What does a study program in economics actually look like?

Stefan Kuhlemann studied Business Informatics at Paderborn University, completing both his Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees. Today, the 33-year-old works as an IT consultant at BearingPoint, developing digital solutions for businesses. Entering the world of work felt unfamiliar to him at first: after many years at university, he found himself wondering what lay ahead for him outside the academic environment.

Arefeh Shirzadsibeni came to Germany from Iran in 2023 in search of new prospects. Since then, the 26-year-old has been studying for a Master's degree in International Economics and Management at Paderborn University. In addition to her own academic journey, she is particularly keen to support other international students: as a tutor at Studierendenwerk (student services association) Paderborn, she is committed to helping new arrivals get off to…

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.