Help for Students
On these pages, you will find all the relevant information for students.
FAQ Students
After receiving your university account, which you can only create after enrolment, it can take up to 24 hours before you can use PAUL.
PAUL has accepted your university account, but your status does not allow you to log in to PAUL.
If you are already enrolled at Paderborn University, created your university account more than 24 hours ago and still receive this message, please contact the Notebook Café (H1.201) or send a message to PAUL support.
Another reason for the error message "Access denied":
For security reasons, PAUL uses so-called session cookies, which are only stored on your computer for the duration of the browser session. If you have deactivated the use of cookies in your browser, you will receive the message "Access denied" after attempting to log in.
The user status of a university account must be "Students" or "Teachers" in order to log in to PAUL.
You can check your user status in the ZIM service portal (formerly IMT service portal).
You cannot log into PAUL with the status "Personal".
If your user status is "Student", you set up your university account more than 24 hours ago and you are still unable to log into PAUL, please contact the Notebook Café (H1.201) or send a message to paul@uni-paderborn.de.
If this information does not help you to log in, please contact the Notebook Café (H1.201) directly, use this contact form or send a message to paul@uni-paderborn.de.
Not every module starts anew every semester. Many modules only start in the winter semester and are only offered for online booking in PAUL in this semester.
If you were on leave of absence in the previous semester and were unable to register for a module in PAUL for this reason, please contact PAUL Support and ask to be added to the module in question at a later date.
You will only be able to register for the courses associated with the module in PAUL once you have registered for the module.
You should deregister from all courses that you do not wish to attend this semester. Otherwise, you may not be able to register for a desired course in a subsequent semester because PAUL assumes that you have already attended this course!
For courses offered by the Faculty of Computer Science, Electrical Engineering and Mathematics (CEM) and the Faculties of Mechanical Engineering (ME) and Science (S), please use this application form.
For courses offered by the Faculty of Arts and Humanities (AH), please contact the Office of Student Affairs KW.
For modules offered by the Faculty of Business Administration and Economics (BAE), you will find the relevant information on the website for the registration and deregistration of modules.
There may be several reasons why a PANDA course is not visible:
1. you have not fully enrolled in PAUL:
A complete course enrolment in PAUL is required for automatic enrolment in a PANDA course. This consists of two steps:
- Module enrolment: First, you must register for the relevant module in your degree programme.
- Course registration: Only then can you register for the individual courses within this module.
Important: Simply registering for a module is not enough - you must also register for the specific course so that automatic enrolment in the PANDA course can take place.
2. no PANDA course has been created for the course:
PANDA courses are not automatically created for every PAUL course. They are only set up at the request of the teacher. It is therefore possible that no corresponding PANDA course currently exists.
3. you must enrol in the PANDA course yourself:
Some lecturers use the option that students have to enrol in the PANDA course themselves. This often requires a password, which is usually communicated by the teacher in the first course session or by e-mail.
If you have registered correctly in PAUL but do not see a PANDA course, enquire directly with the lecturer whether a corresponding course has been institutionalised or is planned.
For modules of the Faculty of Business Administration and Economics (BAE), the instructions on the website for the registration and deregistration of modules apply.
Course deregistration faculties Computer Science, Electrical Engineering and Mathematics (CEM), Mechanical Engineering (ME) and Science (S): please use these form.
Course deregistration faculty of Arts and Humanities (AH): please contact the study office of the faculty of arts and humanities.
For courses offered by the Faculty of Arts and Humanities (AH), please contact the Student Office of the faculty AH.
For modules offered by the Faculty of Business Administration and Economics (BAE), you will find the relevant information on the website for the registration and deregistration of modules.
Students of the
- Faculty of Computer Science, Electrical Engineering and Mathematics (CEM)
- Faculty of Mechanical Engineering (ME)
- Faculty of Science (S)
Please use this application form.
Please note the information on the registration and deregistration of modules of the Faculty of Business Administration and Economics (BAE).
There are more than 200 degree programmes at Paderborn University and numerous other possible combinations within these degree programmes - so it often depends on the individual case whether it is possible to register for an examination in PAUL.
