This short information event provides doctoral candidates who have not yet considered the possibilities of a stay abroad with an initial overview and suggestions for personal planning.
In the 2025 summer semester, the Lichtblick arthouse cinema is focusing on the connection between theatre and film under the motto "Curtain Call - Cinema in 15 Acts". To mark the occasion, "The Happiness of the Katakuris" will be screened on Tuesday, 15 April at 8.30 pm in the Pollux cinema.
High school students who are interested in studying, but are still unsure about their field of study, can take part in a free, two-day workshop organised by Paderborn University's Central Student Advisory Service (ZSB) during the Easter holidays.
A series of events is also being held at Paderborn University to mark the Action Weeks against Racism in the Paderborn district. Part of this is a workshop for university students, which will take place on Wednesday, April 16, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. in room E 5.333. Registration is required and should be sent by email to genderzentrum@upb.de.
In the peer coaching programme, doctoral candidates come together in the first year of their doctorate, exchange ideas on topics that are currently on their minds and support each other in several sessions.
17.04.2025
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Faculty of Mechanical Engineering,
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The sustainability lecture series "UPB for Future" will once again take place at Paderborn University in the summer semester of 2025. The programme has also been expanded to include a sustainability module for students in the winter semester 2024/2025. In this context, project coordinator Dr Katharina Schardt will give a lecture on Thursday, 17 April at 4.15 pm in lecture hall L1.
Under the motto "Study to make a difference", the running shoes will be laced up again on Holy Saturday, 19 April. "UPB meets Osterlauf" offers Paderborn University students and staff a unique opportunity to take part in the traditional Easter run in Paderborn. Registration is required.
Dr phil. Medardus Brehl from Ruhr University Bochum will open the series on Tuesday, 22 April, with a lecture on "Die Welt-Anschauer. Political aesthetics and self-empowerment in Nazi autonarratives of the Kampfzeit"
In the 2025 summer semester, the Lichtblick arthouse cinema is focusing on the connection between theatre and film under the motto "Curtain Call - Cinema in 15 Acts". To mark the occasion, the analogue projection of "Mephisto" will be shown on Tuesday, 22 April at 8.30 pm in the Pollux cinema.
At the Scholarship Information Day on Wednesday, 23 April, both students and pupils will have the opportunity to find out in detail about financial support opportunities that they can take advantage of on their further education path.
On Wednesday, 23 April, Prof. Dr Jacob Rump from Creighton University in the USA will be speaking on the topic of ‘The Power of Human Understanding in the Age of AI’
23.04.2025
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Institut für Evangelische Theologie,
Zentrum für Komparative Theologie und Kulturwissenschaften (ZeKK)
The events take place in cooperation with the Centre for Comparative Theology and Cultural Studies (ZeKK) as well as teachers and students from John Carroll University and the Tuohy Center for Interreligious Understanding in the USA
24.04.2025
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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
As part of the sustainability lecture series "UPB for Future", a lecture by Prof. Dr. Kirsten Schlegel-Matthies will take place on Thursday, 24 April at 4.15 pm in lecture hall L1. The lecture will shed light on the demands and excessive demands placed on people in private households as well as the necessary framework conditions for sustainable everyday behaviour.
Under the motto "KW writes (better) together", the Graduate Centre of the Faculty of Arts and Humanities (GKW) is organising an interdisciplinary writing group in cooperation with the Competence Centre for Writing.
A series of events is also being organised at Paderborn University to mark the Action Weeks against Racism in the Paderborn district. Part of this is a day of action, which will take place on 29 April in the foyer of the university. Further information will follow shortly.
"Why should I do a doctorate?", "Do I fulfil the requirements?", "How can I finance a doctorate?" – These and many other questions will be answered at the "PhD option" theme day on Tuesday, 29 April, starting at 10 a.m.
The lecture series "Elementary ontologies and media between politicisation and depoliticisation" at the Institute of Media Studies will take place in the 2025 summer semester. The series starts on Tuesday, 29 April, with the lecture "Und wenn die Welt weich und unscharf w?re: On the old authority of the new nature" by Dr Veit Braun from Goethe University Frankfurt am Main.
On Tuesday, 29 April, Danladi Abah from the University of Ghana will give a lecture from 6.15 to 7.45 pm on the topic ‘Queries Suspension an Banishment. The Politics and Cotrol of Chiefs and Chieftaincy Institutions in Modern Central Nigeria’
In the 2025 summer semester, the Lichtblick arthouse cinema is focusing on the connection between theatre and film under the motto "Curtain Call - Cinema in 15 Acts". To mark the occasion, the screening of "National Theatre: The Importance of Being Earnest" will take place on Tuesday, 29 April at 8.30 pm in the Pollux cinema.
