The University of Paderborn in Paderborn, Germany, is a university founded in 1972 in North Rhine-Westphalia. It is a young, dynamic, and modern research university in East Westphalia-Lippe, known for its interdisciplinary collaboration, practice-oriented teaching, and strong networking with industry and research, particularly in the fields of computer science, engineering, natural sciences, and humanities, with a clear focus on shaping the digital society and sustainable solutions. It offers a wide range of degree programs with a strong focus on future-oriented fields such as intelligent technical systems, optoelectronics, and digital humanities. The University of Paderborn is one of Germany's medium-sized universities with a strong research and knowledge transfer focus. Our five faculties – Cultural Studies, Business Administration, Mechanical Engineering, Natural Sciences, and Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, and Mathematics – offer 70 degree programs. In addition, we offer approximately 166 subject combinations for teacher training. With around 20,000 students, the University of Paderborn is one of the high-performing medium-sized universities in Germany. As a campus university, it offers short distances between lecture halls, laboratories, the library, and other facilities. The university places great emphasis on knowledge and technology transfer and actively promotes spin-offs, making it one of the leading entrepreneurial universities in Germany. The university benefits from the strong economic region of OWL and works closely with companies and research institutes (e.g. Fraunhofer, Heinz Nixdorf Institute). Our university has established itself in key areas of research with internationally recognized cutting-edge expertise. Researchers here work on the technologies of the future, always with a focus on societal needs. Developing sustainable solutions to the pressing challenges of our time shapes research at the University of Paderborn. Collaborations with other universities, companies, and research networks – both nationally and internationally – contribute to our university's excellent network. The chair Wirtschaftspädagogik II - Business and Human Resource Education II of Prof. Dr. Marc Beutner is partner in the Higher Education project CARE + CONNECT and is settled at the department 5: Business and Human Resource Education of the University of Paderborn. The Department for Business and Human Resource Education is one out of six Departments of the Faculty of Business Administration, Economics and Business Computing at the University of Paderborn. It educates students in the first phase (university phase) of teacher education for the field of higher education, vocational education and training (more precisely: field business and economics) in Germany. The chair of Prof. Dr. Marc Beutner has established a strong international research and activity network and is active in European and global research and cooperations.