Generally speaking:
If you can register for examinations in the examination administration system, you must register for your examinations in PAUL.
However: Teacher training students in the main study programme (state examination) still require certificates, as they must submit these to the "Landesprüfungsamt für Erste Staatsprüfungen für Lehrämter an Schulen" to register for the state examination. It is therefore not necessary to register for examinations in PAUL!
All students who have enrolled at Paderborn University from the winter semester 2011/12 onwards must register for all examinations and coursework in PAUL.
All students whose examination registrations and grades were imported into PAUL in the winter semester 2011/12 (group 2) must register for examinations and coursework in PAUL from the summer semester 2012.
All students who were able to register for examinations and coursework in PAUL from winter semester 2011/12 onwards must continue to register for examinations and coursework in PAUL.
For all economics courses, registration for examinations already takes place as part of module registration.
Registration for examinations and coursework in the Bachelor's and Master's degree programmes of the Faculties of Mechanical Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering and Mathematics is carried out entirely via PAUL
In all mechanical engineering degree programmes, registration takes place via PAUL.
In all degree programmes in which examination registration was previously required, you must continue to register for examinations - usually in PAUL.
For examination registrations that you cannot make in PAUL, please contact paul@uni-paderborn.de.
You can deregister from examinations and coursework in PAUL in the "Studies" field. Click on the "Exam administration" button in the left-hand menu bar to access the "My exams" field. All examinations for which you have already registered are listed here. You can deregister by clicking on the "Deregister" button. If it is not possible to deregister in PAUL because the exam has not yet been scheduled, please contact paul@uni-paderborn.de by email.
It is also possible to deregister from examinations in PAUL after the end of the respective examination registration phase. The cancellation period ends 2 days before the examination date (applies to all examinations with an examination date from 01.04.2024 ). The exact regulations on the cancellation deadlines for examinations can be found in your examination regulations.
News on exam registration and deregistration can be found on the website of the Central Examination Office (ZPS).
In PAUL, you may also be able to register for examinations that you do not need for your degree programme according to the examination regulations. Therefore, please always refer to your examination regulations when registering for examinations.
For all courses offered by the Faculty of Business Administration and Economics, module registration automatically includes examination registration (implicit examination registration).
No further examination registration is required, but examination deregistration may be necessary.
Further information on the registration and deregistration of modules as well as exam registration and deregistration in the Faculty of Business Administration and Economics can be found here: https://wiwi.uni-paderborn.de/en/studies/studienorganisation/studienphasen-und-prozesse/an-und-abmeldung-von-modulen
Support
Do you have any questions about PAUL ?
Send us an e-mail to paul@upb.de.
To ensure that we can answer your question as specifically as possible, please provide us with the following information in this e-mail:
- Your name
- the user name of your university account
- Your matriculation number
- Your degree programmes and your subject areas or minor subjects
- a precise formulation of your question or problem
- the titles and numbers of the modules or courses concerned
- optionally a screenshot/screen shot (if this clarifies the description of your problem)
- optionally your mobile phone number for queries
Contact form
You will find the contact form at the bottom of this page (up to now German version only).
Simply fill in the fields and the support team will answer your questions and/or forward your request to the responsible PAUL staff.
Paderborn University takes the protection of your personal data very seriously and complies with the applicable data protection regulations.
The information requested about you in this form is required in order to be able to initiate the problem-solving process associated with your support enquiry as quickly and comprehensively as possible. As a result, the quality of service in the support area is increased and the quality of studying and teaching is sustainably improved. Your details will be treated confidentially and used exclusively for the processing of the necessary support activities. After processing has been completed, the information relating to your support enquiry will be stored for a period of eight months to clarify any queries that may arise and then deleted.
If you have any questions regarding the processing of your personal data or would like information about the data stored about you, you can contact the support staff at paul@uni-paderborn.de at any time.
By submitting this support enquiry, you consent to your data being processed in accordance with the above data protection notice. You may revoke your consent at any time with effect for the future. To do so, please contact the support staff at paul@uni-paderborn.de.
If you do not wish to use the form structure provided, you can alternatively submit your support request in an informal email to paul@uni-paderborn.de
Operating instructions
The guide gives you an initial overview of how PAUL works and your tasks when enrolling for courses.
