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Stu­dents award top marks: Pader­born Uni­ver­sity's busi­ness de­gree pro­grammes im­press in the CHE Rank­ing 2026

Personal support, modern study conditions and practical teaching: Paderborn University's Business Administration and Economics study programmes achieve numerous top ratings from their students in the latest university ranking by the Centre for Higher Education Development (CHE). The study programmes Business Informatics, International Business Studies, Business Administration and Economics as well as Sports Economics were evaluated. The results…

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"NR­WTal­ente" schol­ar­ship for pu­pils: New ap­plic­a­tion phase starts

The "NRWTalente - Region OWL" scholarship programme for committed students is entering its next round of applications. The programme is funded by the Ministry of Schools and Education of the state of North Rhine-Westphalia and is run by Paderborn University together with Bielefeld University, Bielefeld University of Applied Sciences and OWL University of Applied Sciences. The aim of the programme is to open up valuable prospects for the…

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Back to the roots - with a glob­al per­spect­ive

Professor Dr Tobias Bornemann taught and researched in Vienna for almost 15 years. In his work, he investigated how tax rules change the behaviour of global companies. Now he is returning to the place where his own academic career began: since the summer semester, the newly appointed Professor of International Corporate Taxation is at Paderborn University. "It feels a bit like coming home - but with a different perspective," says Bornemann. His…

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Foto (Universität Paderborn, garage33): Die Finalist*innen, die Jury sowie die Veranstalter*innen der VerbundVolksbank OWL eG und der garage33 feiern die Gewinner*innen des „Call for Ideas“ 2025.

Ideas wanted: "Call for Ideas" com­pet­i­tion of the gar­age33 start-up centre enters its twelfth round

The start-up ideas competition "Call for Ideas" is entering its twelfth round and is once again calling on innovative minds from Ostwestfalen-Lippe (OWL) to take part. The competition is organised by garage33, the start-up centre of Paderborn University, and VerbundVolksbank OWL eG with the support of the Center for Entrepreneurship at Bielefeld University of Applied Sciences and the Campus Foundery of TH OWL as further partners of regional…

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Photo (it's OWL): (from left) Günter Korda (it's owl), Rebecca Steinhage (Managing Director of Miele), Professor Kirsten Thommes and Professor Roman Dumitrescu exchanging ideas at the "Arbeitswelt.Plus" Summit.

In­teg­rat­ing AI prof­it­ably in­to the world of work

Research and industry develop solutions for SMEs Artificial intelligence (AI) has long since found its way into various areas of the working world. How can small and medium-sized companies in particular implement technological change sensibly and effectively? A competence centre from research and industry in Ostwestfalen-Lippe has been working on this question for the past five years. With numerous experience reports, solution approaches and…

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Photo: Leonie Riße was honoured with the Schmalenbach Scholarship at the 80th German Business Management Conference.

Pader­born stu­dent Le­onie Riße re­ceives Sch­malen­bach Schol­ar­ship

Leonie Riße, a student on the Master's programme in Taxation, Accounting and Finance at the Faculty of Business Administration and Economics at Paderborn University, has been awarded this year's Schmalenbach Scholarship. The award was presented at the 80th German Business Administration Conference and honours outstanding academic achievements and social commitment. Leonie Riße decided to study for a Bachelor's degree in Business Administration…

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