In the summer semester, Paderborn University is once again inviting all interested parties to various public lecture series on numerous socially relevant topics. Teaching staff and researchers from the university's five faculties, as well as external experts, will address a wide range of scientific aspects each week.
"UPB for Future"
The lecture series "UPB for Future " is taking place for the sixth time in the summer semester and focuses on the ecological, social and economic dimensions of sustainability in alternating lectures. The lectures take place on Thursdays from 4.15 to 5.45 pm in lecture theatre L1 at Paderborn University. The first lecture on 16 April will be given by geoscientist, climate researcher, landscape photographer and author Christian Klepp. In his lecture, he will show how research and nature photography can work together to create a new awareness of our planet.
"Cultural Perspectives on Gender"
The Faculty of Arts and Humanities at Paderborn University is continuing its established international lecture series. Under the title "Cultural Perspectives on Gender", the series of events in the summer semester is dedicated to the topic of gender from interdisziplinär and international perspectives. The lectures, which will be held in English, will take place every Wednesday from 15 April from 4 to 6 p.m. in lecture theatre O1.
"Carl Maria von Weber: Music - Edition - Interpretation"
To mark the 200th anniversary of Carl Maria von Weber's death, the public lecture series of the Musicology Seminar Detmold/Paderborn in the summer semester 2026 is dedicated to current research on the famous composer and his work. The Carl Maria von Weber Complete Edition, based in Detmold, Paderborn and Berlin, is organising the lecture series together with external guests, starting on Wednesday, 15 April at 6.15 pm in the Kuppelsaal of the Detmold University of Music. The lecture series will be accompanied by the concert "The Unknown Weber - Concert on the 200th anniversary of his death with chamber music and Scottish songs" on Thursday, 2 July at 7.30 pm in the Detmold Summer Theatre. This will be performed by students of the Detmold University of Music under the direction of Professor Rinko Hama and Professor Manuel Lange.
"School of the many"
In the event series "School of the Many - Educational Perspectives for a Heterogeneous Society", assistants from academia and practice present different perspectives on education, provide impulses for educational work and encourage discussion. The lecture series offers not only professional orientation and new food for thought for your studies and future career, but also the opportunity to network, ask questions and develop your own positions. The events will take place weekly from Tuesday, 28 April, from 4 to 6 p.m. in lecture hall O2.
"Education in the digital transformation"
The lecture series "Education in the digital transformation" shows what education means in the digital transformation in weekly changing lectures. The aim is to give participants an overview of important theories, methods and terminology. In order to provide a broad insight into education in the digitally networked world, the lecture series will cover subject-specific, didactic and educational science perspectives. The lecture series will kick off on Thursday, 23 April from 11.15 to 12.45 in room W3.210 at Paderborn University with a lecture on the topic of "Maker Education". Registration is requested by e-mail to Dr Franziska Schwabl(schwabl@plaz.upb.de).
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