“UPB for Future” lecture series
For the seventh time, the Educational Innovation and Higher Education Didactics Office, in collaboration with Prof. Dr René Fahr’s research group, is organising a joint lecture series on the topic of sustainability during the winter semester 26/27. The lecture series is entitled “UPB for Future” and is aimed at students from all disciplines and at all stages of their studies, staff, and the interested public. In a…
Oberstufenschüler*innen, die sich für ein Studium interessieren, aber noch unsicher bei der Wahl der Studienrichtung sind, können in den Herbstferien an einem kostenlosen, zweitägigen Workshop der Zentralen Studienberatung (ZSB) der Universität Paderborn teilnehmen. Am Mittwoch, 21. Oktober, und Donnerstag, 22. Oktober, geht es für die Teilnehmenden von 9.30 bis 16 Uhr darum, eigene Fähigkeiten und Interessen zu entdecken. Anmeldungen sind bis…
About the talk:
How can economic success and social responsibility be reconciled? Drawing on her personal story and her work with nuruCoffee and nuruWomen, Sara Nuru offers insights into the practice of social enterprise. She demonstrates how an entrepreneurial idea has evolved into a model that combines economic activity with social impact. The focus is on fair value creation, women’s economic self-determination and the question of how…
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Can entrepreneurship be about more than just growth, profit and the next big exit? Social enterprises seek to solve social and environmental problems through entrepreneurial means. However, good intentions are by no means a guarantee of positive outcomes. The talk takes participants on a journey between mission and market, idealism and business model, impact and potential side effects. Using concrete examples, it demonstrates…
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The circular economy is often associated with recycling, waste prevention or resource efficiency. However, its potential extends far beyond these areas. As an innovative approach, it calls for products, services and business models to be designed in such a way that value can be preserved, created anew and shared for as long as possible. The talk will demonstrate how circular thinking shapes innovation right from the early stages…
TRR 266/TAFResearch Seminar
On November 10, 2026 Prof. Lisa De Simone (University of Texas at Austin) will present a paper at the TRR 266/TAF Research Seminar.
On Wednesday, 11 November, Prof. Dr Franz Strich, holder of the Chair in Business Informatics, specialising in Digital Responsibility, will deliver his inaugural lecture. Members of the university community and other interested parties are warmly invited to attend the lecture and the reception afterwards.Since the 2025/2026 winter semester, Franz Strich has held the Chair of Business Informatics, with a particular focus on Digital Responsibility,…
