Preisträger*innen erproben und setzen neuartige Konzepte um  Um das Engagement der Lehrenden zu unterstützen und die Qualität der Lehre an der Universität Paderborn sichtbar zu machen, schreibt die Hochschulleitung jährlich den Förderpreis für Innovation und Qualitätsverbesserung in der Lehre aus. Auch der Lehrpreis für den wissenschaftlichen Nachwuchs wird jährlich vom Präsidium vergeben und würdigt Lehrkonzepte und -methoden mit herausragendem…

Sponsorship award recognises outstanding theses with a focus on gender and diversity This year, the Faculty of Business Administration and Economics has honoured two outstanding theses with the award for theses focusing on gender and diversity. The award recognises both academic excellence and social relevance and underlines the importance that the Faculty attaches to a critical examination of gender equality issues. Challenges in accessing…

For the second time, the Paderborner Hochschulkreis e. V. has awarded the Horst Gräfer Prize in collaboration with the Heidloff Family Foundation and the SolarKapital Foundation. This year, Nicole Weitzenbürger was honoured for her exceptional courage, commitment and impressive personal career during the "Day of Economic Sciences" ceremony. The prize is endowed with 5,000 euros. An award winner who pushes boundaries Nicole Weitzenbürger shows…

Every year, the Industrie- und Handelsclub Ostwestfalen-Lippe e. V. (IHC) awards the "International Partnership Programme (IPP)" sponsorship prize. This year, the award went to Paderborn student Nisrin Al Akhal, who was nominated by Prof Dr Martin Schneider. She impressed the jury with her outstanding academic achievements, her broad academic profile and her special social commitment. In a multi-stage selection process, she presented a lecture…

Making excellent academic work by students visible - that is the aim of the UGO awards, which were presented on 22 May at Gräflicher Park in Bad Driburg. The Unternehmergruppe Ostwestfalen e. V., together with Paderborn University, honours particularly successful Bachelor's and Master's theses from the Faculty of Business Administration and Economics. In the Bachelor's thesis category, Luisa Rehrmann impressed the jury with her research on…

Prof Dr Lena Steinhoff, an economist at Paderborn University, is a new member of the North Rhine-Westphalian Academy of Sciences, Humanities and the Arts. The ceremonial admission to the traditional institution took place on Wednesday, 14 May, in the presence of Ina Brandes, Minister for Culture and Science of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia. Prof Steinhoff, whose focus is on business administration (BWL), in particular marketing and digital…

Sponsorship award honours outstanding thesis with a focus on gender and diversity On average, women in Germany earn six per cent less than men with comparable qualifications and jobs - this corresponds to an hourly wage difference of 4.32 euros. To counteract this gender pay gap, the German government has introduced the Pay Transparency Act. The aim of the law is to uncover and, in the long term, eliminate unfair pay structures through greater…

The Faculty of Business Administration and Economics is delighted to honour Prof. Dr Stefan Betz with the Deans Service Award for his 20 years of commitment as Chair of the Examination Board. During his tenure, Prof Dr Betz has ensured that examination matters at the Faculty are regulated transparently and fairly. His commitment has made studying easier for many students, helped them in challenging situations and made a significant contribution…

Lea Christine Peter, a Master's student of International Business Studies at the Faculty of Business Administration and Economics at Paderborn University, was honoured with the Schmalenbach Scholarship from the Schmalenbach Foundation at the 78th German Business Management Conference. This award recognises her outstanding academic achievements and social commitment. "During my courses, I have come to know Ms Peter as an extremely committed,…

Dr Christian Bartelheimer receives award for his research on the future of local retail At a time when more and more consumers are opting for the convenience of online shopping, many European city centres are struggling to survive. Shop closures and declining footfall not only have an economic impact, but also a social one: City centres are losing their vibrancy, diversity and attractiveness. This development is threatening the quality of life…

On 6 June, the UGO prizes for outstanding Bachelor's and Master's theses from the Faculty of Business Administration and Economics were awarded at Gräflicher Park Bad Driburg. Max Nolting's thesis on "ChatGPT as a social mood meter - approaches to the use of AI chatbots for sentiment analysis in social media", supervised by Prof Dr Matthias Trier, was selected by the committee as the best Bachelor's thesis. Two winners of the Master's theses were…

We are proud to announce that members of our Department of Taxation, Accounting and Finance were recently honoured twice by the renowned journal European Accounting Review. The paper "The Tax Complexity Index - A Survey-Based Country Measure of Tax Code and Framework Complexity", authored by Prof. Dr Caren Sureth-Sloan, Dr Thomas Hoppe, Prof. Dr Debbi Schanz and Dr Susann Sturm received the EAR Best Paper Award 2023. The researchers are…

Am 12. Juli freute sich die Fakultät, gleich zwei Preise für besonderes Engagement in der Lehre für das Jahr 2022 vergeben zu können.