Engineer with business training; ability in interdisciplinary cooperation and holistic strategic thinking; recognize products for the markets of tomorrow and design the necessary business processes; Engineering and Economics subjects are taught in parallel; initiative; holistic thinking; willingness to perform; communication skills; very good supervision relationship between teachers and learners: small learning and practice groups.

The Institute of Electrical Engineering and Information Technology is involved in several international courses (Electrical Systems Engineering, Computer Engineering, Optoelectronics & Photonics). Some elective events are therefore also offered in English. Collaborations exist for semesters abroad and research with many foreign universities.

Western Michigan University, USA; University of Alberta, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Brasilien; Xidian University, China; Pierre and Marie Curie University - Paris 6, Frankreich; University of Pavia, Italien; University of the Witwatersrand, Südafrika.

The entire university building is networked in a structured manner; WiFi; continuous IT development of the department by IT commission; providing an e-learning environment; computer pool rooms with subject-specific software; well-equipped laboratories in the individual fields for the practical application of the theoretical knowledge.

Centre for Optoelectronics and Photonics Paderborn; Fraunhofer facility for electronic nanosystems; Heinz Nixdorf Institute; competence centre for sustainable energy technology; centre for educational research and teacher training; ITS OWL - top cluster; Emmy Noether junior research group "Encrypted Control Technology"; participation in two collaborative research centres.

TecUP Paderborn: Central office of the University of Paderborn for business start-ups and knowledge transfer measures.

The Paderborn Economic Engineers distinguish themselves through their ability to work across disciplines and with integrated strategies. The course fosters and promotes individual initiatives, the willingness to perform, creativity and the ability to communicate.