The Paderborn Student Union

Our mission for students

As a social companion, we create the best possible conditions for students at our university locations for successful, carefree studies.

With our services in catering, housing, educational support, childcare, social counselling and intercultural services, we offer high-quality, easily accessible and affordable services.

Our mission statement

Neutrality requirement and prohibition of discrimination

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Your WEg with us!

Studierendenwerk Paderborn supports you in many areas of your everyday student life. On campus, we provide you with a variety of meals, snacks and coffee in our canteens, cafés and cafeterias - from a quick breakfast to lunch. You will also find canteens at our Hamm and Lippstadt campuses.

We also support you with housing, student finance and social matters. Our halls of residence promote coexistence, exchange between students from different semesters and cultures and international integration. Rents are fair and designed to cover costs.

With counselling, BAföG support, childcare, cultural activities and social support, we create a framework that allows you to concentrate on your studies. Our aim is to provide you with reliable support at every stage of your studies - open, supportive and internationally orientated.

DAs PAderborn Student Union at a glance

Part of a strong network

There are 12 student services organisations in North Rhine-Westphalia and 57 nationwide in the Deutsches Studierendenwerk (DSW). As a modern service provider with a social mission, we play an active role in shaping the university environment.

Responsibility Stw PB

As Studierendenwerk Paderborn, we are responsible for the students of the universities:

- University of Paderborn

- Hamm-Lippstadt University of Applied Sciences

- Catholic University of Applied Sciences North Rhine-Westphalia, Paderborn Department

Responsibility Student financing

In addition to the universities already listed, the Paderborn State Office for Educational Support is also responsible for:

- Faculty of Theology Paderborn

- University of Applied Sciences, Paderborn and Marburg Department

The StW PB is there for you

Catering on campus

Finding accommodation in a student hall of residence

Questions about student financing and BAföG

Social and personal concerns

Intercultural get-together
Day care centres

Student financing

Studying brings with it many new opportunities - and this includes the question of how you can finance your time at university. Our aim is to give you an overview of the various financing options so that you can find the form of student financing that suits you best.

BAföG & Co.

GAstronomy

University catering is an important part of campus life. It ensures that students, university staff and guests are well catered for in their everyday study and work life. Our canteens, cafés and bistros offer a place to meet, socialise and take short breaks between lectures, studying and work.

Menus & locations

Living

The Paderborn Student Union offers you comfortable accommodation close to campus at the Paderborn, Hamm and Lippstadt campuses. The focus here is on togetherness - you get to know people from all over the world and develop social skills that go far beyond your studies.

Residence application

Social & counselling

Whether you have problems with financing your studies, no or too little BAföG, stress with part-time jobs or personal challenges - we are here for you. We provide you with quick, uncomplicated and free advice on many social issues in everyday student life. We will inform you about suitable support options.

Personalised advice

Daycare centre

As Studierendenwerk Paderborn, we run the daycare centres Uni-Zwerge and MS-Kunigunde. We offer childcare places for children of students and employees of Paderborn University as well as for children of working parents on and off campus.

Daycare centres on campus

Intercultural

As a student union, we actively contribute to the success of cultural integration and respectful coexistence in everyday university life - through forms of housing, counselling, social services and community activities. In this way, we create places where not only knowledge but also cultural diversity is lived.

Events and functions

Sustainability in the StW PAderborn

Sustainability is a central component of our work at Studierendenwerk Paderborn. Because we shape living and study conditions on a daily basis, responsible use of resources is a matter of course for us.

In areas such as the canteen, housing, childcare and student finance, we focus on environmentally conscious behaviour, less waste and sustainable procurement. In this way, we take responsibility and contribute to making the campus socially, ecologically and economically sustainable.

Our mission statement: Together for students

We see ourselves as a modern service provider for students. Our aim is to provide high-quality services that easily accessible, understandable, affordable and orientated towards the needs of students are. In doing so, we keep an eye on current developments and continue to develop our services sustainably in order to make them fit for the future in the long term.

At the same time, we take responsibility as an employer and training organisation. We create reliable framework conditions and value the commitment of our employees - because they are the decisive factor for the success of our student services organisation.

We can only achieve our goals together. That is why we act on the basis of a common understanding of values, that characterises our daily work.

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Social

We act in all respects as a student union that fulfils its social and ecological responsibility. For example, we ensure that all departments use energy, labour and food in a particularly resource-efficient manner.

One of our basic principles is socially acceptable pricing for our accommodation and catering facilities. Our services are therefore equally available to every student.

As an employer, the Studierendenwerk is characterised by secure collective bargaining conditions, modern working time models with flexitime arrangements, family friendliness and the resulting work-life balance.

Open

Studierendenwerk Paderborn provides social support for students at Paderborn University, Hamm-Lippstadt University of Applied Sciences and the Catholic University of Applied Sciences North Rhine-Westphalia, Paderborn department. By providing our services in the areas of catering, housing, educational support, childcare, social counselling and intercultural affairs, we pursue a concrete vision - to create the best possible conditions for students to study successfully and without worries.

We have made it our mission to offer high-quality services that are easily accessible, understandable, affordable and needs-orientated, especially for students. In view of current trends, we strive for sustainable further development in order to maintain the future viability of our services. We are also committed to our employees as a modern and attractive employer and training organisation. We are convinced that committed employees are the driving force behind the success of our student services organisation.

We can only achieve the goals we have set ourselves if everyone pulls together. To fulfil our mission, we therefore represent a common set of values.

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Reliable

You can rely on us! Our daily aspiration is to provide high-quality services and to act as experts in our fields. Our work is characterised by quality, so that every matter is always in competent hands.

Customer-orientated thinking and action is practised in every part of the Studierendenwerk. To this end, we place the expectations and wishes of students at the centre of everything we do.

In order to act as a reliable partner for students, we maintain an intensive dialogue with students and universities. This collaborative partnership allows us to tailor our programmes to the needs of our students.

The mission statement at a glance