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Photo (Christopher Kolbe): Dean of Studies Prof Dr Claus-Jochen Haake honours Dr Nadja Stroh-Maraun with the Teaching Award 2025 and presents her with the certificate at the Day of Economics.

Teach­ing Award 2025: Fac­ulty of Busi­ness Ad­min­is­tra­tion and Eco­nom­ics hon­ours out­stand­ing teach­ing

The Faculty of Business Administration and Economics has announced the winners of the Teaching Award 2025. The most convincing teaching programmes of the news semester were honoured at the "Day of Economics". In order to adequately reflect the range of teaching formats - from interactive seminars to large lectures in the Bachelor's programme - the Faculty presented two awards. Dr Nadja Stroh-Maraun - Mathematics for Economics II Dr Nadja…

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"JUMP2": New fund­ing pro­gramme for sci­ent­ists on their way to a pro­fess­or­ship

Paderborn University launches unique programme in Germany with partner universities While funding programmes for doctoral candidates and postdocs are already established at German universities and colleges, there has been a lack of targeted support for academics in the advanced postdoc phase on the path to a lifetime professorship. In order to change this, Paderborn University, together with twelve other universities from the "University…

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Gender equal­ity in start-ups and ca­reer guid­ance

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…

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How are di­git­al­isa­tion and ar­ti­fi­cial in­tel­li­gence chan­ging work in tax de­part­ments?

In the press: Researchers from the Faculty speak in the F.A.Z. about changing requirements in tax departments How do companies react to the growing complexity of tax regulations, increasing reporting obligations and technological change? In an article for the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, Dr Henning Giese, Kim Alina Schulz and Prof. Dr Caren Sureth-Sloane from Paderborn University explain how the demands on tax experts are changing as a result…

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Photo (Christopher Kolbe): Prof. Dr Dennis Kundisch gave the laudatory speech for Nicole Weitzenbürger and presented a cheque for €5,000 together with Dr Andreas Leimbach (far right) and Eckard Heidloff (far left).

Life paths that in­spire: The Horst Gräfer Prize 2025 goes to Nicole Weitzen­bür­ger

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…

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Photo (Christopher Kolbe): On 15 November, around 250 graduates from the various degree programmes of the Faculty of Business Administration and Economics at Paderborn University gathered for a festive event in the packed Audimax.

Fac­ulty of Busi­ness Ad­min­is­tra­tion and Eco­nom­ics cel­eb­rates its gradu­ates: A look back at a spe­cial gradu­ation day

Around 250 graduates of the Faculty of Business Administration and Economics celebrated their graduation together with their families, friends and the Faculty on Saturday, 15 November 2025. The "Day of Economics" once again transformed the Audimax into a place of appreciation, inspiration and new beginnings. From ceremonial greetings and a student keynote speech to the premiere of Wiwi Night, the day offered a diverse programme that highlighted…

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