Freshers' welcome with talk show and improv theater
The 2024 summer semester marks the start of studies at Paderborn University for many new faces. A total of 787 students (provisional status) were welcomed on Wednesday, April 3, in the largest lecture hall on campus - the Auditorium maximum. Almost half of them have decided to study to become teachers. "You have done everything right: you are studying at Paderborn University," said Prof. Dr.-Ing. Volker Schöppner, Vice President for Teaching, Studies and Quality Management, welcoming the first-semester students.
Together with Dietrich Honervogt, Deputy Mayor of the City of Paderborn, and Ulrich Schmidt, Managing Director of Studierendenwerk, Schöppner showed the new students the opportunities at Paderborn University - from the gastronomic offerings to the proximity to the city center and the idyllic Pader spring area to opportunities for personal involvement. "Take advantage of the campus university and get to know nice people here, it makes studying fun," said Schöppner.
Julian Rische, first chairman of the General Students' Committee (AStA), and Dennis Kehne, deputy head of university sports, provided insights into student life. True to the motto "get through your studies healthy and successfully", they presented offers and events that students at Paderborn University can take advantage of. The new outdoor sports facility, which will be inaugurated in May, and the recharge station during the lunch break are just two of the many options.
The university sports department's improvisational theater then showed how quickly theory can be put into practice. Six performers conjured up entertaining scenes and smiling faces from spontaneous shouts from the audience. The event was moderated by Julia Ures. After the program, the first-year students had the opportunity to get to know the campus and their fellow students better with subject-specific activities.
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