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."

The new research colloquium of the Centre for the History of Women Philosophers and Scientists (HWPS) in cooperation with the EcoTechGender research unit will take place in the summer semester 2025. On Monday, 16 June, Dr. Dr. Luka Boršić from the Institute of Philosophy Zagreb will give the lecture "The Proto-Radical Feminism in 16th Century Dubrovnik: The Strange Case of Maruša Gundulić and Cvijeta Zuzorić".

The 3rd TRR 318 conference "Contextualising Explanations" (ContEx25) will take place at Bielefeld University on 17/18 June. 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.

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’

The speakers are dedicated to the soundscapes of "evil" figures, such as tyrants, villains and demons

Science meets pub atmosphere: this is the motto of a new event series organised by Paderborn University and the Anti-Discrimination Service Centre (ADA) of the Paderborn Caritas Association.

The Paderborn University Choir, under the long-standing direction of Gundula Hense, is cooperating with the Vocalensemble Erwitte and the Neue Philharmonie Westfalen for the first time this year and invites you to a classical music experience in the Marktkirche Paderborn on Sunday, 22 June at 5 pm.

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.

Registrations possible until 2 June

Lecture by Prof. Dr Thomas Baier from Justus-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg

The Graduate Assembly of the Faculty of Arts and Humanities will take place in the summer semester on Monday, 24 June, at 1 pm.

At the "Career Spotlight" on Tuesday, 24 June, Dr. Selahattin Danisman, a consultant at the Volkswagen Foundation, will present his personal career path.

For the twelfth time, everything will revolve around the health of Paderborn University staff and students on 24 and 25 June from 9.30 am to 3 pm.

How can the city of Paderborn become a "smart city" in the coming years? What does it take to increase the quality of life for citizens, strengthen the economy and at the same time promote sustainable and future-proof urban development?

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" - Technoästhetische Milieus im Ausgang von Canguilhem und Simondon".

When young people are faced with the decision of which path they would like to take after completing their (subject area) A-levels, parents are often the most important source of advice. In order to strengthen them in this role, Paderborn University is offering a digital information event specifically for parents on Tuesday, 24 June from 6 to 7 pm.

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’

As part of the Paderborn Afghanistan Talks, the Centre for Comparative Theology and Cultural Studies (ZeKK) invites you to a book review and a discussion with the Islamic scholar Dr. Jan-Peter Hartung.

Under the motto "COLOURful Impact - Shape Your City", the hackathon of the European University Alliance "COLOURS" will take place from 26 to 28 June at the Start-up Campus OWL in Paderborn. Dedicated students, researchers, entrepreneurs and creative minds from all over Europe will come together to develop ideas for a sustainable and liveable urban future in interdisciplinary teams.

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."

On Thursday, 26 June, Paderborn University will open its doors from 4 to 7 p.m. for the NRW-wide "Long Evening of Student Advice". Interested parties can find out about degree programmes, clarify specific questions with subject experts and make direct contact with students.

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.

In the Basic Physics Practical II, students work independently on a physics project from the development of the research question to the presentation of the results.

Together with VerbundVolksbank OWL, garage33, Paderborn University's start-up centre, is hosting the grand finale of the "Call for Ideas" competition for the eleventh time on Thursday, 26 June.

In the summer semester 2025, the new research colloquium of the Centre for the History of Women Philosophers and Scientists (HWPS) will take place in cooperation with the EcoTechGender research unit. On Monday, 30 June, Dr Jil Muller from Paderborn University will give the lecture "Holistic Philosophical Anthropology".

Prof. Dr. Sighard Neckel will give a lecture entitled "The disintegration of democratic orders – post-democracy, refeudalisation and the axis of autocracies". In it, he addresses the widespread perception that central social orders are currently faltering.

Paderborn University invites high school graduates to the two-day workshop "Identifying your own skills and interests - developing ideas for choosing a course of study" on 1 and 3 July.

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".

Internationalisation at Paderborn University is a cross-sectional task that affects all fields and is supported by a large number of stakeholders. Since the summer semester 2021, the "International Tuesdays" event format has offered all members of the university the opportunity to network in an informal setting at lunchtime and exchange ideas, experiences and best practices with other interested parties. On Tuesday, 1 July, international doctoral…

As part of the digital lecture series "Wege zu einer Didaktik der Sozialpädagogik", Dr. Tilmann Wahne from Leuphana University Lüneburg will give a lecture on Tuesday, 1 July on the topic "Quo vadis, schulischer Ganztag? Time-diagnostic categorisations, research needs and development perspectives for socio-educational qualifications". The event will take place from 4 to 6 pm.

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.

Unishop sales campaign with new products

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’.

On Wednesday, 2 July, the "PLAZ - Professional School of Education" of Paderborn University invites you to a digital information lecture from 4.30 to 6 pm, where prospective students can get a detailed insight into studying to become a teacher and the subsequent career as a teacher.

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

The speakers are dedicated to the soundscapes of "evil" figures, such as tyrants, villains and demons

Lecture by Prof Dr Karin Hoff from the Christian-Albrechts-Universität Kiel

Paderborn students present ideas at the Impact Festival at the Start-up Campus OWL

As part of the sustainability lecture series "UPB for Future", a lecture by Prof. Dr. Thomas Tröster will take place on Thursday, 3 July at 4.15 pm in lecture hall L1. The lecture will examine the possibility of making public mobility both sustainable and convenient with small, automated vehicles.

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The English-language lecture series "New Approaches to English Foreign Language Education" will take place again in the summer semester. Frauke Matz from the University of Münster will give the lecture on Monday, 7 July, on the topic of "Critical Language Education for Peace".

