Diversity in studies and teaching

Paderborn University considers the heterogeneity of its students as an opportunity. Structures that promote diversity are incorporated in the working and study conditions as well as in the design of teaching and learning conditions on campus.

For example, with the help of training courses for diversity-sensitive teaching, teachers are supported in their efforts to create innovative, low-barrier teaching scenarios at Paderborn University. Learners, in turn, are supported in their own individual abilities through competence-oriented learning opportunities and can attend courses that are tailored to their different needs and life situations.

In addition to multilingual teaching offers, the focus is particularly on creating an environment that enables self-determined, goal-oriented learning for students at the university. Diversity-sensitive teaching and learning opportunities therefore play a central role at Paderborn University in order to enable academic success and to continue to promote diversity on campus as a success factor for studying and teaching in the future.

Diversity-related study offers, study contents and study programmes

• English taught Master Programs at Paderborn University
• Subject "Comparative Theology of Religions" in the two-subject Bachelor's programme in Cultural Studies
• Master's programme "Theologies in Dialogue"
• Master's programme"Gender Studies" of the Gender Centre
• Master's programme "BeNeLux Studies"
• Study programme Special Education/Inclusion: "Teaching Certificate for Special Needs Education"
• Profile studies dealing with heterogeneity
• Special Needs Education/Inclusion: "Teacher Training in Special Needs Education"
• Subject "European Studies" in the Master's programme "Culture and Society"
• Working Group on Dealing with Heterogeneity (Professionalisation in the Teaching Profession) of the PLAZ-Professional School
• "Life is diversity - everyone is welcome" - Network of migrant and non-immigrant student teachers
• PPIK - Paderborn Perspectives on Inclusion - interdisciplinary, discursive, practice-oriented - colloquia, collegium and fireside chats for doctoral students interested in issues related to heterogeneity and inclusion

Diversity-sensitive teaching

• "Heterogeneity as an opportunity" - Quality Pact for Teaching at Paderborn University
• Project "Strengthening Diversity" for practical qualification in the area of German as a second language and for the promotion of interculturality and multilingualism in teacher training programmes
• Competence-oriented teaching at Paderborn University
• Individual counselling on competence-oriented teaching by the Office of Educational Innovation and University Didactics
• Further training courses offered by the University Didactics on the topic of "Diversity in Teaching"
• Teaching International
• Overview of innovative teaching projects at Paderborn University
• Award for Innovation and Quality in Teaching at Paderborn University
• AG Innovative Teaching (AGiL) for an interdisciplinary and inter-faculty exchange among teachers
• Support for the design of digital teaching
• E-Learning-Label at Paderborn University
• E-learning advisory services and technical support
• Fellowships for innovations in digital university teaching (digiFellows) for the digitalisation of teaching, learning and examinations