COLOURS Week
Join us for a week of collaboration, innovation, and dialogue at Paderborn University!
From 24 to 28 June 2025, Paderborn University hosts a series of exciting events as part of the European University Alliance COLOURS. Throughout this week, students, researchers, educators, professionals, and the public are invited to explore key topics such as sustainability, digital transformation, and the future of education.
Highlights include:
- the CoLab "Communicating Green Transitions", where we develop strategies for effective sustainability communication;
- the Hackathon "Shape Your City" tackling pressing challenges related to mobility, digitalisation, and urban innovation;
- and the Public Engagement Event "Paderborn in transition - Shaping the city of tomorrow together" exploring the role of university alliances in building a stronger Europe.
Explore each event below and register to join the conversation!
The events
At the CoLab event "Communicating Green Transitions", challenges in communication on sustainability topics will be analysed and solutions for target group-oriented information exchange and greater acceptance of the complex topic of sustainability will be developed.
The CoLab analyses current communication on topics such as ecological change, transport and mobility and develops solutions to improve communication strategies in these contexts.
The city of Paderborn is facing an exciting challenge: how can the city become a "smart city" in the coming years? What does it take to increase the quality of life for citizens, strengthen the economy and at the same time promote sustainable and future-proof urban development? We invite all interested citizens, students and employees of Paderborn University as well as representatives from business, research and administration to an exchange on the future development of Paderborn in the context of digital and ecological transformation.
Following a keynote speech, we offer space for discussion and exchange: How can we jointly develop innovative solutions for the challenges of a smart city? What needs do citizens, businesses and the administration see?
The aim of the event is to promote dialogue between the various stakeholders, taking into account people's needs as well as the potential of digitalisation and sustainability.
An evening buffet will be provided for your physical well-being.
We look forward to a stimulating exchange and to taking a look into the future of urban development together with you.
Please note: The number of participants for the event is limited. We therefore ask you to register in advance.
Join us in shaping the city of tomorrow - creatively, sustainably, smartly.
The COLOURS Hackathon brings together committed students, researchers, entrepreneurs and creative minds from all over Europe to work together in interdisciplinary teams to develop ideas for a sustainable, liveable urban future.
Organised by COLOURS Students and supported by the Smart City Team of the City of Paderborn, the hackathon has a clear goal:
Empowering students to become designers themselves.
You take responsibility - for your projects, your team and your city.