We, the science, study and work location Paderborn University, align our actions sustainably in order to do justice to global responsibility and a sustainable shaping of society, intergenerational justice and the preservation of the natural foundations of life. We are guided by the Sustainable Development Goals of the United Nations, the EU Green Deal and the goals of the Paris Climate Agreement.

To­geth­er, it means tak­ing re­spons­ib­il­ity for the here and now and for fu­ture gen­er­a­tions.

Responsible use of natural resources, equal access to clean water, modern energy supply and quality education are fundamental challenges of our time. The United Nations has therefore set them out in the 17 goals of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. In addition, the European Commission adopted the EU Green Deal in 2019. The goal is to emit no more net greenhouse gases by 2050, to decouple growth from resource use and to leave no one, neither people nor regions, in the lurch.

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Sus­tain­ab­il­ity Of­fice

The sustainability office is strategically linked to the vice presidents and forms a building block for the sustainable transformation process. Contact us or accompany us on our way to more sustainability at Paderborn University.

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Sus­tain­ab­il­ity group

The sustainability group at Paderborn University is institutionally linked to the Vice President for Business and Human Resources Administration and the Vice President for Knowledge and Technology Transfer. All status groups and all faculties of Paderborn University are represented and jointly develop the transformation.

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Sus­tain­able re­search

We, the Paderborn University, conduct cooperative research in many projects internally and externally with a focus on sustainability topics: on the one hand, in various research areas that have an ecological, economic or social sustainability connection, and on the other hand, in projects that network these aspects.

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Sus­tain­able teach­ing

Our teaching is also broadly positioned in terms of ecological, economic and social sustainability. The expansion and networking of sustainable teaching, as well as the creation of new approaches, is the focus of our transformation.

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Sus­tain­able net­work­ing

You want to network and get involved? Then you've come to the right place. The transformation to more sustainability can only succeed together. We network internally and externally to exchange ideas on sustainability issues and transformation processes.

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Sustainability Lecture Series

The lecture series, with speakers from various fields, deals with a new topic related to sustainability every week. Not only ecological aspects are considered, but also social and economic aspects.

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ESD working group

The groups Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) of the PLAZ - Professional School of Education is committed to the high-quality education of future generations in the field of ESD in teacher training. To this end, proposals and measures are being developed for anchoring the topic complex at Paderborn University.

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Sustainable foundation

The Technology Transfer and Start-up Centre at Paderborn University (TecUP) was founded in 2014. If the idea is missing, TecUP offers students interested in starting a business events and courses that help them take a step towards self-employment.

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Sustainability Initiative

In October 2020, a group of members of Paderborn University launched the "Sustainability Initiative". With the founding of this group, a process of sustainable development in teaching, research and operations is to be initiated in the medium term.

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BBNE Kompetenzzentrum

Wir verstehen Berufsbildung für nachhaltige Entwicklung (BBNE) als ein zukunftsweisendes Programm, das Lehrende und Lernende in der beruflichen Bildung zur Mitgestaltung einer nachhaltigen Entwicklung motivieren und befähigen soll. Dafür haben wir uns an der Universität über verschiedene Fachbereiche zusammengeschlossen.

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Sustainability news

08.07.2026

Pader­born Uni­ver­sity trains in­ter­na­tion­al STEM tal­ents for the OWL re­gion

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06.07.2026

In­nov­at­ive sys­tem for on-de­mand mo­bil­ity

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02.07.2026

Pader­born Uni­ver­sity cycles its way to second place

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30.06.2026

‘Green Skill­s’ in pub­lic ad­min­is­tra­tion: Why trans­form­at­ive skills are es­sen­tial for sus­tain­ab­il­ity

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29.06.2026

The ‘Otus’ su­per­com­puter is ex­pand­ing: 12 mil­lion euros for an up­grade at Pader­born Uni­ver­sity

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25.06.2026

STEM in the con­text of so­cial re­spons­ib­il­ity: Uni­ver­sity Pres­id­ent at the Stifter­verb­and’s an­nu­al meet­ing in Ber­lin

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19.06.2026

10 years of the Bel­gi­um Centre: An­niversary cel­eb­ra­tions high­light European solid­ar­ity

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16.06.2026

SAIL demon­strates that AI can be sus­tain­able and re­spons­ible

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08.06.2026

What re­mains of the fest­iv­al? Meas­ures for more sus­tain­ab­il­ity at fest­ivals in East West­phalia-Lippe

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28.05.2026

36 mil­lion euros for Noc­tua ex­pan­sion: Min­is­ter Brandes hands over let­ter of in­tent

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28.05.2026

Work­place AI in the fin­an­cial sec­tor

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20.05.2026

Re­cog­nising heavy metals in soil and wa­ter: New meth­od for on-site ana­lys­is

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07.05.2026

Stadtradeln 2026: Col­lect kilo­metres for the team and cli­mate pro­tec­tion

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22.04.2026

New state­ment on the sci­entif­ic evid­ence on sweet drinks taxes

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17.04.2026

Sys­tem­at­ic cli­mate pro­tec­tion: uni­ver­sit­ies in North Rhine-West­phalia re­cord their CO2 emis­sions to­geth­er for the first time across the…

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