Instructions for students (PDF; German version only)
These instructions show you how to register for a thesis in PAUL.
Instructions for students (PDF; German version only)
These instructions show you how to register for a final thesis (teaching degree) in PAUL.
Instructions for teacher students (PDF; German version only)
PAUL app
Information about the "PAUL app" can be found on this page.
ECTS regulation
In principle, each student can take courses totalling a maximum of 44 ECTS credits per semester. (Fak. WiWi - 45 ECTS credits - information page) can attend.
Please note the following information when planning your semester:
- A Bachelor's degree programme usually provides 180 ECTS credits, i.e. an average of 30 ECTS credits per semester. In principle, however, each student can take courses/modules totalling a maximum of 44 EC TS credits per semester(WiWi faculty - 45 ECTS credits - information page) as a limit value.
- Students who wish to take more courses/modules than this can submit an application for an exemption to PAUL Support using the form provided before the start of the respective enrolment phase (1st and 2nd enrolment phase or revision phase). You must explain why exceeding the limit is of particular importance for your individual studies and how you intend to cope with this high volume of learning. Please also note any subject area or faculty-specific regulations. The completed and signed application form must be sent by e-mail (preferably as a PDF, JPG or PNG) from your U PB/Uni mailbox to paul@uni-paderborn.de
- Within the respective enrolment phases, hardship applications for exceeding the ECTS limit can only be approved if reasons are presented that were not already known before the 1st enrolment phase / 2nd enrolment phase.
- Students are requested to book courses/modules within the planned framework. However, one week before the end of the respective registration phases, those students who have exceeded the limit at that time will be informed by the course managers by email to the ZIM email address and asked to ensure compliance with the limit by deregistration from certain courses/modules on their own initiative.
- If the number of registrations exceeds 44 ECTS points (Fak. WiWi - 45 ECTS points - information page) at the end of the respective registration phases and if no exemptions have been granted, the last registered courses/modules can be automatically removed from PAUL(by the representatives of the respective Dean's Office) until the number of registrations is less than or equal to 44 ECTS points again. Once removed, courses/modules cannot be reactivated.
- When calculating the ETCS points, the credits listed in PAUL in the course overview apply. For the courses of the Faculty of Business Administration and Economics, the credits listed in the module overview apply ( information page ).
- All courses offered by the Faculty of Arts and Humanities are awarded a flat rate of 3 ECTS credits, regardless of the course you wish to take. Pending registrations are not taken into account when applying the 44 ECTS rule.
Please use this form for your application - and, if necessary, add another page to your application.
Economics students should submit an informal application to the Office for academic affairs in the faculty of business administration and economics.
Message forwarding
- Click on the "My data" button in the top toolbar.
- Click on "Forwarding" in the left-hand menu.
- Take note of the information in the centre field.
- Click on "System message configuration" in the left-hand menu.
- Click on "Change" on the right.
- To the right of the question: "Forward messages to Uni-Mail address?", click on the checkbox.
- Don't be confused by the words "Password protected" or "Public" - at Paderborn University you can only forward messages to the password-protected university email address.
- Confirm your selection by clicking on "Save".
- Your change will be visible as a tick is now displayed in the box behind the question "Forward messages to university e-mail address?".
- From now on, a copy of the PAUL messages sent to you will be sent to your university e-mail address ( Direct link to Webmail / Information on university e-mail ). You will still see the original in PAUL. To do this, click on "Messages" in the left-hand menu under "My data".
Please note:
Unfortunately, the university cannot guarantee that forwarded system messages will actually arrive at your university e-mail address. Failure to receive this additional service does not constitute an excuse for failure on the part of the student. Therefore, please check your system messages in PAUL regularly
Glossary
Students and lecturers access PAUL via a web client, while other users use a so-called rich client. In both the web client and the rich client, terms are used in PAUL and the underlying CampusNet software in a very specific way, which may occasionally differ from colloquial usage.
The following glossary has been created to facilitate communication between PAUL users.
In particular, this glossary can help teachers and students to better understand the terms they are confronted with when using PAUL.