To mark the start of the new school year, BTU Cottbus-Senftenberg is offering pupils the chance to find out about degree programmes and study conditions at an early stage. Even if they are not yet in their final year, many young people will soon have to make decisions about their future.

The 2025 Annual Report of the Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus-Senftenberg (BTU) is here! The 120 pages of the new report bring an eventful year to life: it tells stories, introduces people and their ideas, and provides insights into developments and achievements at the BTU. The annual report has been available in print and online since 28 September 2026.

The Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus-Senftenberg (BTU) and TÜV Rheinland Academy are jointly developing a regional skills development network. The ‘SKILL – Skills for Structural Change in a High-Performing Lusatia’ project marks the launch of a new initiative for the development and training of skilled workers in the context of structural change.

The chair of Physical Chemistry at the Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus-Senftenberg (BTU) has been conducting research into silicon chemistry for many years – ranging from etching processes and the surface modification of solar wafers to catalytic methods for silane production.

A team led by Prof. Dr Julia von Maltzahn at the Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus-Senftenberg (BTU) and the Leibniz Institute for Ageing Research in Jena has found a way to specifically transform malignant tumour cells in children into harmless muscle cells.

With a warm “Welcome to the BTU”, the Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus-Senftenberg (BTU) welcomed more than 2,000 new students on Monday, 28 September. The academic year 2026/2027 was officially opened at the enrolment ceremony held at the Stadthalle Cottbus. A total of around 7,700 people are now studying at the BTU.

In an interview lasting around seven minutes, Gesine Grande talks about her personal highlights from the past six years of her term of office. She explains why she decided to stand for a second term and why she feels such a strong connection to the BTU. She also discusses plans, upcoming projects and challenges.

How tall might buildings have been around 2,800 years ago? A new, interdisciplinary study by the DAI and the BTU provides reliable structural findings on this subject for the first time.

The Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus-Senftenberg (BTU) has elected its senior management for the coming years. At the meeting of the Academic Senate on 24 September 2026, the results of the election for the members of the new executive committee of BTU Cottbus-Senftenberg were announced.

A group of representatives from the management teams of Pakistani universities, led by the Manager of the Higher Education Commission (HEC) of Pakistan, visited the Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus-Senftenberg (BTU) on 9 September.