On Friday, 14 March, Preeti V. Shah, Consul General for the U.S. Consulate General in Düsseldorf, visited Paderborn University. Future University President Prof. Dr. Matthias Bauer welcomed her and guided her through the programme, which highlighted the diversity of Paderborn's research. He emphasised: "It was very important to us to provide an insight into central aspects and research activities at Paderborn University. Through the international exchange of knowledge, ideas and innovations, we are jointly creating the basis for progress and solutions to global challenges." The focus of the visit was on the highly topical subjects of quantum research, artificial intelligence (AI), and high-performance computing. A tour of Building X, which houses the Paderborn Centre for Parallel Computing (PC2) with the "Noctua" supercomputer, was a must.
After taking office in August last year, this was the Consul General's first visit to Paderborn University. "I am impressed by the excellent research being carried out here at the university. The innovative strength and commitment with which researchers, students and teaching staff are working together on the topics and technologies of the future are groundbreaking," said Shah. The official district of the U.S. Consulate General Düsseldorf covers the whole of North Rhine-Westphalia. Shah joined the diplomatic service of the United States of America back in 2004. Before coming to Düsseldorf, she was stationed in Nicaragua, Turkey, Afghanistan, Mexico, and Indonesia. Now she has also experienced Paderborn and says: "Thank you for the opportunity to get to know some of Paderborn University's outstanding projects and to strengthen the exchange between science and international cooperation."
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