The "BeneluxNet" platform of the Belgium Centre (BELZ) at Paderborn University has been online since 8 April. The aim is to provide an in-depth presentation of the Benelux region as the economic, political and cultural heartland of Europe and an important partner for Germany, particularly North Rhine-Westphalia.
21.03.2025
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Mobility,
Research,
International,
Transfer,
Press release,
Faculty of Arts and Humanities,
Institut für Humanwissenschaften,
Subject philosophy
Prof Dr Jacob Martin Rump from Creighton University in Omaha, USA, has been awarded a Humboldt Research Fellowship for Experienced Researchers and is now continuing his work at Paderborn University.
20.03.2025
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Studies,
Press release,
Student Advice Centre,
Faculty of Business Administration and Economics,
Faculty of Arts and Humanities,
Faculty of Mechanical Engineering,
Faculty of Science,
Faculty of Computer Science, Electrical Engineering and Mathematics
The regular application deadline for the summer semester 2025 at Paderborn University ends on Friday, 21 March. However, for those interested in studying at short notice, there is still the opportunity to apply for admission-free degree programmes until 15 April this semester.
Dual vocational training is a central pillar of the German labour market and makes a significant contribution to securing skilled workers. Improved cooperation between learning venues can not only improve the quality of training, but also increase the attractiveness of dual training - an important factor in view of the increasing shortage of skilled labour. A new study by Paderborn University analyses the cooperation between the three central…
The interim results of the independent historical study funded by the Archdiocese of Paderborn, which researchers at Paderborn University have been conducting since the beginning of 2020, have already caused outrage: the church and society have systematically looked the other way in cases of abuse and in several cases even condoned the offences.
07.03.2025
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Education,
Research,
Campus,
Press release,
GeFoWiss - Geschlecht als Analysekategorie in universitären Forschungs- und Wissenszusammenhängen,
Faculty of Arts and Humanities
8 March is International Women's Day. Established in 1911, there have been a number of developments since then, particularly in gender studies. Some things have been achieved, but there is still room for improvement in other areas. In the news - for example in the USA - developments are emerging that are thwarting efforts to achieve equality and undoing what has already been achieved.
Prof Dr Ruth Edith Hagengruber, Professor of Philosophy at Paderborn University, is the first woman to be elected President of the German Philosophical Association (DGPhil).
A successful cooperation between the Belgium Centre (BELZ) at Paderborn University and the Theodorianum grammar school has already existed since 2021, which is expressed above all in the joint organisation of the annual Belgium Day. This collaboration is now being expanded as part of the cooperation agreement "Benelux macht Schule".
In January, Paderborn University launched the new DAAD-funded project "AKTIV UPB 2.0" with partner universities on four continents to enrich teacher training with further internationalisation opportunities.
28.01.2025
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Education,
Studies,
Teaching,
International,
Press release,
PLAZ – Professional School of Education,
Institut für Anglistik und Amerikanistik,
Didaktik - Bereich Prof. Hohwiller,
Didaktik - Bereich Prof. Rumlich
The Department of English and American Studies at Paderborn University has expanded its cooperation with Kennesaw State University (KSU) in Georgia, USA.
The three-year research project "Didactic-diagnostic potentials of inclusion-oriented subject teaching", or DiPoSa for short, which was carried out by a team of researchers from Paderborn University, Bielefeld University and the University of Cologne, was successfully completed at the end of last year. The aim of the project was to improve the inclusive education of children through resource-orientated and support-related diagnostics and to make…
23.01.2025
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Digitalization,
Artificial Intelligence,
Press release,
Faculty of Business Administration and Economics,
Personalwirtschaft,
Faculty of Arts and Humanities,
Komparatistik/Vergleichende Literatur- und Kulturwissenschaft
