News about the environmental management at the BTU

Six researchers from Germany and Switzerland are making their way through Greenland’s eternal ice, including two scientists and a graduate of the Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus-Senftenberg (BTU). The 40-day expedition “Spurensuche 2026” set off on 23 May 2026 on the historic west-east traverse from Ilulissat to Tasiilaq.

Structural change in Lusatia requires digital innovation. At the 5G / Edge Cloud Day at the BTU in Senftenberg, the university and the Fraunhofer Heinrich Hertz Institute will demonstrate how modern communications and data infrastructures are unlocking new potential for research, healthcare and industrial applications.

As we look back on the run of the Professorinnenprogramm III at the BTU, we are celebrating the successful achievement of the programme’s objectives and the gender equality measures it has enabled. The ceremony will open at 10.30 am on 25 June 2026 in Großer Hörsaal with opening addresses by Manja Schüle, Minister for Science, and Gesinde Grande, President of the BTU.

Since last year, the first commemorative plaque honouring a Black woman has been installed as part of the ‘FrauenOrte Brandenburg’ initiative: on 9 July 2025, the 50th ‘FrauenOrt’ dedicated to Bilillee Machbuba was unveiled at the BTU Cottbus-Senftenberg. This ‘FrauenOrt’ has now been expanded to include a film and an audio walking tour.