The University of Paderborn was founded in 1972, and the city of Paderborn was renamed the Paderborn Comprehensive University after being accepted as a member of the German Research Association in 1980. Paderborn University offers philosophy, history, geography, religion and sociology, education, psychology, linguistics and other majors, currently registered 17,000 students are studying in Paderborn and three other campuses: Huixta branch with majors (soil improvement, environmental technology), Messe Aite branch with majors (mechanical technology II, communications technology), Suster branch offers majors (agronomy, mechanical technology III, electrical engineering). Technology III, Electrical Engineering).