Since this winter semester 2024/25, Paderborn University has been providing student ID cards in digital form via the UPB app. The ID card function for staff is currently still in the test phase, but activation is also planned for the near future.
Photo (Paderborn University, Johanna Pietsch): More than 3,200 new students began a course of study at Paderborn University in the 2024/25 winter semester.
Paderborn University produces an above-average number of founders, according to the latest Start-up Monitor, which was recently published by the German Start-up Association.
Prof Dr Norbert Otto Eke, researcher at Paderborn University, has been elected Chairman of the Advisory Committee of the NRW state government for the award of the title ‘Professor’ until the end of March 2026.
Photo (Leibniz-IPF, Emanuel Richter): Bio-based technical polymers such as polyethylene furanoate (PEF) (left) and polybutylene furanoate (PBF) (right) are synthesised at the IPF as a sustainable alternative to the well-known PET. These polymers will be made available to the project partners for versatile decomposition studies."
25.09.2024
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Sustainability,
Research,
Transfer,
Press release,
Faculty of Science,
Department of Chemistry
‘The future of the plastics industry essentially depends on the development of sustainable polymer materials that are obtained from renewable raw materials and are suitable for chemical recycling as part of a circular economy.’
In addition to classics such as notepads, pens, T-shirts and hoodies, the range also includes new products such as insulated drinking bottles, belt pouches and 6-in-1 charging cables.
20.09.2024
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Studies,
Press release,
Student Advice Centre,
Faculty of Business Administration and Economics,
Faculty of Arts and Humanities,
Faculty of Mechanical Engineering,
Faculty of Science,
Faculty of Computer Science, Electrical Engineering and Mathematics
The regular application deadline for the 2024/25 winter semester at Paderborn University ends on Saturday, 21 September. This semester, however, there is also the opportunity for last-minute prospective students to apply for admission-free degree programmes until 15 October.
Photo (Paderborn University, Tanja Dittmann): Together with other Paderborn University researchers, Dr Enes Yigitbas is developing a virtual learning environment in the "SMART-EAT" project to help children and young people make healthy and sustainable food choices.
17.09.2024
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Education,
Sustainability,
Transfer,
Software Innovation Campus Paderborn (SICP),
Faculty of Arts and Humanities,
Faculty of Science,
Faculty of Computer Science, Electrical Engineering and Mathematics
Photo (Claudia Alfes): A total of almost 300 participants from all over the world came together for the SFB TRR 358 conference in Paderborn.
13.09.2024
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Research,
International,
Press release,
TRR 358 - Ganzzahlige Strukturen in Geometrie und Darstellungstheorie,
Institute of Mathematics,
Algebra and Number Theory
Symbolic photo (Paderborn University): When designing classrooms, opportunities for retreat and relaxation as well as for group work should already be considered.
Height-adjustable furniture, designated movement zones and more: sports students at Paderborn University have developed recommendations for action for movement-orientated classroom design in primary schools as part of a seminar. They have now presented these to experts from various sectors - from schools, trades and architecture to municipal administration - and discussed them with them. The next step is to incorporate the results into everyday…
For his research work in the field of computer science, Junior Professor Dr Sebastian Peitz from Paderborn University has been awarded an ERC Starting Grant worth 1.5 million euros by the European Research Council (ERC).
