Paderborn University's process management for teaching and learning serves to identify, design, control and document processes. The transparent presentation of procedures and responsibilities enables efficient, standardised processes. Process management is therefore an essential tool for the continuous improvement of the quality of teaching and learning.

The processes are divided into control processes, which serve to ensure the quality of teaching and learning, core processes, which aim to fulfil the educational mission, and support processes, which support the control and core processes.