In her lecture on Wednesday, 30 April, Karine Durin will talk about "Fluids as dynamic and organic forces". She will focus in particular on the medical knowledge of Oliva Sabuco de Nantes and her work "Nueva filosofía de la naturaleza del hombre" from 1587.
On Wednesday, 30 April, Prof. Dr Felix ? Murchadha from the University of Galway in Ireland will give a lecture on ‘Force, Power and Agency: Toward a Phenomenology of Nature’
The English-language lecture series "New Approaches to English Foreign Language Education" will take place again in the summer semester. The first lecture will be given by Dr. Nicola Galloway from the University of Glasgow on "Global Englishes in an international context."
Once a month, international doctoral candidates can come together to discuss current challenges they face in their academic or professional life as international researchers at Paderborn University.
Every first Tuesday of the month, German and international doctoral candidates at all stages of their doctorate and from all faculties are welcome to join us for a lunch break in the "Mensula".
On Tuesday, 6 May, the 6th SICP Students' Day will take place at Zukunftsmeile 2 from 2.30 pm. Students will have the opportunity to make contacts with companies in the OWL region and at Paderborn University and to exchange information about final theses, internships and job opportunities.
In the 2025 summer semester, the Lichtblick arthouse cinema is focusing on the connection between theatre and film under the motto "Curtain Call - Cinema in 15 Acts". To mark the occasion, the screening of "All About Eve" will take place on Tuesday, 6 May at 8.30 pm in the Pollux cinema.
On Wednesday, 7 May, Dr Lisa Knoll from the Institute of Human Sciences will speak on the topic of ‘Plural Forms of Welfare and Power in Social Policy’
In the ‘ZeKK live’ event format organised by the Centre for Comparative Theology and Cultural Studies (ZeKK) at Paderborn University, professorial ZeKK members interview guests from public life on issues relating to religion and society
07.05.2025
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Lecture,
News,
Faculty of Arts and Humanities,
Institut für Evangelische Theologie,
Zentrum für Komparative Theologie und Kulturwissenschaften (ZeKK)
The events take place in cooperation with the Centre for Comparative Theology and Cultural Studies (ZeKK) as well as teachers and students from John Carroll University and the Tuohy Center for Interreligious Understanding in the USA
The Primary School Pedagogy group invites all interested parties to the guest lecture by Prof. Dr. Marcela Gerardina Pozas Guajardo (Université Du Luxembourg) on 8 May.
08.05.2025
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Education,
Sustainability,
Studies,
Lecture,
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
As part of the "UPB for Future" sustainability lecture series, Daniel Hantelmann will give a lecture on Thursday, 8 May at 4.15 pm in lecture theatre L1. The lecture will shed light on the forms of local resistance that wind energy projects in particular face, often involving demonstrations, lawsuits and the ultimate failure of projects.
In order to train students and lecturers in the reflective use of AI applications in the context of language learning and teaching, staff at the Centre for Language Studies have created two courses. These will be presented at the "lernpause" on Tuesday, 13 May.
In the 2025 summer semester, the Lichtblick arthouse cinema is focusing on the connection between theatre and film under the motto "Curtain Call - Cinema in 15 Acts". To mark the occasion, the screening of "Todo Sobre Mi Madre" will take place on Tuesday, 13 May at 8.30 pm in the Pollux cinema.
On Wednesday, 14 May, Prof. Dr Dominik H?ink from the Detmold/Paderborn Musicology Seminar will give a lecture on ‘Verdi and the Inquisition - Between Clerical and Secular Power and the Power of Music’
The Central Student Advisory Service (ZSB) team informs high school graduates, pupils, subject changers, other prospective students, and parents about Paderborn University, the range of courses on offer and other topics related to studying.
Under the motto "KW writes (better) together", the Graduate Centre of the Faculty of Arts and Humanities (GKW) is organising an interdisciplinary writing group in cooperation with the Competence Centre for Writing.
15.05.2025
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Education,
Sustainability,
Studies,
Lecture,
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
As part of the sustainability lecture series "UPB for Future", a lecture by Dr Larissa Eikermann, Dr Annika Hegemann and Dr Susanne Richter will take place on Thursday, 15 May at 4.15 pm in lecture hall L1. The lecture will shed light on how sustainability encompasses social as well as ecological and economic aspects.
As part of the event series "Paderborn Talks on the Culture of Remembrance", Prof. Dr. Frederek Musall will give a lecture in the AStA Gew?lbekeller and shed light on the tension between divergent narratives in Jewish tradition and their influence on the culture of remembrance.
The 3rd TRR 318 conference "Contextualising Explanations" (ContEx25) will take place at Bielefeld University on 17/18 May. The international and interdisciplinary event will focus on the question of how explanations of AI processes can be contextualised for users in order to give them more understanding and control over the processes and create transparency.
