On 1 November 2026, Robert Nissen will take up his post as Chancellor of the Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus-Senftenberg (BTU).

From 12 to 29 October, the Spremberg branch, in collaboration with the GFZ Helmholtz Centre, transformed its premises into a pop-up store focusing on geothermal energy, soil and the subsurface. Two specialist talks, two workshops, a quiz night and an exhibition featuring displays and a geology quiz offered a wide range of perspectives on current research topics.

BTU Cottbus-Senftenberg is relaunching the Heritage Centre (HC) as an open forum for research into cultural and natural heritage. Within the Centre, researchers are addressing the pressing issues of our time: climate change and structural transformation, armed conflicts and political polarisation, and Artificial Intelligence. The university is bringing together its wide-ranging expertise in this field within the Centre.

On Wednesday 4 November 2026, from 4.30 pm, the BTU Cottbus-Senftenberg, in collaboration with the Medical University of Lusatia – Carl Thiem (MUL-CT), invites you to a discussion on medicine, healthcare and digitalisation. – This time, the event will take place at the BTU’s main campus in the ZHG, Lecture Theatre A. Anyone interested is warmly welcome; registration is required in advance.

In the 2026/27 winter semester, five new professors will be joining BTU Cottbus-Senftenberg, including the recipient of an ERC Starting Grant and an award-winning gerontologist. Their research focuses on 2D materials for AI hardware, climate-friendly concrete, high-quality care, psychosocial health in old age and the curiosity of primary school children.

On Thursday, 5 November 2026, the grand final of the STAR*PARADE will take place from 5 pm in the Audimax at the Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus-Senftenberg (BTU). Following several weeks of pitches across the whole of Lusatia, the best start-up ideas of the year will be honoured this evening.

The latest event in the public lecture series ‘MINT on Wednesday’ will take place on 4 November 2026 from 5.30 pm to 7 pm at the main campus of the Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus-Senftenberg (BTU) and will focus on this year’s Nobel Prize in Physics. The speaker will be Dr Christian Spiering from the DESY research centre in Zeuthen.

The entire Student Council of the Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus-Senftenberg (BTU) is to be re-elected, and applications are now open for the 2026/27 term of office. Applications are still being accepted until 29 October and are encouraged.

“Next stop: the future of public transport with intermodal integration, automation and on-demand systems” is the theme for participants in the Open BTU lecture series on Wednesday, 4 November 2026, at 5.30 pm on the main campus of the Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus-Senftenberg (BTU).

Until Friday 30 October 2026 inclusive, anyone interested has the opportunity to explore a special exhibition at the Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus-Senftenberg (BTU). Twelve drawings by the well-known cartoonist Peter Gaymann are on display at the Senftenberg campus library.