Prof. Dr Christoph Egbers, Chair of Aerodynamics and Fluid Mechanics at the Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus-Senftenberg (BTU), has been appointed to the Scientific Evaluation Committee of the Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF).

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.

Reducing the environmental impact of global video streaming services is the subject of a new project at BTU Cottbus-Senftenberg. The three-year project is being funded by the German Research Foundation (DFG) to the tune of around 332,000 euros.

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

"GENial - why do I look so much like my parents?" is the title of the first children's university lecture of 2026 at the Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus-Senftenberg (BTU) on 14 and 15 January.

Public lecture series Open BTU on Wednesday, 14 January 2026, 5:30 pm, with the chairperson of the Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung Martin Schulz at the Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus-Senftenberg (BTU) at the Cottbus main campus, Central Lecture Hall Building (ZHG), Audimax 2.

A lecture in the "MINT Lecture Series" at the Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus-Senftenberg (BTU), which examines the changing relationship between human and machine creativity in the field of tension between artistic practice and technological innovation: Monday, 19 January 2026, 5:30 pm, main campus, Central Lecture Theatre Building, Lecture Hall C.

What study programmes are available at the Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus-Senftenberg (BTU) - and which one is right for me? What is it like to attend a lecture? What is there to discover on campus? On Thursday, 15 January 2026, there will be answers to these and many other questions at the Senftenberg site between 10 a.m. and 3 p.m.

The portals are open for young people who would like to apply for a Master's programme at the Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus-Senftenberg (BTU) in particular. Applications for the Economathematics Bachelor's study programme are also possible for the summer semester.

BTU students took the opportunity to further increase the visibility of the university in the town and helped organise the Senftenberg Christmas market.