Paderborn University has once again achieved excellent rankings in the 2026 ‘Global Ranking of Academic Subjects’ (GRAS), also known as the Shanghai Subject Ranking.
Through this new centre, Paderborn University will in future bring together research, teaching and knowledge transfer relating to the Benelux region (Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg).
Photo (Paderborn University, Thorsten Hennig): Offering their congratulations on behalf of the district of Höxter were: (from left to right) Marc Schüle (Paderborn University), Carsten Koch (HEGLA), Annette Mühlenhoff (Paderborn District), Bernd Schäfers-Maiwald (dSPACE), Eva Thöne (Vauth Sagel), Thorsten Heggen (VerbundVolksbank OWL), Robert Siemensmeyer (City of Paderborn), Sylvia Looks (CLAAS Foundation) and Prof. Dr Fahr (Paderborn University).
A 2.75-metre-tall sculpture made of cast aluminium, situated outside the ‘Photonic Quantum Systems Laboratory’ (PhoQS Lab) at Paderborn University, now serves as a bridge between art and science.
22.09.2026
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Education,
Research,
Transfer,
News,
Faculty of Computer Science, Electrical Engineering and Mathematics,
Department of Computer Science,
Didactics of Informatics
Thanks to funding from the Carl Zeiss Foundation, a doctoral programme in computer science education – the only one of its kind in Germany – is being established across six university campuses in five federal states. The aim is to strengthen research, professional development and cross-regional networking in computer science education in the long term.
21.09.2026
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Education,
Research,
Teaching,
Transfer,
News,
Faculty of Computer Science, Electrical Engineering and Mathematics,
Institute of Mathematics,
Didaktik der Mathematik
The federal states are continuing their joint initiative, ‘QuaMath – Developing the Quality of Teaching and Professional Development in Mathematics’, until the end of 2033 and are extending it to further schools. Last week, the heads of the departments at the Conference of Education Ministers approved the second funding phase of the ten-year programme. The federal states are providing around 26 million euros for this purpose. The aim of the…
18.09.2026
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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
Last-minute applicants can submit their applications to Paderborn University for the 2026/27 winter semester until 15 October. The Central Student Advisory Service is on hand to answer any questions about starting your studies and the range of courses on offer.
14.09.2026
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Education,
Research,
Collaborative Research Centres,
Transfer,
Artificial Intelligence,
TRR 318 - Erklärbarkeit konstruieren,
TRR 318 - Integration des technischen Modells in das Partnermodell bei der Erklärung von digitalen Artefakten (Teilprojekt A04),
Faculty of Arts and Humanities,
Faculty of Computer Science, Electrical Engineering and Mathematics
From car headlights to tomorrow’s resources: How can vehicle components and other industrial goods be designed to be recyclable? Paderborn University is investigating this question in the new KOLLEKT research project, in collaboration with the consortium coordinator FORVIA HELLA and other partners from academia and industry.
Prof. Dr Jürgen Klüners, a mathematician at Paderborn University, has, together with Prof. Dr Gunter Malle from the Rhineland-Palatinate Technical University (RPTU) in Kaiserslautern, won the international ‘IGP24 Competition’ organised by the ‘Foundation for Science and AI Research’ (SAIR).
04.09.2026
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Research,
Transfer,
Quantum Computation,
Press release,
Institute for Photonic Quantum Systems (PhoQS),
Faculty of Science,
Department of Physics
Co-ordinated by Paderborn University, the collaborative project “Detector Engineering to Enable Quantum Technology” (DETEQT) has now been launched and will receive funding of around six million euros over a period of three years.
A new study by an interdisziplinär research team from Paderborn University and Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich has investigated how consumers perceive and process rating distributions when shopping online.
