Events

Fresh­ers Wel­come Ce­re­mony in the winter semester 2025/26: Wel­come to Pader­born Uni­ver­sity

On Tuesday, 7 October at 11 a.m., Paderborn University invites all new students to lecture hall G to celebrate the start of their studies. The first-year students will have the opportunity to get to know Paderborn University in all its facets.

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"Talk­sHoch3": Heinz Nix­dorf In­sti­tute and Heinz Nix­dorf Mu­seums­For­um present a lec­ture series

To mark the 100th birthday of Heinz Nixdorf, the Heinz Nixdorf Institute at Paderborn University and the Heinz Nixdorf MuseumsForum are presenting the "TalksHoch3" series of events from 7 to 9 October.

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On­line lec­ture: Study­ing at Pader­born Uni­ver­sity

The Central Student Advisory Service (ZSB) team informs high school graduates, pupils, subject changers, other prospective students, and parents about Paderborn University, the range of courses on offer and other topics related to studying.

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Lec­ture series "Lan­guage and Tran­scend­ence": Di­git­al kick-off event

To kick off the lecture series "Language and Transcendence" from the Paderborn Institute of Islamic Theology, Deputy Professor Dr Raid Al-Daghistani from Paderborn University will be giving a lecture on Thursday, 9 October, from 6 p.m. on the topic of "An-Niffarī, mystical annihilation in God (ma?w) and the criticism of letters". All dates of the lecture series will take place digitally via Zoom.

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Au­tumn uni­ver­sity "girls only" and "all gender"

In the first week of the autumn holidays, from 13 to 17 October, the autumn university for pupils will take place. Registration is possible from 25 August to 21 September.

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Can­celled: Postdoc Lunch

Every 2nd Monday of the month, interested postdocs can meet for a lunch break in room N1.339 at 12 noon.

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PPIK col­loqui­um series: hy­brid kick-off event

To kick off the Paderborn University Perspectives on Inclusion (PPIK) colloquium series in the winter semester 2025/26, Prof. Dr. Kerstin Rabenstein from Georg-August-Universit?t G?ttingen will give a lecture on Monday, 13 October on the topic of "What a practice-theoretical perspective on inclusive schools and teaching could still achieve. Reflections on an affect-theoretical ethnography".

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Dur­ing the au­tumn hol­i­days: Work­shop on study choice ori­ent­a­tion for pu­pils at Pader­born Uni­ver­sity

High school students who are interested in studying, but are still unsure about their field of study, can take part in a free, two-day workshop run by Paderborn University's Central Student Advisory Service (ZSB) during the autumn holidays. On 15 and 16 October from 9.30 a.m. to 4 p.m., participants will discover their own abilities and interests.

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Lunch ex­change for doc­tor­al can­did­ates

Dr. Anda-Lisa Harmening and Prof. Dr. Ingrid Scharlau answer questions about doctoral supervision and the role of doctoral candidates in this process.

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Lec­ture series "Mu­sic and Peace": On the ap­peal for peace in com­pos­i­tions by J?rg Wid­mann

Since ancient times, music has been regarded as a central medium for artistic exploration of the topic of "peace", the various facets of which will be examined in the lecture series "Music and Peace" organised by the Detmold/Paderborn Musicology Seminar. To kick things off on Wednesday, 15 October, Dr Florian Henri Besthorn, Director of the Paul Sacher Foundation in Basel, will give a lecture on the topic "Et in terra pax? On the appeal for peace…

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Lec­ture series "UPB for Fu­ture" | Dis­cov­er­ing sus­tain­ab­il­ity: In­ter­dis­cip­lin­ary kick-off

In the kick-off, the interdisciplinary project team "UPB for Future" will introduce itself and provide an insight into the diversity of the various disciplinary perspectives on the topic of sustainability.

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Lec­ture series: "Con­cepts of Europe from an in­ter­dis­cip­lin­ary per­spect­ive"

Prof. Dr. Stefan Schreckenberg from the Institute of Romance Studies at Paderborn University will open the lecture series with an introductory lecture on Thursday, 16 October

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Lec­ture series: "Con­cepts of Europe from an in­ter­dis­cip­lin­ary per­spect­ive"

Dr. Daniel Verdú Schumann from Carlos III University in Madrid will give a lecture on Thursday, December 4, on the topic “From Antagonism to Integration: The Image of Europe and Europeans in Spanish Cinema”

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As part of the Paderborn University Perspectives on Inclusion (PPIK) colloquium series in the winter semester 2025/26, Prof. Dr. Saphira Shure from Bielefeld University will give a lecture on Monday, 20 October on the topic of "Criticism of racism as a perspective for inclusion-oriented teacher education".

