Program

As part of the anniversary year celebrations, the Historical Institute of Paderborn University invited the public to a series of weekly lectures entitled “50 Years of Paderborn University. A university in our region”, starting on Wednesday, 13. April. The series of twelve lectures was devoted to the history and development of the university and its firm footing in the city and the region. At the same time, they took stock of recent political developments related to higher education in Germany. The lectures were given not only by scientists from the university, but also representatives of the Heinz Nixdorf Museum Forums (HNF), the Chamber of Industry and Commerce East Westphalia, the Institute of Technology in Karlsruhe and professors from the universities of Kassel and Vienna. Interested members of the public could attend the lectures every Wednesday from 6 p.m. to 7.30 p.m. in Lecture Hall O1. No advance registration was required.

Lectures in April

Prof. Dr. Johannes Süßmann, Professor for Early Modern History at Paderborn University, gave the first lecture on 13. April, entitled “Counter-Reformation and the missed Enlightenment. The founding of the Academia Theodoriana in 1614 and its development in the 17^th and 18^th century”. On 20. April, Prof. Dr. Rainer Pöppinghege, Paderborn’s expert on Contemporary History, looked at the 1970s and spoke about “Founding history: university reform and autonomy at Paderborn Polytechnic”. On 27. April, Dr. Christian Berg from the HNF spoke about the significance of computer pioneer Heinz Nixdorf for Paderborn University in his lecture entitled: “… why not become better than others?” The subsequent dates were 4., 11., 18. and 25. May, 1., 15. (in Lecture Hall L1) and 22. June, and 6. and 13. July.