Prof. Dr Sven Michel, Head of the Chair of Therapy Sciences II at the Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus-Senftenberg (BTU), has been awarded an honorary doctorate from the National University of Pharmacy (NUPh) in Ukraine. In addition, the BTU scientist was honoured with the Honorary Chevron of Ukraine.

On 20 January 2026, BTU Cottbus-Senftenberg invited international scholarship holders from the STIBET and BIDS projects funded by the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) to a joint networking meeting.

It aims to foster collaborations, research hubs and seed-funding for joint projects among other key objectives.

Michelle is studying to become a primary school teacher at BTU Cottbus-Senftenberg. She is currently spending the semester at Deakin University in Melbourne.

BTU Cottbus-Senftenberg is deeply shocked by the recent events in Iran. Reports of the extent of the violence are cause for grave concern. News from BTU students in the region has deeply affected us.

Strengthening Indo-German cooperation: On 8 January 2026, Science Minister Dr Manja Schüle signed an agreement with Dr Ranjit Kumar Sinha, State Secretary for Technical Education of the Uttarakhand government, on future science and research cooperation between the state of Brandenburg and the Indian state of Uttarakhand.

Submit your application for a stay abroad in the 2026/27 academic year online by 1 February 2026.