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The students had four months to invest their virtual seed capital of 50,000 euros - ideally in an economical and sustainable way The savings banks' stock market simulation game simulates events on the securities markets. With a virtual starting capital of 50,000 euros, participants can invest in various securities in real time. In addition to a well-founded trading strategy, the concept of sustainability also plays an important role in their…

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Think­ing sus­tain­ab­il­ity in all di­men­sions: Hol­ist­ic in­sights from sci­ence and prac­tice

Prof Dr Philip Yang, newly appointed Professor of Business Administration, in particular Sustainable Human Resource Management and Leadership, conducts research at the interface of sustainable human resource management (HRM) and leadership. In addition to research and teaching, his aim is to develop practical approaches and tools to make companies more sustainable. He gave us an insight into his interdisciplinary journey. Philip Yang's academic…

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The Marketing Dissertation Workshop took place at Paderborn University from 18-19 March 2024. Twice a year, professors and doctoral candidates from the marketing professorships at Bergische Universität Wuppertal, Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel, Bielefeld University of Applied Sciences, Freie Universität Berlin, Technische Universität Braunschweig, Technische Universität Dortmund and Paderborn University come together for this event. This…

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Speed lim­its in Ger­many: evid­ence-based dis­cus­sion ur­gently needed

Prof Dr Martin Kesternich in an interview with Deutschlandfunk Kultur Germany, known for its motorways without a general speed limit, has been discussing the introduction of speed limits for years. But what impact would such a measure actually have? How would different speed limits affect traffic dynamics, emissions and accidents? Those in favour argue that speed limits could help to reduce accidents, noise and environmental pollution and…

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Kick-off on 18 March Enrol at your home university and gain international degrees in different countries: The vision of a European campus is gradually becoming a reality. Since the beginning of the year, the European Commission has been sponsoring the COLOURS university alliance as one of a total of 50 initiatives with around 14 million euros. Under the leadership of Paderborn University, the alliance brings together nine international…

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Stu­dents ad­vise com­pan­ies on sus­tain­ab­il­ity

Sustainability often presents companies with challenges. In order to support them in contemporary organisational development, business administration students from Paderborn University have worked with the Stiftung Gemeinwohl-Ökonomie NRW foundation to create a "common good balance sheet" for Caritasverband Ruhr Mitte, Biohofgut Schloss Hamborn and Paderborn energy service provider "Werk.E", which looks at the strengths and weaknesses of the…

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