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Photo (Paderborn University, Angela Lang): The aim of the joint meeting of the BBNE Lobby project in Paderborn was to share previous findings and jointly plan the next project steps.

Fo­cus on vo­ca­tion­al edu­ca­tion and train­ing for sus­tain­able de­vel­op­ment - BBNE Lobby pro­ject team meets in Pader­born

In March, the partners in the BBNE Lobby project met in Paderborn: Neue Effizienz, the German Climate Foundation, Bremerhaven University of Applied Sciences and Paderborn University. The aim of the meeting was to share previous findings and jointly plan the next steps in the project. The project, funded by the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) and the European Social Fund (ESF), aims to strengthen vocational training for…

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Symbolic photo (Paderborn University, Johanna Pietsch)

Loss of value for US com­pan­ies: Pader­born sci­ent­ists ana­lyse Trump's tar­iff policy

Publication in "Finance Research Letters" Economists at Paderborn University have analysed the impact of tariffs announced by Donald Trump during his first presidency on the share prices of more than 1,000 US companies. The results show that this led to a decline in average share prices - in other words, the companies lost value on the stock market. The negative wealth effects occurred regardless of whether the US government imposed tariffs to…

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Photo (Paderborn University, Jonas Fromme): The dggö conference took place in Paderborn for the first time this year. Prof. Dr. Hendrik Schmitz and his team were responsible for the local organisation.

How age­ing chal­lenges our health­care sys­tem

17th Annual Conference of the German Society for Health Economics (dggö) at Paderborn University How are healthcare systems changing in the face of an ageing society? What challenges are arising - and what solutions are there? Around 400 experts from science and practice came to Paderborn University on 24 and 25 March 2025 for the 17th annual conference of the German Society for Health Economics (dggö ) to discuss these and other questions. The…

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Photo (Paderborn University, Besim Mazhiqi): Interested parties have the opportunity to attend numerous lecture series at Paderborn University during the summer semester.

New in sum­mer semester 2025: Pub­lic lec­ture pro­gramme at Pader­born Uni­ver­sity

Lectures in the fields of sustainability, digitalisation, media studies, music, history and religion - Paderborn University is once again inviting all interested parties to attend various lecture series on socially relevant topics in the 2025 summer semester. Lecturers and researchers from the five faculties, as well as external experts, will deal with a wide range of scientific aspects every week. It is not necessary to register for the events…

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Photo: Focus on digital securities: Prof Dr David Bartlitz explains in Budapest how the German eWpG can provide impetus for Hungarian financial legislation.

Di­git­al in­nov­a­tion in the fin­an­cial world: How crypto se­cur­it­ies and dis­trib­uted ledger tech­no­lo­gies are chan­ging the mar­ket

Prof Dr Bartlitz gives lecture at the Hungarian Lawyers' Association on the future of electronic securities In March, Prof Dr David Bartlitz from Paderborn University gave a lecture at the Hungarian Association of Jurists in Budapest. The conference, organised at the headquarters of MBH Bank, brought together experts from business and academia to discuss current regulatory developments in the financial sector. A key topic was digitalisation in…

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Symbolic photo (Paderborn University, Besim Mazhiqi): Exchange and networking as the key to the future of vocational education and training: experts discuss innovative funding approaches at the Vocational Education and Training 2025 University Days.

How can in­nov­a­tion and fund­ing pro­grammes in vo­ca­tion­al edu­ca­tion and train­ing be de­signed?

From 17 to 19 March 2025, the 23rd University Days of Vocational Education and Training took place at Paderborn University under the motto "Sustainable - Digital - Equitable. Future scenarios for work, education and careers". The "Innovation and Transfer Processes in Vocational Education and Training" (ITiB) research project group at Paderborn University took part with a table session and discussed key questions about the future of vocational…

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