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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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Carlo Kaul re­ceives the MFO Prize

Carlo Kaul, student at the Institute of Mathematics, was awarded the MFO Prize for one of the best presentations at the 2024 Student Conference of the German Mathematical Society (DMV) in Ilmenau. As part of this recognition, he was given the opportunity to publish an article based on his bachelor's thesis and was invited to attend a one-week conference at the Oberwolfach Research Institute for Mathematics. The article, titled „Elliptische…

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Sol­emn col­loqui­um to bid farewell to Prof Dr Mi­chael Dellnitz

On Friday, 28 March, numerous guests from the worlds of science, research and Paderborn's urban society came together to honour the long-standing dean of the faculty and renowned mathematician

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On 27 March 2025, the Faculty of Computer Science, Electrical Engineering and Mathematics at Paderborn University bid farewell to Prof. Dr. Michael Dellnitz with a festive colloquium.

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The Paderborn University Maths Circle serves to promote young mathematical talent and will meet online in spring/summer 2025 on Saturdays 10 May 2025, 24 May 2025 and 14 June 2025, each from 10:00 to 13:00, using the video conferencing software Zoom.

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In­aug­ur­al lec­ture by Ju­ni­or Pro­fess­or Dr Jo­hanna Schön­herr and Pro­fess­or Dr Balázs Kovács

On Monday, January 20, 2025, Junior Professor Dr. Johanna Schönherr (Didactics of Mathematics) and Professor Dr. Balázs Kovács (Numerics of Partial Differential Equations) gave their inaugural lectures in lecture hall O2. The Dean of the Faculty, Prof. Dr. Jürgen Klüners, welcomed both lecturers and the audience at the beginning of the event.

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CRC Col­loqui­um 31.01.2025

On January 31th, the Colloquium of the CRC-TRR 358 will take place at the Department of Mathematics, Paderborn. The speakers are Prof. Thomas Schick (Göttingen) and Prof. Tobias Hartnick (KIT Karlsruhe).

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In­aug­ur­al lec­ture by Prof Dr Anni-Yas­min Turhan and Prof Dr Lena Wessel

On Monday, 13 January 2025, Prof. Dr. Anni-Yasmin Turhan (Knowledge Representation) and Prof. Dr. Lena Wessel (Didactics of Mathematics) gave their inaugural lectures in lecture hall O2.

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