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Lec­ture series "Wis­sen, Wirken, Wer­den": Artist­ic strategies of know­ledge trans­fer

In the winter semester 2025/26, the Institute of Media Studies is organising the lecture series "Wissen, Wirken, Werden - Radikale Fragen an Wissenschaft, Kunst und Technik". Practices, places and challenges of contemporary knowledge production will be examined. The lecture series starts on Tuesday, 21 October at 7 pm with a lecture by the artist collective Quadrature from Berlin.

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In­form­a­tion event for ex­tern­al & in­ter­na­tion­al doc­tor­al can­did­ates

For those interested in an external doctorate without a position at Paderborn University or those interested in an international doctorate, a digital information event will take place on Wednesday, 22 October, from 4 to 5.30 pm.

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Think­ing in­clu­sion - shap­ing edu­ca­tion. An Is­lam­ic-theo­lo­gic­al and re­li­gious edu­ca­tion ap­proach

On 23 and 24 October, the Paderborn Institute for Islamic Theology (PIIT) and the Centre for Comparative Theology and Cultural Studies (ZeKK) at Paderborn University are hosting a conference on the topic of inclusion with a focus on Islamic theology and religious education. The speakers will explore the question of how inclusive cultures, structures and practices can be established in Islamic religious education.

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"Turn­ing ideal­ism in­to real­ity" - Mi­lena Glimbovski, founder of "Ori­gin­al Un­ver­packt" as a guest at Pader­born Uni­ver­sity

Milena Glimbovski is an entrepreneur, author and activist. She became known as a pioneer of the zero-waste movement in Germany with her supermarket "Original Unverpackt". The lecture is part of the lecture series "UPB for Future".

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Lec­ture series: "Con­cepts of Europe from an in­ter­dis­cip­lin­ary per­spect­ive"

Prof. Dr. Andreas Marchetti from the Institute of Romance Studies at the University of Paderborn will give a lecture on Thursday, October 23, on the topic of “Europe as a political construct in a world in transition”

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Lec­ture series "Lan­guage and Tran­scend­ence": The post-clas­sic­al peri­od of kalām in dia­logue with leg­al the­ory

As part of the lecture series "Language and Transcendence" from the Paderborn University Institute for Islamic Theology, Dr Kamil ?ktem from the University of Vienna will be giving a lecture on Thursday, 23 October, from 6 pm on the topic of "Linguistic-philosophical considerations in the transcendental theology of Fa?r ad-Dīn ar-Rāzī (d. 1210): The post-classical period of kalām in dialogue with legal theory". All dates of the lecture series…

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In­ter­dis­cip­lin­ary writ­ing group: KW writes (bet­ter) to­geth­er

Under the motto "KW writes (better) together", the Graduate Centre of the Faculty of Arts and Humanities (GKW) and the Writing Competence Centre organise a monthly interdisciplinary writing group. The meeting on Monday, 27 October, will take place from 2 to 5 p.m. in room C5.218 and hybrid via Zoom. Registration is not required.

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As part of the Paderborn Perspectives on Inclusion (PPIK) colloquium series in the winter semester 2025/26, Prof. Dr. Brigitte Kottmann from Paderborn University will be giving a lecture on Monday, 27 October on the topic of "Practices of difference and practices of difference in inclusive schools".

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"Wel­come to the Doc­tor­ate": Wel­come event for doc­tor­al can­did­ates

The team from the Jenny Aloni Centre for Early Career Researchers invites you to a welcome event for doctoral candidates at Paderborn University on Tuesday, 28 October from 12 noon and will be presenting the wide range of qualification and advisory services in person.

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An­niversary event: Pu­pils dis­cov­er the world of quantum tech­no­lo­gies at the PhoQS Lab

The Institute for Photonic Quantum Systems (PhoQS) at Paderborn University will open the doors of its new research building "PhoQS Lab" (P 10) on 28 October as part of the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Studienstiftung des deutschen Volkes.

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Lec­ture series "Know­ing, work­ing, be­com­ing": Who does the crisis serve? Against the ban on think­ing in a state of emer­gency

In the winter semester 2025/26, the Institute of Media Studies is organising the lecture series "Wissen, Wirken, Werden - Radikale Fragen an Wissenschaft, Kunst und Technik". Practices, places and challenges of contemporary knowledge production will be examined. On Tuesday, 28 October, Dr Daniela Zyman will give a lecture from 7 to 8.30 p.m. on the topic "Who does the crisis serve? Against the ban on thinking in a state of emergency".

