What does a study program in economics actually look like?

Laura Wiredu is 27 years old and studied International Business Studies in the Bachelor's programme and Business Administration in the Master's programme at Paderborn University. She is now working as a research assistant at the Chair of Business Administration, in particular Business Taxation, and is working towards a doctorate. Her master's thesis, in which she analysed the effects of the British soft drinks tax, has prepared her for her…

Seeing the world and developing the technologies of tomorrow - that is Mika's big dream. The Paderborn student is 23 years old and loves discovering new things. He is currently studying for a Master's degree in Business Informatics at Paderborn University and Law at Bielefeld University. In order to discover modern technologies and the Asian economic region, he spent his semester abroad at EWHA Womans University in Seoul, Korea.

At the age of 23, Alexander has achieved what many students dream of: a publication in a journal. The starting point was his Bachelor's thesis. In the Master's degree programme in Management Information Systems at Paderborn University, he developed this into a publishable scientific paper in the #myfirstresearchpaper module.

Leaving everything behind and building a new life on the other side of the world: I'm sure some people have dreamed of this before. For Joshua Kornhoff, 23 years old and a Bachelor's student of economics, this dream became a reality. Together with his best friend and student teacher Meiko, he moved to the small Indonesian island of Lombok to fulfil their dream of running their own diving school.

Sun on her face, arancini in her hand and plenty of adventure in her luggage - for Sarah, this dream has become a reality. The Paderborn student is 23 years old and is studying for a Master's degree in Management, specialising in Marketing. Sarah also completed her Bachelor's degree in International Business Studies at Paderborn University. In her second Master's semester, it was therefore high time for a change of scenery. Simply get away from…