University of Paderborn

infobox University
name=University of Paderborn
native_name=Universität Paderborn


motto="Die Universität der Informationsgesellschaft"("The University of the Information Society")
established=1972
type=Public
rector=Prof. Dr. rer. nat. Nikolaus Risch
staff=1.764
faculty=5
students=14,700
city=Paderborn
country=Germany
campus=urban
website= [http://www.uni-paderborn.de/en/ www.upb.de]

The University of Paderborn ( _de. 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". Also in 2006 the university has been ranked among the leading institutions for gaining research funding in the areas of electrical engineering, computer science and systems engineering by the German Research Council (DFG).

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

*en icon [http://www.uni-paderborn.de/en/ Website of the University]
*en icon [http://www2.uni-paderborn.de/aaa/english/frames/frameset.html Website of the International Relations Office]
*de icon [http://www.eurobiz-paderborn.de/ Website of the Erasmus Initiative]