30.06.2026
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Sustainability,
Research,
Transfer,
Press release,
Business Administration and Economics,
Faculty of Business Administration and Economics,
Paderborn Research Center for Sustainable Economy (PARSEC)
The ‘Healthy University’ initiative has been working to promote the health of the members of Paderborn University for 30 years. Launched in 1996 as a student project with the involvement of the university management and the General Students’ Committee (AStA), it grew out of the ‘Healthy University’ working group.
The ‘Otus’ high-performance computer, installed at Paderborn University in 2025, is set to receive a significant boost in performance: Additional computing nodes and storage capacity will enable the HPC (High-Performance Computing) system to solve even more computationally intensive scientific and technical problems in future.
Students at Paderborn University who were eligible to vote had the opportunity to take part in Paderborn University’s online elections from 17 to 24 June 2026.
26.06.2026
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Research,
Optoelectronics and Photonics,
International,
Quantum Computation,
Press release,
Institute for Photonic Quantum Systems (PhoQS),
Faculty of Science
Physicists at Paderborn University have, for the first time, experimentally demonstrated the so-called ‘return’ of Rabi oscillations in semiconductor quantum dots.
Through ‘edYOUcate@UPB’, formerly known as ‘Teaching Day’, Paderborn University aims to highlight high-quality teaching and work together to develop it further. On Tuesday 23 June, participants exchanged views under the theme ‘The university as a democratic space. Learning democracy – teaching democracy’.
Well-trained specialists in Mathematics, Computer Science, natural sciences and technology (MINT) are essential for Germany’s economic success and future viability. However, the challenges in the STEM sector are becoming increasingly acute – a shortage of teachers, growing skills gaps among pupils, and falling numbers of students and skilled workers. At the same time, there are promising approaches that could improve the situation. This is reason…
24.06.2026
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Digitalization,
Research,
Transfer,
High Performance Computing,
Conference,
Press release,
Paderborn Center for Parallel Computing (PC2),
Faculty of Computer Science, Electrical Engineering and Mathematics,
Department of Computer Science,
High-Performance Computing
The National High-Performance Computing Centres (NHR) conference, taking place from 14 to 17 September, will bring together researchers, engineers, data centre operators and decision-makers from across Germany to Paderborn to discuss the current state of high-performance computing in Germany.
Only around nine months have passed since the foundation stone was laid. The structural work on one of Paderborn University’s largest new-build projects has been completed. The Building and Property Management Agency of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia (BLB NRW) and Paderborn University celebrated this milestone together with numerous guests.
22.06.2026
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Digitalization,
Research,
Transfer,
Artificial Intelligence,
Press release,
Faculty of Arts and Humanities,
Institut für Kunst / Musik / Textil,
Kulturwissenschaft
Diversity makes us strong – under this motto, representatives from the worlds of academia, business, politics and civil society celebrated the tenth anniversary of the Paderborn Belgium Centre (BELZ).
19.06.2026
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Campus,
Studies,
Press release,
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
Dr Resul Karaca is a researcher at the Institute of Romance Studies at Paderborn University and has been researching football from a cultural and literary perspective for many years. In this interview, he discusses, amongst other things, his perspective on football, its current and historical politicisation, and the question of whether major sporting events such as the World Cup can still bring people together at all.
