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Support for People with Dementia Now Also Available in the Olpe Area

The University of Siegen is expanding its services for people with dementia and their families: Effective immediately, people with dementia in the Olpe area can also participate in the ongoing “DECIDE-2” dementia support project.

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Think About Flu Protection Now

As the cold season sets in, the risk of catching the flu increases. The University of Siegen is therefore offering its employees on-site flu vaccinations to both support and protect them.

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Childless in Old Age: This Can Be Particularly Difficult for Men

Does parenthood in later life lead to greater satisfaction? Researchers at the University of Siegen have examined how not having children and the relationship with adult children affect well-being. The results vary depending on gender and life circumstances. 

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Developing AI Solutions for Education Together

The “KI.Werkstatt Ausbildung NRW” project strengthens young people’s skills in using artificial intelligence during their vocational training. It is a joint initiative of the University of Siegen and the Bildungswerk der Nordrhein-Westfälischen Wirtschaft, supported by the NRW Ministry of Labor.

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Wissenschaftler der Uni Siegen mit NRW-Arbeitsminister Laumann bei der Übergabe des Zuwendungsbescheids.
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Made in North Rhine-Westphalia and Siegen: Green Light for a New Quantum Computer

A quantum computer co-developed by eleQtron has officially gone into operation at the Jülich Research Center. The company is a spin-off from the University of Siegen. Minister President Hendrik Wüst and Minister of Science Ina Brandes attended the grand opening at the Jülich Supercomputing Center (JSC). 

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Vertreter aus Politik und der beteiligten Partner drücken gemeinsam den Knopf für den Startschuss des neuen Quantencomputers.
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The Rectorate at GAIN26 in San Francisco

The University of Siegen is actively participating in international exchanges aimed at attracting academic talent: Together with NRW Minister of Science Ina Brandes and other university leaders from the state, Rector Prof. Dr. Stefanie Reese and Prorector Prof. Dr. Petra M. Vogel attended GAIN26

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Md Shajalal Receives Best Paper Award

Computer scientist Dr. Md Shajalal and his co-authors were honored with the Best Paper Award at HCI International 2026. The award recognized their work on human-centered explanations for the detection of audio deepfakes.

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Order of Merit of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia for Arndt G. Kirchhoff

The state of North Rhine-Westphalia honors Arndt G. Kirchhoff for his outstanding service to the public good. Kirchhoff has been a member of the University of Siegen’s University Council since 2013 and served as its chair for ten years.

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New AI Coach Supports German Teachers

The KIMADU research project at the University of Siegen has developed an AI coach for German teachers. The “KRAFT+ Agent” is freely available and enables teachers to create AI assistants for their lessons without any programming knowledge.

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Millions in funding for university spin-off

Quantum computing scale-up eleQtron closes one of the world's largest Series A financings for 57 million euros.

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Niels Penke receives funding in the Heisenberg program

The German scholar PD Dr. Niels Penke from the University of Siegen has been accepted into the renowned Heisenberg Program of the German Research Foundation (DFG). In the coming years, he would like to focus on popularization processes.

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Minister Brandes visits Campus Buschhütten

Ina Brandes, Minister for Culture and Science of the state of North Rhine-Westphalia, visited the Buschhütten campus. The topics ranged from AI, digitalization and modern production technology to new study and training opportunities.

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Team from Siegen and Paderborn wins international competition in power electronics

A joint team from the Universities of Siegen and Paderborn has won a research competition in the field of power electronics. They finished ahead of top international universities.

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University of Siegen among the top 10 in economics

The University of Siegen is one of the leading locations for Business and Management in Germany. In the current ranking by Research.com, it impresses with a strong overall position and outstanding individual achievements.

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New prize for science and innovation

The Christa-und-Dieter-Lange-Stiftung, the IHK Siegen, the Sparkasse Siegen and the University of Siegen jointly honor outstanding research with a regional focus - with a prize money of 40,000 euros.

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University of Siegen wants to attract international talent to the region

With the EXCELS project, the University of Siegen aims to attract particularly talented students from Asia and Africa to study for a Master's degree in Artificial Intelligence and Sensor Systems at an early stage.

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Fighting racism with AI: debate training in the museum

How do you contradict racist statements? A new AI-supported debate training course is designed to help young people with this. The project will be presented on April 29 at a finissage at the Aktives Museum Südwestfalen in Siegen.

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Starting signal for a new era of excellent research

The INCYTE research center was officially opened at the University of Siegen in the presence of Ina Brandes, Minister for Culture and Science of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia. The new high-tech center strengthens cutting-edge research in Siegen and the whole of North Rhine-Westphalia.

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Die Künstlerin Antje Schiffers steht mit einer Staffelei auf einer Wiese.

Between stable and easel

From May 4 to 11, 2026, Berlin artist Antje Schiffers will be showing how art can be created in the middle of everyday life on a farm as a "wandering guest" at the Irlenhof in Kreuztal. The project is part of the "wanderspace" series of the art department at the University of Siegen.

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World IP Day: Lots of innovative spirit at the University of Siegen

IP Management supports members of the University of Siegen in all matters relating to intellectual property. There have been over 100 inventions and patents at the university in the past 5 years - new website for World IP Day.

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Research magazine 2026 published

The new issue of the University of Siegen's research magazine "future" is now available. This year's focus: "When sensors think". It is available to take away from various locations on campus.