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The University of Paderborn, founded in 1972, is a public university seated in Paderborn, North Rhine-Westphalia. It is comprised of five faculties: the Faculty of Arts and Humanities, the Faculty of Business Administration and Economics, the Faculty of Science, the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, and the Faculty of Computer Science, Electrical Engineering and Mathematics. Some 20,300 students are enrolled at the University of Paderborn. It offers 67 study courses, notably teacher education courses. Aside from that, prospective students can choose from a variety of Bachelor degree courses such as “Applied Sports Science“, “Chemistry“, “Chemical Engineering“, “Computer Engineering“, “German Literature“, “Electrical Engineering“, “English Linguistics“, “English Literature and Culture“, “Education Science“, “European Studies“, “German Linguistics“, “History“, “Computer Science“, “International Business Studies“, “Comparative Studies/Comparative Literature and Cultural Studies“, “Comparative Theology“, “Art and Art Mediation“, “Linguistics“, “Mechanical Engineering“, “Mathematics“, “Media Studies“, “Fashion-Textile-Design-Studies“, “Musicology“, “Philosophy“, “Physics“, “Popular Music and Media“, “Sports Economics“, and “Economics“. Among the Master studies offered are the degree courses “Applied Neurosciences in Sports & Exercise“, “Business Administration“, “Computer Engineering“, “Computer Science“, “Electrical Systems Engineering“, “Education Science“, “German Literature“ and “Gender Studies“. People with vocational qualifications have the opportunity to study without a secondary school-leaving certificate. Graduates of the University of Paderborn receive a B.A., B.Sc., B.Ed., M.A., M.Sc., or M.Ed.