Regional start-up ideas set standards
Two teams from the garage33 ecosystem , Paderborn University's start-up centre, had the opportunity to present their business ideas in the latest season of the well-known TV show "Die Höhle der Löwen". The aim of the participants is to convince potential investors, the so-called lions, of their products and innovations. The Bielefeld start-up "Miss Mineva's" now had the chance to prove itself on the big…
For many young adults, starting university at the beginning of October marks the beginning of a new phase in their lives. In order to make the transition from school mathematics to university courses easier, the Institute of Mathematics at Paderborn University is offering preliminary courses from 8 September to 1 October. These are aimed at all first-year students who are planning to study mathematics, chemistry, chemical engineering, computer…
Plötzliche Veränderungen der politischen, wirtschaftlichen und technologischen Rahmenbedingungen können international für große Unsicherheit in allen Gesellschaftsgruppen sorgen. Ein aktuelles Beispiel: Die Androhung massiver Zollerhöhungen durch US-Präsident Donald Trump verursachte große Sorge bei zahlreichen Regierungen weltweit, begleitet von Verunsicherung vieler Unternehmen, der Handelsbörsen und Finanzmärkte sowie bei den Anleger*innen und…
Farewell to Prof Dr Stefan Betz
It's 11.55 pm and the light is still on in an office in the Faculty of Business Administration and Economics. Students rush through the corridor with their theses, tears streaming down their faces, looking for someone to receive them on time. And indeed: Prof Dr Stefan Betz is still there. As so often.
It is precisely such stories that Stefan Betz tells in his farewell lecture - with subtle humour, self-irony and…
Students from the Faculty of Business Administration and Economics present their research in a Three Minute Thesis Competition
The "International Business Studies Three Minute Thesis Competition (3MT)" took place in the summer semester 2025. The competition was part of the English course of the sixth semester ("English VI") of the Bachelor's degree programme "International Business Studies". The students had to creatively present their own…
Rethinking sustainability - from Finland to Paderborn
Jyri Hoffrén laughs when asked about his age: "I am 28 years young - at this age, you really can't say that you're old, right?" The doctoral candidate from Finland is a guest at Paderborn University as part of an Erasmus semester to give new impetus to his research into sustainable consumer behaviour.
Born in Kuopio, he is now a researcher at the University of Eastern Finland, lives in…
