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Op­tim­al pre­par­a­tion for your stud­ies: Pre­lim­in­ary maths courses for first-year stu­dents at Pader­born Uni­ver­sity

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…

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Foto: Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Dr. h.c. Caren Sureth-Sloane von der Fakultät für Wirtschaftswissenschaften der Universität Paderborn.

Un­sich­er­heit als Chance und Risiko: Neue DFG-Forschungs­gruppe zu „As­set Al­loc­a­tion und „As­set Pri­cing“

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…

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Photo (Paderborn University): Prof Dr Stefan Betz bids farewell with the lecture "Paderborn - there and back".

There and back - and forever con­nec­ted

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…

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Photo (Paderborn University): The winners of the IBS Three Minute Thesis Competition. From left: Louisa Potthoff, Kyra Prüßner, Glen Bell, Karla Peña Avila and Ilma Sabanovic. Not in the picture: Melina Rangs.

Present your own re­search in just three minutes

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…

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Photo (Paderborn University): 28-year-old doctoral candidate Jyri is currently at our faculty for his Erasmus research semester. He comes from the University of Eastern Finland and is researching sustainability in the fashion industry with Prof Dr Martin Kesternich at PARSEC.

Jyri Hof­frén in a re­search semester at the Fac­ulty of Busi­ness Ad­min­is­tra­tion and Eco­nom­ics

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…

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The participants of the Faculty Research Workshop 2025.

Re­search in dia­logue: Fac­ulty work­shop of the Fac­ulty of Busi­ness Ad­min­is­tra­tion and Eco­nom­ics brings to­geth­er re­search­ers

The regular Faculty of Business Administration and Economics workshop organised by Paderborn University took place on 3 July 2025 at PARSEC in Paderborn. The event, which has been held for a number of years, promotes the exchange of research work within the entire Faculty of Business Administration and Economics. It is a particularly good opportunity for junior researchers to present their current work and discuss it with members from the various…

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