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.
How can theoretical knowledge and practical project work in sport be usefully combined? Students on the ‘Applied Project Management’ seminar at Paderborn University are exploring this question
How can inclusive education be more successfully implemented in everyday school life? How can young people be given individual support and assistance with the transition from school to work? These are the questions addressed by the collaborative project ‘IvO – Inclusion on the Ground’.
Elections are held for the Senate, the faculty councils of the five faculties, the Student Parliament (StuPa) and the student representative bodies (student representative groups and student councils)
Students on a cultural studies seminar at Paderborn University have created the podcast ‘Stadtspuren aus Stoff’. To do so, they visited places in Paderborn that have a special connection to the history of textiles and clothing, and used these to design a walking tour.
15.06.2026
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Campus,
Transfer,
Reading,
Press release,
Faculty of Arts and Humanities,
Zentrum für deutschsprachige Gegenwartsliteratur (ZdG),
Institut für Germanistik und Vergleichende Literaturwissenschaft,
Neuere Deutsche Literatur (Eke)
Thanks to the support of the Rotary Club Paderborn-Kaiserpfalz and other sponsors, the “Paderborn Visiting Professorship for Writers” and the accompanying programme of author readings in the “Contemporary German-Language Literature” series at Paderborn University continue.
