Every year, Prof James Eckert, Ph.D., from Western Michigan University (USA) visits Paderborn University. This is now the 13th year he has held his popular Bachelor's course "Global Business Essentials" at the Faculty of Business Administration and Economics.
But Professor Eckert does not travel alone from Michigan. Every year, he brings a group of American students with him who are keen to get to know Germany and its culture and university…
Paderborn graduates focus on flexible workplace concepts
At Paderborn University's Chair of Human Resources Management, two outstanding theses have not only received academic recognition, but have also provided the impetus for a further research project. Graduates Johanna Horsthemke and Mona Täuber analysed the effect of flexible working models on employer attractiveness among applicants - using questionnaires and experiments on the one hand and…
Traffic accidents caused by delivery services, reusable parcels in online retail or climate policy for central banks: at this year's Excellence Forum, students from the Faculty of Business Administration and Economics had the opportunity to present the topics of their own research.
The Excellence Forum 2024 took place on 21 June and served as a platform for excellent students to present their academic work for the second time. In the Excellence…
Uwe Hünemeier visits Paderborn University
Students on Prof Dr Kirsten Thommes' "Organisational Behaviour" module were able to experience football from a completely different perspective. SC Paderborn 07 co-trainer Uwe Hünemeier visited Paderborn University and gave an insight into leadership lessons from professional football. Some students were initially unable to believe that what they had learnt at university would also play a role in…
Paderborn University has initiated an important international partnership with the University of Georgia (UGA), USA. The cooperation agreement between the Faculty of Business Administration and Economics at Paderborn University and the University of Georgia was signed at a ceremony last week.
International cooperation for innovation and entrepreneurship
The aim of the cooperation is to promote student exchange between the two universities in…
Sometimes it's not so easy to achieve your goals and sometimes you have to take a few detours to get where you want to go. This year, for the first time, the Horst Gräfer Prize 2024 is intended to support precisely those people who stand up for their goals, no matter how difficult they are to achieve.
Prof Dr Horst Gräfer was a university lecturer at Paderborn University from 1972 to 2005 and was particularly distinguished by his unconventional…
