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With a grant of 15,000 euros, the EDEKA Rhein-Ruhr Future Foundation is supporting the NRWTalente – OWL Region student scholarship programme at Paderborn University. The donation will enable ten new scholarships to be awarded. This means that, in the next round of applications in December, further high-achieving pupils from non-academic backgrounds will have the opportunity to be accepted into the pupil scholarship programme and to further…

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Prof. Dr. René Fahr ist neuer Auf­sicht­s­rats­vorsitzender der PROvendis GmbH

25-jährige Erfolgsgeschichte des Technologietransfers in NRW Prof. Dr. René Fahr, Vizepräsident für Transfer und Nachhaltigkeit der Universität Paderborn, ist zum neuen Aufsichtsratsvorsitzenden der PROvendis GmbH gewählt worden. Zur stellvertretenden Vorsitzenden des Aufsichtsrates wählte das Gremium Simone Probst, Vizepräsidentin für Wirtschafts- und Personalverwaltung an der Universität Paderborn. Somit wird die Zusammenarbeit zwischen der…

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Prof. Dr Caren Sureth-Sloane, an economist at Paderborn University, has been appointed as one of a total of 22 researchers to the international scientific advisory board of ‘Open Research Europe’, or ORE for short. This is a renowned open-access publishing platform for academics, which will be available from this autumn to all researchers at German institutions for the publication of their publications. The independent committee helps to…

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Mehr di­gitale Souver­än­ität: Konkrete Maß­nah­men für Politik, Wirtschaft und Gesell­schaft

cum ratione und Software Innovation Lab der Universität Paderborn legen Handlungsempfehlungen vor Wie können Deutschland und Europa angesichts wachsender geopolitischer Spannungen ihre digitale Handlungsfähigkeit stärken, kritische technologische Abhängigkeiten reduzieren und mehr digitale Wertschöpfung vor Ort fördern? Antworten liefern die gemeinnützige Gesellschaft cum ratione und das Software Innovation Lab der Universität Paderborn am SICP…

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Learning maths requires more than just numbers, formulas and quotients. Not least, personal motivation is crucial – as is the search for common ground. However, many pupils find their daily practice routine dry or even frustrating. As part of the new research project ‘Mathematics in a Game-based Immersive Context for Schools’ (MaGICS), led by Paderborn University, researchers are pursuing a new approach: smart technologies that support pupils in…

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Plenty of new faces, experiences and opportunities: To mark the start of the 2026/27 winter semester, Paderborn University is welcoming a total of 2,384 new students (provisional figure) with a varied programme featuring subject-specific topics, Music, sporting activities and networking opportunities. University President Prof. Dr Matthias Bauer, together with Prof. Dr Beate Flath, Vice-President for Teaching, Studies and Quality Management,…

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