Interested students, trainees and school pupils can gain a special insight into the development of intelligent rail systems for sustainable and networked mobility of the future at RailWeek OWL from 19 to 23 May.
In the 2025 summer semester, the Lichtblick arthouse cinema is focusing on the connection between theatre and film under the motto "Curtain Call - Cinema in 15 Acts". To mark the occasion, "Yannick" will be screened on Tuesday, 20 May at 8.30 pm in the Pollux cinema.
On Wednesday, 21 May, Prof. Dr. Merle T?nnies from the Institute of English and American Studies will speak on the topic ‘Power in/of the “Imagined Community”: The Instrumentalisation of National Identity in Current British Political Rhetoric’
22.05.2025
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Sustainability,
Research,
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Lecture,
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
As part of the sustainability lecture series "UPB for Future", a lecture by Prof. Dr. Christian Fuchs will take place on Thursday, 22 May at 4.15 pm in lecture hall L1. The lecture will present theoretical models of society, the (non-)sustainable society and the (non-)sustainable information society.
On Tuesday, 27 May, the Paderborn University Human Resources Development team cordially invites all new employees to a welcome event. The event will take place from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. in room Q0.101.
For 13 years now, the Diversity Charter has been calling on companies, organisations and educational institutions to take part in the annual "German Diversity Day". Paderborn University is following the call and invites you to the foyer on Tuesday, 27 May under the motto "Your voice for diversity - diversity matters!".
To mark German Diversity Day 2025, the "Uni Div Day OWL" event will take place on Tuesday, 27 May at the Kreativ Campus Detmold with workshops and contributions from students.
On Tuesday, 27 May, Leandra Oles from the University of Paderborn will speak on the topic of ‘Transformation and informal education - the women's initiative in Duisburg-Rheinhausen from 1987’
In the 2025 summer semester, the Lichtblick arthouse cinema is focusing on the connection between theatre and film under the motto "Curtain Call - Cinema in 15 Acts". To mark the occasion, "Kom?dianten" will be shown on Tuesday, 27 May at 8.30 pm in the Pollux cinema.
Once a month, international doctoral candidates can come together to discuss current challenges they face in their academic or professional life as international researchers at Paderborn University.
Every first Tuesday of the month, German and international doctoral candidates at all stages of their doctorate and from all faculties are welcome to join us for a lunch break in the "Mensula".
On Tuesday, 3 June, Dr Bodo Mrozek from the Leipzig Institute for Contemporary History Berlin, in cooperation with the ‘C:POP. Transdisciplinary Research Centre for Popular Music Cultures and Creative Economies’ at the University of Paderborn, will give a lecture on the topic ’Zwischen Volksbildung und v?lkischer Formierung. Transnational nationalism in the youth music movement (1923-1967)’
In the summer semester 2025, the lecture series "Elementary Ontologies and Media between Politicisation and Depoliticisation" will take place at the Institute of Media Studies. On Tuesday, 3 June, Prof. Dr. Jiré Emine G?zen from UE Berlin will give a lecture.
In the 2025 summer semester, the Lichtblick arthouse cinema is focusing on the connection between theatre and film under the motto "Curtain Call - Cinema in 15 Acts". To mark the occasion, "Brazil" will be screened on Tuesday, 3 June at 8.30 pm in the Pollux cinema.
A new class of the mentoring programme for female doctoral candidates starts in September. The application deadline is 1 July. At an information event on Wednesday, 4 June, interested women will learn all about the programme.
On Wednesday, 4 June, Dr Anne Foerster from the Institute of History will give a lecture on the topic ‘Who's Afraid of Powerful Women? The Medieval Chronicler's Role in the Gendering fo Authority’
In the ‘ZeKK live’ event format organised by the Centre for Comparative Theology and Cultural Studies (ZeKK) at Paderborn University, professorial ZeKK members interview guests from public life on issues relating to religion and society
Well-known headliners will be performing on the various stages alongside students and regional bands: Zartmann, Blond, Ikkimel, Apsilon Drunken Masters
The Graduate Centre of the Faculty of Arts and Humanities (GKW), in cooperation with the Graduate Forum of the Faculty of Arts and Humanities (GFKW), is organising the fifth (hybrid) Graduate Week from Tuesday, 10 June to Thursday, 12 June.
In the 2025 summer semester, the Lichtblick arthouse cinema is focusing on the connection between theatre and film under the motto "Curtain Call - Cinema in 15 Acts". To mark the occasion, "Las chicas están bien" will be screened at Pollux Kino on Tuesday, 10 June at 8.30 pm.
