In­ter­na­tion­al Of­fice

Areas of responsibility: International students at Paderborn University, stays abroad and exchanges with universities abroad, international co-operations, projects

Ser­vice centre and hot­line

Initial counselling for international students and prospective students in the Service Centre

Room B 0.140, near the main entrance

Opening hours
Mon: 11:00-12:30
Tue-Thu: 10:00-12:00 and 13:00-15:00
Fri: 11:00-12:30

io-outgoing@zv.upb.de
+49 5251 60 - 1818

Reachability on 24.06.2025

Office hours in all offices will be cancelled on 24.06.2025. Due to an internal event, the International Office will not be available on this day.

Head of de­part­ment

Stefan Schwan

Head of Division - General questions of internationalisation, funding programmes, university partnerships

Office: I4.128
Phone: +49 5251 60-2455
E-mail: schwan@zv.upb.de

Martina Leifeld

Deputy Head of Division - Incoming Exchange Coordinator

Office: I4.201
Phone: +49 5251 60-3208
E-mail: martina.leifeld@zv.upb.de

De­gree stu­dents

Wolfgang Schramm

Clerk - International students in German-language degree programs

Office: I4.113
Phone: +49 5251 60-3636
E-mail: wolfgang.schramm@zv.upb.de

Simone Rudolph Brandao

Admission, counselling and supervision of German taught Bachelor and Master programs

Office: I4.110
Phone: +49 5251 60-3371
E-mail: Simone.Brandao@zv.uni-paderborn.de

Matthias Funayama-Thordsen

Clerk - International Master's programs: Enrolment and advice in non-academic issues

Office: I4.119
Phone: +49 5251 60-3634
E-mail: thordsen@zv.upb.de

Sucia Mih

Admissions / application advice for English-taught master degree programmes

Office: I4.119
Phone: +49 5251 60-4426
E-mail: sucia.mih@zv.uni-paderborn.de

Semih Afacan

Admission, advising, and support for participants of the preparatory German language course (DSH course)

Office: I4.122
Phone: +49 5251 60-5676
E-mail: Semih.Afacan@zv.uni-paderborn.de

Mara Kösters

Admission, advising, and support for participants of the preparatory German language course (DSH course)

Office: I4.122
Phone: +49 5251 60-2452
E-mail: mara.koesters@uni-paderborn.de

Sevilay Aykas

Clerk - Preparatory College Coordination

Office: I4.110
Phone: +49 5251 60-4463
E-mail: sevilay.aykas@zv.upb.de

Volker Verhoff

Coordinator - Coordination Refugees

Office: I4.107
Phone: +49 5251 60-2381
E-mail: volker.verhoff@zv.uni-paderborn.de

Anna Miroyan

Coordinator - InRegioFIT

Office: I4.116
Phone: +49 5251 60-4406
E-mail: anna.miroyan@zv.upb.de

Kai-Uwe Nemenich

Initial consultation for international students and prospective students

Office: I4.407
Phone: +49 5251 60-1818
E-mail: kai.uwe.nemenich@zv.upb.de

Sandra Margies

Initial consultation for international students and prospective students

Office: I4.407
Phone: +49 5251 60-1818
E-mail: sandra.margies@zv.uni-paderborn.de

Angelika Herzog

Erstberatung für internationale Studierende und Studieninteressierte sowie Austauschstudierende

Office: I4.407
Phone: +49 5251 60-1818
E-mail: angelika.herzog@zv.uni-paderborn.de

Ex­change stu­dents - In­com­ing

Martina Leifeld

Deputy Head of Division - Incoming Exchange Coordinator

Office: I4.201
Phone: +49 5251 60-3208
E-mail: martina.leifeld@zv.upb.de

Nicole Struzek

Incoming Exchange Students - Study-related questions and German courses

Office: I4.204
Phone: +49 5251 60-5679
E-mail: nicole.struzek@zv.upb.de

Heike Stiller

Incoming exchange students, buddy program and finances Household funds

Office: I4.204
Phone: +49 5251 60-3638
E-mail: Heike.Stiller@zv.uni-paderborn.de

Stefan Blecke

Coordinator Erasmus+ BIP and Erasmus+ ICM / Coordinator PROMOS and Cross Border Studies

Office: I4.213
Phone: +49 5251 60-4615
E-mail: stefan.blecke@zv.uni-paderborn.de

Ex­change stu­dents - Out­go­ing

Juliane Wiese

Erasmus+ Institutional Coordinator

Office: I4.213
Phone: +49 5251 60-3209
E-mail: juliane.wiese@zv.uni-paderborn.de

Melek Boubaker

Coordinator Erasmus+ Scholarship Programme SMS and SMP

Office: I4.210
Phone: +49 5251 60-4449
E-mail: io-outgoing@zv.upb.de

Eva Walczak

European university cooperations: Student Mobility Outgoing and Staff Mobility

Office: I4.210
Phone: +49 5251 60-3633
E-mail: io-outgoing@zv.upb.de

Mareike Schwirtz

International Exchange & Partnership Coordinator

Office: I4.207
Phone: +49 5251 60-4440
E-mail: io-outgoing@zv.uni-paderborn.de

Stefan Blecke

Coordinator Erasmus+ BIP and Erasmus+ ICM / Coordinator PROMOS and Cross Border Studies

Office: I4.213
Phone: +49 5251 60-4615
E-mail: stefan.blecke@zv.uni-paderborn.de

Helen Hölting

Coordinator - Projectcoordination INCOLOURS

Office: I4.207
Phone: +49 5251 60-2450
E-mail: Helen.Hoelting@zv.uni-paderborn.de

Angelika Herzog

Erstberatung für internationale Studierende und Studieninteressierte sowie Austauschstudierende

Office: I4.407
Phone: +49 5251 60-1818
E-mail: angelika.herzog@zv.uni-paderborn.de

Ligi Joe Varghese

First point of contact for outgoing exchange students & finance processing Erasmus scholarships

Office: I4.125
Phone: +49 5251 60-3210
E-mail: Ligi.varghese@zv.uni-paderborn.de

Florian Wresch

Clerk - Implementation of EWP (Erasmus Without Paper) in Mobility Online

Phone: +49 5251 60-4464
E-mail: florian.wresch@uni-paderborn.de

Fin­ances

Ligi Joe Varghese

First point of contact for outgoing exchange students & finance processing Erasmus scholarships

Office: I4.125
Phone: +49 5251 60-3210
E-mail: Ligi.varghese@zv.uni-paderborn.de

Heike Stiller

Incoming exchange students, buddy program and finances Household funds

Office: I4.204
Phone: +49 5251 60-3638
E-mail: Heike.Stiller@zv.uni-paderborn.de

In­ter­na­tion­al Meet­ing Centre (IBZ) - Apart­ments and func­tion room

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