial change

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29.10.2026 - 29.10.2026

Sav­ing the world and mak­ing money in the pro­cess? So­cial en­tre­pren­eur­ship: a bal­ance between ideal­ism, in­nov­a­tion and im­pact

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05.11.2026 - 05.11.2026

Cir­cu­lar Eco­nomy: How In­nov­a­tion, Design and Value Cre­ation Are Com­ing To­geth­er in New Ways

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11.11.2026

In­aug­ur­al lec­ture by Prof. Dr Franz Strich

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12.11.2026 - 12.11.2026

The cir­cu­lar eco­nomy as a busi­ness mod­el – why aren’t we do­ing more of it?

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14.11.2026 - 14.11.2026

Gradu­ation Ce­re­mony 2026

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19.11.2026 - 19.11.2026

Fake or fact? – How Math­em­at­ics can equip chil­dren to tackle mis­in­form­a­tion

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26.11.2026 - 26.11.2026

The fu­ture is­n’t in the cur­riculum – tak­ing an act­ive part in uni­ver­sity life

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03.12.2026 - 03.12.2026

I know what you’ll have been do­ing next term – Data in the age of Big Tech and Ar­ti­fi­cial In­tel­li­gence

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10.12.2026 - 10.12.2026

PFAS: A chal­lenge for people and the en­vir­on­ment – per­spect­ives from con­sumer pro­tec­tion and the wa­ter sec­tor

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17.12.2026 - 17.12.2026

Gender- and dis­crim­in­a­tion-sens­it­ive medi­cine – a qual­ity strategy for sus­tain­ably bet­ter health­care for all

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14.01.2027 - 14.01.2027

Strategy as a start­ing point. How a uni­ver­sity defines what sus­tain­ab­il­ity means to it: An in­sight in­to Pader­born Uni­versity’s…

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21.01.2027 - 21.01.2027

Con­scious Man­age­ment as a com­pass for sus­tain­able trans­form­a­tion

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28.01.2027 - 28.01.2027

Skip­ping school for the fu­ture!? School strikes and edu­ca­tion for sus­tain­able de­vel­op­ment as a chal­lenge and an op­por­tun­ity for school…

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04.02.2027 - 04.02.2027

No green product without green en­ergy – why the en­ergy trans­ition must reach the fact­ory floor

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„With our guiding values, we are committed to the advancement of our faculty members, to thinking beyond disciplinary and faculty boundaries, to regional ties and international networking, and to dialogue with society.”

Prof. Dr. Jens Müller,
Dean of the Faculty of Business Administration and Economics

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Excellence, relevance and responsibility in education and science

We place great importance on all faculty members developing and taking mutual responsibility in the process. To achieve this goal, transparent development paths at all stages and the active involvement of all faculty members in decision-making processes are crucial.

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Dean's Team

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Organisation

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Departments & Professorships

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Job offers

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We offer diversity in business studies

For a future in which we enjoy living and working, we need new economic thinking in all areas. We need digitization experts, number crunchers, pioneers, managers, globalization strategists, teachers and inventors. As one of the largest economics departments in Germany, we can think and teach economics in many different ways. We offer both generalist and specialized economics degree programs. Our motto: diverse - international - practical - personal! We are looking forward to new companions who want to rethink business together with us!

Research & Transfer

Regulation and transparency, work in digitalization, modern and innovative value generation, dealing with data, shaping education and training, sustainability - in the research focus areas of our faculty, we address the current challenges of our society. Our researchers are united by the goal of understanding and helping to shape an increasingly complex, digitized and networked world.

Research Profile

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Early Career Researchers

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Transfer

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Networking, Funding & Support

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Focus on sustainability

Our actions are geared towards sustainability in order to fulfil our global responsibility and the sustainable shaping of society, intergenerational justice and the preservation of natural resources. The topic of sustainability is also constantly integrated into our degree programmes.

You can find out more about sustainability at UPB here.

 

New re­search cen­ter for a sus­tain­able eco­nomy

With the "Paderborn Research Center for Sustainable Economy" (PARSEC), the faculty is expanding its activities on sustainability. It understands "sustainable economy" as long-term oriented economic development with special consideration of social, environmental and cultural phenomena.

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Cooperations & Network

In­ter­na­tion­al­isa­tion

With over 70 collaborations worldwide, we welcome international students as well as excellent researchers* and promote international mobility for all faculty members.

Co­oper­a­tions

By focusing on modern research topics, we are always attractive for cooperation with practice. In close cooperation with a wide variety of practice partners, research and teaching are aligned with current issues and implemented.

Alumni

You studied at our faculty and are still interested in university life? Stay in touch with us and network with other former students and our faculty members!