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
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
Deputy Head of Division - Incoming Exchange Coordinator
Office: I4.201
Phone: +49 5251 60-3208
E-mail: martina.leifeld@zv.upb.de
Degree students
Clerk - International students in German-language degree programs
Office: I4.113
Phone: +49 5251 60-3636
E-mail: wolfgang.schramm@zv.upb.de
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
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
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
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
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
Clerk - Preparatory College Coordination
Office: I4.110
Phone: +49 5251 60-4463
E-mail: sevilay.aykas@zv.upb.de
Coordinator - Coordination Refugees
Office: I4.107
Phone: +49 5251 60-2381
E-mail: volker.verhoff@zv.uni-paderborn.de
Coordinator - InRegioFIT
Office: I4.116
Phone: +49 5251 60-4406
E-mail: anna.miroyan@zv.upb.de
Initial consultation for international students and prospective students
Office: I4.407
Phone: +49 5251 60-1818
E-mail: kai.uwe.nemenich@zv.upb.de
Initial consultation for international students and prospective students
Office: I4.407
Phone: +49 5251 60-1818
E-mail: sandra.margies@zv.uni-paderborn.de
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
Deputy Head of Division - Incoming Exchange Coordinator
Office: I4.201
Phone: +49 5251 60-3208
E-mail: martina.leifeld@zv.upb.de
Incoming Exchange Students - Study-related questions and German courses
Office: I4.204
Phone: +49 5251 60-5679
E-mail: nicole.struzek@zv.upb.de
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
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
Erasmus+ Institutional Coordinator
Office: I4.213
Phone: +49 5251 60-3209
E-mail: juliane.wiese@zv.uni-paderborn.de
Coordinator Erasmus+ Scholarship Programme SMS and SMP
Office: I4.210
Phone: +49 5251 60-4449
E-mail: io-outgoing@zv.upb.de
European university cooperations: Student Mobility Outgoing and Staff Mobility
Office: I4.210
Phone: +49 5251 60-3633
E-mail: io-outgoing@zv.upb.de
International Exchange & Partnership Coordinator
Office: I4.207
Phone: +49 5251 60-4440
E-mail: io-outgoing@zv.uni-paderborn.de
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
Coordinator - Projectcoordination INCOLOURS
Office: I4.207
Phone: +49 5251 60-2450
E-mail: Helen.Hoelting@zv.uni-paderborn.de
Erstberatung für internationale Studierende und Studieninteressierte sowie Austauschstudierende
Office: I4.407
Phone: +49 5251 60-1818
E-mail: angelika.herzog@zv.uni-paderborn.de
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
Clerk - Implementation of EWP (Erasmus Without Paper) in Mobility Online
Phone: +49 5251 60-4464
E-mail: florian.wresch@uni-paderborn.de
Finances
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
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