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Lec­ture series "Mu­sic and Peace": War, Vic­tory and Peace in Op­era at the Habs­burg Im­per­i­al Court

Since ancient times, music has been regarded as a central medium for the artistic exploration of the theme of "peace", the various facets of which will be examined in the lecture series "Music and Peace" organised by the Detmold/Paderborn Musicology Seminar. In this context, Prof. Dr. Susanne Rode-Breymann from the Nuremberg University of Music will give a lecture on Wednesday, 29 October on the subject of "War, Victory and Peace in Opera at the…

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"Me and my book": Pub­lic­a­tion work­shop

How can I publish my doctoral dissertation? How much does a publication actually cost and how can I finance the whole thing? These questions will be addressed in the workshop "Me and my book" on Thursday, 30 October from 2 to 4 p.m. in room H3.241. The event organised by the Graduate Centre of the Faculty of Arts and Humanities (GKW) deals with the various publication options for doctoral dissertations and how to finance them.

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Lec­ture series "UPB for Fu­ture" | Pop, Stars and Di­versity: Play­ful Am­a­teurs and Pro­fes­sion­als in Ex­clu­sion, In­clu­sion and…

Lecture and discussion with Prof Dr Christoph Jacke

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Gradu­ate Round Table of the Gradu­ate For­um of the Fac­ulty of Arts and Hu­man­it­ies

Once a month, the Graduate Forum of the Faculty of Arts and Humanities invites all graduates to an informal get-together. Participants can exchange ideas and network with each other in a relaxed atmosphere.

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Lec­ture series: "Con­cepts of Europe from an in­ter­dis­cip­lin­ary per­spect­ive"

Prof. Dr. Johannes Sü?mann from the History Department at the University of Paderborn will give a lecture on Thursday, October 30, on the topic of “Between integration and competition for power: The political constitution of Europe from a historical perspective”

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Lec­ture series "Lan­guage and Tran­scend­ence": Un­der­stand­ing the in­com­pre­hens­ible

As part of the lecture series "Language and Transcendence" from the Paderborn University Institute for Islamic Theology, Dr Fabian V?lker from the University of Vienna will give a lecture on Thursday, 30 October, from 6 p.m. on the topic of "Understanding the incomprehensible: the role of negative theology in the context of an interreligious transcendental theology". All dates of the lecture series will take place digitally via Zoom.

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Work­shop: Sci­ence com­mu­nic­a­tion for fe­male sci­ent­ists

The workshop will focus on the question of how female scientists can effectively communicate their research and expertise both within the academic community and in public contexts

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As part of the Paderborn Perspectives on Inclusion (PPIK) colloquium series in the winter semester 2025/26, Charline Bunte and Anne Gottwald from Paderborn University will be giving lectures on Monday, 3 November on the topics of "Children's perspectives on well-being" and "Communication between parents and multi-professional school staff at inclusive lower secondary schools".

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Info ses­sion: Stays abroad for doc­tor­al can­did­ates

In the info session on Tuesday, 4 November, from 10 a.m. to 10.45 a.m., interested parties can find out more about the topic of stays abroad during doctoral studies. The event will take place in room N1.339.

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Info ses­sion: Go­ing abroad as a postdoc

The Research Unit provides a brief overview of the various funding opportunities for postdocs - both for funding research visits abroad and for initiating cooperation and international networking.

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PhD Lunch in winter term 25/26

Every first Tuesday of the month from 11.30 a.m., German and international doctoral candidates at all stages of their doctorate and from all faculties are welcome to join us for lunch in the Mensula. Each PhD Lunch has a specific topic that the participants want to discuss with each other. This allows doctoral candidates to get to know each other, exchange ideas and network.

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Lec­ture series In­ter­dis­cip­lin­ary Gender Stud­ies: "Bet­ter re­search for all! Gender stud­ies in know­ledge trans­fer"

A series of public lectures will be held as part of the seminar "Interdisciplinary Gender Studies" at the Institute of Education Studies. These will provide an insight into gender research at Paderborn University and open up a variety of perspectives on the research field of "Gender Studies". To kick things off on Tuesday, 4 November, Dr Susanne Richter, research coordinator at the GeFoWiss department, will give a lecture on the topic of "Better…

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"ZeKK live" – 45 minutes with Prof. Dr. Gab­ri­el Said Reyn­olds

In the "ZeKK live" event format of the Centre for Comparative Theology and Cultural Studies (ZeKK), professorial ZeKK members interview guests from public life on questions relating to religion and society.