As part of the city's public event series "Paderborn Talks on the Culture of Remembrance", Prof. Dr. Barbara U. Meyer will give a lecture in the Liborianum education and conference centre (auditorium).

Dr. Anda-Lisa Harmening and Prof. Dr. Ingrid Scharlau answer questions about doctoral supervision and the role of doctoral candidates in this process.

Internationalisation at Paderborn University is a cross-sectional task that affects all fields and is supported by a large number of stakeholders. Since the summer semester 2021, the "International Tuesdays" event format has offered all university members the opportunity to network in an informal setting at lunchtime and exchange ideas, experiences and best practices with other interested parties. On Tuesday, 8 July, an information event on…

In the summer semester 2025, the lecture series "Elementary Ontologies and Media between Politicisation and Depoliticisation" of the Institute of Media Studies will take place. On Tuesday, 8 July, J.-Prof. Dr. Katrin Köppert from the HGB Leipzig will give the lecture "Mine - Mime - Meme. Digital Blackface and Extractivism in the Neocene".

As part of the "Judaism on Tuesday" lecture series at Paderborn University, Prof. Dr. Nina Kölsch-Bunzen from Esslingen University of Applied Sciences will be presenting her book "Good News. Stories of Jesus told fairly for children".

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 "Persona" will take place on Tuesday, 8 July at 8.30 pm in the Pollux cinema.

On Wednesday, 9 July, Prof. Dr Johannes Grössl from the Institute of Catholic Theology will speak on the topic ‘The Infinite of Power Paradox: Solutions in Philosophical Thought and World Religions’.

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.

As part of the sustainability lecture series "UPB for Future", a lecture by Sumaya Islam will take place on Thursday, 10 July at 4.15 pm in lecture hall L1. Her lecture will show how so-called "social entrepreneurs" use innovative approaches to solve social and ecological challenges.

Prof Dr Ingrid Daubechies, internationally award-winning mathematician, is this year's keynote speaker at the Weierstrass Lecture at Paderborn University. On Friday, 11 July, the scientist will give an insight into current topics of her research.

On Friday, 11 July, the Paderborn Teacher Training Centre (PLAZ), the Teacher Training Student Council and the alumni association PLAZEF invite all Bachelor and Master of Education graduates with their relatives and friends to a graduation ceremony in the Audimax. The event will take place from 5 to 7 pm.

Lecture by Prof. Dr Anette Gerok-Reiter from the Eberhard Karls University of Tübingen

The final event of the sustainability lecture series "UPB for Future" will be the lecture "Kultürlich Drag: Pop, Stars und Diversitäten: Spielerische Amateure und Profis in Exklusion, Inklusion und Transformation" by Prof. Dr. Christoph Jacke on Thursday, 17 July at 4.15 pm in lecture hall L1.

From 21 to 25 July, the "International Summer School" with the topic "Responsible Digitalisation: AI, Social Media and their Contribution to a Sustainable Society" will take place at the Faculty of Arts and Humanities at Paderborn University. The one-week event offers students and interested parties the opportunity to take an in-depth look at the effects of digitalisation on education, the economy and society.

On Monday, 28 July, the graduate get-together will take place at Libori in the city centre from 6 pm. The meeting point is at the town hall fountain.

In the "ZeKK live" event format of the Centre for Comparative Theology and Cultural Studies (ZeKK), professorial ZeKK members interview guests from public life on questions relating to religion and society.

In the "ZeKK live" event format of the Centre for Comparative Theology and Cultural Studies (ZeKK), professorial ZeKK members interview guests from public life on questions relating to religion and society.

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 International Meeting on Comparative Theology (IMoC) 2025 will take place at Paderborn University on 16 and 17 September.

For many years now, the Paderborn Foreign Language Day has been a permanent fixture on the Paderborn training programme for teachers.

The state's first "ORCAthon" at Paderborn University enables teachers in North Rhine-Westphalia to spend a whole day working on digital, openly licensed teaching materials.

The 11th Paderborn Day of School Sport with the topic "Psychological Aspects in School Sport" will take place on Wednesday, 1 October, from 2 to 6 p.m. at Paderborn University, Building SP 2.

In the "ZeKK live" event format of the Centre for Comparative Theology and Cultural Studies (ZeKK), professorial ZeKK members interview guests from public life on questions relating to religion and society.

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.

Dr. Anda-Lisa Harmening and Prof. Dr. Ingrid Scharlau answer questions about doctoral supervision and the role of doctoral candidates in this process.

In the "ZeKK live" event format of the Centre for Comparative Theology and Cultural Studies (ZeKK), professorial ZeKK members interview guests from public life on questions relating to religion and society.

On 7 and 8 November, a workshop on the history of the reception of the Hagar figure will take place in the Liborianum. It will be led by Prof Dr Claudia Bergmann from the Institute for Protestant Theology at Paderborn University in cooperation with Thomas R. Blanton IV from John Caroll University.

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.

Dr. Anda-Lisa Harmening and Prof. Dr. Ingrid Scharlau answer questions about doctoral supervision and the role of doctoral candidates in this process.

In the "ZeKK live" event format of the Centre for Comparative Theology and Cultural Studies (ZeKK), professorial ZeKK members interview guests from public life on questions relating to religion and society.

Every year in autumn/winter, the Faculty of Arts and Humanities invites its graduates from the Bachelor's and Master of Arts degree programmes as well as doctoral and postdoctoral graduates to a graduation ceremony.

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.