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Arm­ing SMEs against cy­ber­crime: Fo­cus on NIS-2-com­pli­ant solu­tions

The new EU Directive on Network and Information Security (NIS-2 Directive) significantly tightens the IT security requirements for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). In the "KMU.kompetent.sicher." project, companies are supported with directive-compliant training content developed by Paderborn University, the University of Hohenheim, the InnoZent OWL innovation network and the IT service provider coactum GmbH. Training programmes tailored…

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The Faculty of Business Administration and Economics at Paderborn University has officially sealed a pioneering cooperation with three vocational colleges. Together with the Ludwig-Erhard-Berufskolleg Paderborn, the Ems-Berufskolleg Rheda-Wiedenbrück and the Johann-Conrad-Schlaun-Berufskolleg Warburg, an agreement was signed for the successful young student programme "Studying before the Abi". This will further strengthen the support of pupils at…

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Sponsorship award honours outstanding thesis with a focus on gender and diversity On average, women in Germany earn six per cent less than men with comparable qualifications and jobs - this corresponds to an hourly wage difference of 4.32 euros. To counteract this gender pay gap, the German government has introduced the Pay Transparency Act. The aim of the law is to uncover and, in the long term, eliminate unfair pay structures through greater…

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New Pader­born Uni­ver­sity group con­ducts re­search in­to "green skills" among pub­lic sec­tor act­ors

Funded by the German Committee for Sustainability Research in Future Earth An important prerequisite for the sustainable transformation of economies in international competition is professionals who have so-called "green skills". One example of these skills is the ability to plan and implement energy efficiency measures. This includes, for example, knowing how to insulate and design buildings in such a way that energy requirements are minimised…

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For the first time, the Paderborner Hochschulkreis e. V., in cooperation with the Heidloff Family Foundation and the SolarKapital Foundation, awarded the Horst Gräfer Prize. The two prizewinners, Dr Reyhaneh Safaei and Thorben Scholz, were each delighted to receive prize money of €5,000 at the "Day of Economics" ceremony. Courage, commitment and diversity - the winners of the Horst Gräfer Prize 2024 Dr Reyhaneh Safaei began her academic career…

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Every year, the Industrie- und Handelsclub Ostwestfalen-Lippe e. V. (IHC) awards the "International Partnership Programme (IPP)" sponsorship prize. This year, the IPP prize was awarded to Paderborn student Corinna Pietsch, who was nominated by Prof Dr Martin Schneider. Pietsch particularly impressed with her outstanding academic achievements and her extraordinary commitment during her studies. In a multi-stage selection process, she impressed,…

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