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Lec­ture series "UPB for Fu­ture" | Holy Shit - How does our daily use of the toi­let re­late to sus­tain­able wa­ter re­source man­age­ment?

Lecture and discussion with Prof. Dr.-Ing. J?rg Felmeden

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Lec­ture series: "Con­cepts of Europe from an in­ter­dis­cip­lin­ary per­spect­ive"

Dunja Duic from the University of Osijek in Croatia will give a lecture on "Cyber Security and Data Protection in the Age of AI" on Thursday, 6 November. The event will take place in a hybrid format.

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Lec­ture series "Lan­guage and Tran­scend­ence": What does mean­ing ac­tu­ally mean?

As part of the lecture series "Language and Transcendence" from the Paderborn University Institute for Islamic Theology, Dr Farid Suleiman from the University of Greifswald will be giving a lecture on Thursday, 6 November, starting at 6 p.m. on the topic "What does meaning actually mean? A critique of dominant linguistic-philosophical presuppositions of Islamic thought". All dates of the lecture series will take place digitally via Zoom.

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"What will be­come of Hagar?": In­ter­na­tion­al work­shop on the re­cep­tion his­tory of the Hagar fig­ure

On 7 and 8 November, a workshop on the history of the reception of the Hagar figure will take place in the Liborianum. It will be led by Prof Dr Claudia Bergmann from the Institute for Protestant Theology at Paderborn University in cooperation with Thomas R. Blanton IV from John Caroll University.

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Postdoc Lunch

Every 2nd Monday of the month, interested postdocs can meet for a lunch break in room N1.339 at 12 noon.

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PPIK col­loqui­um series: De­vel­op­ing po­ten­tial for all chil­dren

As part of the Paderborn Perspectives on Inclusion (PPIK) colloquium series in the winter semester 2025/26, Nicola Küppers from the Grundschule am Dichterviertel primary school in Mühlheim will give a lecture on Monday, 10 November on the topic of "Developing potential for all children - living and learning at the Grundschule am Dichterviertel primary school".

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New peer coach­ing group: "Start­ing Your PhD @Für­sten­allee"

The peer coaching programme brings together doctoral students in the first year of their doctorate to discuss topics that are currently on their minds and support each other in several sessions.

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Lec­ture series In­ter­dis­cip­lin­ary Gender Stud­ies: "Care and Autonomy based on Itali­an Dif­fer­ence Fem­in­ism"

A series of public lectures will be held as part of the seminar "Interdisciplinary Gender Studies" at the Institute of Education Studies. These will provide an insight into gender research at Paderborn University and open up a variety of perspectives on the research field of "Gender Studies". On Tuesday, 11 November, Birte de Gruisbourne from the Institute of Media Studies will give a lecture on "Caretakers, babies and sexual difference. Care and…

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Lec­ture series "Wis­sen, Wirken, Wer­den": Lec­ture and read­ing with Sibylle Berg

In the winter semester 2025/26, the Institute of Media Studies is organising the lecture series "Wissen, Wirken, Werden - Radikale Fragen an Wissenschaft, Kunst und Technik". Practices, places and challenges of contemporary knowledge production will be examined. On Tuesday, 11 November, author Sibylle Berg will read from her new book "PNR: La Bella Vita" as part of a lecture from 7 to 8.30 pm.

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On­line lec­ture: Study­ing at Pader­born Uni­ver­sity

The Central Student Advisory Service (ZSB) team informs high school graduates, pupils, subject changers, other prospective students, and parents about Paderborn University, the range of courses on offer and other topics related to studying.

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Lec­ture series "Mu­sic and Peace": (im)pos­sib­il­it­ies of peace edu­ca­tion in mu­sic les­sons

Since ancient times, music has been regarded as a central medium for the artistic exploration of the topic of "peace", the various facets of which will be examined in the lecture series "Music and Peace" organised by the Detmold/Paderborn Musicology Seminar. In this context, Prof. Dr. Lars Oberhaus from the Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg will give a lecture on Wednesday, 12 November on the topic of "A little peace? (Im)possibilities…

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Lec­ture series "UPB for Fu­ture" | Hear­ing (learn­ing) the cli­mate crisis: En­vir­on­ment­al Sound Art as a sus­tain­ab­il­ity prac­tice

Lecture and discussion with Jonas Spieker

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Lec­ture series "Lan­guage and Tran­scend­ence": Re­flec­tions on the re­la­tion­ship between re­li­gion, lan­guage and truth

As part of the lecture series "Language and Transcendence" from the Paderborn University Institute for Islamic Theology, Prof. Dr. Christian Danz from the University of Vienna will be giving a lecture on Thursday, 13 November, from 6 pm on the topic of "Wahrsprechen. Reflections on the relationship between religion, language and truth". All dates of the lecture series will take place digitally via Zoom.

