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Paderborn University has successfully positioned itself in the ranking group 501-600 in the latest edition of the "Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings 2025". The ranking, which takes into account a total of 2,092 universities from 115 countries and territories, is one of the most renowned international university rankings and assesses universities based on five key indicators: Teaching, Research Environment, Research Quality,…

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In the winter semester 2024/25, Paderborn University is once again inviting all interested parties to various lecture series on socially relevant topics. Every week, lecturers and researchers from the five faculties as well as external experts will deal with a wide range of aspects relating to sustainability, music and digital media. It is not necessary to register for the programmes in advance. "UPB For Future" - the sustainability lecture…

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Photo: Lea Christine Peter was honoured with the Schmalenbach Scholarship at the 78th German Business Management Conference.

Lea Christine Peter, a Master's student of International Business Studies at the Faculty of Business Administration and Economics at Paderborn University, was honoured with the Schmalenbach Scholarship from the Schmalenbach Foundation at the 78th German Business Management Conference. This award recognises her outstanding academic achievements and social commitment. "During my courses, I have come to know Ms Peter as an extremely committed,…

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Di­gi­SelF con­fer­ence 2024: New im­petus for know­ledge trans­fer

On 27 August 2024, the DigiSelF project group held a closed meeting under the motto "Transfer", setting an important milestone for the further development of transfer activities. Interdisciplinary teams came together to test innovative approaches and measures to enable and promote the transfer of knowledge and methods across disciplinary boundaries. The thematic focus of the conference was on viewing transfer processes not just as simple…

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The regular application deadline for the winter semester 2024/25 at Paderborn University ends on Saturday, 21 September. All those who apply by this deadline can benefit from the comprehensive orientation programme at the start of their studies - especially from the orientation week, which starts on Tuesday, 1 October. Lectures start on Monday, 7 October. This semester, however, there is also the opportunity for last-minute prospective students…

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Au­tumn Uni­ver­sity 2024 "Girls Only" and "All Gender"

The STEM taster programme for middle and high school students During the first week of the autumn holidays, from 14 to 18 October, Paderborn University is offering schoolgirls in grades 7 to 13 a taster course in the STEM fields: the autumn university "Girls only", organised by the project "Frauen gestalten die Informationsgesellschaft" (fgi). Parallel to the "Girls only" autumn university, the "All Gender" autumn university is also offered by…

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