In­sti­tute of Math­em­at­ics - News

Launch of the Maths Ad­ven­ture pro­ject at Pader­born Uni­ver­sity

10 September 2025 saw the launch of the new Maths Adventure project, which is led by Simone Jablonski, Junior Professor of Mathematics Education. The project is supported by the Paderborn Community Foundation, on whose behalf Dr Rasmus Jakobsmeyer attended the launch event.

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From September 8 to 12, 2025, the outreach team of the Collaborative Research Center CRC-TRR 358 participated in the NRW Student Academy SMIMS for Mathematics and Computer Science with two projects. As part of the academy, 100 upper secondary school students selected for their outstanding achievements in mathematics and computer science spent an intensive week working together. In 15 project groups, they explored advanced topics in mathematics…

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A group of teacher students from the Institute of Mathematics at Paderborn University participated in the Erasmus+ Blended Intensive Program (BIP) "Profession-oriented Perspectives on Geometry in International Dialog 2025" as part of a preparatory seminar. The program was organized and conducted on the Paderborn side by Dr. Max Hoffmann in cooperation with colleagues from the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) in Trondheim…

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New ways of learn­ing to com­bat maths frus­tra­tion dur­ing your stud­ies

Paderborn University, Hanover and Kassel joint project receives millions in funding

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New Vice Deans for Com­puter Sci­ence and Math­em­at­ics elec­ted

From October 1, 2025, Prof. Dr. Axel-Cyrille Ngonga Ngomo will take over the office of Vice Dean for Computer Science. He succeeds Prof. Dr. Eric Bodden, whom the Faculty would like to thank for his commitment. Also on October 1, Prof. Dr. Balázs Kovács will succeed Prof. Dr. Tobias Weich as Vice Dean for Mathematics. We would also like to thank Prof. Weich for his dedicated work in the Dean's Office.

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Op­tim­al pre­par­a­tion for your stud­ies: Pre­lim­in­ary maths courses for first-year stu­dents at Pader­born Uni­ver­sity

These are aimed at all first-year students who are planning to study mathematics, chemistry, chemical engineering, computer science, business informatics, Electrical Engineering, mechanical engineering, industrial engineering, computer engineering, technomathematics, materials science or teaching with mathematics as a subject for grammar schools and comprehensive schools or vocational colleges

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Math­em­at­ic­al help with im­age res­tor­a­tion: Wei­er­strass Lec­ture 2025 with Prof Dr In­grid Daubech­ies

The multi-award-winning mathematician Prof. Dr. Ingrid Daubechies from Duke University (USA) was the first woman to give the traditional keynote lecture at this year's Weierstrass Lecture on Friday, 11 July

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Wei­er­strass Lec­ture 2025 - Prof. In­grid Daubech­ies

The lecture will be given by Prof. Ingrid Daubechies. Prof. Daubechies is the James B. Duke Professor at Duke University and was previously a professor and chair of the Department of Mathematics at Princeton University. Her fundamental contributions to the theory and application of wavelet methods are of vital importance in many areas of applied mathematics, extending to concrete technical implementations. For her work, she has received numerous…

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Photo: Nadija Carter, winner of the Faculty 2025 award

On Friday, 4 July 2025, more than 200 graduates of the Faculty of Computer Science, Electrical Engineering and Mathematics (EIM) were given a ceremonial send-off in lecture hall L1 at Paderborn University.

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"Fun­da­ment­al con­tri­bu­tions in ap­plied math­em­at­ics"

Paderborn mathematician Prof Dr Martin Kolb on the research of Prof Dr Ingrid Daubechies

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Hon­our­ing young sci­ent­ists: Pader­born Uni­ver­sity awards Gradu­ate Schol­ar­ships 2025

The scholarships comprise a monthly grant of 2,000 euros and are awarded for twelve or 36 months, depending on the funding line

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Two new faces - two per­spect­ives: In­aug­ur­al lec­tures by Prof. Dr.-Ing. Nils C. Ger­hardt and Jun.-Prof. Dr. Si­mone Jablon­ski

On 23 June 2025, the Dean of the Faculty of Computer Science, Electrical Engineering and Mathematics at Paderborn University, Prof. Dr Jürgen Klüners, welcomed guests to the inaugural lecture by Junior Professor Dr Simone Jablonski (Didactics of Mathematics) and Prof. Dr Nils C. Gerhardt (Semiconductor and Optoelectronic Devices). In their lectures, both scientists presented current issues and research approaches from their respective departments…

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Prof. Dr. Sebastian Rezat, Prof. Dr. Julia Bruns, and Prof. Dr. Uta Hänsel-Weide have received the 2024 Prize for innovation and quality improvement in teaching for the FourMath project.

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The Centre for High­er Math­em­at­ics Edu­ca­tion (khdm) has received funding for the HALMA project in collaboration with the universities of Hannover, Kassel, and Paderborn. HALMA aims to explicitly anchor binding, individually tailored, and professionally coherent learning paths within the course offerings for students, adapted to competency profiles and study objectives.

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For pu­pils: New on­line meet­ings of the Pader­born Maths Circle

Paderborn University's maths circle, in which pupils can learn about exciting mathematical topics beyond the school curriculum, is entering a new round in the coming summer semester.

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