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In­ter­dis­cip­lin­ary writ­ing group: KW writes (bet­ter) to­geth­er

Under the motto "KW writes (better) together", the Graduate Centre of the Faculty of Arts and Humanities (GKW) and the Writing Competence Centre organise a monthly interdisciplinary writing group. The meeting on Monday, 17 November, will take place from 2 to 5 p.m. in room H3.241 and hybrid via Zoom. Registration is not required.

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PPIK col­loqui­um series: In­fer­ring prac­tices in in­clus­ive maths les­sons

As part of the Paderborn Perspectives on Inclusion (PPIK) colloquium series in the winter semester 2025/26, Prof. Dr. Uta H?sel-Weide from Paderborn University will give a lecture on "Inferring practices in inclusive mathematics teaching" on Monday, 17 November.

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Lec­ture series In­ter­dis­cip­lin­ary Gender Stud­ies: "Ab­ol­i­tion­ism and Di­git­al Vi­ol­ence"

A series of public lectures will be held as part of the seminar "Interdisciplinary Gender Studies" at the Institute of Education Studies. These will provide an insight into gender research at Paderborn University and open up a variety of perspectives on the research field of "Gender Studies". On Tuesday, 18 November, Dr. Sebastian Althoff from the Institute of Media Studies will give a lecture on "Abolitionism and Digital Violence".

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Lec­ture series "UPB for Fu­ture" | The myth of Wewels­burg - from Renais­sance castle to the "Grail Castle" of the SS

Lecture and discussion with Volker Kohlschmidt

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Lec­ture series: "Con­cepts of Europe from an in­ter­dis­cip­lin­ary per­spect­ive"

Prof. Dr. Stefan Jungblut and Julia Winkelmann from the Faculty of Business Administration and Economics at the University of Paderborn will give a lecture on Thursday, November 20, on “The Green Transformation of the EU: Long-Term Strategies and Current Global Challenges”

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Lec­ture series "Lan­guage and Tran­scend­ence": Hy­per­bol­ic Speech

As part of the lecture series "Language and Transcendence" from the Paderborn University Institute for Islamic Theology, Dr Sandra Lehmann from the University of Vienna will be giving a lecture on "Hyperbolic Speaking: via eminentiae, litany, repetition" on Thursday, 20 November, starting at 6 pm. All dates of the lecture series will take place digitally via Zoom.

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The TRR 318 at the GEN­IALE

TRR 318 invites you to the GENIALE Science Festival in the Wissenswerkstadt Bielefeld.

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As part of the Paderborn Perspectives on Inclusion (PPIK) colloquium series in the winter semester 2025/26, Leefke Brun?en from Bielefeld University and Inga Neufeld from Paderborn University will give lectures on Monday, 24 November on the topics of "Inclusive physical education from the perspective of teachers and pupils with a focus on emotional and social development" and "Practices of learning support in the promotion of children with…

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Lec­ture series In­ter­dis­cip­lin­ary Gender Stud­ies: "(Staged) Gender Iden­tity(ies) in Lit­er­at­ure and Series"

A series of public lectures will be held as part of the seminar "Interdisciplinary Gender Studies" at the Institute of Education Studies. These will provide an insight into gender research at Paderborn University and open up a variety of perspectives on the research field of "Gender Studies". On Tuesday, 25 November, Dr. Anda-Lisa Harmening, Managing Director of the Graduate Centre of the Faculty of Arts and Humanities, will give a lecture on…

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Di­git­al in­form­a­tion event: "Study­ing be­fore the Abit­ur"

The "Studying before A-levels" programme enables pupils to take part in regular teaching at Paderborn University before they finish school in order to get a taste of a degree programme and quench their thirst for knowledge. A digital information event for interested pupils, parents and teachers will take place on Wednesday, 26 November at 5 pm.

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Gradu­ate Round Table of the Gradu­ate For­um of the Fac­ulty of Arts and Hu­man­it­ies

Once a month, the Graduate Forum of the Faculty of Arts and Humanities invites all graduates to an informal get-together. Participants can exchange ideas and network with each other in a relaxed atmosphere.