The Central Student Advisory Service (ZSB) team informs high school graduates, pupils, subject changers, other prospective students, and parents about Paderborn University, the range of courses on offer and other topics related to studying.
The didactic-empirical writing research summer school (dieS) will take place again in 2025. This year, under the direction of Prof. Dr. Sara Rezat, it is dedicated to the topic of "Writing and Feedback" and will take place from 12 to 14 June in the O-Building. The focus will be on the relevance of feedback for writing and, in particular, the revision of texts.
The English-language lecture series "New Approaches to English Foreign Language Education" will take place again in the summer semester. Nihal Khote from Kennesaw State University will give the lecture on Monday, 16 June, on the topic of "Teaching content and language with multilingual English learners."
On Tuesday, 17 June, Prof. Dr Christian Bunnenberg from Ruhr University Bochum will speak on the topic of ‘By luxury steamer to the Mediterranean, Spitsbergen and the West Indies - the emergence of German cruise tourism between 1891 and 1914’
In the 2025 summer semester, the Lichtblick arthouse cinema is focusing on the connection between theatre and film under the motto "Curtain Call - Cinema in 15 Acts". To mark the occasion, "Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)" will be screened at Pollux Kino on Tuesday, 17 June at 8.30 pm.
On Wednesday, 18 June, Junior Professor Dr Julia Eckel from the Institute of Media Studies will give a lecture on ‘Powers of AI Animation. Thoughts on Anymation & Tech-demo(cracy)s’
Under the motto "KW writes (better) together", the Graduate Centre of the Faculty of Arts and Humanities (GKW) is organising an interdisciplinary writing group in cooperation with the Competence Centre for Writing.
At the "Career Spotlight" on Tuesday, 24 June, Dr. Selahattin Danisman, a consultant at the Volkswagen Foundation, will present his personal career path.
On Tuesday, 24 June, Pieter van den Heede from Erasmus University Rotterdam will give a lecture on ‘Contemporary Digital Game Narratives on the Holocaust’
In the summer semester 2025, the lecture series "Elementary Ontologies and Media between Politicisation and Depoliticisation" will take place at the Institute of Media Studies. On Tuesday, 24 June, J.-Prof. Dr. Maria Muhle from the Academy of Fine Arts Munich will give the lecture "Mechaniker-Theorie der Kunst" - Techno?sthetische Milieus im Ausgang von Canguilhem und Simondon".
In the 2025 summer semester, the Lichtblick arthouse cinema is focusing on the connection between theatre and film under the motto "Curtain Call - Cinema in 15 Acts". To mark the occasion, "The Hamlet Syndrome" will be screened on Tuesday, 24 June at 8.30 pm in the Pollux cinema.
On Wednesday, 25 June, PD Dr Friedrich Markewitz from the Institute of German and Comparative Literature will speak on the topic of ‘Power During Nazi Era - Communication in the Litzmannstadt Ghetto’
On Thursday, 26 June, the Graduate Centre of the Faculty of Arts and Humanities (GKW) is offering the workshop "Getting things done! Successfully defending your doctoral dissertation."
26.06.2025
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Faculty of Mechanical Engineering,
Faculty of Science,
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As part of the sustainability lecture series "UPB for Future", a lecture by Prof. Dr. Lars Libuda will take place on Thursday, 26 June at 4.15 pm in lecture hall L1. The lecture will focus on the opportunities, potential and challenges of sustainable nutrition.
Once a month, international doctoral candidates can come together to discuss current challenges they face in their academic or professional life as international researchers at Paderborn University.
Every first Tuesday of the month, German and international doctoral candidates at all stages of their doctorate and from all faculties are welcome to join us for a lunch break in the "Mensula".
On Tuesday, 1 July, PD Dr Stephanie Zloch from the Technical University of Dresden will speak on the topic of ‘The knowledge of the immigration society. Migration and education in Germany 1945-2000’
In the 2025 summer semester, the Lichtblick arthouse cinema is focusing on the connection between theatre and film under the motto "Curtain Call - Cinema in 15 Acts". To mark the occasion, "William Shakespeare's Romeo + Juliet" will be screened on Tuesday, 1 July at 8.30 pm in the Pollux cinema.
Photo (Paderborn University): The "PB^Math 2025" summer school at Paderborn University makes complex topics tangible: Hands-on university maths.
02.07.2025
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TRR 358 - Ganzzahlige Strukturen in Geometrie und Darstellungstheorie,
Institute of Mathematics
The Institute of Mathematics at Paderborn University is inviting sixth form students in years 10 to 13 to the "PB^Math 2025" summer school. The registration deadline is 2 May.
On Wednesday, 2 July, Prof. Dr Katharina von Kellenbach from the Institute of Protestant Theology will give a lecture on ‘Omnipotence: Theology and the Plotics of Power’.