History of the faculty of Mechanical Engineering
- In 1958 application of an engineer's school by the city of Paderborn
- In 1962 foundation of the „society of the friends and sponsors of the engineer's school of Paderborn“
- In 1963 foundation of the „state engineer's school of Paderborn“
- 16.10.1968 laying of the foundation stone for building the engineer's school in Pohlweg
- In 1970/71 move in the new building
- 01.08.1971 foundation of the „advanced technical college of southeast Westphalia” in Paderborn (union from the state engineer's schools of Höxter, Meschede and Soest)
- 01.08.1972 foundation of the „polytechnic of Paderborn“ (union from the Paderborner department of the Educational college Westphalia Lippe and the advanced technical college southeast Westphalia)
- 01.01.1980 renaming in „University polytechnic of Paderborn“
- In 1987 foundation of the University Group Economic Engineering
- In 1989 foundation of Heinz Nixdorf institute (HNI)
- In 2001 co-operative agreement with the Chinese German technical faculty (CDTF) in the Qingdao University of Science and Technology (QUST)
- 01.01.2002 spin-off the departments Höxter, Meschede and Soest (went on in the advanced technical college east Westphalia Lippe and south Westphalia)
- Since 2003 officially „University of Paderborn“
- In 2006 foundation team UPBracing
- In 2008 foundation of the Direct Manufacturing Research centre (DMRC) of Boeing, system EOS Electro Optical, Evonik Industries und SLM Solutions GmbH as well as from the university of Paderborn
- January, 2012 foundation competence centre for lasting energy technology (KET)
- Autumn, 2012 foundation of the institute of lightweight construction with hybrid systems (ILH)
- Cooperation with the information Technology institutes of Cairo and the Ain Shams University Cairo
- Foundation of the students mechanical engineering
Dekane der Fakultät seit 1972
- Prof. Dr. phil. Josef Haupt (†)
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1963 – 1971
Staatl. Ingenieurschule
- Prof. Dr.-Ing. Adalbert Kottler (†2004)
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1971 – 1972
Staatl. Ingenieurschule
- Prof. Dipl.-Ing. Friedrich Möllenkamp
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1972 – 1973
Gesamthochschule
- Prof. Dipl.-Ing. Helmut Wild (†2022)
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1973 – 1975
Gesamthochschule
- Prof. Dr.-Ing. Wolfgang Vogel
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1975 – 1976
Gesamthochschule – Universität
- Prof. Dipl.-Ing. Elmer Sieben († 2013)
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1976 – 1977
Gesamthochschule – Universität
- Prof. Dr.-Ing. Ortwin Hahn
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1977 – 1978
Gesamthochschule – Universität
- Prof. Dr.-Ing. Joachim Lückel († 2008)
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1978 – 1979
Gesamthochschule – Universität
- Prof. Dr.-Ing. Dieter Gorenflo
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1979 – 1980
Gesamthochschule – Universität
- Prof. Dipl.-Ing. Helmut Wild (†2022)
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1981 – 1982
Gesamthochschule – Universität
- Prof. Dr.-Ing. Helmut Potente
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1982 – 1983
Gesamthochschule – Universität
- Prof. Dr.-Ing. Rolf Rennhack († 2014)
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1983 – 1985
Gesamthochschule – Universität
- Prof. Dr.-Ing. Dr.h.c. mult. Manfred H. Pahl
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1985 – 1987
Gesamthochschule – Universität
- Prof. Dipl.-Ing. Bernhard Meierfrankenfeld
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1987 – 1989
Gesamthochschule – Universität
- Prof. Dr.-Ing. Hans Albert Richard
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1989 – 1991
Gesamthochschule – Universität
- Prof. Dr.-Ing. Johannes Wortberg
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1991 – 1992
Gesamthochschule – Universität
- Prof. Dr.-Ing. Rainer Koch
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1992 – 1995
Gesamthochschule – Universität
- Prof. Dr.-Ing. Ortwin Hahn
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1995 – 1999
Gesamthochschule – Universität
- Prof. Dr.-Ing. Jürgen Gausemeier
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1999 – 2008
Gesamthochschule – Universität (bis 2002)
- Prof. Dr.-Ing. Detmar Zimmer
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2008 – 2011
Universität
- Prof. Dr.-Ing. Volker Schöppner
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2011 - 2018
Universität
- Prof. Dr.-Ing. habil. Mirko Schaper
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Seit 2018
Universität