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Lec­ture series: "Con­cepts of Europe from an in­ter­dis­cip­lin­ary per­spect­ive"

Prof. Dr. David Bartlitz from the Faculty of Economics at the University of Paderborn will give a lecture on “Current Issues in European Law” on Wednesday, November 26. The event will take place in room Q1.219

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Lec­ture series "Mu­sic and Peace": Mean­ings of peace in the mu­sic of the Baroque era

Since ancient times, music has been regarded as a central medium for the artistic exploration of the theme of "peace", the various facets of which will be examined in the lecture series "Music and Peace" organised by the Detmold/Paderborn Musicology Seminar. In this context, Prof. Dr. Stefan Hanheide from the University of Osnabrück will give a lecture on Wednesday, 26 November on the topic of "The Meanings of Peace in Baroque Music".

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From ex­am anxi­ety to ex­am cour­age

How does exam anxiety arise and how can I reduce it? What do I do with thoughts and experiences that increase stress? How can I prepare well for exam situations myself?

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Lec­ture series "UPB for Fu­ture" | Sus­tain­ab­il­ity in cor­por­ate prac­tice - us­ing the ex­ample of the fasten­er spe­cial­ist B?ll­hoff

Lecture and discussion with Maximilian Obermann

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Lec­ture series "Lan­guage and Tran­scend­ence": The power of lan­guage in Jew­ish mys­ti­cism

As part of the lecture series "Language and Transcendence" from the Paderborn University Institute for Islamic Theology, Dr. Elke Morlok from the University of Frankfurt will be giving a lecture on Thursday, 27 November, from 6 p.m. on the topic of "Names, Letters, Numbers - The Power of Language in Jewish Mysticism". All dates of the lecture series will take place digitally via Zoom.

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Wel­come event for new em­ploy­ees

On Monday, 1 December, the Paderborn University Human Resources Development team cordially invites all new employees to a welcome event. The event will take place from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. in room Q1.101. During the event, participants will get to know Paderborn University better and meet important points of contact and contact persons for their everyday work at the info market.

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As part of the Paderborn Perspectives on Inclusion (PPIK) colloquium series in the winter semester 2025/26, Prof. Dr. Lis Schüler from the FU Berlin will give a lecture on Monday, 1 December on the topic of "Literary contexts for reading and writing at the beginning of school".

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PhD Lunch in winter term 25/26

Every first Tuesday of the month from 11.30 a.m., German and international doctoral candidates at all stages of their doctorate and from all faculties are welcome to join us for lunch in the Mensula. Each PhD Lunch has a specific topic that the participants want to discuss with each other. This allows doctoral candidates to get to know each other, exchange ideas and network.

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Lunch ex­change for doc­tor­al can­did­ates

Dr. Anda-Lisa Harmening and Prof. Dr. Ingrid Scharlau answer questions about doctoral supervision and the role of doctoral candidates in this process.

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Lec­ture series In­ter­dis­cip­lin­ary Gender Stud­ies: "Gender in Eng­lish Lin­guist­ics"

A series of public lectures will be held as part of the seminar "Interdisciplinary Gender Studies" at the Institute of Education Studies. These will provide an insight into gender research at Paderborn University and open up a variety of perspectives on the research field of "Gender Studies". On Tuesday, 2 December, Larissa J?ger from the Institute of English and American Studies will give a lecture on "Gender in English Linguistics: Insights…

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"ZeKK live" – 45 minutes with Prof. Dr. Mi­chael Kiefer

In the "ZeKK live" event format of the Centre for Comparative Theology and Cultural Studies (ZeKK), professorial ZeKK members interview guests from public life on questions relating to religion and society.

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Lec­ture series "Wis­sen, Wirken, Wer­den": Anti-dysto­pia as res­ist­ance against neg­at­ive fu­tures

In the winter semester 2025/26, the Institute of Media Studies is organising the lecture series "Wissen, Wirken, Werden - Radikale Fragen an Wissenschaft, Kunst und Technik". Practices, places and challenges of contemporary knowledge production will be examined. On Tuesday, 2 December, Dr Isabella Hermann will give a lecture on "Future without fear: Anti-dystopia as resistance to negative futures" from 7 to 8.30 pm.

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Gradu­ation ce­re­mony Fac­ulty of Arts and Hu­man­it­ies

Every year in autumn/winter, the Faculty of Arts and Humanities invites its graduates from the Bachelor's and Master of Arts degree programmes as well as doctoral and postdoctoral graduates to a graduation ceremony.

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Dis­pu­ta­tion coach­ing for doc­tor­al can­did­ates

On Monday, 8 December, the Graduate Centre of the Faculty of Arts and Humanities (GKW) is offering the workshop "Getting things done! Successfully defending your doctoral dissertation".

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Postdoc Lunch

Every 2nd Monday of the month, interested postdocs can meet for a lunch break in room N1.339 at 12 noon.

