University of Paderborn
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The University of Paderborn (German: Universität Paderborn) in Paderborn, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany was founded in 1972. 14,700 students were enrolled at the university as of October 2005.
Following the guiding principle of "The University of the Information Society", the research and educational emphasis of the university lies in the fields of computer science, engineering and mathematics.
In 2006 the computer science program has been ranked among the top 3 programs in the most comprehensive and detailed ranking of German universities by the Centre for Higher Education Development (CHE) and the German weekly news magazine "DIE ZEIT".
Campus
The University of Paderborn has two campuses:- The main campus and
- The campus at Fürstenallee
Main Campus
The main campus is located at the Warburger Straße in Paderborn. Most lectures take place here. The residence halls are located at the campus or nearby.Fürstenallee
The Fürstenallee campus is connected to the main campus via the 'uni' bus. Mainly computing institutes can be found at the Fürstenallee. Next to the Fürstenallee building is one of the world's biggest computer museums, the Heinz Nixdorf MuseumsForum.External Links
- () [Website of the University]
- () [Website of the International Relations Office]
- () [Website of the Erasmus Initiative]
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