The Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus-Senftenberg (BTU) is delighted to welcome numerous new exchange students again this year.

How do I recognise phishing emails? How do QR codes work? As part of the "Digital Pioneers in Sandow" project, BTU students share their knowledge about smartphones and digital applications with interested citizens - from setting up an email account to using messengers or supermarket apps.

Joint declaration on the occasion of the 17th CSD Cottbus & Niederlausitz on 25 October 2025

Outstanding scientific achievements were honoured on Wednesday, 15 October 2025, on Research Day at the BTU Campus Senftenberg.

With the eighth edition of the Senftenberg Workshop, the Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus-Senftenberg (BTU) continued its successful series of events on the development of the dual Master's degree programme in primary school teaching.

The upcoming event organised by Wasser Cluster Lausitz e.V. and BTU will focus on the revitalisation of water bodies in the Lower Spree region. On Tuesday, 14 October 2025, Thorsten Weidner, former Manager of the Lower Spree Water and Landscape Management Association, will discuss current challenges and solutions in the region.

On Monday, 13 October 2025, BTU Cottbus-Senftenberg opened the 17th CSD Action Weeks for Cottbus and Lower Lusatia at the main campus!

The milestones of space travel kick off a new public lecture series at BTU. On Wednesday, 15 October 2025, the Open BTU will kick off with a special highlight: ESA astronaut Prof. Dr Reinhold Ewald and Stefan Richter, Head of the DLR_School_Lab, will jointly open the new topic block "Aerospace - Lusatian research above the clouds".

At the upcoming children's university at BTU Cottbus-Senftenberg on Wednesday, 15 October 2025 in Senftenberg and Thursday, 16 October 2025 in Cottbus, everything will revolve around the topic of plastics.

60 experts will discuss the opportunities and challenges of digital technologies in the justice system at BTU on Thursday and Friday, 9 and 10 October 2025. In particular, the focus will be on the legal, ethical and practical issues surrounding the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in court proceedings.