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As part of the Paderborn Perspectives on Inclusion (PPIK) colloquium series in the winter semester 2025/26, Prof. Dr. Iris Kruse from Paderborn University will give a lecture on "Literary aesthetic complexity and inclusive learning opportunities" on Monday, 8 November. The event will take place from 4 to 6 pm hybrid. The room will be announced at a later date. Registration is required.

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Lec­ture series In­ter­dis­cip­lin­ary Gender Stud­ies: "Gender, edu­ca­tion and re­cog­ni­tion in Helene Schjerf­beck and K?the Koll­witz"

A series of public lectures will be held as part of the seminar "Interdisciplinary Gender Studies" at the Institute of Education Studies. These will provide an insight into gender research at Paderborn University and open up a variety of perspectives on the research field of "Gender Studies". On Tuesday, 9 December, Carolin Schreckenberg, PhD scholarship holder of the Konrad Adenauer Foundation, will give a lecture on "Women artists around 1900:…

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Gradu­ate Round Table of the Gradu­ate For­um of the Fac­ulty of Arts and Hu­man­it­ies

Once a month, the Graduate Forum of the Faculty of Arts and Humanities invites all graduates to an informal get-together. Participants can exchange ideas and network with each other in a relaxed atmosphere.

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Lec­ture series "Wis­sen, Wirken, Wer­den": Lec­ture with Wolfgang M. Schmitt and Ole Nymoen

In the winter semester 2025/26, the Institute of Media Studies is organising the lecture series "Wissen, Wirken, Werden - Radikale Fragen an Wissenschaft, Kunst und Technik". Practices, places and challenges of contemporary knowledge production will be examined. On Tuesday, 9 December, Wolfgang M. Schmitt and Ole Nymoen will give a lecture on "Knowledge and education through the "magic channels": From influencers, YouTubers and podcasters" from 7…

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On­line lec­ture: Study­ing at Pader­born Uni­ver­sity

The Central Student Advisory Service (ZSB) team informs high school graduates, pupils, subject changers, other prospective students, and parents about Paderborn University, the range of courses on offer and other topics related to studying.

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Lec­ture series "Mu­sic and Peace": An­cient rituals and mod­ern a capella

Since ancient times, music has been regarded as a central medium for the artistic exploration of the topic of "peace", the various facets of which will be examined in the lecture series "Music and Peace" organised by the Detmold/Paderborn Musicology Seminar. In this context, Prof. Dr. Claudia Bergmann from Paderborn University will give a lecture on Wednesday, 10 December on the topic of 'Ancient rituals and modern a capella singing: "The…

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In­ter­dis­cip­lin­ary writ­ing group: KW writes (bet­ter) to­geth­er

Under the motto "KW writes (better) together", the Graduate Centre of the Faculty of Arts and Humanities (GKW) and the Writing Competence Centre organise a monthly interdisciplinary writing group. The meeting on Thursday, 11 December, will take place from 9am to 12pm in room C5.218 and hybrid via Zoom. Registration is not required.

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Lec­ture series "UPB for Fu­ture" | (Sus­tain­able) in­form­a­tion sys­tems and their (sus­tain­able) design

Lecture and discussion with Dr Philipp zur Heiden

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Lec­ture series: "Con­cepts of Europe from an in­ter­dis­cip­lin­ary per­spect­ive"

Prof. Dr. Merle T?nnies from the Department of English Studies at the University of Paderborn will give a lecture on Thursday, December 11, on the topic of “Representations of Europe in Contemporary British Political Discourse"

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As part of the Paderborn University Perspectives on Inclusion (PPIK) colloquium series in the winter semester 2025/26, Luisa Sch?fer from Paderborn University and Rebecca Grantz from TU Dortmund University will give lectures on Monday, 15 December on the topics of "Inclusive German lessons at primary level and aesthetic practices in dealing with literature" and "Practices of open negotiation of existential questions. A study on children's…

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Lec­ture series In­ter­dis­cip­lin­ary Gender Stud­ies: "From Dif­frac­tion to Storytelling"

A series of public lectures will be held as part of the seminar "Interdisciplinary Gender Studies" at the Institute of Education Studies. These will provide an insight into gender research at Paderborn University and open up a variety of perspectives on the research field of gender studies. On Tuesday, 16 December, Felix Grewe from the Center for the History of Women Philosophers and Scientists will give a lecture on the topic "From Diffraction…

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Lec­ture series: "Con­cepts of Europe from an in­ter­dis­cip­lin­ary per­spect­ive"

Prof. Dr. Claudia ?hlschl?ger from the Institute for German Studies and Comparative Literature at the University of Paderborn will give a lecture on Thursday, December 18, on the topic of “La lumière” – Joseph Roth's humanism in travel features about France in the 1920s and 1930s

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Lec­ture series "Mu­sic and Peace": Mu­sic­al hero­ic sta­gings against demo­cracy

Since ancient times, music has been regarded as a central medium for artistic exploration of the topic of "peace", the various facets of which will be examined in the lecture series "Music and Peace" organised by the Detmold/Paderborn Musicology Seminar. In this context, Prof. Dr. Yvonne Wasserloos from the Mozarteum University Salzburg will give a lecture on Wednesday, 6 January on the topic of "'Un-Frieden' stiften.

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Lec­ture series "UPB for Fu­ture" | DC2HEAT: Ar­ti­fi­cial in­tel­li­gence for the use of data centre waste heat for a cli­mate-friendly heat sup­ply

Lecture and discussion with Prof Dr Oliver Müller

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Lec­ture series: "Con­cepts of Europe from an in­ter­dis­cip­lin­ary per­spect­ive"

Prof. Dr. Peter F??ler from the History Department at the University of Paderborn will give a lecture on Thursday, January 8, on the topic of “In search of a new self-image – the EU as a geopolitical actor”

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In­ter­dis­cip­lin­ary writ­ing group: KW writes (bet­ter) to­geth­er

Under the motto "KW writes (better) together", the Graduate Centre of the Faculty of Arts and Humanities (GKW) and the Writing Competence Centre organise a monthly interdisciplinary writing group. The meeting on Monday, 12 January, will take place from 2 to 5 p.m. in room C5.218 and hybrid via Zoom. Registration is not required.

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As part of the Paderborn Perspectives on Inclusion (PPIK) colloquium series in the winter semester 2025/26, Prof. Dr Katharina Rohlfing and Dr Eugenia Wildt from Paderborn University will give a lecture on Monday, 12 January on the topic of "Linguistic practices of technology use in preschool".

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Lec­ture series In­ter­dis­cip­lin­ary Gender Stud­ies: "Know­ledge(s) and Gender as Products of the So­cial"

A series of public lectures will be held as part of the seminar "Interdisciplinary Gender Studies" at the Institute of Education Studies. These will provide an insight into gender research at Paderborn University and open up a variety of perspectives on the research field of "Gender Studies". On Tuesday, 13 January, Stefanie Leinfellner, coordinator of the peer mentoring programme for female students, will give a lecture on the topic of "Doing…

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Lec­ture series "UPB for Fu­ture" | Com­par­at­ive theo­logy and its search for sus­tain­able so­cial con­tri­bu­tions

Lecture and discussion with Prof Dr Zishan Ghaffar and Sarah Lebock

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Lec­ture series: "Con­cepts of Europe from an in­ter­dis­cip­lin­ary per­spect­ive"

Prof. Dr. Annegret Thiem from the Institute of Romance Studies at the University of Paderborn will give a lecture on Thursday, January 15, on the topic of “Europe and Hispanic America: Images in our minds – how stereotypes shape our perceptions”

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PPIK col­loqui­um series: Ex­change between Ger­man and Ja­pan­ese schools

As part of the Paderborn Perspectives on Inclusion (PPIK) colloquium series in the winter semester 2025/26, Masayoshi Tsuchiya from Paderborn University will give a lecture on Monday, 19 January on the topic of "Exchange between German and Japanese schools (planning, regional studies and learning about practices)".

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Lec­ture series In­ter­dis­cip­lin­ary Gender Stud­ies: "In­clu­sion and ex­clu­sion of know­ledge"

A series of public lectures will be held as part of the seminar "Interdisciplinary Gender Studies" at the Institute of Education Studies. These will provide an insight into gender research at Paderborn University and open up a variety of perspectives on the research field of "Gender Studies". On Tuesday, 20 January, Stefanie Vochatzer from the Institute of Education Studies will give a lecture on the topic "Inclusion and exclusion of knowledge:…

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Lec­ture series "Mu­sic and Peace": Vari­et­ies of Peace in French Mélod­ie after the First World War

Since ancient times, music has been regarded as a central medium for the artistic exploration of the theme of "peace", the various facets of which will be examined in the lecture series "Music and Peace" organised by the Detmold/Paderborn Musicology Seminar. In this context, Prof. Dr. Benedikt Le?mann from HMT Leipzig will give a lecture on Wednesday, 21 January on the topic of "La douce paix: Varieties of peace in French mélodie after the First…

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